You Don’t Have to Break to Begin Again | SOVEREIGN Magazine® Podcast with Ashlee Tegen

Trigger Warning: In this episode of the SOVEREIGN Magazine® Podcast, host Nicole George welcomes Ashlee Tegen, the August Full Moon cover contributor and a self-love relationship coach, to discuss her article “You Don’t Have to Break to Begin Again” and the theme of Hitting Rock Bottom as something that can quietly build beneath outward “functioning.” Ashlee shares her experience with anorexia, infidelity, separation, and a moment of suicidal crisis interrupted by a late-night therapist call that led to emergency counseling and deep personal work. They explore surrender, self-honesty, boundaries, and rebuilding identity beyond motherhood and marriage. Ashlee teaches her PAUSE method - Pause, Assess, Utilize breath, Sense sensations, Examine emotions - to create space between trigger and reaction, plus guidance on identifying personal triggers like feeling unappreciated.01:06 Meet Ashlee Tegen02:24 Rock Bottom Story04:09 The Call That Saved06:07 Surrender and Honesty07:46 Marriage and Boundaries09:54 Choosing to Survive11:08 Orbeez and The Pause15:02 Perimenopause Rage17:36 PAUSE Method Steps22:47 Progress Not Perfection24:35 Know Your TriggersConnect with Ashlee TegenEmailInstagramFacebookProducer’s credits:Nicole George - Podcast Host | CEO/Founder SOVEREIGN Magazine® | Editor-in-Chief Ariane Lim - Podcast Producer + EngineerSara Wagle - Audio Efficiency & Flow Manager Latest Issue: Click here Become a Columnist: learn more here.Connect with Us:InstagramFacebookLinkedInSubstackYouTubeThreads