Ashley Marie of BTR Shares How She Was Bold Tenacious and Resilient in the Face of Grief and How it Led to Delicious Whole Food Snack Bars

Today on the podcast we have an incredible conversation with Ashley Marie, founder of BTR Bar. Ashley found inspiration in an unlikely place at an unlikely time: at the hospital cafeteria. When both of her parents were diagnosed with cancer, her life turned upside down as she became their caretaker, and her own nutrition began to suffer. Ashley was devouring protein bars when she could, as many of us do, to fit in a meal or a snack. Most of the bars, she quickly discovered, were filled with sugar. After her parents passed away, she founded a bar brand based on their family mantra: Be Bold, Tenacious and Resilient. B.T.R. Bars are adaptogen-packed protein bars with the cleanest label in the category. They are plant-powered, keto-approved, paleo-friendly and free of gluten/dairy/junk. Available in Cherry Chocolate Chip, Cinnamon Cookie Dough, and Dark Chocolate Brownie, each bar boasts adaptogens that take you from AM to PM and help you either stay sharp, chill out or provide a pick-me-up.  We have been lucky enough to try BTR and they are healthy, full of clean ingredients, and absolutely delicious. My personal favorite is the dark chocolate brownie! B.T.R. is on a mission to end mindless snacking with their protein bars with a purpose. With ingredients like Lion’s Mane, cordyceps + reishi mushrooms and MCT oil, they are tasty bars that you can feel good about. Ashley has a background in food science & nutrition, and we learned so much from her in this conversation. She shares her experience with overcoming her grief and starting a company. We also have a discount code for our listeners who want to try BTR bars! You can visit: eatbtrbar.com  and use code: COURAGEOUS to save 10% on your first order. You can also find the link in our show notes. Enjoy the episode.  To learn more you can also follow Ashley on instagram at @btr.bar To learn more about our health coaching subscription service visit: www.patreon.com/courageouswellness Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Courageous Wellness! We release new episodes each #WellnessWednesday! You can also follow us on instagram @CourageousWellness and visit our website: www.courageouswellness.net to get in touch.  This episode is brought to you by Milk+Honey.  To receive 15% off your purchase visit www.milkandhoney.com and use code: CWPODCAST (all one word) at checkout! Milk+Honey is a line of non-toxic, effective, and safe bath, body, and skincare products made in small batches in Austin, Texas. We are so happy to offer our listeners a discount with Recess! A wonderful alcohol alternative or just a fun afternoon treat to keep you calm, cool, and collected. With flavors including, blackberry chai, coconut lime, blood orange, black cherry, peach ginger, and pomegranate hibiscus - they offer 6 and 12 packs, subscriptions, and sampler packs for your enjoyment. To save 15% on all beverages or subscriptions, you can use code "courageous" at checkout when you visit: https://takearecess.co/ Are you interested in becoming a health coach or furthering your nutrition education? We loved our program at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and are happy to offer our listeners a discount on tuition! To receive up to $2000 off tuition (for payments in full and $1000 off tuition for payment plans) you can use our name Aly French or Erica Stein when you enroll. To learn more you can also take a Sample Class, check out the Curriculum Guide, or visit the application page to enroll.  We are so happy to offer our listeners 10% off on all Four Sigmatic superfood coffee and elixirs! For 10% off Four Sigmatic products visit https://foursigmatic.com/ and use the code: courageous at checkout!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices