Episodes

Are You The Emotional Thermostat, Trying To Keep Others Comfortable? [Ep.810]
Feb. 18, 2026

Are You The Emotional Thermostat, Trying To Keep Others Comfortable? [Ep.810]

You think you’re being supportive. You think you’re being loving. But what if you’re actually regulating everyone else’s emotions? In this podcast, I’m breaking down the difference between healthy emotional support and over-f...
DARVO: The Manipulative Pattern You Can't See Until You Do! [Ep: 809]
Jan. 21, 2026

DARVO: The Manipulative Pattern You Can't See Until You Do! [Ep: 809]

Have you ever tried to talk about something that hurt you, only to walk away feeling guilty, confused, or ashamed? That’s not conflict. It’s DARVO. In this episode, I break down how DARVO works, why it’s so damaging, and how ...
All the World is a Stage [Ep: 808]
Dec. 10, 2025

All the World is a Stage [Ep: 808]

Are you dealing with a lack of motivation, worried about what others think of you, not sure if you have the the knowledge to be successful, and finding yourself operating more from a place of fear than anything else? It’s ti...
How to Survive that Toxic Family Member this Holiday Season [Ep.807]
Nov. 19, 2025

How to Survive that Toxic Family Member this Holiday Season [Ep.807]

Do the holidays make you anxious because of one or several toxic family member who always stir things up? This episode is your guide to taking your power and peace back. I'm breaking down how to use the Yellow Rock method to ...
Clarity Through Sobriety: Accepting the Truth in Toxic Narcissistic Relationships. [Ep.806]
Nov. 12, 2025

Clarity Through Sobriety: Accepting the Truth in Toxic Narcissistic Relationships. [Ep.806]

Are you stuck in a relationship where giving feels endless and love feels conditional? In this episode, I explore how codependency, future faking, and patterns learned from our family dynamic can keep us trapped, and how alco...
What is Future Faking? Signs You’re Being Deceived in your Relationship. [Ep: 805]
Nov. 4, 2025

What is Future Faking? Signs You’re Being Deceived in your Relationship. [Ep: 805]

Have you ever found yourself waiting for something that never materializes, perhaps a trip, a proposal, or a promise that keeps getting pushed back to someday? In today's podcast, I’m explaining what future faking really is a...
Trapped by a Malignant Narcissist? Identify Sociopathic and Narcissistic Abuse. [Ep 804]
Oct. 22, 2025

Trapped by a Malignant Narcissist? Identify Sociopathic and Narcissistic Abuse. [Ep 804]

The word narcissist and the concept of narcissism is brought constantly in our society. However, narcissism isn’t one size fits all, there are different types of narcissism. The five common types of narcissism are overt, cove...
The Emotional Journey of Losing Your Best Beloved Dog or Cat. [Ep. 803]
Oct. 15, 2025

The Emotional Journey of Losing Your Best Beloved Dog or Cat. [Ep. 803]

Losing a pet to death of their body is painful and you may feel lonely because others don’t understand the bond and connection. They don’t understand the love and connection you had with this being. People say things like, th...
Dogs and Cats are our Family not Just our Pets. Ep: 802
Oct. 8, 2025

Dogs and Cats are our Family not Just our Pets. Ep: 802

The loss of a pet to some people is just that, a loss of a pet. But for some of us the loss of a pet is the loss of a child. When you don’t have children, your dog or cat is your child. The connection and bond is strong and t...
Discernment Is Not Judgement it's Awareness. [Ep. 801]
Aug. 26, 2025

Discernment Is Not Judgement it's Awareness. [Ep. 801]

Are you dealing with challenging people in your life? Trying to understand specific relationship dynamics? Wanting to choose wisely when it comes to friendships, romantic relationships, and business partnerships? In today’s p...
They May Think They Know You-But It's All An Interpretation [Ep. 800]
July 9, 2025

They May Think They Know You-But It's All An Interpretation [Ep. 800]

In today’s episode of The Ashley Berges Show , I’m deep diving into something we don’t talk about enough: how we only understand ourselves. We have people in our lives, such as partners, parents, siblings, and best friends, b...
Mind Games and Manipulation: The Gaslighting Epidemic. [Ep:799]
July 2, 2025

Mind Games and Manipulation: The Gaslighting Epidemic. [Ep:799]

Welcome to The Ashley Berges Show. Today, we’re diving into a topic that’s more relevant than ever: gaslighting. It’s showing up everywhere, in our personal lives, professional environments, and across the media. In this epis...
How to Find Peace and Gratitude in a Drama-Filled World. [Ep: 798]
June 18, 2025

