Phoenix Lessons
Most of us, in the course of our adult lives, have experienced the need to reinvent ourselves. Something happens, life blows up, and now we've got to rebuild. It's easy to get so mired in the grief of our losses and transitions that we wander too long amidst the rubble of ideas we once had about ourselves and our lives, hoping we can make something of what is left after our structures have
come crashing down.
But the fabled Phoenix offers us some guidance whenever we
find ourselves needing to remake our lives. Periodically she burns herself up and rises again from her own ashes. It would be lovely if THE BURNING wasn’t necessary for THE RISING to happen. But it usually is. Lucky for all of us, there is always someone who has gone before us—blowing up their life and then coming back as a stronger-than-ever badass—that we can learn from.
Phoenix lessons are the stories and teachings of those who can show us how to climb out of the ashes and fly again.
Come and learn from those who know how to rise!
Phoenix Lessons
Final Straw: Rising Without Taking Them With You w/ Ashley Borden
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Ashley Borden—celebrity fitness coach and no-nonsense truth-teller—has built a career helping others transform their lives. But her own story is just as powerful. Like many of us, she’s faced breaking points, burned it all down, and rebuilt from the ashes more than once.
In this episode, Ashley opens up about one of her most powerful, life changing decisions: choosing herself over her emotionally unsafe “female parent”. It raises a question many people quietly wrestle with—does a biological bond entitle someone to unlimited access to our lives, no matter the harm they cause? And if not, where do we draw the line?
Together, Mindi and Ashley unpack what it really means to set boundaries, how to recognize when enough is enough, and why choosing yourself isn’t selfish—it’s necessary.
Find Ashley at ashleyborden.com or on Instagram @ ashleybordenfitness
