About From Ashes
In short, From Ashes follows the story of two thirty-something women who have everything and then lose everything during the lockdowns of 2020. They are forced to pivot and navigate an entirely new life in the face of chaos and uncertainty.
Dana and Nicola meet at an Air BnB on the Sunshine Coast, British Columbia in the summer of 2015. Dana is a housekeeper and Nicola is a guest. They instantly become good friends, but life takes them in different directions.
Five years later...
Dana is a rising star fitness coach when the lockdowns force her to shut down her fitness classes. All attempts to re-launch her fitness career online fail. Desperate to numb the pain of her sudden loss, she turns to photography, a long-time passion of hers.
Nicola, award-winning photographer and wedding planner, loses her business when the world economy shuts down. To make matters worse, her husband -- the love of her life – decides to walk out, leaving her alone and shattered. But rather than let his betrayal completely engulf her, Nicola decides to expand her photography skills outside of the wedding realm.
Both women reconnect with each other over social media, and photography is the very thing that rekindles their friendship. They meet up near Pemberton late that spring. Nicola starts her own photography business while Dana finds her passion in gardening, which takes her on a very different career path, albeit one that complements Nicola’s photography business.
Both Dana and Nicola feel like they’ve been blessed to have reconnected and to be able to have a second chance at success, but they soon discover that their ability re-define friendship, happiness, and success amidst chaos is not so easy.
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