Welcome! My name is Ashley, and I'm so glad you found your way here. I’m a California Native, and I’ve called Baltimore home since 2012. I am a traveler, a pet mama (pitbull, senior bunny, and occasional foster pups), a foodie, and a new Real Housewives fanatic. Three Little Birds Wellness came about when I was a full-time mental health therapist. Through challenges, tragedies, trauma, and life in general I wanted my clients to remember that, even when we're going through hell, if we keep on going, "every little thing is gonna be alright." (In case you missed it, it's a nod to Bob Marley's song, Three Little Birds).

Through my own wellness journey, I found fitness to be a major component for my overall well-being. My physical health directly contributed to my mental health, and vice versa. It has been key for me to sow into each of these as best as I can, so I created Ashley Joy Runs, a subsidiary focused on coaching women on similar journeys.

In 2023, I was accepted into the Gamechangers Program, and I had the opportunity to be certified by RRCA as a run coach, so I'm excited to offer another component of wellness. I'm a "try anything" kind of woman, so while I've tried and enjoyed so many different types of movement, my primary fitness background includes almost a decade of Spartan Races and endurance races, including 5ks, half marathons, and full marathons. I’ve run OCRs competitively and I ranked 1st in my most recent Spartan Race! Most recently, I completed a 340-mile relay race from LA to Las Vegas, with one of my running crews, A Tribe Called Run. In addition to running, I am a pole fitness instructor and a functional stretching coach, and I pride myself in a well-rounded gym routine that includes strength training, functional training, mobility, and agility.

I participate in a lot of local running groups in Baltimore (maybe we've crossed paths!), and I just love the community that we can build around running and wellness. I hope you'll join that community, if you're not already part of it!