Ashley Lemieux: Rewire Your Mindset, Heal From Grief and Trauma, and Start Again | Mental Health | YAPClassic

After facing unimaginable loss, Ashley Lemieux was forced to discover how to keep going and embark on a journey of self healing when her world fell apart. She was raising two children toward adoption when a contested court battle took them from her overnight, and years later a dangerous pregnancy complication took her newborn son. Ashely did what many entrepreneurs do: she buried the pain in constant work. Then when running from grief no longer worked, she learned to build her life with intention. In this episode, Ashley shares how to work through grief, reframe negative thoughts, and use her Clarity Mapping framework to make peace the filter for every decision in life and business.

In this episode, Hala and Ashley will discuss: 

(00:00) Introduction

(00:46) Losing the Children She Raised

(05:24) Using Clarity Mapping for Self-Healing

(07:29) Surviving Sepsis and Pregnancy Loss

(12:24) Healing Grief Through Sharing and Community

(16:06) Shutting Down a Successful Business and Starting Over

(26:02) “I Am Here”: A Mindfulness Mantra

(28:41) How Entrepreneurs Cope With Grief Differently

(37:50) Reframing Negative Thoughts and Emotions

(47:38) The Difference Between Grief and Trauma