Needy and Normal Podcast

EP 36 Weight loss myths and tips with expert dietician, Lindsey Ray

Weight loss is a HOT topic and this conversation will open your mind and shift your perspective, giving you a new look into the weight loss and diet world. Expert dietician with years of experience, Lindsey Ray, is just the voice we need to hear!
Listen to her take on “trendy” diets, why weight loss feels hard to tackle, and how misled we are about how our metabolism actually works!
Lindsey shares how to eat out while on a weight loss journey, her take the gut microbiome, and of course some heartwarming success stories about her past clients.
Enjoy this incredibly real and useful episode packed with info, tips, encouragement, and HOW to get started on your own journey to eating healthier.
Your needs matter, because you matter.
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I am a life transition coach. I am an expert in change management while taking care of your most essential needs. For information about coaching together, visit www.abllifecoaching.com. Grab my free resource, book your Life Assessment Session, or explore the coaching packages I offer. This may be just what you need, my friend. Also find me on IG @abllifecoaching.
Lindsey Ray, Registered Dietitian & Founder of Eat Pray Lift Nutrition Coaching
Lindsey founded Eat Pray Lift Nutrition Coaching after spending over a decade managing weight loss programs for corporate wellness & health insurance companies. She loved helping thousands of people lose weight but felt like her wings were clipped by corporate policies that limited weight loss counseling to generic "check a box" services. She left the corporate world to pursue her passionate belief that every woman deserved a nutrition plan as unique as they are. Her private practice specializes in a hormone balancing, gut health supportive, sustainable & FUN approach to weight loss. She empowers women with her "live it like you lost it" philosophy that teaches how to enjoy favorite foods as part of life's joyful experiences, while building a positive relationship with food and body image. When Lindsey is "off duty" she enjoys road tripping with her family, snuggling with her Frenchie & being a soccer/dance/football and basketball mom to her four kids.  
Find Lindsey on IG @eat.pray.lift.nutrition or visit www.eatprayliftwithlindsey.com
 

EP 35 Having hope when facing disappointing change

Let's be real, change is inevitable and you're not always going to be cool with it. There will always be disappointments in life. It is part of the human experience. BUT, rest assured, there are ways to handle disappointment and still be okay. You are going to be okay.
This episode takes you through positive yet realistic ways to manage through changes that you're not happy about now or maybe ever.
Two things are for certain, besides change is inevitable. One, you can maintain a positive attitude, by having hope or at least a belief or confidence in yourself to be able to move through something difficult. And two, you are in control of yourself. How you respond or react is up to you.
Now, further into the episode, I take you through several ways to cope, manage and accept disappointing change at any level.
Listen until the end and share this with a friend who needs it, too.
Your needs matter, because you matter.
Thank you for listening. Please rate and review the Needy and Normal podcast, come back next week, and be kind to yourself!
I am a life transition coach. I am an expert in change management while taking care of your most essential needs. For information about coaching together, visit www.abllifecoaching.com. Grab my free resource, book your Life Assessment Session, or explore the coaching packages I offer. This may be just what you need, my friend.
Take care.
 
 

EP 34 Halloween TRUE Scary Story!

Have you ever seen a ghost?? This is a special Halloween edition of the Needy and Normal podcast! Stay until the end IF YOUR DARE as I walk you through my favorite mindset trick around FEAR!
My TRUE scary story begins at the 6:00 mark. Enjoy! Happy Halloween!
***I love scary stories! So, if you have one to tell, PLEASE share it with me in the comments, on Instagram or email me directly at ashley@abllifecoaching.com.
Your needs matter, because you matter!
Thank you for listening to the Needy and Normal podcast. Please be sure to share this episode, rate the pod, and come back next week!
For a free resource and to learn more about me and my coaching services, visit www.abllifecoaching.com and come see me on IG @abllifecoaching.

