Meet Cherie

Meet Cherie-Ashana

Lyrical Soul, Grounded Guide – Empowering Women to Blossom in Midlife

Introduction
Hello beautiful one, I’m Cherie-Ashana – your sacred sister in this radiant unfolding of midlife. I believe with every bone in my body that midlife is not a downfall or a fade-out; it’s a rite of passage into your truest, most powerful self. But I didn’t always know that…

My Journey & Story:
I found myself on my knees (literally) in my garden one quiet autumn morning, in the thick of early menopause at 38 – exhausted, confused, and feeling like a stranger in my own skin.

The woman I had been ever-capable, always putting others first, had vanished. In her place was someone raw and uncertain, asking, “Who am I now that everything is changing?” Society offered me labels (“menopausal, midlife, over the hill”) and quick fixes for my symptoms, but no real solace for my soul. So, I went looking for my own answers.

Over the last two decades, I followed a winding path of healing and discovery. I trained in herbalism to understand the earth’s medicine, in nutrition and NLP to comprehend mind-body connection, in somatic therapy and breathwork to release the pain held in my body. I studied ancient feminine wisdom and modern neuroscience, always weaving what I learned back into my own life. Each modality I explored – whether iridology to see the body’s story in the eyes, or embodiment practices to come home to my body – was like a piece of a puzzle. And the picture that formed was one of wholeness and reclamation.

But my deepest education didn’t come from a certification or book. It came from living these transitions in my own flesh and spirit. I navigated the heartbreak of infertility in my twenties, the shock of premature menopause in my thirties, and the rebirth of my identity in my forties. Through each chapter, I learned one sacred truth: there is nothing “wrong” with us as we change – we are meant to evolve. Midlife is our phoenix moment, an awakening if we choose to see it that way.

My Work & Mission

At 50, I don’t claim to have it all figured out but I do walk this sacred path beside you, hand on heart, feet grounded in devotion.

Through AwakenedSHE, I offer a sanctuary of soul-led support for women navigating midlife transitions, spiritual awakenings, and the call to come home to themselves. My work is woven with depth, reverence, and the belief that healing is not a destination, it’s a remembering.

Here’s how I walk with you:

Australian Bush Flower Essence Sessions
Receive deep energetic support through 1:1 flower essence consultations—guiding you to meet your emotional landscape with compassion, clear old patterns, and align with your soul’s wisdom. Offered both online and in person. Locations Varied.

Private Mentorship & Soul Leadership
Sacred sessions for women ready to reclaim their voice, activate embodied confidence, and lead from authenticity. This is intimate work that includes voice activation, energy mapping, intuitive coaching, and embodied strategy.

S.H.E Singing Circles
A space of sacred expression where women gather to awaken their voice, share their truth, and reconnect to their vibrational power. These circles are medicine fusing breath, sound, and sisterhood. Held in person and at select retreats.

Retreats, Ceremonies & Group Experiences
From the Sacred Pause to The Elemental You, my retreats and group offerings invite women into embodied ritual, heart-sharing, and communal healing. These immersive experiences offer profound restoration and reconnection.

Digital Programs & Self-Guided Tools (Launching 2026)
For those who wish to journey in their own rhythm, I offer digital downloads, courses, and audio meditations. Think: ritual kits, chakra alignment tools, self-love resets, and creative practices to nourish your spirit from anywhere in the world.

The AwakenedSHE Podcast (Launching 2026)
Bite-sized soul wisdom, sacred stories, and honest conversations for women in midlife. Each episode is a love note to your becoming infused with embodiment, energy medicine, and inspiration to awaken your truth.

The Sacred Self Reset Book (Coming 2026)
A heart-crafted guide for the woman navigating burnout, hormonal shifts, and the call to rise. This book is a companion on the journey home to your body, your breath, your rhythm.

The EvolveHER Foundation
Born from lived experience and sacred vision, this initiative supports women through life transitions with accessible tools, healing experiences, and community care. A movement for midlife women to rise together whole, radiant, and resourced.

At the core of it all is my mission:
To help you rise into your next chapter, reclaim what you’ve forgotten, and radiate your truth into a world that needs your light.

You were never meant to do this alone.
I’m here to remind you, you belong, you are powerful, and your midlife is not a crisis… It’s your sacred reset. 

