A job at the gym turned into a lifelong passion for Ashely Schmidt. She was an undecided undergrad when Ashley discovered how much our daily choices impact our health, happiness, and overall life. She wanted to “get on top of a mountain and yell it out for the world to hear!” So, she started climbing the ranks of education, earning two bachelor’s degrees in health promotion/wellness and international studies from the University of Wisconsin and a master’s in human nutrition from the University of Bridgeport. At age 23, Ashley left her hometown of Ringle, Wisconsin, where there are more cows than people, to study abroad in Poland and Hungary. Eventually, she became a certified wellness practitioner, intrinsic coach, and therapeutic lifestyle coach, leading her to Twin Cities Metabolism.

To enhance the patient experience, she works behind the scenes organizing the patient web portal, patient resources, diet instructions, diet examples, and other web presences of TCM. Her favorite part of the job? Helping people who have been everywhere and tried everything without finding relief until now. It’s all about making a real difference.