EP 33 Six Pillars to Assess Your Life

Do you need a life check? Enjoy this life assessment episode. Who doesn’t love free advice, especially if this is something you NEED?!
These six pillars are meant to help you explore and assess your life, based on Ashley's research and client work.
You might need a pen and paper for this one, because as you listen, you can be writing down your own thoughts and feelings that come to mind. 
What you will learn:
•How to pause and look at specific parts of your life more closely.
•How to find clarity in what actually is going well for you and what actually matters to you.
•How to better understand what’s not going well in your life, and being kind enough to yourself to take time and space to explore and reflect.
•How to take action based on your priorities and essential needs connected to each pillar.
The ABL Life Assessment Pillars:
Self-care habits
Relationships - family, friends, romantic partner
Career and financial security 
Connection and belonging (sense of community)
Purpose and alignment 
Mental outlook and resiliency
Your needs matter, because you matter.
Thanks for listening and reviewing the Needy and Normal podcast! See you next week!
To snag the FREE resource (The 7-Step Formula to Move Through a Life Transition with MORE Confidence), to purchase the ABL Life Assessment Session and for more information on coaching, visit www.ABLlifecoaching.com
DM Ashley on IG for any questions or comments you may have @abllifecoaching.
Take care!

EP 32 A sober story with guest, Tracey B.

In this episode, Tracey shares about her intimate and functional relationship with alcohol. 
She tells her story from how the drinking began, a tender walk down memory lane. Panic attacks and feeling a low amount of self worth, the drinking increased overtime to “escape” and quiet the anxiety. 
Tracey continues with brutal honesty on how it became “normal” to be drinking all day, everyday. She confesses that a functional alcoholic can hide in everyday life as she did.
After years, the excessive and regular consumption finally led to Tracey recognizing it was a problem. With strength and determination, she made this next and difficult choice to stop. 
Tracey listened to her body and decided to become sober one hour at a time. She shares this experience in detail. “It’s dealing with the emotions” you didn’t face while drinking, that once you’re sober, is harder than quitting, she says.
Tracey remains strong in her sobriety today.
Let this story be inspiring to you to not feel alone, and to know that you can change your life by choosing your well-being one hour at a time. You CAN choose to love yourself.
If you or someone you love is experiencing a harmful relationship with alcohol, please reach out for support, to a loved one, a church or safe place, to Alcoholics Anonymous, or to Tracey or Ashley. You’re not alone.
This may just be the story you needed to hear today.
A huge thank you to Tracey Bartlebaugh for sharing her story in the raw, with hopes to make a difference in someone’s life. 
Thank you for listening to the Needy and Normal podcast. Please share this episode with someone you love, leave us a review, and come back again next week.
Your needs matter, because you matter.
Feel free to contact Tracey at Tracey0501@yahoo.com, she’s happy to listen and support you.
Book your free initial life coaching session with Ashley at www.abllifecoaching.com. 

EP 31 Waiting to exhale, the human experience: Survival mode vs rely mode

Let's be real about the human experience with living in survival mode. I question, no I argue this with my therapist often, as I am in a state of survival mode for most of the year. Being a sports broadcaster's wife, raising kids, and living away from ALL of our family, comes with challenges.
Our life is full, and never boring, but I feel like it's hard as well. Hard in the way that the weight of our world is in my hands often. I question the partnership my husband and I have when I can't rely on him like "normal" families can. But, it's normal to be different, right? We all live lives that come with challenges and change. So, who I am to feel like I am singled out?
Survival mode is a state we all face at times. But what about the affects of living in it for long periods of time? I walk through my experience coming down from survival mode and into what I like to call "release and rely" mode.
After a long MLB season, I had to give in. My body was calling for rest in a big way. Though it can be short-lived, I alway need it. We all need it. We need to be able to give in, let go, and rely on our support systems.
In this episode, I ask questions like: When do we need survival mode? When do we need to "let go," and ask for help? Is there a balance we can find between the two extremes?
What do you think? Please feel free to send me your feedback via IG @abllifecoaching. 
Your needs matter, because you matter.
Thank you for listening, rating and reviewing the podcast, and for sharing it generously with people you care about most.
To learn more about coaching, visit www.abllifecoaching.com for your FREE initial consultation.

