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I’ve enjoyed working with Ashley getting my body healthy again. I was living in a tropical country for two years and developed tropical diseases. When I moved back to the States, my body was completely out of whack in terms of GI issues, hormonal imbalances, fatigue, etc. We ran some tests, and then came up with a plan of action that involved several phases.  She explained everything that she was recommending, and why it would be helpful for my body. Since working with Ashley, I’ve gotten my energy back and GI issues back to normal. I was struggling with a lot of acne as well, and that’s calmed down significantly. My mind is also a lot clearer, as my previously bad brain fog has gone away too. Ashley was always very available and answered all of my questions thoughtfully and promptly. She was just a text/email away! I would absolutely recommend working with Ashley!! The best part is that she’s become a friend in the process. 

My disordered eating history started in my preteen years with an undiagnosed eating disorder. Over the years (I'm 33 now) how my ED has manifested has shifted from one extreme to the other (restricting and over exercising in high school to binge eating in college to secret eating as an adult) but the one thing that has remained constant has been "food rules". I had a rule for everything; when to eat breakfast, when to eat dessert, how much water to drink, when to weigh, when to exercise, "good" foods vs "bad" foods, the list was endless. I was desperate for control and was grasping at whatever straws I thought might break the cycle. I longed for food freedom but in a world of crash diets and calorie obsession, I didn't even know where to begin. The straw that broke the proverbial back came right before a big cross country move this past summer. My ED was in full swing and I found myself having urges to restrict, every interaction with food became a stress and anxiety producing experience, and I was engaging in food binging and hiding it from my husband and family. Enough was enough. Once we completed our move to the Tulsa area, I reached out to a local therapist who put me in touch with Ashley. I went in expecting more rules but what I found instead was a caring individual who wanted freedom for me as much as I wanted it for myself. With Ashley's help, I began to break down the decades worth of rules I had put into place for myself. Ashley brought to the table the radical idea that I didn't have to fight my body, but I could actually trust it and even grow to love it. Instilling her practice and beliefs in mindfulness, I stopped engaging in harmful habits and began to empower myself to make truly healthy decisions that have bettered myself from the inside out. It's a journey though and I still have moments of struggle. It's been a lot of hard work that at times is even harder than it needs to be with our culture where it is. But I'm learning that there's no quick fixes and if anything is worth doing, it's going to take energy and effort. I owe so much of my current success and finally being headed in the correct direction to Ashley.-T

Before I met Ashley, I had suffered from my eating disorder for about 6 years. It was a dark and lonely time that I didn’t know my way out of.  I found Ashley on social media when I first started thinking about treatment in early 2016, and I was immediately inspired by her posts. She spoke of food freedom and a kind of authentic happiness I had always desired. I decided to reach out to her initially to ask only a few questions about treatment, but she turned out to be the most kind and approachable person I’ve ever crossed paths with! I was so touched when she offered to personally help me on my journey to recovery – I could tell she genuinely cared about me and wanted to help. Who knows if/when I would have ever made the leap into treatment without having met Ashley.

I’m grateful to say that my experience in nutritional counseling with Ashley was an overall success. It’s definitely hard work and it’s not pretty, but Ashley was there for me every step of the way. To say she is encouraging is truly an understatement. There were times when I felt like giving up, but even in those ugly moments Ashley managed to help me keep moving forward. While she is certainly a professional, I always felt like she was more of a friend I’m lucky to have gained in this process. After about 5 months of meeting with Ashley I can honestly say I’m a stronger, healthier, and happier person. Everything that seemed impossible to believe at the beginning of counseling is now coming true for me, and I am SO GRATEFUL to Ashley for getting me there! I could never thank her enough, and I would encourage anyone else who can to work with her - it’s so worth it.” –AP

Ashley is a dynamite dietitian who has forever changed my life for the better. I am more confident, feel happier, and actually enjoy and savor the act of eating instead of inhaling and bingeing and feeling nothing but a temporary high that crashed hard later into a self-shaming, depressive episode.  At the time in my life I first started working with her, I had reached a point where I didn't think I deserved to eat at all. Now, it is one of the most enjoyed pleasures that I look forward to every single day, no matter what or how much. 

In short, food is no longer my enemy. It is now my best friend, and so is my body, and my relationship with myself. I could not have asked for more, nor dreamed of it to have ever happened at all. She has liberated me into being the person I never thought I would ever be because I felt trapped by food for thirty years. My gratitude for that empowerment knows no bounds, nor will it ever. Ashley is not just a dietitian. She is a life-saver. I know because she saved mine!- KM