Ashley’s
Blog Archive
Though I am no longer writing here, this blog stands as an archive of my journey to where I am today.
I started this blog early on when deconstructing my cultic beliefs.
I’ve grown a lot and this blog was an important part of processing what happened to me and telling the truth of my story.
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Marriage Doesn't Have To Be Hard. I know, Because Mine is Easy!
The hardest relationship I've ever had is with myself. I've had to seriously work on me, and Will has had to work on himself so our relationship together could be so easy.
The Three Stages of Trust for Survivors of Abuse and Toxic Communities
𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 # 𝟏 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞. 𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵. 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘦 (𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺, 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴, 𝘦𝘵𝘤.). 𝘋𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘵.
HEALTHY RESPONSES TO TRAUMA TRIGGERS: Strategies For Survivors and Advocates
In this blog, Ashley addresses traumatic triggers, the science, impact, and strategies for survivors and advocates to respond to them in healthy ways.