How to Find Peace and Gratitude in a Drama-Filled World. [Ep: 798]

On today’s episode of The Ashley Berges Show, I invite you to shift your focus from society’s distractions to real sources of peace, joy, and freedom. Are you overwhelmed by the news, social media, and life's personal pressur...
Identify and Safeguard Yourself from Malignant Narcissists. Ep. [797]
May 20, 2025

Identify and Safeguard Yourself from Malignant Narcissists. Ep. [797]

In order to safeguard yourself, you must be able to identify malignant narcissists that are in your personal life, family dynamic, work environment, and people you may listen to on the news, on social media, and in politics. ...
When Borderline and Narcissism Overlap. [Ep. 796]
May 13, 2025

When Borderline and Narcissism Overlap. [Ep. 796]

What happens when Borderline Personality Disorder and Narcissistic Personality Disorder overlap? Many of us understand narcissism and some of us understand borderline. However, what do you do when you find yourself in a relat...
End the Loop of Manipulation and Gaslighting in your Relationships. [Ep. 795]
April 30, 2025

End the Loop of Manipulation and Gaslighting in your Relationships. [Ep. 795]

It's time to stop your brain from talking you out of what really happened, what was really said, and what events actually transpired that day in your life. It’s interesting how we create narratives in our minds as to what happened in a given...
When the Rules Only Apply to You: The Imbalanced Relationship [Ep: 794]
April 23, 2025

When the Rules Only Apply to You: The Imbalanced Relationship [Ep: 794]

An imbalanced relationship is a relationship where one of the two people in the relationship is held to a higher standard than the other. In these relationships, one person creates a set of rules for the relationship but the person that creates the...
How to Identify Manipulative and Controlling Behaviors and Patterns in Relationships. [Ep 793]
April 16, 2025

How to Identify Manipulative and Controlling Behaviors and Patterns in Relationships. [Ep 793]

Are you being manipulated or controlled mentally and emotionally by another person? Do you feel as though you can’t make your own choices and that everything you do is questioned and put under the microscope? When we identify manipulative and...
Are you Codependent in a Relationship with Someone Taking Advantage of You? [Ep.792]
April 9, 2025

Are you Codependent in a Relationship with Someone Taking Advantage of You? [Ep.792]

Are you feeling more codependent in your personal relationship than ever before? Do you feel that you are being taken advantage of and feeling as though you are loosing your identity? Some relationships begin in a whirlwind style -fast and furious and...
Empowering Young Minds: Helping Children Overcome Negative Self-Beliefs [Ep: 791]
April 8, 2025

Empowering Young Minds: Helping Children Overcome Negative Self-Beliefs [Ep: 791]

Many of us suffer or have previously suffered with self-limiting beliefs holding us back throughout our lives. As adults we either realize those beliefs exist or are unaware of their existence. We develop these self-limiting beliefs throughout...
Helping Children to Better Process Anger and to Realize their True Personal Worth.  [Ep. 790]
Feb. 18, 2025

Helping Children to Better Process Anger and to Realize their True Personal Worth. [Ep. 790]

Processing and understanding our emotions and seeing our inherent value are two things we strive to achieve in our lifetime. Some of us are still struggling to master one or both of these goals. As adults many of us aren’t taught this by our family or...
Wellness without Medication: Feel Better with No Side Effects. [Ep: 789]
Feb. 11, 2025

Wellness without Medication: Feel Better with No Side Effects. [Ep: 789]

Many of us suffer with some type of ailment. And many of us don’t want to take a pill or live in pain. What if you could solve the problem with no side effects? I came across a life-changing device that I wear everyday since May of 2024. After...
Are you in the Middle of a Quarter-Life Crisis? [Ep: 788]
Feb. 3, 2025

Are you in the Middle of a Quarter-Life Crisis? [Ep: 788]

A quarter-life crisis typically occurs in your 20s or 30s, bringing feelings of uncertainty and questioning the path your life is taking. This crisis affects a lot of people. Many factors go into why people have this crisis in their lives. It’s a...
How to Clearly Identify and Recognize a Malignant Narcissist. Ep: [787]
Jan. 29, 2025

How to Clearly Identify and Recognize a Malignant Narcissist. Ep: [787]

We hear the term narcissist thrown around a lot in daily discussion. However not all narcissism and narcissists are created equal. Some people possess a few narcissistic tendencies while others seem to display all signs and symptoms. However their is...