Crowned for Ashes: Supporting Wounded, Ill & Injured Veteran Marriages + Young Widows with Founder, Ashley Cochrane Olson

Ashley Cochrane Olson is the Founder and Executive Director of the non-profit Crowned for Ashes organization that's run out of Northwest Florida. She tells us her story and how she became a widow at the age of 31 after losing her husband who was a Veteran. Ashely tells us she became his full-time caregiver at the age of 27 when her late husband had a heart valve infection on deployment and then he had a stroke. 

During that time, Ashley tells us she saw the need to walk in the community with others who understood what she was going through and that's why she started Crowned for Ashes, Corp. Now Ashley serves alongside a community of people at Crowned for Ashes, Corp who support wounded, ill, and injured veteran marriages + young widows with rest and recreation retreats on Florida’s Emerald Coast.

If you know someone who you think would benefit from getting connected with this organization -- please send this episode to them and share their website, here: www.crownedforashes.org

Connect with this organization on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crownedforashes/

Listen to Ashley's full story, here: https://vimeo.com/335849600?embedded=true&source=vimeo_logo&owner=14704668