Hi, I'm Ashley Osio, MSW, LICSW
Lifestyle and wellness coach, mom and stepmom, artist, and recovering overthinker. I’ve always been curious about how we become the people we are—and what happens when the roles we’ve gotten really good at start taking up our whole lives.
The dependable one. The peacekeeper. The person who remembers everything. Being capable can feel good, until “she can handle it” becomes the unofficial household operating system.
I know that experience personally. My own burnout made me reconsider how much I was carrying, what I kept saying yes to, and whether the life I was managing had enough room for me.
That experience shapes my coaching today. I work with women who want to hear themselves more clearly, make different choices, and have energy for something beyond getting through the week.
Outside of work, I’m part of a blended family with six kids, a dog and cat enthusiast, and an artist. Painting reminded me that something can matter simply because I love doing it. It doesn’t need to become another accomplishment.
How I Approach Coaching
We start with your real life: what’s taking up your time, what keeps running through your head, and what you want to feel different.
Together, we’ll notice the habits and expectations that keep you overextended. Maybe you volunteer before checking your capacity. Maybe letting someone else handle things feels harder than doing them yourself. Maybe you’re so used to being needed that your own wants barely make the list.
We’ll get curious about those patterns and explore choices you can practice in everyday life.
That might mean:
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Deciding what’s yours to carry—and what can be shared.
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Saying what you need without a ten-minute explanation.
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Letting good enough count.
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Making room for rest, creativity, and connection.
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Finding your footing when life or your identity is changing.
Your goals guide our work. We’ll try things, notice what helps, and adjust as we go.
Life is bananas
Laughter Helps!
What It's Like to Work With Me
Warm, honest and thoughtful—with room to laugh!
I’m involved in the conversation. I ask questions, offer reflections, notice patterns, and help you consider possibilities that may be hard to see when you’re in the middle of everything.
There’s room for the part of you that wants change and the part that immediately says, “But who’s going to do everything?”
We can slow down, untangle competing priorities, and work out a next step that feels realistic. Sometimes that includes a mindfulness or breathing practice. Sometimes it’s an honest conversation you’ve needed to have with yourself.
I’ve also worked with my own wellness coach for years. I know what it’s like to show up without a tidy answer—and how valuable steady support can be while you figure things out.
You can bring your questions, your sense of humor, and the version of you who hasn’t figured it all out yet.
The Experience I Bring
I hold a Master of Clinical Social Work from Augsburg University and a Minnesota Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker credential (LICSW). My professional background spans school, community, nonprofit, and private practice settings.
That experience informs my understanding of human behavior, relationships, stress, and life transitions. I also bring training in mindfulness-based stress reduction and experience helping people recognize the different parts of themselves that want, worry, strive, and take responsibility.
The service I offer here is lifestyle and wellness coaching. It does not include mental health diagnosis or treatment and is not a substitute for therapy. If you are currently seeing a therapist I am always happy to collaborate.
You Don't Need a Perfectly Defined Goal to Begin
You might know exactly what you want to change. Or you might just know that being the
person who handles everything is getting old.
We can start there.
A free consultation gives us a chance to meet, talk about what you’re looking for,
and see whether working together feels like a fit.