High Heels Higher Standards
High Heels, Higher Standards is a bold, unfiltered podcast where two executive women get real about power, purpose, and the pressure to play small in careers, relationships and life. Ashley & Heidi blend ambition with authenticity and humor with hard-hitting advice to help high-achieving women own their voice, set the bar higher, live unapologetically, and level up.
Episodes
40 episodes
Love Is Not a Financial Strategy: The Marriage That Cost Me Everything | Financial Literacy for Women
What happens when you financially support a relationship… but give up control of your own money?In this candid and surprisingly funny episode of High Heels, Higher Standards, Ashley interviews Heidi about the financial reality o...
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Season 1
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Episode 40
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31:41
Leading People, Not Just Teams: The Real Lessons of Leadership
What does it actually mean to lead people—not just manage them?In this episode of High Heels, Higher Standards, Ashley sits down with Heidi to unpack the real, unfiltered lessons of people leadership—beyond titles, beyond...
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Season 1
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Episode 39
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46:35
Stop Playing Small: How Women Reclaim Their Voice, Power & Visibility
At some point, many high-achieving women have the same quiet realization:Why do I feel invisible at work… even when I know I’m capable?In this episode of High Heels, Higher Standards, Ashley and Heidi unpack what it...
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Season 1
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Episode 38
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28:54
Modern Feminine Leadership: What we are building
In this episode of High Heels, Higher Standards, Ashley and Heidi are redefining what leadership looks like for the modern woman—and why the old corporate playbook is officially outdated.If you’ve ever thought, “I want to le...
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Season 1
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Episode 37
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42:48
The Cost of Ambition for Career Women (Then vs. Today)
What does ambition really cost women—and has anything actually changed?In this powerful episode of High Heels, Higher Standards, Ashley and Heidi unpack The Cost of Ambition for Women (Then vs. Today)—from the overt barri...
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Season 1
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Episode 36
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37:35
Women in STEM Who Changed the World | Marie Curie, Katherine Johnson & More
This Women’s History Month, High Heels, Higher Standards honors the brilliant women whose discoveries helped build the modern world — even when history didn’t give them the credit they deserved.In Part Two of our Women...
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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33:00
Women Who Changed the Rules (and Didn’t Ask Permission)
March is Women’s History Month — and this week on High Heels, Higher Standards, we’re moving beyond surface-level celebration and into strategy.In this powerful conversation, Heidi interviews Ashley about the women who didn’t ju...
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Season 1
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Episode 34
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35:24
Main Character Energy Is a Wellness Practice
What if burnout isn’t a personal failure—but a sign you’ve been living as a supporting character in your own life?In this episode of High Heels, Higher Standards, Ashley and Heidi explore why main character energy isn’t a trend ...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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40:20
The Lifestyle Audit: Designing a Life That Supports The Woman You're Becoming
Are you actually tired… or is your lifestyle optimized for a version of you that no longer exists?In this episode of High Heels, Higher Standards, Heidi and Ashley introduce the concept of a Lifestyle Audit — a powerful personal...
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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39:28
Wellness Isn’t Weak: The Discipline Behind Feeling Good
Is your “self-care” actually helping… or just helping you survive burnout?In this episode of High Heels, Higher Standards, Heidi and Ashley break down the real difference between aesthetic self-care and disciplined self-respect ...
