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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.

A Letter to Newlyweds: Setting Yourselves Up for Success

By Ashley McIlwain Foreword: A Letter to Newlyweds was inspired by my sister’s recent marriage. As I began thinking about the things I wanted to say to her and her husband about marriage, I found myself frantically writing. Nowadays marriage seems to be entered into lightly, ignorantly, and with little preparation, and as a result,

Talking Tuesday Monthly Giveaway

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Trick or Treat

By Ashley McIlwain It’s that time of year again where the stores are filled with candy, costumes, and goblins. While Halloween is certainly far from my favorite holiday, it got me to thinking. There is a famous tagline that comes with Halloween that we all know – trick or treat? Mostly children stroll around from

The Pursuit of Happiness

By Ashley McIlwain Our society is obsessed with the concept of happiness. We are motivated to make decisions based purely on having an emotional status of happy. People promote this message and encourage others to chase after the unrealistic and impossible expectation that life should always be filled with happiness, and if it isn’t then

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