About Ashley

I am Ashley and, frankly, defining myself is a challenge as I find labels rather limiting.  I spent years trying to determine who I was and what I was meant to do. Often I’d feel like I had it nailed down as I was immensely successful in my career and my home life.  But nothing ever felt quite right, and I’d continue my search for the perfect balance of joy, peace and excitement..all the  time feeling guilty and ungrateful for not being satisfied with what I had.

Along the way I acquired a degree in psychology, a Master’s in Business Administration, and a long history of consulting to large, global organizations on effectively implementing change.  I became an expert in change professionally, yet I still struggled with it personally.  I moved almost yearly, married an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, became a mother, lived overseas, and with each change I felt like I was losing a little more of myself.

I longed for a sense of control, for some constant other than constant change. And, I desperately wanted to find my rightful place in the world.

At the peak of my change insanity, I looked inward and realized I felt best when I was working one on one with people who struggled with many of the same issues I did:

– finding connection to something greater than themselves
– identifying their true purpose
– creating a sense of being present in their own lives

So I shifted my focus to  helping others recognize that they can be whatever they wish if they simply get out of their own way.  I found in particular that finding the places where a person is stuck and helping them move through them brings me joy beyond measure.  And I discovered within myself that once you have a constant thread of purpose, change no longer feels so harsh.

As a military spouse and mother of two highly energetic daughters, I understand that life often feels like something you get through, not something you craft for yourself.  For years I felt like the waves hit me over and over, and the best I could do was try not to drown.  But I have learned to surf the waves of constant change, to feel like life is supporting me rather than being done to me, and to recognize that I decide what I want my life to be.

I make choices moment to moment to create a life I love.

And, I am immensely grateful that part of that life is sharing all I have learned with others.