Who is Ashley?

Ashley DeAcetis

Founder & Creator SoulShift Collective

Old Soul. Passionate Lover. Intuitive Healer. Inspirational Leader. Ashley is a deeply connected guide on the healing journey; an energy healer, soul-led coach, and compassionate mentor for women ready to reclaim their truth. She’s a mama to two radiant starseed babies, an Italian-rooted nature nurturer, and a former corporate America dropout who traded hustle for harmony.

With a heart full of wanderlust and a spirit that sees beyond the veil, Ashley forges new paths for those awakening from the sleepwalk of survival. Her journey from burnout to embodiment fuels her mission: to help others heal, rise, and remember who they really are.

Hippie at heart. Dreamer by nature. Leader by soul.

I’ve always known I was meant to help heal the world.

Some of my earliest memories are in the kitchen with my Grandma, learning her secrets, absorbing her wisdom, and making soul-bred meals for my Grandpa, who played the faithful customer in my make-believe restaurant. I believed, with every fiber of my little being, that food was magic. Like a doctor healed with medicine, I would heal and delight people through nourishment.

But I was never the kind of chef you see on TV with pristine aprons and spotless kitchens. I was a “pinch of this, dash of that” creator; rooted in intuition, guided by feeling, and inspired by love. A homegrown healer.

Then, somewhere along the way, that magic got buried beneath the noise. I lost my way in the static of body image obsession, diet culture, deprivation, and self-punishment disguised as discipline. I began to see food as either fuel for punishing workouts or the enemy. I slipped into the depths of disordered eating, struggling with bingeing and bulimia. The dream of food as healing became twisted into a weapon I turned on myself.

Eventually, I walked away from culinary work and into the world of fitness and coaching. I told myself that if I mastered the “perfect” diet and physique, I’d help others do the same—believing I was offering freedom, when in truth, I was reinforcing the very chains we’re all taught to wear.

It wasn’t until October 2020, during my first sacred plant medicine journey, that the veil lifted. The truth hit hard: I was not helping people heal. I was playing a part in the very system I once vowed to challenge. I could feel my soul rising, screaming to be set free.

That was the beginning.

I showed up to work each day feeling like I was contributing to the poison. I saw clients desperate to “fix” themselves, chasing impossible ideals, begging for the perfect plan to finally become who the world told them they should be. No plan, no diet, no exercise routine could give them what they truly needed: self-love, soul remembrance, safety in their bodies.

...And then, in 2022, my son was born. And everything changed.

Becoming a mother cracked me wide open. It was through his birth that I finally found the courage to walk away from corporate America. I could no longer deny the truth in my heart: the way I was working, living, and "helping" wasn't in alignment with who I truly was or the world I wanted to raise my child in.

He became the catalyst. The mirror. The reminder that healing, freedom, and authenticity weren’t just ideas. I had to live them, for him. For myself. For every soul I would one day guide.

Motherhood initiated me into the deepest parts of myself. And my second baby only deepened that transformation. They both continue to be my greatest teachers and inspirations, grounding me in presence and awakening me to purpose.

They are why I do this work. For them. For us. For you. For the collective awakening of mamas, daughters, sisters, seekers.

This path I walk now is not just coaching. It is soul work. It is reclaiming. It is rising.

I offer what I’ve lived: A journey back to nourishment. A return to embodiment. A space where healing isn’t a hustle. It’s a remembering. Where food is sacred. Where rest is honored. Where the divine feminine leads.

This is my conscious creation. My story. My scar tissue. My truth. And I offer it to you—with a full, open heart.

If you feel the pull… you are already connected. Let’s walk this path home together. I love you.

<3 Coach Ash

Certifications, Life Experience + Education:

Associates in Culinary Arts (CIA - Hyde Park NY)

Bachelors in Culinary Arts Management (CIA - Hyde Park NY)

Reiki Practioner - Level II

Certified Personal Trainer - NASM

Performance Macro Nutrition Coach - Layne Norton

Pre & Postnatal Coach - Girls Gone Strong

Precision Nutrition Coach - Level I

USA Weightlifting Coach - Level I

Curriculum for Living Graduate - Landmark Worldwide

Earth School Student - 35 Years + Counting

Conscious Creation Apprentice with Rootstock Retreat - 2 Years

Binge Eating + Bulimia Disorder Survivor

Contact

Feeling the pull to work together? Share a bit about yourself, and I’ll be in touch soon. I’d be honored to walk alongside you and can’t wait to connect.

Love Ashley <3