EP 30 Three needs for a healthy relationship

Love is not alway enough. In this episode, I walk you though three components necessary for a healthy, loving relationship.
Keep listening for two bonus components that EVERY relationship needs!
I will share examples of how to communicate these components with relatable stories and scenarios.
I invite you to check in with yourself on your own personal relationships, whether they are with a family member, a romantic partner or most importantly, with yourself.
Your needs matter, because you matter.
Thank you for listening! Please share this with someone you love, rate the pod, and come back again!
To learn more about Ashley, visit @abllifecoaching on Instagram and to schedule your FREE coaching consultation, visit www.abllifecoaching.com. 

EP 29 Real Talk with Cheetah Girl Sabrina Bryan PART 2

Welcome back! In this episode, we continue deeper on our journey with guest Sabrina Bryan. Actress, host, producer, wife, and momma of two! Sabrina is most known for starring in The Cheetah Girls movies and from many appearances on Dancing with the Stars!
Join us for a serious (and fun) catch us sesh between old friends, college friends to be exact, as Sabrina talks us through her career, and lessons in life and love. 
Learn about Sabrina's rise from pageant girl to child actor, to film star and touring, platinum recording artist. All this while trying to be "normal" and maintain her GPA in college.
Sabrina takes us on an adventure through making big decisions and learning to use her grit, while navigating the lime light industry, marriage, and motherhood.
This may be just the story you can relate to and needed to hear! Laugh with us and feel lifted and inspired.
**This episode is PART 2, so be sure to listen to PART 1, the previous episode, #28!**
Your needs matter, because you matter.
Thanks for listening, subscribing, and rating the Needy and Normal podcast! Please share it generously and come back again!
BIO: Sabrina Bryan is a singer, dancer, choreographer, host, actor, author, mom and wife. Currently, she co-hosts the Magical Rewind podcast with Boy Meets World's Will Friedle. Find Sabrina on IG @sabrina.bryan and @magicalrewindpod.
Learn more about Ashley on LinkedIn and IG @abllifecoaching. And schedule a free coaching consultation at www.abllifecoaching.com. 

EP 28 Real talk with Cheetah Girl Sabrina Bryan PART 1

In this episode, we welcome guest Sabrina Bryan. Actress, host, producer, wife, and momma of two! Sabrina is most known for starring in The Cheetah Girls movies and from many appearances on Dancing with the Stars! Join us for a serious (and fun) catch us sesh between old friends, college friends to be exact, as Sabrina takes us on a journey of her career, life and love. 
Learn about Sabrina's rise from pageant girl to child actor, to film star and platinum recording artist. All this while trying to be "normal" and maintain her GPA in college.
Sabrina takes us on an adventure through making big decisions and  learning to use her grit, while navigating the lime light industry, marriage and motherhood. 
This may be just the story you needed to hear! Laugh with us and feel lifted and inspired.
**This is PART 1 of 2. So be sure to come back next week!**
Your needs matter, because you matter.
Thanks for listening, subscribing, and rating the Needy and Normal podcast! Please share it generously and come back again!
BIO: Sabrina Bryan is a singer, dancer, choreographer, host, actor, author, mom and wife. Currently, she co-hosts the Magical Rewind podcast with Boy Meets World's Will Friedle. Find Sabrina on IG @sabrina.bryan and @magicalrewindpod.
Learn more about Ashley on IG @abllifecoaching.com and schedule a free coaching consultation at www.abllifecoaching.com

EP 27 Prioritize yourself, confessions of a sports wife!

Take it from a multi-sports wife, life coach, mom and human, prioritizing yourself can be HARD but NECESSARY!
In this episode, I share my journey from putting myself last, to shifting my mindset in order to put myself first(ish). I am still growing and practicing, because this life is ever changing...hence the transition life coach niche!
Listen for tips on prioritizing yourself, for how putting your partner first is NOT always a healthy choice, and how having someone point out your behavior can be life changing! Zoom out! Maybe you don't have to learn things the hard way (like I did)!
Are you ready to prioritize yourself more? This episode is real and for you.
This may be just what you needed today.
Your needs matter, because you matter!
Thanks for listening, sharing, rating, reviewing, and come back again!
For more about me visit @abllifecoaching on IG and book your FREE discovery session at www.abllifecoaching.com