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About Ashley McIlwain

Ashley McIlwain, M.A., LMFT is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, speaker, and writer. She is the Founder and CEO of the non-profit organization, Foundation Restoration, and blog LittleWifey.com, which are comprehensive resources committed to restoring the very foundation of society – marriage. She is committed to and passionate about helping relationships thrive. Ashley meets with clients for premarital, marital, and individual therapy at Foundation Restoration’s office, which is located in North Raleigh. She is certified as a SYMBIS Facilitator, Prepare & Enrich Facilitator, and is a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors, AACC Marriage & Family Division, and the American Association of Marriage & Family Therapists. Her past experience includes working with Moody Publishers and Dr. Gary Chapman as Managing Editor to launch and develop a website focused on premarital preparation. Ashley holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Palm Beach Atlantic University and a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology with a Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy from Azusa Pacific University. She and her husband, Steve, reside in Raleigh, NC with their son.

Gold Medal Marriage

By Ashley McIlwain If you are like me, you’ve been following the summer Olympics in London. The Olympics always amaze me because those athletes train most of their lives just to have a shot at being the best. They commit so much time, energy, effort, emotion, and everything they have to try and bring home

The Simple Things

By Ashley McIlwain I was running to grab a black almond milk tea at my favorite tea spot, and on the way something caught my eye. There was an elderly couple with their walkers at the frozen yogurt place next door. At first I simply smiled at their cuteness as I continued on my mission

Meet A Need

By Ashley McIlwain Recently I got to go home to Pennsylvania to spend some much needed time with my parents. On Sunday we were sitting in the church I spent many Sundays growing up in, and the pastor, Rev. James Stork, was speaking on “Humanity in Community.” He discussed how God intended the church to

Catch of the Day

By Ashley McIlwain Here I was watching this man struggle to pull in whatever it was he had snagged on the end of his fishing line. Back and forth. Tugs and pulls. Focused and poised. It was shocking how much effort went into reeling in this watery creature. I mean, there wasn’t even any guarantee

The Family Hierarchy

By Ashley McIlwain I’ve seen it happen more times than I would like to admit. Marriages falling apart after kids come along. These precious gifts birthed out of love suddenly grow up without a scrap of evidence from that very same love. What was once the reason for their existence becomes a distant to nonexistent

SUMMER SPLASH PARTY!!!

THE DETAILS: We are launching a new feature, Family Footprints, presenting attorney, wife, and mother, Ricinda Perry.  This new feature is geared toward husbands and wives who are also parents trying to balance it all while maintaining their marriage. Ricinda gets personal and candid with her articles tackling every day issues and struggles of being

Pushing The Limits

By Ashley McIlwain Have you ever asked yourself where you should draw the line? Perhaps you’ve had a conversation with a friend asking them about the “gray” area. How far is too far? Is this ok? Technically there is nothing wrong with doing x, y, or z, right? It seems that we all like to

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