Reclaim Your Power and Find Your Purpose When Life Takes an Unexpected Turn with Ashley LeMieux

If you're someone who has gone through a tough season of loss, you need to hear this. In today's episode, I sit down with Ashley LeMieux, a mental health & wellness coach, author, and podcast host whose own experiences with grief has shaped the way she shows up in business and in life. Our conversation will transform the way you approach challenging seasons, as Ashley shares her advice to heal through the grieving process (hint: it takes time!) and reprogram harmful habits into healthy intention to move forward. As we go, we unpack the biggest misunderstandings surrounding grief, how to break cycles of grief & comparison, and what we can take away from our most difficult seasons to find purpose!   HIGHLIGHTS 00:00 Meet your grief bestie, Ashley LeMieux, a mental health & wellness coach! 03:00 The biggest misunderstandings and missteps around grief. 10:00 How do cycles of grief affect us? 14:30 What is "grief brain" and how can we reprogram it? 17:55 What our most challenging seasons teach us about grief. 25:35 How to keep showing up after a season of loss. 28:15 The role of social media in the grieving process. 31:25 How has grief helped you find a new purpose? 35:00 Three important keys to move forward post-grief. 38:20 How to stop comparing yourself to past versions of you. 42:35 Celebrating Ashley's Powerhouse moment of her labor of love for her grandpa.   RESOURCES + LINKS Click HERE to text the word MENTOR to (602) 536-7829 for weekly business + mindset tips delivered straight to your phone! Powerhouse Women is a COMMUNITY and YOU are part of it! Take a screenshot of this episode and tag us on Instagram so we can keep the conversation going and create more of the episodes you need!    FOLLOW Ashley: @ashleyklemieux Powerhouse Women: @powerhouse_women Lindsey: @llindseyschwartz Visit the Powerhouse Women website: powerhousewomen.co Join the PW Community Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/powerhousewomencommunity