# Grief and Growth, Pain and Purpose: Owning Your Story with Ashleigh Conwell Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-owners-outlook-podcast-7106652/grief-and-growth-pain-and-purpose-owning-your-story-with-ashleigh-conwell Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-owners-outlook-podcast-7106652/grief-and-growth-pain-and-purpose-owning-your-story-with-ashleigh-conwell.md Podcast: [The Owners Outlook Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-owners-outlook-podcast-7106652) Published: 2026-02-24T06:26:30+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/owners-outlook11/episodes/Grief-and-Growth--Pain-and-Purpose-Owning-Your-Story-with-Ashleigh-Conwell-e3fhafc Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/104601698/podcast/play/115959724/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-24%2F418710116-44100-2-1ee86c0994bc2.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-owners-outlook-podcast-7106652/episodes/grief-and-growth-pain-and-purpose-owning-your-story-with-ashleigh-conwell Duration seconds: 1762 ## Resource In this deeply moving episode of Owners Outlook , Shaun Lord sits down with Ashleigh Conwell to explore a story of unimaginable loss, resilience, and ultimately, transformation At just 29 years old, Ashleigh became a widow while 17 weeks pregnant with triplets. Within 12 months, she had lost three father figures in her life and welcomed three premature babies into the world — navigating profound grief and overwhelming joy in parallel In this conversation, Ashleigh opens up about what survival truly looked like in those early days, from taking life 10 minutes at a time to acknowledging the moment she realised she had a choice: to rebuild her mindset for herself and for her children Together, Shaun and Ashleigh unpack: Navigating Grief and Survival What it means to sit with grief rather than suppress it The physical impact of trauma and the body’s response to shock The powerful turning point after 365 days of tears ashleigh-owners (3) Rebuilding Mindset and Identity The courage to admit “I’m not okay” and seek deeper support Trialling trauma therapies including EMDR and tapping Finding balance between positivity and emotional honesty ashleigh-owners (3) Small Habits, Big Impact The simple daily rituals that anchor her mornings and evenings How gratitude at the dinner table reshaped her family dynamic Holding joy and heartbreak at the same time ashleigh-owners (3) Creating Yellow Falcon Why Ashleigh founded Yellow Falcon to support widows practically, not just emotionally Turning her own “death admin” spreadsheets into structured resources and scripts The meaning behind the name — and the symbolism of yellow as inner confidence ashleigh-owners (3) This episode is not just about grief. It’s about identity. It’s about boundaries. It’s about redefining success beyond titles… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-owners-outlook-podcast-7106652/episodes/grief-and-growth-pain-and-purpose-owning-your-story-with-ashleigh-conwell/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-owners-outlook-podcast-7106652/grief-and-growth-pain-and-purpose-owning-your-story-with-ashleigh-conwell.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.