Meet the Coach

I’m Ashley Johnson, Certified Grief Coach, End-of-Life Doula, and Founder of Lantern Life Services, LLC — a sacred sanctuary for emotional wellness, holistic healing, and embodied transformation.

My life’s work sits at the crossroads of grief, emotional intelligence, and the sacred art of holding space.
I believe that healing isn’t just about “moving on.”
It’s about moving through — with gentleness, awareness, and love.

The Mission Behind Lantern Life

Lantern Life Services was born from a single truth:
even in the deepest darkness, there is always light.

Through Lantern Life, I help people navigate some of life’s most tender thresholds — grief, change, and emotional overwhelm — by offering safe, compassionate spaces for release, reflection, and reconnection.

My approach blends evidence-based coaching techniques with trauma-informed, heart-centered presence. Every conversation, every session, every ritual is an invitation to remember that you are not broken — you are becoming.

Certified Expertise, Grounded in Humanity

I am a Certified Grief Coach trained in helping individuals process loss and transition with clarity, compassion, and conscious awareness. My certification and training include emotional regulation tools, somatic awareness, and active listening frameworks designed for deep integration.

As a Certified End-of-Life (Death) Doula, I provide emotional, spiritual, and logistical support for those approaching death and for the loved ones walking beside them. My doula work informs everything I do — teaching me that healing is not about rushing forward, but honoring each sacred moment with reverence.

In every role — coach, doula, and guide — I hold one guiding principle:
Presence heals more than pressure ever could.

The Expansion — Sacred Embrace Studio

In 2024, Lantern Life Services expanded to include Sacred Embrace Studio, the emotional wellness and professional cuddling division of the company.

Sacred Embrace was created to honor the part of healing that words can’t reach — the body’s need for safety, grounding, and nonsexual, trauma-informed connection.

It offers comfort sessions, sacred grief holds, grounding work, and virtual care, all designed to regulate the nervous system and release the emotions your body has been holding in silence.

Together, Lantern Life and Sacred Embrace Studio form a complete circle of healing:

• Lantern Life — for the mind and heart.

• Sacred Embrace — for the body and spirit.

The Heart of My Work

Every session begins with intentionality — creating a sacred container for you to be seen, held, and honored exactly as you are.

You can expect:

• A trauma-informed approach rooted in emotional safety and consent.

• Space for tears, laughter, silence, or stillness — whatever your process requires.

• Practical tools for nervous system regulation and daily emotional balance.

• A gentle but powerful reminder that your healing is not linear — it’s sacred.

What I Believe

• Grief is not a disorder to fix — it’s a love story that deserves to be witnessed.

• The body keeps the score, but it also holds the wisdom to heal.

• Safe, sacred spaces allow transformation to happen naturally.

• You don’t have to “be strong.” You only have to be honest.

My Promise to You

When you work with me, you enter a judgment-free zone where your story, emotions, and boundaries are sacred.
I’m here not to “rescue” you, but to walk with you — holding light until you can carry your own again.

Whether we meet through grief coaching, end-of-life support, or a Sacred Embrace session, you can expect compassion, clarity, and deep spiritual care at every step.

Ashley Johnson, CGC, EOLD
Certified Grief Coach | End-of-Life Doula | Founder, Lantern Life Services, LLC
Guiding souls from darkness to light through conversation, comfort, and sacred connection.