Danae Ashley
Storyteller & Author
Offering storytelling that invites personal discovery and healing.
My Sap is Rising is available for pre-order now!
A Catalyst of Connection
I'm an author and voice artist devoted to creating meaningful connections through storytelling.
My debut book, My Sap Is Rising (launching March 2026), invites you on a pilgrimage through holistic healing, weaving together ancient wisdom and modern insight.
My voice over work brings that same warmth and depth to commercials, audiobooks, eLearning, and documentaries - from bright and effervescent to soothing and contemplative.
If you’re looking to connect by working with me for therapy, please go to my therapy website and we can begin the conversation there.
THE BOOK
My Sap is Rising
Journey with me through the Hildegard of Bingen Pilgrimage Way as we explore holistic mental health healing through the wisdom of a 12th-century mystic and a 20th-century psychotherapist. Part spiritual memoir, part self-help, part educational, it’s an invitation to wholeness for seekers on their own journey of discovery.
Launching March 2026
VOICE OVER WORK
Bringing Stories to Life
From bright and effervescent to soothing and meditative to sultry and sensual—my voice brings your projects to life with warmth and versatility. Commercials, audiobooks, narration, eLearning, corporate training, documentaries, and personalized messages.
Let's create something beautiful together.
Meet Danae
For nearly twenty years, I've been weaving together the sacred and the practical, the ancient and the modern. From my years as a priest to my work as a voice artist, I've discovered that every story, whether spoken or written, has the power to heal and transform.
The Book
Your journey to wholeness awaits.
What could a revolutionary 12th-century mystic and a 20th-century psychotherapist teach us about healing?
My Sap Is Rising invites you on a pilgrimage through the Hildegard of Bingen Pilgrimage Way, exploring holistic mental health, ancient wisdom, and the greening power of viriditas. Part spiritual memoir, part self-help, part educational, this book offers an invitation to wholeness for seekers on their own journey of discovery.
“You shall do it!”
This is what I told Danae Ashley when I first met her on a warm summer afternoon at the Hildegard Forum in Bingen in May 2023. And she did it! What you are now holding in your hands is a much needed first contribution to Hildegard of Bingen‘s ethical work on virtues and vices, especially in the Liber vitae Meritorum. What makes this book so unique is that Rev. Ashley a trained Adlerian psychotherapist was able to connect Hildegard‘s original ethical thoughts with modern individual psychology in such a way that ‘pilgrims‘ today, be it on the ‘Hildegard Way‘ or beyond who follow the ‘Pilgrim‘s Reflection’ in this book, may gain tremendously from the insights and wisdom of both, Hildegard of Bingen and Alfred Adler, as well personally as also spirituality. So thank you Mother Danae Ashley!
– Dr. Annette Esser, Scivias Institute, Germany
Author of The Hildegard of Bingen Pilgrimage Book
More Praise
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My Sap is Rising is clever, insightful, empowering, and encouraging. Danae does a masterful job creatively articulating the connection between the life and influence of Hildegard with Adler’s Individual Psychology while providing readers with opportunities for personal, emotional, and spiritual growth and transformation. This is a true work of social interest.
-Meg Williams, PhD, LMFT-S, MCLC, Adlerian Network Chair
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My Sap is Rising brilliantly weaves together Rev. Ashley’s personal experience of Hildegard of Bingen and her expertise in Adler. It offers a creative and holistic application of Hildegard and Adler for the reader. This book is unique in its approach and offers a valuable contribution to the world of Hildegard studies.
-Rev. Dr. Shanon Sterringer, Founder and Pastor of the Hildegard Haus and Author of 30 Day Journey with St. Hildegard of Bingen and Forbidden Grace
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If you’re looking for a meaningful armchair adventure, read My Sap is Rising. Danae Ashley takes the reader on an exciting exploration as an authentic modern pilgrim alongside a 20th century psychologist and 12th century mystic. The book’s presentation is creatively conceived and executed with scholarly documentation and illustrations which make the material delightfully accessible.
-Molly O’Dell, MD, MFA, author of Care is A Four Letter Verb
