As Latter-day Saints we believe that families are forever. Families are central to our lives, the gospel, and God’s plan for each of us. This is why the experience of a divorce is especially devastating for members of our faith. Sadly due to a variety of reasons there is a growing populations on LDS divorcees. I wish this wasn’t the case and I am sure that most others who are also divorced feel the same way. However it is a fact that divorce is happening daily and those who are a part of it need help healing from their divorces.

Yes, I do agree that much can be done to help keep families together and prevent divorce in the first place. There are many programs and people focusing on this. I feel this is very important. However for many of us, it is too late. The decision that divorce is the best solution has already been made by one or both parties and we are now divorced. Although I support working to save your marriage and doing all you can “to water your own grass, before running off to greener pastures.” I also feel there are marriages that just simply can/should not be saved. This was the experience I had. I tried everything and nothing changed. My partner was not willing to put in the work. I did not see my marriage ever working out for my happiness and neither did my marriage therapist. So I choose to leave my marriage in hopes for finding a compatible eternal companion and having my own happy life with him.

When I became divorced, I was sad frustrated, heartbroken and very disappointed. I never ever thought I would be divorced. My personal relationships mean the world to me and have always been my top priority so I could not imagine how I wound up in that position. I found very little resources to help members of my faith who who are also divorced. I felt like I was alone as a 23 year old Latter-Day Saint divorcee. Now that I have finally healed from my own past experiences, I have felt very strongly prompted to help others in my former situation. That is why I wrote my first book “7 Spiritual Keys to Healing from Heartbreak and Breaking the Pattern” as well as why I originally created my company Free-Spirited Faith. My focus has now shifted to helping people (women  especially divorced or not) to not only heal, but to co-create and live a life they truly love and are passionate about living!

Free-Spirited Faith provides classes, workshops, seminars, retreats and other resources to assist people to live up to their full potential including through healing from divorce. Please contact Ashlee directly at 801-836-4176 with question about upcoming events, to register for one of our programs, or to book her to speak at your events.