01/08/2026
I thought I was moving to Arizona to rebuild my business.
To start fresh.
To hustle.
To prove something.
But what I didn’t realize…
is that I was really moving here to heal.
This year has stretched me in ways I never expected.
Stepping away from home.
From my community.
From the version of myself I thought I had to be.
I even stepped away from my craft more than I ever have in my entire career.
And for a moment, I questioned everything.
Who I was without my work.
Who Ashlee is beyond the title.
What I found was space.
Space to feel.
Space to grieve old versions of myself.
Space to reconnect with why I fell in love with this industry in the first place.
Healing doesn’t always look pretty.
Sometimes it looks like pause.
Like doubt.
Like learning yourself all over again.
And maybe that’s the real rebuild.
Not just the business…
but the person behind it. 🖤