Allison N. Ash, PhD
Dr. Allison Ash is an eating disorder recovery speaker who brings together lived experience, clinical insight, and systems-level thinking to transform how communities respond to mental health.
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After recovering from anorexia and building a nationally recognized recovery coaching model, Allison now speaks to colleges, faith communities, healthcare teams, and organizations about creating cultures of care where people don’t have to struggle alone. Her keynotes move beyond awareness to offer practical, sustainable frameworks for support equipping audiences with language, tools, and structures that make healing possible in real life.
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Keynotes
Text Me Tomorrow
What 30 Friends Taught Me About Healing from Mental Illness
For Colleges, Universities, and Faith Communities
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When Allison invited 30 friends into her anorexia recovery, each committing to send simple text messages one day a month, she discovered something powerful. Healing happens through intentional systems of care, not isolated willpower.
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In this keynote, Allison blends personal story with professional expertise to break stigma, challenge the belief that strength means handling things alone, and offer a practical framework for asking for help and supporting others without overwhelm. Audiences leave with concrete tools to build cultures where no one has to heal in isolation.
When Treatment Isn’t Enough
Rethinking Eating Disorder Recovery on Campus
For Counseling and Health Centers and Student Affairs
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Colleges and universities have expanded counseling services and referral pathways, yet many students with eating disorders continue to struggle. Treatment is essential, but it is often not enough within the campus environment.
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In this keynote, Allison draws from lived experience and years of professional work in eating disorder recovery to examine the gap between clinical care and campus culture. She challenges institutions to move beyond a refer and release mindset toward integrated, student ready systems of care. Participants leave with actionable insight into how education, coordination, and compassionate campus environments can support true, holistic recovery.
The Myth of Self Sufficiency
Why the Strongest People Build Support Systems and How You Can Too
For Corporations and Organizations
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We celebrate independence and resilience, but rarely examine the cost of doing everything alone.
In this keynote, Allison challenges the cultural narrative of self sufficiency and reframes strength as the ability to design and rely on systems of support. Drawing from her recovery from anorexia and her professional experience, she equips leaders and teams with practical strategies to reduce burnout, normalize asking for help, and build sustainable, high performing cultures rooted in mutual support.