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In this episode of the Living an Intentional Life Podcast, we’re joined by the wise and grounded Dr. Gabrielle Jones for a conversation about one of the most overlooked parts of intentional living: the art of moving slow so you can eventually move fast.

We talk about the deep inner work: checking in with your why, cultivating patience, honoring the pull to pause, and making decisions with God at the center—even when it feels uncomfortable, unfamiliar, or downright challenging.

Dr. Jones shares how slowing down has shaped her path, and I reflect on how choosing intentionality (over urgency) is helping me stay aligned with the right next steps. Because the truth is: the slow season is not a setback… it’s strategy. It’s strengthening. It’s God-ordained preparation.

If you’re craving clarity, or learning to trust the pace of your life, this episode will meet you right where you are.

Tune in for an honest, faith-rooted conversation that reminds you: slow doesn’t mean stuck. Slow means you’re building something strong enough to carry you—quickly and confidently—when it’s time to move.

About Dr. Gabrielle Jones :

Dr. Gabrielle Jones is an award-winning and a nationally recognized authority in culturally responsive substance use treatment. With a deep commitment to health equity, she is a leading voice in transforming how comprehensive substance use and mental health services are delivered across organizations and systems.

As the CEO and Founder of Steady Clinical Consultation, Training, and Development (Steady LLC), Dr. Jones and her team provide expert clinical consultation and organizational support to enhance cultural responsiveness in addiction care for health systems and government agencies. Her leadership in this area is nationally recognized; she serves as a Health Equity Task Force Member for the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) National Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder and as a member of the American Psychological Association Commission for the Recognition of Specialties and Subspecialties in Professional Psychology.

Dr. Jones's expertise is further cemented by her publications and awards. She is the author of the essential text, Culturally Responsive Substance Use Treatment: A Guide for Practitioners, Students, and Organizations and was honored with the 2024 Award for the Promotion of Inclusion, Diversity, Equality and Justice in Addiction Medicine from ASAM. Her clinical experience also includes curriculum development, program evaluation, and consultation.

Connect with Dr. G :

• Website
• Linked-in
• Order her book here!

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• Tristen Whaley / @t_whales / tristenwhaley@me.com / Spotify

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Tune into this weeks episode of "Living an Intentional Life Podcast" as I deep dive into "Intentionality in the Rest of 2025 — How to Holistically Support Yourself (+ Others)!"

As we move into the final stretch of the year, this episode is your invitation to pause, breathe, and come home to yourself. With less than two months left in 2025, it’s time to reflect, realign, and move with intention — not urgency.

This is a grounding conversation about what it means to live intentionally through this season of transition. Together, you’ll explore:
🌿 How to check in with yourself — physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually
🌙 The natural rhythm of this season and what it’s asking of you
💫 Aligning your actions and choices with your deepest values
💖 Honoring how far you’ve come — and who you’ve become
☀️ Supporting yourself (and others) from a place of overflow, not depletion

This episode is a gentle reminder that intentional living isn’t about doing more — it’s about being more present in what you do. As the year winds down, may you find clarity, softness, and gratitude in the quiet, intentional spaces in between.

More from the Podcast :

• PURCHASE YOUR "Fall in love with yourself + your life : 2026 Planner!"
• FREE DOWNLOADABLE GUIDE - Creating a Heart-Centered Foundation
• Follow on INSTAGRAM
• Work 1:1 with Ashley : Book an Intentional Living Connection Call

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• Tristen Whaley / @t_whales / tristenwhaley@me.com / Spotify

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In this week’s episode of Living an Intentional Life Podcast, we’re exploring what it truly means to hold yourself accountable — not from a place of pressure or perfection, but from awareness, reflection, and self-love.

Together, we’ll root into reflection questions to help you understand where you are right now, clarify what season of life you’re in, and identify what you’re being called to be held accountable for — and why.

I’ll share how I personally use my “Fall in Love with Yourself + Your Life: 2026 Planner” to track habits, set intentions, and stay connected to my “why,” plus simple daily + weekly reflection prompts to guide your own accountability practice.

We’ll also talk about the power of your daily bookends — how you start and end your day — to stay rooted in your intentions and aligned with your truth.