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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25:23
Wellness as Strategy: Designing a Life That Supports Your Ambition
Wellness isn’t self-care. It’s strategy.In this episode of High Heels, Higher Standards, Ashley interviews Heidi to reframe wellness as a deliberate system that supports ambitious women, not a reaction to burnout. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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32:17
Choosing Focus Over Frenzy: How We’re Thinking About Priorities This Year
January is loud.Declarations. Reinventions. “New year, new me” energy everywhere.In this episode of High Heels, Higher Standards, we’re doing something different. Instead of chasing more goals, we’re talking about choosin...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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28:20
Creating a Life That Feels Like Yours: Curiosity, Joy, and Intentional Living
What if joy wasn’t something you waited for—but something you intentionally designed?In this intimate and expansive episode of High Heels, Higher Standards, Ashley sits down solo with her dear friend Doctor Kirsten Phillips
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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32:50
What I’m Not Fixing About Myself This Year (And Why I’m Done Trying to Be Palatable)
What if you’re not broken—just exhausted from trying to be palatable?In this deeply honest January episode of High Heels, Higher Standards, Heidi and Ashley opt out of "New Year New Me" and fix-yourself culture that tells...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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36:03
January is for Stabilizing, NOT Transforming (You’re Right on Time)
January doesn’t have to be about reinvention.It can be about regulation, steadiness, and coming back to yourself.Join us for our Goals, NOT Resolutions Series in this quietly rebellious episode of High Heels, Higher Standards
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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29:14
Goals, Not Resolutions: A Grown-Woman Guide to Setting 2026 Up for Success
This New Years Eve ditch the dramatic resolutions and enter 2026 with clarity, confidence, and champagne. 🥂 In this vibrant New Year’s episode of High Heels, Higher Standards, Heidi and Ashley redefine what i...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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35:39
Home for the Drama-days: How to Deal with Family Drama During the Holidays
Home for the Drama-Days: How to Deal with Family and Keep Your Cool at Family Holiday Gatherings (Without Matching Chaos)The holidays are here and so are the opinions, comments, old stories, and emotionally charged casseroles<...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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46:36
Holiday Hosting with Higher Standards: How to Handle Difficult Holiday Guests (Boundaries, Scripts & Survival Tips)
Surviving Difficult Guests: You Can Light the Candles and Hold Your Boundaries, Martha Stewart Would ApproveHosting holiday guests should feel elegant, warm, and maybe a little glamorous… but let’s be honest: sometimes it feels li...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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38:08
Emotional Hangovers During the Holidays: When the Glitter Settles and the Chaos Hits
Emotional Hangovers During the Holidays: Coping with the holiday rush and the post party come downEver wake up the day after a holiday party feeling emotionally drained, overstimulated, or low-key regretful — even if you had “fun”...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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26:16
Untangling the Tinsel: Spending the Holidays Alone Without the Toxic Ones
If this is your first holiday, thanksgiving or Christmas without toxic family, a draining partner, or the chaos you grew up with, this episode of High Heels, Higher Standards is your permission slip to protect your peace, protect your en...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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28:32
The Girl Gang Effect: Why Female Friendships Make You Unstoppable
Why does spending time with powerful, aligned women make you feel more confident, creative, and unstoppable? In this episode of High Heels, Higher Standards, hosts Ashley Werner and Heidi Hushak break down the science, psyc...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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28:05
Wine Night Science: Why Talking With Your Girls Heals You Faster Than Therapy
Ever notice how one night of girl talk can leave you feeling lighter, calmer, and more grounded — even if nothing in your life has changed? Turns out, that’s not just emotional — it’s science.In this funny, cozy, and rese...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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33:41
Soulmate Energy, but Make It Friendship
Not every soulmate is romantic. Some wear high heels, carry iced coffee, and show up exactly when you need them most. In this heartfelt and empowering episode, Ashley and Heidi explore the concept of friendship soulmates — the women wh...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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33:02
Black Cat Energy: Mastering Self-Worth, Boundaries, and Feminine Mystery
Black Cat or Golden Retriever? Every woman has had a golden retriever phase, over-texting, over-giving, over-analyzing, chasing validation instead of embodying self-worth. But that era is over. In this empowering episode, Ashley and Heidi...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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32:31
They Didn’t Burn Witches, They Burned Women: History of Witches, Women's Rights, Wrongs and Reclamation
In this powerful and deeply thought-provoking episode of High Heels, Higher Standards, hosts Ashley Werner and Heidi Hushak uncover the real history behind the witch hunts — and how the same systems of fear, control, and si...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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29:30