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Ashley Lemieux: How Entrepreneurs Can Overcome Loss, Heal, and Build a Thriving Business | Mental Health | E340

Mar 3, 2025

Ashley Lemieux, a wellness coach and bestselling author, shares her inspiring journey of overcoming deep personal loss while building her business, The Shine Project. She discusses the impact of grief on entrepreneurs, detailing her experiences with adoption loss and pregnancy tragedy. Ashley introduces her Clarity Mapping framework for self-healing and emphasizes the power of storytelling in recovery. The conversation covers the fear of pivoting in business, reframing negative thoughts, and the importance of mental health for entrepreneurial success.

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Ashley Lemieux

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Ashley Lemieux's journey illustrates the paradox of grief and purpose, highlighting how profound loss can lead to personal and entrepreneurial transformation.

The Clarity Mapping framework emphasizes daily introspection through essential questions, guiding entrepreneurs to align their actions with personal intentions and values.

Storytelling serves as a powerful tool in healing, fostering communal connections and validation among individuals who have experienced similar grief and loss.

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Intro

3min

Navigating Loss and Rediscovering Purpose in Entrepreneurship

1min

Navigating Grief and Rediscovering Purpose

16min

Transforming Grief into Empowerment: A Journey of Healing and Entrepreneurship

6min

Navigating Grief and Growth

21min

Empowering Entrepreneurs: Ads & Affirmations

7min

Healing Through Self-Reflection and Action

16min

Navigating Intentions and Inner Peace

11min

Ashley Lemieux’s journey is a masterclass in navigating grief as an entrepreneur. She became a mother overnight, only to lose the children she raised in a contested adoption. Years later, she was pregnant and hopeful, but a battle with sepsis led to the devastating loss of her baby boy. After years of running from grief, Ashley finally reached a breaking point. One day, she broke down, threw up her hands, and screamed, “I am here!” That mantra became a powerful reminder to stay mindful. In this episode, Ashley shares how the Clarity Mapping framework helped rebuild her life and teaches us how to shine, even through life’s darkest moments.

In this episode, Hala and Ashley will discuss:

(00:00) Introduction

(01:11) Unexpected Parenthood and Loss

(05:46) Clarity Mapping: A Guide for Self-Healing

(07:56) Surviving a Health Crisis and Pregnancy Loss

(11:01) The Power of Storytelling in Healing

(16:33) Shutting Down a Successful Business

(22:25) The Fear of Pivoting in Entrepreneurship

(27:09) “I Am Here”: A Mindfulness Mantra

(29:33) How Entrepreneurs Deal with Grief

(36:54) Building a Sustainable Life and Business

(38:57) Reframing Negative Thoughts and Habits

(49:00) Distinguishing Grief from Trauma

(52:08) Overcoming Fear in Entrepreneurship

(56:58) The Five Daily Questions for a Growth Mindset

(1:01:43) Why Mental Health and Inner Peace Matter

Ashley Lemieux is a wellness coach, bestselling author, and founder and CEO of The Shine Project, an online community that provides women with support and motivation. Having overcome profound grief and loss, she developed Clarity Mapping, a tool for finding purpose, making mindset shifts, and gaining clarity. Through her podcast Healing Her, she helps others rebuild their lives after loss.

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