✨ Accountability is love in action. It’s not about control, it’s about commitment — commitment to your heart, your growth, and the life you’re here to live with purpose and presence.

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• PURCHASE YOUR "Fall in love with yourself + your life : 2026 Planner!"
• FREE DOWNLOADABLE GUIDE - Creating a Heart-Centered Foundation
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• Work 1:1 with Ashley : Book an Intentional Living Connection Call

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• Tristen Whaley / @t_whales / tristenwhaley@me.com / Spotify

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Tune into this week’s bonus episode of “Living an Intentional Life Podcast” as I dive into “The Sacred Reset + The Intentional Ignition: Rhythms for Living on Purpose!”

Inspired by how I spend my Sundays in sacred reset and my Mondays intentionally igniting my week, this episode invites you to anchor into your own rhythms—ones that create clarity, presence, and purpose in your every day.

Want a peek into how this unfolds in real life? 🌿
Follow along on Instagram, where I’m sharing behind-the-scenes videos of my own Sacred Reset + Intentional Ignition practices!

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• PURCHASE YOUR "Fall in love with yourself + your life : 2026 Planner!"
• FREE DOWNLOADABLE GUIDE - Creating a Heart-Centered Foundation
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• Work 1:1 with Ashley : Book an Intentional Living Connection Call

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• Tristen Whaley / @t_whales / tristenwhaley@me.com / Spotify

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Tune into this week’s episode of Living an Intentional Life Podcast as I have the absolute honor of sitting in soulful conversation with Tammy Zelez, creator of The mUse Magazine.

Together, we deep dive into what it truly means to “Lean Into God’s Purpose for My Life” — as Tammy shares her powerful journey of:

🌿 Rooting down after a cross-country move from Arizona to New York
🗞️ Embarking on the first year of launching her beautiful publication, The mUse Magazine
🙏 Using faith as her anchor through seasons of change
🕰️ Creating new rhythms, routines + a sustainable flow in her day-to-day
💫 And so much more soulful wisdom about trust, surrender, and divine alignment

This conversation is a gentle reminder that when we lean in, listen, and follow the whispers of our hearts — we are always guided exactly where we’re meant to be.

Tune in wherever you listen to podcasts, and come be inspired to lean a little deeper into your own divine purpose. 🤍

About Tammy :

Tammy is a brand photographer/ Editor In Chief of The mUse Magazine, a luxury style, quarterly publication written by and for female entrepreneurs. We offer so much more than education on how to be a successful entrepreneur. We encompass the whole woman by filling her cup with everything she needs. Education, inspiration, mind, body, and soul connection, and a chance to be a part of a movement of women in a meaningful journey to empower one another!

Connect with Tammy :

• Website
• Instagram
• The mUse Magazine
• Tammy's Photography

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• PURCHASE YOUR "Fall in love with yourself + your life : 2026 Planner!"
• FREE DOWNLOADABLE GUIDE - Creating a Heart-Centered Foundation
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• Work 1:1 with Ashley : Book an Intentional Living Connection Call

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• Tristen Whaley / @t_whales / tristenwhaley@me.com / Spotify

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Tune into this week's episode of "Living an Intentional Life Podcast" as I deep dive into "How intentionality leads to living an aligned + authentic life AND 5 ways to apply this to your life!"

Inspired by my weekend, I share :

• How I live with intention in my day-to-day
• What intentionality, authenticity and alignment really are and most importantly how they feel
• 5 ways to apply this to your life
  1. Approach all of this with deep honesty, curiosity and like you’re in an experiment
  2. Define these very parts of life for yourself… What is intentionality to you? Authenticity? Alignment?
  3. Connect deeply with …. Your relationship with discernment! Do you know the markets of your hell yes and hell no? Are you clear on what you do want and what you don’t want? Your heart-centered foundation - most importantly - What are you values? And what does success mean to you? Connecting your heart with your why!
  4. Do a check in in this moment… Where life finds you? What is in alignment? What is out of alignment? How can you invite in more of + create more space fore what is in alignment? How can you give yourself permission to release what is out of alignment?
  5. Slow down - How can you create more space in your life?

