It’s a spark, a passion and a mindset that we are not supposed to live cookie-cutter lives. That there is no 1 way to do something. 

It's also what brought me back to myself.

Let me back up a second. I'm Ashley, an Anishnaabekwe and Metis Two Spirit woman and solo momma to two tiny humans. My lineage is woven through Northern Ontario all along the Red River. I was raised by a strong matrilineal family and learned from many strong Mide leaders.  

My personal journey took a different path than I thought it would.

10 years ago, I never thought I would start a business, let alone grow one. I was living a life I built but not one I loved. It took a massive trauma to tear my life apart and the strength of my ancestors and myself to rebuild it to something I could be proud of.

Through my many lessons, I've learned that trauma doesn't mean you are done for. It means you are meant for another direction.