About Ashley Mielke
Hi, I’m Ash.
If you’re here, it means you know a pain that most of the world doesn't understand.
I know it too.
In 2010, my dad died by suicide after a long struggle with addiction.
He was my best friend. My safe place. My anchor.
Losing him shattered my world.
Grief swept over me—the guilt, the questions, the shame—and for a long time, I believed I had to carry it all alone.
At the time, I was a graduate student, studying to become a psychologist.
I thought I should know how to heal myself.
But I didn’t.
So I did what most of us do when we’re grieving:
Stay strong. Keep busy. Push through.
And for a while, it worked—until it didn't.
The weight of my grief eventually caught up with me.
I was exhausted, disconnected, and questioning everything—who I was, where my future was headed, and whether this pain could ever mean anything more than suffering.
What if something beautiful could come from it?
What if the story wasn't over yet?
Step by step, with the right support, I began doing the deeper work—
Facing the pain I had buried.
Challenging the beliefs that kept me stuck.
Allowing God to meet me in the broken places.
And slowly, gently, something began to shift.
The grief didn't vanish. But I learned how to carry it differently—
with grace. With compassion. With hope.
Today, my greatest heartache has become my greatest calling.
I walk alongside women who, like me, are finding their way forward after suicide loss—
not by erasing their pain, but by weaving it into a new story.
I’m a Suicide Grief Coach and the creator of the Life After Loss Blueprint—a healing pathway for women who long to move beyond survival and reclaim a life anchored in peace, purpose, and joy.
I’ve spent nearly 15 years walking beside thousands of grieving hearts—first as a Registered Psychologist, and now through grief coaching. During that time, I also served as a university instructor, teaching psychology students at the undergraduate level for five years.
Before founding my suicide grief coaching practice, I founded and led The Grief and Trauma Healing Centre—a thriving multi-location psychology practice in Alberta, Canada I later sold in 2024 to devote myself fully to this sacred work.
I’ve had the privilege of speaking at international conferences, facilitating workshops, training leadership teams, and serving as a grief expert for national media platforms.
I’m also a Doctoral Candidate, completing my PsyD with a research focus on healing and posttraumatic growth in adult suicide-loss survivors.
This work is more than professional. It is personal. And if you're here—reading these words—please know:
You are not alone.
There is hope.
And healing—real, soul-deep healing—is possible.
If you're ready to explore what healing could look like for you...
I invite you to learn more about the Life After Loss Blueprint—the pathway I created to help women grieving suicide loss move beyond survival and thoughtfully rebuild a life anchored in peace, purpose, and joy.