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Tuen into this week's episode of "Living an Intentional Life Podcast" for an intimate, raw and rad conversation with Monica Virga Alborno of Wand(HER)wild, "The Art of Surrender: Akashic Records and the Journey to Living Intentionally!"

About Monica :

Featured in Forbes, Glamour, and Business Insider, Monica Virga Alborno is a former Fortune 500 energy engineering executive turned entrepreneur. She is the founder of Wanderwild Family Retreats—the only established retreat company in the Americas welcoming children—and WandHERwild, a podcast and digital community for the modern mother living intentionally. Originally from New Jersey and now based in Bergen, Norway, she has lived on four continents, visited more than 80 countries, and is raising two globally rooted children. Her work is fueled by a passion for experiential learning, holistic self-development, and building communities that empower families.

Connect with Monica :

• Wanderwild Family Retreats
• The WandHERwild Podcast
• Intentional Living Audio Event (live Oct 6th-9th)
• Instagram

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• PURCHASE YOUR "Fall in love with yourself + your life : 2026 Planner!"
• FREE DOWNLOADABLE GUIDE - Creating a Heart-Centered Foundation
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• Work 1:1 with Ashley : Book an Intentional Living Connection Call

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• Tristen Whaley / @t_whales / tristenwhaley@me.com / Spotify

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THE WAIT IS OVER ... INTRODUCING ... FALL IN LOVE WITH YOURSELF + YOUR LIFE : 2026 PLANNER!

Mindfully crafted with the heartbeat of "small intentional daily action compounds to major change, transformation and the realization of your dreams!" This planner is the intersection where intentionality infuses with inspiration, aesthetically pleasing organization leads to commitment and ultimately a deep connection to falling in love with yourself and your life.

The "Fall in love with yourself + your life : 2026 Planner" is the ultimate intentionality planner complete with an end of year close out, a new year ignition, monthly check-in's, weekly roadmaps filled with intentions, manifestations, supportive affirmations, daily habit tracking, gratitude, reflections and more! All infused with inspirational quotes, writings and photographs by Ashley Strong Smith.

Available in THREE limited edition covers, this is a one of a kind, first of its kind, transformative resource to intentionally move through every single day of the year!

THIS IS FOR YOU IF :

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✨You're over all those digital planners and ready to take it old school to a physical one (you know, with pen + paper)!
✨You crave easy-to-understand templates to guide your days, weeks, months and let's get real, your entire year.
✨A weekly roadmap is just what you need to hold yourself accountable in taking the small actionable steps it takes to achieve your dreams!
✨Inspirational quotes are your jam + let's get real, when there's a good one, you want to share (and please do)!
✨You know, it's time to elevate your life, yet don't quite know where to begin (don't worry, this planner with guide you through it all).
✨You value yourself and your life and want to deepen this connection, falling in love with yourself and your life!

THE PLANNER INCLUDES :

✨One of three (you get to choose) limited edition photographic covers. Photos taken by : Ashley Strong Smith
✨2025 Reflection + close out.
✨2026 Ignition with goals + intentions setting, vision board, oracle spread and oh so much more.
✨Monthly intention setting + close out.
✨Weekly roadmap with intentions, manifestations, affirmations, daily habit tracking, gratitude, check-in and more!
✨Calendar runs weekly from Monday - Sunday.
✨53 quotes, a new one each week - written by Ashley Strong Smith.
✨Inspirational writings and passages between each month - written by Ashley Strong Smith. ​

In addition, you will receive :
✨A free masterclass the first week of January sharing all the ways to use this insanely supportive planner to live a more authentic and intentional life.
✨A complimentary digital + printable November + December 2025 calendar to start using in the meantime!
✨This is more than just a planner, it's a community - unlimited access to the "Fall in love with yourself + your life" Facebook group!

More from the Podcast :

• PURCHASE YOUR "Fall in love with yourself + your life : 2026 Planner!"
• FREE DOWNLOADABLE GUIDE - Creating a Heart-Centered Foundation
• Follow on INSTAGRAM
• Work 1:1 with Ashley : Book an Intentional Living Connection Call

Music by :

• Tristen Whaley / @t_whales / tristenwhaley@me.com / Spotify