Dr. Ashley Margeson, ND
Dr. Ashley Margeson is a Naturopathic Doctor, keynote speaker, and wellness strategist based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She works with organizations, conferences, and leadership teams to address burnout, capacity, and performance through practical, research-backed approaches that fit real-world demands.
With a background in clinical care, organizational leadership, and systems-level thinking, Dr. Ashley is known for helping audiences understand burnout not as a personal failure, but as a capacity issue shaped by workload, expectations, and environment. Her work focuses on creating sustainable momentum — helping individuals and teams protect energy, make better decisions under pressure, and perform well over time.
Dr. Ashley’s speaking blends research, lived experience, and engaging storytelling.
Her approach is grounded, relatable, and deeply human, leaving audiences feeling seen, validated, and equipped with tools they can actually use. Her ideas have been shared through conferences, organizations, and a widely followed podcast, and most recently through her TEDx work exploring the ripple effects of wellness.
When More Doesn’t Work: Finding a New Way to Support Yourself in Perimenopause
​For many of us, the wellness habits that once felt reliable can begin to lose their effect in midlife. We may eat well, stay active, push through, and keep showing up, yet still find ourselves feeling more tired, more overwhelmed, less resilient, or simply unlike ourselves. In a season that often asks more of us, it can be unsettling to realize that more effort is not always the answer.
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This session is an invitation to step out of that cycle. In a warm and approachable way, we’ll explore how hormonal change, stress, and daily load can reshape the way many of us experience wellness in perimenopause. Together, we’ll look at what it means to shift from pressure to support, and from force to steadiness, with practical, realistic ways to care for ourselves in a way that truly fits this season of life.