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EPISODE · Dec 16, 2025 · 32 MIN

A Re-Introduction: The Intentional Becoming of Me (and an Invitation for You) | Episode 174

from Living an Intentional Life Podcast · host Ashley Strong Smith

Send us Fan MailThis is not just the final solo episode of 2025 — it’s a threshold.In this deeply personal and heart-led episode of Living an Intentional Life, I take a moment to re-introduce myself — to you, to this community, and to the woman I’ve become after walking through one of the most transformative seasons of my life.As this podcast marks three years since its ignition, I reflect on who I was when it began, the dreams I carried, the identity I was reaching for, and the version of success I once believed I needed to become. From ambition and visibility to courage and expansion, I share the honest evolution of how my relationship with purpose, identity, and intentional living has shifted — and deepened.What follows is a raw and grounded reflection on the season when everything appeared to be “working”… and the long, slow unraveling that came after. Financial stress, grief, loss, betrayal, identity collapse, fertility heartbreak, and learning how to keep showing up as a mother while my world was breaking open — this episode holds space for the crumbling that so many of us experience but rarely name.And yet — this is not a story of defeat.It’s a story of remembrance.Through awareness, intentionality, and a return to presence, I share how the dismantling brought me back to the bones of myself — stripping away who I thought I needed to be and inviting me to rebuild from truth, embodiment, and self-trust.In this episode, you’ll hear:The evolution of my relationship with courage, success, and identityWhat intentionality truly is — and why awareness is the foundation for aligned livingHow seasons of breakdown often precede our most grounded becomingThe practices that held me through grief, uncertainty, and rebirth — from nature and journaling to therapy, somatic work, spiritual tools, ceremony, creativity, play, and careWhat it means to live cyclically, honor your nervous system, and give yourself permission to be multifacetedWhy small, intentional daily actions create profound, lasting changeThis episode is an invitation — to slow down, to listen inward, to honor who you’ve been, and to meet who you are now with compassion and curiosity.If you’ve changed this year…If you’ve felt the unraveling before the rooting…If you’re ready to choose yourself again — gently, intentionally, and without apology —this episode is for you.Always choose you.Never give up on yourself.You are the most important piece of art you will ever create.✨ From my heart to yours — welcome home.More from the Podcast : Sign up for JANUARY 2026 WORKSHOPS PURCHASE YOUR "Fall in love with yourself + your life : 2026 Planner!" FREE DOWNLOADABLE GUIDE - Creating a Heart-Centered Foundation Follow on INSTAGRAMWork 1:1 with Ashley : Book an Intentional Living Connection CallMusic by : Tristen Whaley / @t_whales / [email protected] / Spotify

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Send us Fan Mail This is not just the final solo episode of 2025 — it’s a threshold. In this deeply personal and heart-led episode of Living an Intentional Life, I take a moment to re-introduce myself — to you, to this community, and to the woman I’ve become after walking through one of the most transformative seasons of my life. As this podcast marks three years since its ignition, I reflect on who I was when it began, the dreams I carried, the identity I was reaching for, and the version of...

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