From Survivor to Experiencer: Ashley Butler’s Journey

Go from being a Survivor to an Experiencer. That is what Ashley Butler is here to talk to us about today. Ashley and I navigated our thoughts around leadership and life during Build it Beautiful. Ashley has built a beautiful life that “starts in her own home.”

Ashley wrote in her bio:

A bio is much like an active ingredient list. The first thing mentioned has the highest concentration which ultimately means it’s the largest portion of the product. This is why most women (aka the product) with children will essentially list their offspring as their “first ingredient.”  Children may be a product OF YOU, but they do not make up who YOU actually are. 

So who am I? 

I am a highly energetic woman filled with humor and laughter. I firmly believe that everything can be funny if you let it be.  

I don’t love the idea of wearing a busy badge, but I fill my time with my favorite activities: taking a bath, playing pickleball, watching movies, traveling, paper crafting, organizing, southern cooking, lifting, and hosting parties.

I’m a pretty high functioning ADHD person who quickly moves from one activity to the next, allowing much to get done but then nothing to get done all at the same time. 

I am a lover. I love people and serve them often through ways of friendship, inclusion, listening, hearing and seeing them as a person. 

I am currently serving my community as Mrs. Mountain Ridge. My husband and I have been married for 20 years and have lived in Herriman for 10 with our 4 children.

And I couldn’t agree with her more. She embodies this to a T.

If you’d like to find Ashely, you can at @ashleysorensen_butler on Instagram

Mrs. Utah America Tickets Are on Sale!!!!

Saturday, March 29, 2025

6pm

Murray High School – Murray, Utah

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Build with Amanda McCombs, Mrs Daybreak 2025

Amanda McCombs is a fellow Mrs. Utah America pageant contestant, representing her community as Mrs. Daybreak. She is a resilient trauma survivor, nurturing (former) teacher, and a mom in an amazing blended family.  She is a podcast host, and is taking her time away from teaching to heal and learn how to live life all over again.

I loved sitting down with Amanda. She brings such depth to conversation and as we talk about, she helps me stay balanced. Having her as my pageant sister has been such a joy seeing her learn and be refined.

Enjoy listening to her thoughts on building it beautiful, but also how life sometimes gets in the way (like kids with questions) and how to gracefully accept all of who we are.

You can find Amanda at @nosogenius on Instagram

And watch out for her on stage during the Mrs. Utah America Pageant – March 29, 2025 at Murray High School. Click here to see if tickets have dropped (usually March 1).

Photo Credit: WFMM Social and Carolina Burton Photography