Angela Ashton Author

Angela Ashton is the author of The Stillness Between the Trees, a coming-of-age novel rooted in the quiet power of forests, memory, and the moments that shape who we become. Her writing explores the spaces between childhood and adulthood, the natural world and the unseen, and the ways solitude can teach us how to listen more deeply. Her work explores the intersection of nature, the body, and the unseen forces that shape our inner lives.

She is also the author of The Path Back to Safety, a grounded guide for chronic illness, inflammation, and nervous system healing. Drawing from lived experience and a nervous-system-informed lens, the book explores how chronic symptoms often arise in a body stuck in survival mode — and how healing can begin when the body finally feels heard. In this work, Angela draws from lived experience to explore how the body responds to prolonged stress and trauma, and how healing often begins not through force, but through safety, listening, and restoration.

Across both fiction and nonfiction, Angela’s work is shaped by a deep respect for the body, the natural world, and the quiet wisdom found in stillness. Her stories and reflections often weave together themes of resilience, inner transformation, folklore, and the subtle magic present in everyday life. Her work is guided by themes of resilience, inner transformation, folklore, and the subtle wisdom found in the natural world. Her writing invites readers to slow down, notice what has been overlooked, and reconnect with both body and landscape.

When she isn’t writing, she can usually be found walking wooded trails, observing wildlife, taking Bigfoot sighting reports, or working on future stories inspired by the forest and its secrets. 🌲