<p>In this episode, I chat with my dear friend Ashley Vaughan who you may have seen over on my Instagram! As a fellow female entrepreneur, Ashley and I have hosted a lot of IG Lives together talking about different aspects of being solo female business owners, and we do more of the same in this episode.</p><p>In addition to running Pithaya, a platform that helps women entrepreneurs gain economic power through community and entrepreneurship, Ashley also is an Operations, Strategy, &amp; Growth Consultant. During our chat, we talk about the importance of community both personally and professionally, family of choice, the Friendship Recession, and more.</p><p>Resources &amp; sites mentioned in this episode:</p><ul><li><p>Check out some of my Instagram lives with Ashley <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lollyspin/reel/C0zfwVfvkGv/">here</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lollyspin/reel/C6MkbF5PpaF/">here</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lollyspin/reel/C_BwBULvzGh/">here</a>.</p></li><li><p>Alabama’s 30 year <a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/05/21/999020140/its-now-legal-to-practice-yoga-in-alabamas-public-schools">ban on yoga in school</a> was just overturned in 2021.</p></li><li><p>Harvard’s stats on the <a href="https://www.happiness.hks.harvard.edu/february-2025-issue/the-friendship-recession-the-lost-art-of-connecting">Friendship Recession</a></p></li><li><p>Dazed: <a href="https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/68795/1/is-inconvenience-the-cost-of-community-friendship-relationships-loneliness">Is inconvenience the cost of community?</a></p></li><li><p>Gates Philanthropy Partners: <a href="https://www.gatesphilanthropypartners.org/perspectives/when-we-invest-in-women-everyone-thrives/">When we invest in women, everyone thrives</a></p></li><li><p>Get more of Ashley and me in our <a href="https://mailchi.mp/e69ee09983f5/reclaim-your-life-webinar">Reclaim Your Life Webinar</a></p></li><li><p>Ashley’s <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleyjvaughan/">LinkedIn</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ashjv99/">Instagram</a> &amp; Pithaya’s <a href="https://www.instagram.com/joinpithaya/">Instagram</a></p></li></ul>