Letting Go Is How You Level Up
Fierce Forward Podcast
Letting go sounds simple—until you’re standing in front of something you’ve outgrown, and your hands just won’t release. In this raw and heartfelt episode, Ashley opens up about a recent season of change inside her business and life that taught her one of the most powerful truths we can learn: letting go isn’t losing—it’s making space for what’s next. You’ll hear her walk through the real emotions behind release—the fear, the resistance, and ultimately, the freedom that follows when you finally trust yourself enough to let go. This short episode will help you breathe...
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The Moment I Stopped Fixing People (And Everything Changed)
Fierce Forward Podcast
There’s a fine line between helping and rescuing, and learning to see it can change everything. In this episode, Ashley shares one of the most powerful leadership lessons she’s learned: that rescuing people keeps them small, and real love means stepping back and letting others rise on their own. She opens up about moments in her own journey in business, friendships, and life...where she caught herself stepping in too much, and how choosing to step back actually created more empowerment, trust, and growth for everyone involved. This short but fierce episode will help you release the need to...
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Deep Roots: Finding Strength In The Storm
Fierce Forward Podcast
This episode is for the woman standing in the middle of her storm — when everything feels like too much, when life feels loud, and you’re just trying to stay steady. Ashley opens up about a season that tested her deeply — as a leader, as a woman, and as a human — and how she learned that true peace isn’t found in calm weather, but in becoming the calm. Through challenge and change, she discovered the power of rooting down instead of running away, and how to stay grounded when the world around you shakes. If you’ve ever felt misunderstood, exhausted, or like you’re the only one...
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How To Stop Taking Bullsh*t From People & Respect Yourself (Quickie Episode!)
Fierce Forward Podcast
This short, fiery episode is your reminder that you don’t have to keep accepting excuses, over-explaining yourself, or shrinking to make other people comfortable. Ashley shares what it really looks like to stop taking the bullsh*t — to trust yourself, honor your truth, and stop letting other people’s behavior define how you feel. If you’ve been tolerating energy that drains you, this is your wake-up call to take your power back. 💎 Key Takeaways: When you know who you are, you stop explaining yourself. People will test your boundaries — your job is to hold them. Not taking...
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What It Really Means To Be Cool
Fierce Forward Podcast
What does it really mean to be cool? In a world that tells us “cool” is about popularity, perfection, and how you’re seen — I’ve learned that true coolness is something much deeper. It’s not about your outfit, your success, or how many people like your posts. It’s an inner energy. A calm, grounded confidence that comes from knowing who you are and standing fiercely in it — even when it makes others uncomfortable. This week’s episode of The Fierce Forward Podcast is all about redefining cool from the inside out. I’m also sharing the inspiration behind our new Fall...
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Raising Your Standards (and Why Some People Won’t Like It)
Fierce Forward Podcast
When you decide to raise your standards, everything changes — how you show up for yourself, what you accept from others, and what you allow in your life. In this episode, Ashley shares what it really means to raise your standards, why some people won’t like it, and how to stay rooted in your truth even when others resist your growth. This is your reminder that your evolution will make some people uncomfortable, and that’s okay. You’re not here to be liked; you’re here to become who you’re meant to be. 🌙 In This Episode, You’ll Learn: ✨ What “raising your standards”...
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Protect Your Energy, Refill Your Cup
Fierce Forward Podcast
Feeling scattered or low on energy lately? In this short episode, Ashley Johns — creator of Fierce Forward Jewelry and the Fierce Forward movement — shares how to protect your energy and refill your cup through simple daily structure and intentional rituals. "You must begin to create a life around your energetic needs so that you can build the life of your dreams from a full cup and a full heart of joy." Learn how to: ✨ Recognize when your energy is leaking or overstretched ✨ Build small moments of solitude that ground and recharge you ✨ Create daily rhythms that keep you...
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Stop Caring What They Think - Shift Your Energy From Others To Yourself
Fierce Forward Podcast
What if you could learn how to focus more on yourself so you can finally stop caring what other people think about you. Caring what others think isn't a weakness. It's a skill you learned and have been honing over the years. But now it's no longer working in your favor to have and literally "live" this skill. This one is for the ones who learned how to be a people pleaser to survive. Now, it's time to learn the new skill that will help you thrive! So if you can learn this skill of focusing your attention outward, you can also learn its polar opposite of shifting your energy and focus towards...
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Anchor Your Energy: Rituals For Peace & Strength
Fierce Forward Podcast
As you regulate your nervous system, your true self emerges. So much of feeling off-kilter and out of control in your life comes from simply needing to reclaim the tools that can bring you back to calm. When you are calm, you are your most potent self! The way back to this isn't through one action, it's through creating a lifestyle around the intention to be at peace and centered within yourself no matter what happens around you. The way to do this is through daily rituals. In this episode, I'm sharing the 5 rituals that can help you go from scattered and out of control to...
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How To Reconnect With Yourself And Start Crushing It At Life Again
Fierce Forward Podcast
Sometimes we lose that connection with ourselves and our goals in life. The further away we go from this feeling of being connected, passionate and excited about going after our true desires in life, the more our spirit becomes disconnected and that weight is a heavy one. We shouldn't run from it or hide it on a shelf in the darkest corner of ourselves...instead, we should reconcile with this disconnection by reconnecting to ourselves. "You're one decision away from a completely different life." In today's episode, I'm sharing a part of my story that I've had to find a...
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In a world that tells us “cool” is about popularity, perfection, and how you’re seen — I’ve learned that true coolness is something much deeper. It’s not about your outfit, your success, or how many people like your posts.
It’s an inner energy.
A calm, grounded confidence that comes from knowing who you are and standing fiercely in it — even when it makes others uncomfortable.
This week’s episode of The Fierce Forward Podcast is all about redefining cool from the inside out.
I’m also sharing the inspiration behind our new Fall Collection — launching this Thursday, October 30th at 9am Pacific on fierceforward.com.
Each piece in this collection was designed to remind you of your power to stay cool, calm, and grounded no matter what storms you’re walking through.
It’s the energy of the oak tree — steady, rooted, and unshakable.
If you’ve ever compared yourself, questioned your worth, or felt like you’re not “enough,” this episode is for you. It’s your reminder that the most magnetic thing you can ever be is yourself.
🌿 In This Episode You’ll Hear:
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What “cool” really means from a deeper, soulful perspective
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Why confidence starts with self-trust, not validation
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How to embody calm strength through life’s storms
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The story and energy behind the new Fierce Forward Fall Collection
💎 Mentioned in This Episode:
🛍️ Fierce Forward Fall Collection — launches Thursday, October 30th at 9am PST
Explore 20+ new gemstone jewels and crystals designed to help you anchor your energy and embody your calm power.
💫 Connect with Ashley:
Instagram — @fierceashleyjohns
Fierce Forward Instagram — @fierceforward
Podcast — The Fierce Forward Podcast