Now What Are We Doing?

Ash Alexander - Reynolds
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Now What Are We Doing? is a real, relatable podcast about navigating adulthood when life doesn’t go exactly as planned. Through honest conversations on career pivots, relationships, healing, ambition, and figuring it out as you go, this show is for anyone asking what comes next.

Episodes

  1. Jun 11

    Becoming Someone You Can Bet On

    Becoming Someone You Bet On This is the season finale. And we're ending where everything actually begins. With you. You can have all the clarity in the world. You can know exactly what you need to do, feel fed up enough to finally do it, hear the compass loud and clear. But if you don't trust yourself to follow through, none of it matters. Here's what nobody tells you about confidence. It's not something you find. It's not something someone gives you. It doesn't show up one day when the circumstances are finally right. It's built. One kept promise at a time. Ash gets personal about her fitness journey and how running three miles for the first time didn't just change what she believed her body could do. It changed how she showed up everywhere else. Because that's how this works. A kept promise leaks into everything. This one is for anyone who has been betting on everyone else and forgetting to bet on themselves. Season 2 is coming. But first, go keep a promise to yourself. Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who needs to hear it. 📱 Follow along: @ashjolene_ on Instagram  🎙️ New episodes every Thursday  💌 Got a topic you want Ash to cover? Email us at heyashjolene@gmail.com Now What Are We Doing? is for anyone navigating adulthood when life doesn't go exactly as planned.

  2. Jun 4

    You're Not Fed Up Enough

    You're Not Fed Up Enough Let's be honest for a second. How long have you been unhappy, or stuck? Chronically, consistently... unhappy. In your job. In your relationship. In the life you've built. And you're still there. Here's what I want to say to you today, and I mean it with all the love in the world: You're not fed up enough. That's it. That's why you haven't moved. Not because you don't know what to do. Not because the opportunity isn't there. But because somewhere in your mind, the pain of staying still feels safer than the fear of what's on the other side. In this episode Ash gets real about the comfort in complaining, why we stay addicted to potential, and what it actually feels like when you're genuinely done — not performatively done, actually done. She also gets personal about the moments in her own life where fed up became the catalyst for everything good that came next. Fed up isn't a breakdown. It's a beginning. Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who needs to hear it. 📱 Follow along: @ashjolene_ on Instagram  🎙️ New episodes every Thursday  💌 Got a topic you want Ash to cover? Email us at heyashjolene@gmail.com Now What Are We Doing? is for anyone navigating adulthood when life doesn't go exactly as planned.

  3. May 28

    Burned Out or Unmotivated? How to Actually Tell the Difference

    Burned Out or Unmotivated? How to Actually Tell the Difference You're exhausted — but is it burnout or are you just stuck? In this episode, we're getting honest about the difference between being truly depleted and being resistant, and why that distinction changes everything. We're talking about what rest actually is (hint: it's not Netflix), why doom scrolling is keeping you trapped, and the simple 20-minute test that will tell you whether you need to push through or pull back. If you've ever felt like you're drowning and can't figure out if you need to work harder or rest harder — this one's for you. Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who needs to hear it. 📱 Follow along: @ashjolene_ on Instagram  🎙️ New episodes every Thursday  💌 Got a topic you want Ash to cover? Email us at heyashjolene@gmail.com Now What Are We Doing? is for anyone navigating adulthood when life doesn't go exactly as planned.

  4. May 21

    Chaos Is a Compass

    Chaos is a Compass What if being lost is actually a good thing? In this episode, Ash makes the case that chaos isn't the enemy, it's the signal. The discomfort, the uncertainty, the feeling that everything is falling apart? That's not a dead end. That's a compass emerging. Ash breaks down why making up your mind is the hardest part of any journey, why chaos lured you in for a reason, and what it actually means to do the internal work when you're too exhausted to do anything at all. The compass isn't something you find. It's something that's already in you - you just have to get still enough to hear it. This one is for anyone who's been praying, journaling, going on their hot girl walks, and still asking: okay but how do I actually get out of this? The answer might surprise you. Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who needs to hear it. 📱 Follow along: @ashjolene_ on Instagram  🎙️ New episodes every Thursday  💌 Got a topic you want Ash to cover? Email us at heyashjolene@gmail.com Now What Are We Doing? is for anyone navigating adulthood when life doesn't go exactly as planned.

  5. May 14

    Corporate America is Making You Numb (& Other Thoughts You've Been Avoiding)

    Corporate America Is Making You Numb (And Other Thoughts You've Been Avoiding) You clicked on this for a reason — and it's probably because that title hit a little too close to home. In this first episode, Ash gets right into it: the slow numbness that creeps in when you've been grinding in a career that no longer fits, the way we gaslight ourselves out of our own dreams before Monday is even over, and why "you should be grateful" might be the most damaging thing we tell ourselves. This one is for the long-term dreamer who's been sitting on that notes app idea since 2020. The one who knows they need to make a move but keeps waiting for it to make logical sense first. Ash isn't speaking from the other side of the hard season — she's in it too. It's time to stop playing small. The keys are already in your hand. In this episode: Why corporate exhaustion hits different post-COVIDThe real reason we gaslight ourselves out of our dreamsWhy your community either fuels or limits your next chapterWhy the business, ministry, or dream you're building starts with you being okay firstEnjoyed this episode? Subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who needs to hear it. 📱 Follow along: @ashjolene_ on Instagram  🎙️ New episodes every Thursday  💌 Got a topic you want Ash to cover? Email us at heyashjolene@gmail.com Now What Are We Doing? is for anyone navigating adulthood when life doesn't go exactly as planned.

  6. Apr 22

    Welcome To The Question

    Welcome to the Question Before the episodes, before the conversations, before all of it — there's this one. In this intro episode, Ash gets honest about why Now What Are We Doing? exists. She's a 12-year marketing veteran, a newlywed, and someone who spent a long time being really good at building other people's dreams — until life handed her a plot twist she didn't see coming. This episode isn't about having it figured out. It's about finally being brave enough to ask the question out loud. What's coming in Season 1, why Travis shows up in Season 2, and who exactly this podcast is for — which might just be you. If you've ever looked around and thought okay, now what — you found your show. Welcome. Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who needs to hear it. 📱 Follow along: @ashjolene_ on Instagram  🎙️ New episodes every Thursday  💌 Got a topic you want Ash to cover? Email us at heyashjolene@gmail.com Now What Are We Doing? is for anyone navigating adulthood when life doesn't go exactly as planned.

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Now What Are We Doing? is a real, relatable podcast about navigating adulthood when life doesn’t go exactly as planned. Through honest conversations on career pivots, relationships, healing, ambition, and figuring it out as you go, this show is for anyone asking what comes next.

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  • Creator
    Ash Alexander - Reynolds
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Now What Are We Doing?
  • Show Website
    Now What Are We Doing?