Living an Intentional Life Podcast
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I’m your host, Ashley Strong Smith, and I believe that the deepest transformation doesn’t come from doing more — it comes from living with intention and listening more deeply to who you really are.
Each week, I share honest conversations and supportive tools you can gently try on in your own life — invitations to come back to your heart, trust your inner knowing, and create a life that supports your nervous system, your dreams, and your wholeness.
Here, we honor growth that is rooted, not rushed. We honor boundaries, embodiment, and the quiet wisdom of your own heart. You’re not here by accident. You’re here because something in you is ready for more — more truth, more softness, more alignment, more belonging.
So take a breath… and let yourself arrive.
Living an Intentional Life Podcast
Believe in the light within you with Melissa Carter of Mystical Melissa | Episode 99
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Tune into this week's episode of "Living an Intentional Life Podcast - Believe in the light within you with Melissa Carter of Mystical Melissa!"
Melissa and I deep dive into a conversation about living with intention, the initiation of our "development days" and how they became the foundation for the work that we're both doing out it the world.
Melissa shares tools about grounding down + connecting to yourself, the importance of doing the work, moving through life altering messy middles and inspiration tools to invite any your very own life!
About Melissa :
Melissa Carter is a full-time leader in the mystical world. She follows her heart, intuition, and innate passion to guide, inspire, and awaken women to know themselves, their bodies, and their connection to the spiritual realm. Melissa trusted her instinct to transition from 20+ years of executing corporate and non-profit events at senior levels to step into the Spiritual world that had been calling her since she was a little girl. She is now the founder and creator of the Trail Guiding™ concept, her version of life coaching by holding a light instead of a whistle. It is her calling to work with women finding their way in this world. It is also her intention to help inspire and remember the Goddess story, the Olde Ways, and that there is magick everywhere around us and within us. She hosts virtual Moon Goddess circles, and in-person retreats, and offers one-on-one guidance and readings. Melissa is an herbalist, Reiki II energy healer, Sound Practitioner, Bio-Field Tuning expert, Tarot/oracle card reader, astrology chart interpreter, and lover of the moon. She is passionate about connecting with like-minded humans to help them find their way through life by sharing the tools she uses daily and how to live a magickal life.
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More from the Podcast :
- Intentional Living Connection Call
- Work 1:1 with Ashley
- FREE MASTERCLASS - 5 Steps : How to Discover Your Dreams
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