You are not your job. You are not your roles: child, parent, spouse, friend. You are not your accomplishments. You are so much more than these identities. You can rediscover your true self through what you experience. Listen to this episode to hear how Ashley discovered parts of herself after the heartbreak and trauma of losing her husband.
You are not your job. You are not your roles: child, parent, spouse, friend. You are not your accomplishments. You are so much more than these identities. You can rediscover your true self through what you experience. Listen to this episode to hear how Ashley discovered parts of herself after the heartbreak and trauma of losing her husband.
Ashley is an author, speaker, and scholar. After the sudden death of her husband in 2018, she became a young widow and a single mother. She is a professor of criminal justice and has recently stepped out as an indie author with the release of her new children’s book The Girl Who Dances With Skeletons: My Friend Fresno.
Quotes to remember:
“I literally, trauma after trauma, started knocking those labels off. They didn’t exist anymore.”
“You’re more compassionate and you are braver and you are kinder because you’ve hurt and your heart has hurt.”
“There’s a bigger story written than I can see, and I’m just trying to walk it.”
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