This week in TNR, Ashley Chappell joins me, and I was riveted during this entire conversation.

Ashley and I met a handful of years back while I was still managing the photography team at Red Bull. She had shared her personal story with me just recently, and I’m grateful that she chose to share it here because I know that she’s going to inspire anyone else who listens in.

Ashley shares her poignant story of transitioning from nursing to photography. After being diagnosed with lupus and experiencing the profound loss of her son (after losing her sister five years prior), she took a step back from her hospice nursing career. This life-altering experience led her to embrace photography not just as a profession, but as a means of expressing her inner world.

“I had a second chance at life... I want to do something with my life, something that I want to do.”

We get into what it’s like for her when she’s deeply in flow — when the room goes silent — and her intuition and something outside of herself just takes over. That’s when she creates something otherworldly kind of beautiful …

BONUS: This week’s thumbnail background photo is one of Ashley’s personal images!

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I’ve just turned 43 today, and I’m reflecting. Fire is FUELED. 🔥

My why is more clear than ever before: women deserve a space to tell their stories where feel like they are safe from being talked over.

If you agree that women deserve to stop being interrupted and our stories are more important than ever, then it’s time you subscribe.

What’s up, roomies? I hope everyone’s doing alright out there. I’m sending you lots of LOVE. I’ve realized how obsessive I get with understanding the “why” of how we ended up where we are, feeling into this awakening I and loads of other mid-life women have been heading into face first, eyes wide open.

There are a bunch of majors here, but one of the biggest catalysts for how we arrived in this moment happened around the time that we started entering the workforce

… in this episode, I explain my WHY #1

If you’re a nerd like me and care about this kinda thing, I’d love to hear your thoughts and any other takes y’all have

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