For as long as I can remember, I have been drawn to the wild places of life. Wild waters, wild forests, and wild flowers always my favorites. Long wild hair. Bare feet. Sun-kissed skin with no make-up. I always loved fields of wild flowers more than manicured gardens. We all have some connection to the wild, for that is where we come from. Nature and my own wild instinct have been some of the greatest teachers and guides in my life. And I believe that healing and wholeness are only possibly when we embrace and act from the wild wisdom in and around us. It is my wish to lift and light people up to reclaim their wild knowing and their heart’s wisdom, as this is an essential ingredient in creating a healthy, happy and sustainable life on earth.
Some of the more structured learning I have done includes earning a MA in Child and Adolescent Psychology from the University of Washington and a degree in Montessori education. Currently I work as a psychotherapist specializing in anxiety and related disorders, as well as early childhood social-emotional development, and parenting support. I previously worked as a Montessori teacher in the infant and toddler age group, where I most loved helping with early social-emotional development, emotion regulation and attachment in the early years of life. I am also a 200hr RYT yoga teacher, and spent a year living and studying yoga/meditation in India.
I first started studying astrology in 2008, when I learned that there was something called a moon sign and that mine was in virgo. I had never “believed” in astrology, growing up only knowing about sun signs and really not feeling like all the gemini descriptions I read. When I read about a virgo moon, a seed of curiosity was planted, for a suddenly felt the description was me. From then on its been a journey of “believing” more and more in this ancient science as a powerful way to know about oneself and life. As the great astrologer Steven Forrest said (paraphrasing): you could practice yoga and go to therapy for your entire lives to come to certain realizations that astrology can give you in just one reading. While I very much believe in practicing yoga and going to therapy (as those are my two other vocations in life), I think it is true that astrology can accelerate self knowledge and healing, and I hope for everyone to have that opportunity.
“Only through our connectedness with others can we really know and enhance the self. And only through working on the self can we begin to enhance our connectedness with others.” – Sandra Day O’Connor
We live in a time where it is all too easy to be disconnected from each other and from ourselves. Being a parent can be especially isolating, and yet this is a time when we need people more than ever. It can be hard to take a first step and reach out to someone, but feeling seen, heard and understood is as necessary as water and sunlight for our wellbeing. So I hope if you feel any spark of longing to share something, to ask a question, or to reach out in need, you do.
Wishing you peace,
Ashley
ashleypaige2@gmail.com
IG: @mercurymama_
Seattle Washington