Surrender Is Not Collapse | SOVEREIGN Magazine® Podcast with Ashley Dahlem

Trigger Warning: In this episode of the SOVEREIGN Magazine® Podcast, host Nicole George connects with Ashley Dahlem, SOVEREIGN Magazine®’s Birthwork, Body Wisdom & Cyclical Care Columnist, to explore the September New Moon theme of Surrendering to the Unknown through Ashley’s article “Surrender Is Not Collapse.”

Ashley shares how she once rejected the word “surrender,” associating it with being walked on and feeling armored, and how her birth experiences reshaped surrender into trust without gripping, allowing missteps and growth.

They discuss parenthood as a practice of release, learning to say “I’m not okay,” asking for help, and lettin...