We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Ashley Lewis a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Ashley, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. So let’s jump to your mission – what’s the backstory behind how you developed the mission that drives your brand?

I had three c-sections in five years. I tried for natural births each time.

I came to find out later stored trauma and unprocessed heart pain were reasons why my body couldn’t relax and dilate during labor. However, I’m proud of the birth stories, for each of my three girls, I carry in my heart today.

I’ve also seen how all the things Motherhood has brought up in my heart directly affects my mothering on a daily basis. I have found as I’ve done the inside work, healing trauma, mindsets and past hurts. I’m a more patient, present and loving Mother.

I never thought I’d be doing what I am today. I’m a homeschool, sourdough making, working from home, Mom on Maui, but here we are. I’m grateful to say, I’m loving this season more than I have words for it.

I have found from my own personal journey and in over ten years in the heart, health, and hormone coaching world, all three work together and if one is out of balance, so the others will be as well. I’m here to help YOU find that balance in your 3H (heart, health and hormones) world too.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

Born in South Florida and raised in Massachusetts, I began experimenting with many different diets and fitness routines starting at an early age of twelve. Throughout the majority of my teens and twenties, I was overly self-conscious and concerned about my weight and image. In my mind, I perceived myself as “fat” and “not quite perfect enough” although on the scale I was never technically overweight and was very active. My heart and passion for all things health was passed on from three women. My Mom raised me to be health conscious and always incorporated being healthy and active as a normal part of our family life. Being raised in the 90’s where fat-free, sugar-free, and low-fat diets were a growing fad, she didn’t know any better and filled our home with those products. Although my Mom was very non-invasive about health, being health and weight conscious became an obsession for me from a very early age. So did the start of an eating, image, and identity disorder that continued until my early twenties.

Originally from Spain, my Step-Mom, helped me to see that things like olive oil, dark chocolate, coffee, and good tasting things (even unhealthy foods) in “moderation” were all good for your health and overall well-being. Also, the importance of honoring culture in the context of family. She introduced me to many delicious European/Mediterranean-inspired dishes as well as a heart for European culture and travel.

At age eighteen, I went on my first mission-focused trip to an international country, with a woman who became one of my mentors. From then on, I have continued to travel internationally and learn more about different cultures, their patterns of food, family, and traditions. It was during that time I realized that my greatest struggle with food, body image, and fitness had also become my greatest passion and purpose in life.

My heart is to help women find health, happiness, and wholeness from the inside out … body, mind, spirit and soul. I do so practically through one on one and group coaching, educating through health workshops, online avenues, courses, and speaking engagements. My training includes a Bachelor degree from Florida Atlantic University in Intercultural Communications with a minor in Women’s Studies. I am a certified Health Educator with Hallelujah Acres and have a degree in Christian ministry. In addition, I have completed hundreds of hours of counseling and am a licensed Holistic Health Coach with the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. I have completed additional training in Women’s Health and Hormones.

In addition, I have been a facilitator of leadership equipping, coaching and training with millennials for the past fifteen years, in one on one settings and week long leadership summits. I’ve been happily married to my South African husband, Grant for fifteen years and together we have three girls (Summer, Addie and Lucca) we homeschool. As a family, we enjoy outdoor adventures, cooking and creating new recipes, traveling, being local “foodies” and tourists wherever they reside. They lived in SoFlo (South Florida) for the past twenty years and recently moved to Maui, Hawaii in 2022.

Today, I’m the owner of Ashley Lewis Coaching. I help the Modern Mom navigate the complexities of Heart, Health and Hormones. I do so through my online courses, interviews with fellow experts, one on one and group coaching, speaking engagements and in person retreats. My heart is to help Moms simplify the overwhelming journey of motherhood, hormones, parenting as well as processing heart pain and trauma.

We’d love to hear the story of how you built up your social media audience?

I decided four years ago I wanted to have a known presence on social media and knew I would need to put in the intentional work to do so. In building my audience, I have found success in staying true to my own voice, quirks, and in knowing my niche. I have also found growth on social in online interviews with fellow experts who share the same audiences, putting out quality content consistently and also in cross collaborating with brands with similar audiences. Consistency and keeping it professional are KEY. Meaning, not letting followers leaving, a lack of likes or views or not getting to a certain amount of followers stop me from staying focused and persevering.

Have you ever had to pivot?

I started ten years as a Holistic Health Coach and knew I had to niche down, pick a few specific areas I wanted to focus on to stand out and become the expert in. It was a pivot I had to make to let go of trying to be all things for all men and be ok with knowing I wouldn’t be able to help everyone. It has been a game changer for me in my journey. It has also helped me to narrow my focus and get really good at what I’m focusing on.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.ashleylewiscoaching.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashley.lewis.coaching/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashley.l.lewis.5
• Youtube: https://youtu.be/Hsknj68zQV4?si=rcP3-jVe7uU8VmaK
• Other: Fam YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GrantAshleyLewis

Image Credits
@jc2photo on IG Joe Cogliandro