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The River We Share: When the Breakdown is the Bridge
It’s a stormy, rain-soaked spring day in Arkansas. The weather has been brooding for days, and I can feel it in my bones—its heaviness, its
Why I Secretly Refused My Soul’s Calling for So Long
We’ve all been taught that you are supposed to put your needs before your wants. Eat your vegetables before dessert. Save your money instead of
When It’s Time to Bloom: Courage & Trust in the Process
It is spring again—a few days after the solstice—birds are singing while flowering trees spray white, purple, and yellow buds into the warming air. Daffodils
The Vitally Important Question You’re Not Asking Yourself
What a 39-Year-Old Mother of 5 Taught Me About Conviction On the week of my 39th birthday I was ruminating about being almost 40 when
Aging with Acceptance: How Comparison Kills Contentment
The Beauty of Becoming: Letting Go of Comparison in Aging I’ve started to notice my aging more than ever. As I’ve spent time building online
Trust the Cocoon: When Your Next Chapter Is Still Taking Shape
The In-Between: The Goo Before the Wings Did you know that when a caterpillar enters a cocoon, its body turns into a kind of organic
The Ache for Approval: How My Past Shaped My Partnerships
Chasing Approval: The Pattern That Kept Me Running The ways we attach, connect, and navigate intimacy—especially in our romantic lives—are often shaped by the core
The Unexpected Key to True Love (That No One Talks About)
I’ve been asked, more than once, in the last few months, what I’m looking for in a partner. Not only have I had trouble answering
The Breaking Point: When Avoidance Becomes Agony
I Knew, But I Stayed—Until I Reached My Breaking Point: I have come to realize that the hardest part of the huge changes I made
The Lie of Being Good Enough: How Releasing External Validation Brought Me the Love I Craved
A story of hypervigilance: From the moment we’re born, we begin attuning to the nuances of our caregivers—their body language, attentions, and subtle shifts in
Make Your ‘Word of the Year’ More Meaningful: A Ritual to Anchor Your Intention in Stone
All this talk of Word of the Year, Goals, Intentions… So what is an intention anyway? If you look up the definition… It will say
Ditch Your Goals: How Letting Go Can Lead to Your Biggest Breakthrough
As life unfolds into a new calendar year (in 2025) it’s a good time for self-reflection. I’ve been in the process of coming to terms
Ashley Loren
Contemplative blogger
This is the empowering space where I share self-reflections, deeply personal journal sections, quandaries, transformational stories, and liberating strategies.
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