‘Moving Through Grief’ With Certified Movement Professional, Ashley Farrar

On this episode of The Power of Love Show we welcome Certified Movement Professional & Founder of ‘Inspired To Move’ and ‘@MovingThroughGrief’, Ashley Farrar. Ashley is a neurodivergent mom of three, a nature lover, and a voracious reader. Ashley fell in love with moving when she was young, because even as a child, she says, the movement of her body and mind made everything feel better. It changed her. It built resiliency. As she got older, she drifted into who she thought the world expected her to be. She went to the school, got the job, and slowly lost the connection to herself that movement had always fostered. Ashley had been living with chronic pain for over ten years when her world fell apart. Her mother and uncle were killed in a car accident, followed by the sudden death of her father two years later. The constant physical and emotional pain was unbearable. Ashley’s grief journey forced her to re-connect with her needs. She began relying heavily on movement and meditation as tools of healing and self-connection. By doing so, she learned that she could trust her inner voice, and that she had the courage to meet her own needs, despite the expectations of others. As a Certified Movement Professional, Ashley strives to create spaces where her clients can show up boldly and unapologetically.  Ashley aims for her clients to have a movement toolbox filled with strategies that guide them towards finding their ‘just-right’ challenge, so that they can change movement to work for them, instead of the other way around. In her work, Ashley creates experiences that foster curiosity, connection, and compassion and allow grievers and other feeling people to be (im)perfectly human together. Social Media: * Instagram: @MovingThroughGrief * Facebook: Inspired To Move * YouTube: Ashley Farrar • Inspired To Move * Website: www.InspiredToMove.ca * Book Rec: ‘The Strangers’: https://www.amazon.com/The-Strangers/dp/0735239614/ref=mp_s_a_1_4? crid=2XSWQ278CDOXU&keywords=the+stranger+vermette&qid=1646948834&sprefix=the+stranger+vermette%2Caps%2C257&sr=8-4 Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Nd1HTnbaI Like Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/884355188308946/ Have you subscribed to our Podcast? Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Spotify Podcasts : https://open.spotify.com/show/6X6zGAPmdReRrlLO0NW4n6?si=bhNl9GjJRxKXUvTdwZme6Q Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9wb3dlcm9mbG92ZS5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw Other podcasts: https://anchor.fm/thepowerofloveshow Did you know you can support DDJF through any of your Amazon purchases? Simply click link below and select Dee Dee Jackson Foundation as your charity of choice: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/chpf/dashboard/ref=smi_nav_surl_mi_x_mkt Once done… bookmark and use your smile link to support DDJF! The Power of Love Show is a weekly show sponsored by The Dee Dee Jackson Foundation where we shine a light on loss and grief and how it impacts our lives. Our aim is to build a community where we share inspiring stories, interview experts, learn, grow and empower one another to find proper and healthy healing. Visit the DDJF official website: http://www.ddjf.org/ Donate to DDJF (501c3): https://app.mobilecause.com/form/xDJ0Cg?vid=74qmm Check Out DDJF Merch: https://teespring.com/.../collection/All%20Products... Join the Dee Dee Jackson Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1500933326745571 Follow us on Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation • https://instagram.com/deedeejacksonfoundation?utm_medium=copy_link