In a world that feels loud, divided, and overwhelming, it can be hard to know where to place your attention — especially when your own life feels just as chaotic. Between nonstop schedules, kids’ sports, co-parenting, work, relationships, and personal dreams, the noise doesn’t just live in the headlines… it lives in our homes and our bodies too.

In this episode, Ashton reflects on a season of life where her calendar feels relentless and the world feels unsettled — and how she’s learning that healing doesn’t always come from big moments or escapes. Sometimes, the real medicine is found in the ordinary.

She shares honestly about navigating a packed family schedule, relying on a true village, why her circle has gotten smaller, and the daily practices that help her stay grounded — prayer, boundaries, rest, and choosing herself without guilt.

This episode is a reminder that you don’t have to wait for life to slow down to find peace. If your life feels full and you’re doing the best you can, this one’s for you.

Because sometimes, the ordinary moments are the medicine.

In this honest and heartfelt episode of The Medicine Spoke, Ashton unpacks her 2026 mantra: “Happiness is a choice.” What began as a simple phrase on a piece of home décor in her first apartment has become a powerful daily practice for regulating her nervous system and responding — rather than reacting — to life.

Ashton shares real-life examples of how this mantra shows up in her marriage, parenting, starting a new PRN nursing job, and even navigating frustrating moments in traffic. She explains how pausing, taking a breath, and intentionally choosing peace can shift the body out of fight-or-flight and create more safety, clarity, and connection in relationships.

This episode isn’t about toxic positivity or getting it “right.” It’s about awareness, grace, and the messy work of learning to feel safe in your own body after deep healing experiences. Ashton also reflects on how her recent DMT experience echoed this truth — that her purpose is simply to be happy and at peace.

If you’ve ever felt reactive, overwhelmed, or hard on yourself, this episode offers a gentle invitation to practice choosing differently — one breath, one moment, and one choice at a time.

What happens after the journey ends?

After the medicine quiets…

after you feel changed on the inside…

but the world around you looks exactly the same.

In this episode of The Medicine Spoke, we talk about integration — the often-overlooked part of healing. The return to everyday life. The grief, clarity, patience, and daily choices that come after transformational experiences.

Using the New Year as a symbolic blank slate, this episode explores what it really means to heal in real time — in the same house, the same roles, the same responsibilities — while learning to live differently.

You’ll hear reflections on:

• Feeling reborn internally while life stays the same externally
• Integration as a slow, honest, and sometimes messy process
• Using intention instead of pressure in the New Year
• Trusting the medicine within you — not rushing the process

This episode is an invitation to slow down, be patient with yourself, and remember:

healing isn’t linear, and you don’t have to walk it alone.