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This is where I think out loud. Some of it is about subconscious patterns and how they quietly shape a business. Some of it is personal: what eleven years of building something taught me, and what I only understood afterward.

There’s no content calendar behind any of it. I write when I notice something worth naming. If you find yourself nodding at one of these, that’s usually a good sign about where to start.

Ashley Thiesen barefoot on a Charleston sidewalk, heels in hand

Notes from the Fog

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Exits & TransitionsHow I sold my business using subconscious changeI thought the block was generational trauma. It turned out to be worthiness, and I never had a single session about the sale.Sep 2026 · 9 min read
The SubconsciousWhy knowing better doesn't change anythingYou know your patterns. You can explain exactly why you do the thing. And you still do it. Here's what's happening underneath.Aug 2026 · 6 min read
Fear & SovereigntyFear, sovereignty, and the power of changing your programmingYou can know you're safe and still feel unsafe. On fear as programming, and why sovereignty matters right now.Sep 2026 · 8 min read
Client StoriesThe pattern that looked like workThe problem seemed to be difficult managers. What we found underneath had almost nothing to do with the office.Jul 2026 · 6 min read
PatternsThe hidden reason your business feels harder than it “should”Subconscious blocks, burnout, and the pressure of building something you're responsible for.Sep 2026 · 9 min read
Personal StoriesClearing the Fog: how to trust your inner knowingReal life rarely hands you the luxury of hindsight while you're still in it. What to do when you need clarity now.Sep 2026 · 8 min read

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Getting UnstuckWhat Les Misérables can teach us about the subconsciousA Les Mis binge, a rush of Fantine's panic, and the question I couldn't shake: if I could sit down with each character for one session, what would I want them to know?Oct 2026 · 7 min read
Getting UnstuckWhat if self-trust is the safety you’ve been looking for?A card pinned to my corkboard for years, the difference between certainty and safety, and how self-trust actually gets built, one follow-through at a time.Oct 2026 · 6 min read
The SubconsciousTaylor Swift's “Babylon” meaning: the fog that keeps us chasing the wrong lifeWhat Taylor Swift's “Babylon” reveals about subconscious beliefs, chasing success, and how to tell if the life you're building is actually yours.Sep 2026 · 7 min read
Exits & TransitionsWho am I after selling my business?I expected to feel lost after selling my business. I felt free. What the years after my exit taught me about outgrowing an identity.Sep 2026 · 7 min read
Personal StoriesThe comment he carried for years: what it taught me about codependencyA passing comment I don't even remember saying stayed with someone from my past for years. One person hands their happiness away, and the other picks it up.Sep 2026 · 4 min read
Personal StoriesLeaving Grey Street: the picture-perfect life that felt grey underneathA life that looked right on paper and felt heavy underneath. On Grey Street, subconscious work, and learning to see the color again. Part 2 of The Comment He Carried for Years.Sep 2026 · 5 min read
Exits & TransitionsHow I finally gave myself permission to quitHuman Design told me I was built to explore. My conditioning said quitters never win. Here's how I bridged the gap.Sep 2026 · 8 min read
Personal StoriesMy subconscious confirmed I didn't want to liveI've never had suicidal thoughts. So when a foundational belief session uncovered this one, it explained years of pushing uphill.Sep 2026 · 7 min read
The SubconsciousYour “operating system” isn't broken, it's just offlineHuman Design, Enneagram, astrology: they give you a mirror. But information doesn't equal transformation.Sep 2026 · 8 min read
Personal StoriesThe UnbecomingNobody warns you that clearing the fog will show you what no longer fits. On the murky part, and learning to stay in it.Sep 2026 · 7 min read
Grief & LossA Mother's Day reflection: grief, reality, and the permission to be heldMy mom died in 2024. On the grief that doesn't follow a calendar, and why no tool erases what's real, only the hook it left behind.May 2026 · 9 min read
Fear & SovereigntyManaging fear without letting it run your lifeA practice for staying grounded when the news cycle is loud. Gratitude, movement, discernment, and what to do when you're still activated anyway.Sep 2026 · 8 min read

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