About Ashley Jansen

Ash is an interfaith minister who goes wherever she is called. She is also a theatre artist and former teacher at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. She has extensive experience working with artists, addictions, mental illness, spiritual despair, and personal relationships. She is committed to helping others rekindle their inner divinity, grace, power, and wisdom. A lifelong learner, Ashley has studied at Stephen Jenkinson’s Orphan Wisdom School, Richard Rohr’s Living School, and Byron Katie’s School for the Work. Ashley also studies grief with Francis Weller through his Soulful Living community. As a speaker, she has presented her hour-long “Fierce Embrace” talk on college campuses and theatre stages. Most recently Ashley has been working as a hospital chaplain. She is most at home by the sea, in an empty theater, or in the company of soul family.