I have three kids, all named after volcanoes. This happened gradually, as kids tend to happen. By which I mean to say: I'm not someone who set out to name their children after volcanoes. 

As they've grown and gotten older, so has my appreciation for volcanoes. I now own volcano art, coasters, and domain names; upon spying, our family reliably squeels 'volcano!' with the enthusiasm of a three year old spying a cow along the highway; I'm currently considering a tattoo; and I've become rather fond of volcano as metaphor:

Within each being is the turmoil, layers, heat, steam, and complexity of a volcano; sometimes exploding and sometimes paralyzed by dormancy annnnnnnnndd with the right balance of explosions and dormancy, the prickly lava of the past becomes rich, fertile soil that is ripe for growth and life. 

And happy? For now, this is my wish for you, not that you're happy every minute of every day, but that you're happy in your skin. The word I was probably looking for was flourishing, but that didn’t have quite the same ring. 

So that's what we're doing here: me being an inquisitive student of you and your journey as you use all the riches of past lava flows in order to grow and flourish.

…using the tools of Internal Family Systems, Non Violent Communication, and somatic experiencing.

To learn more or to set-up a complementary session to see if we might be a good fit email ash@happyvolcanoes.com. Coaching sessions are virtual so, whether you are in Portland, Seattle, Austin, Alberta, Australia or anywhere in between, we can make it work.

~Ashleigh Corker