Why I Founded EvolveHER:
As I walked my own path, I realized our culture desperately needs a new narrative around women’s midlife. That’s why I founded EvolveHER, a foundation in the making that aims to empower and uplift women across all life stages – with a special focus on midlife emotional resilience, self-leadership, and embodied healing. EvolveHER is my commitment to creating change not just at the individual level, but systemically. I envision a world where a woman stepping into menopause is honored as if she were stepping into a revered elderhood, where workplaces support midlife transitions, and where no woman feels she has to traverse this journey alone or unseen. (Stay tuned on our EvolveHER page for more. I can’t wait to roll out programs and grants through this initiative as it grows.)

The Path I’ve Walked

Lived Experience, Sacred Training & Soul-Aligned Credentials

My work is a weaving of deep life experience, formal training, ancient remembering, and soulful devotion. For over three decades, I’ve walked the healing path—not only as a guide for others, but as a woman who has had to reclaim herself time and again.

Here’s what I bring into every circle, session, and creation:

A Life Lived in Many Lands

From the age of 21, I spent over 13 years travelling the world—learning from landscapes, cultures, and medicine keepers across continents. These journeys were my soul’s apprenticeship, expanding my understanding of what it means to live fully, love deeply, and heal naturally.

A Sacred Life with Flowers

I once owned a fresh cut flower farm in South Africa, where I taught myself floristry and immersed in the seasonal language of petals, stems, and scent. Upon returning to Australia in 2008, I opened a florist shop where I continued this sacred work with nature and beauty. Today, those same flowers speak through my work with Australian Bush Flower Essences, guiding women back to emotional harmony and soul remembrance.

Healing Through Art & the Shadows

After surviving back-to-back relationships, physically abusive, the other mentally and emotionally toxic, I found myself in darkness. During that time, I turned to Transpersonal Art Therapy, and it became my medicine. This work saved my life and showed me the power of creativity as a healing force. It is now one of the core practices I bring to others walking through their own midlife initiations.

Professional Training & Certifications

In addition to lived experience, I hold formal training across many holistic and energetic modalities, allowing me to support deep, multidimensional transformation:

Advanced Herbalism & Evolutionary Herbalism

Australian Bush Flower Essence Practitioner

Advanced Physical Iridologist

The Spiral Practitioner

Master NLP & Timeline Therapy® Practitioner

Feminine Embodiment Practitioner

HeartMath® & Breathwork Facilitator

Sing to Thrive Certified Teacher

Remedial, Swedish, Shiatsu, Lomi Lomi & Cupping Massage Therapist

Reiki II & Ashati Multidimensional Energy Healer

Facilitator, Speaker & Author

Whether guiding a sacred singing circle, facilitating a corporate scent + chakra reset, or speaking at wellness festivals, I create grounded, transformational spaces. I bridge science and soul, practicality and presence, always rooted in reverence for the feminine journey.

And soon…
Author of The Sacred SHE Reset: Reclaiming Your Rhythm, Rest & Radiance in Midlife
(Coming January 2026)

This is the path I walk, not from theory, but from embodiment.
And it is my deepest honour to walk beside other women ready to rise.

But beyond titles and trainings, what qualifies me most to do this work is empathy. I’ve been the woman awake at 3am with night sweats and anxious thoughts. I’ve been the professional reinventing her career because the old one no longer fit my soul. I’ve been the mother-figure with no children, learning to mother myself. Every step of my journey has taught me that empathy and presence heal more than any pill or protocol. And that’s what I offer you – a healing space where all of you is welcome.

Personal Note

My roots are no longer tethered to one place. As of 2026, I’ll be based in Panama, with my heart and hands in many sacred soils across the world. From rainforest to retreat space, you’ll find me weaving magic wherever I land—whether that’s holding a women’s circle in Costa Rica, offering a scent ritual by the sea, or writing barefoot in the highlands of South America.

I am guided by intuition, the lunar cycles, and the whispers of the Earth. My life is a living altar of beauty, truth, and service. I walk the path of the soul-led woman, listening deeply for what wants to emerge.

When I’m not guiding sessions or creating soulful offerings, you’ll likely find me:

Gathering flowers and taking photographs in a new landscape

Journaling with a flower essence by my side

Singing under the stars with sisters

Or dancing barefoot to the rhythm of whatever land I’m blessed to call home for now

This is a season of expansion, of remembering that home is not a place—it is a frequency I carry within me. And wherever I go, I bring that medicine to those I serve.

Closing Invitation:
Thank you for taking the time to get to know me. I want you to know I see you – in all your complexity and beauty. If you take one thing from my story, let it be this: You are not broken; you are becoming. It is never too late, and you are never too much. I’m here to walk with you as you reset, rebirth, and rise into the woman you’re meant to be in this next glorious chapter.

With love and endless belief in you,
Cherie-Ashana
Your partner in empowerment and sacred transformation