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We’re headed to couples therapy.

I almost cancelled this trip, it sure would have been easier to.
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But three years ago we committed ourselves to overcoming the effects of grief together. And for us, that looks like couples and individual therapy.

So we’re on our way to our bi annual therapy to see a woman who quite literally helped us come back to life both separately and together.

Therapy isn’t sexy to talk about. It’s not popular and it’s usually not convenient. But it’s been a pilar of growth, strength, and forward movement for us...
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I want you to know that we STILL feel like we’re trudging through the mud sometimes to be able to be in the healing space we’ve found. It’s never been easy, it’s always been work, but I believe it’s the best work we could do for ourselves. 💕💕

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This is for those of you who are overwhelmed watching everyone else hustle, but you feel trapped in a slow season. Maybe you’re needed more at home, or are a care taker, or are sick, or have another life circumstance that has forced you to pump the brakes and slow down in your life.
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I don’t know why, but somewhere we got the memo that the hustle is where a life of value lives. We look at other people chasing dreams or doing big things and it’s easy to get frustrated with feeling like we’re not doing enough... like we’re wasting time.
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But here’s what I think: the slow down is a gift. It’s an opportunity to uncover more clarity, to reconnect with who you are and get really intentional about what you choose to do every day.
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Hustle doesn’t make your life more or less valuable. You have value because you’re alive. And no matter our season, we get to create our purpose. Right now, as I went from the most wild book tour and launch, to laying on my couch for the past couple of months, I am finding purpose in the slow down... and just wanted you to know that you can give yourself permission to do the same. Let this time be a gift. ❤️

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“How do I move on from pain, heartbreak, or loss that feels so deep it, physically hurts me?”
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This is the number one question I’m asked. It’s the question that tugs at you and feels heavy, desperate and impossible. I know running far away from the pain feels like the only way to LIVE again and find joy.... You might not like my answer, but discovering this changed my life.

You don’t move on. You can never move on from losing a child, or someone you love. You can never move on from those moments that change your whole life forever...
You’re not supposed to.

You move FORWARD.

Moving forward means you don’t leave the experiences and people that have shaped your world behind.
It means your pain becomes your teacher, and you move forward WITH everything you’ve learned, WITH new eyes life has given you to view the world, WITH deeper compassion and connection and a power that only comes to a woman who has chosen to rise from the ashes.

Sister, I know you want distance from the pain, but I promise, you don’t want to move on. That would be like forsaking all of the beautiful, complex parts that make you, you.
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But you can move forward. And allow your past to serve your present. That’s where healing lives. That’s where the sun shines again. That’s where your power is. And you know what? That’s how you DESERVE to be living.

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Morning hike with my guy. We missed the mountains so much before we moved back, so we’ve been taking advantage of living so close to them again. I’ve been grabbing @premierprotein shakes in the morning (the chocolate flavor is my favorite), and sometimes make smoothies with them as the base! Been needing to take snacks with me everywhere I go now, so #premier protein has been as easy and delicious thing to grab! #sponsored #premierprogress

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Dear S and Z, I can not wait to tell the baby all about you. You made me a mama and I want you to know you will always be a part of me and our family❤️
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I found out I was pregnant the same week as the 3rd anniversary of losing our kids. It was this beautiful, and intense, juxtaposition of life, love, and loss, all wrapped up together.

I’ve felt both extremes. The joy of motherhood and the excruciating despair that comes when your child is no longer physically with you. It’s a pain I didn’t know a human could feel, and still live through.

But when we live through the hard stuff, we become more aware of the rainbows. We get to understand the depths of joy because it rises us up higher than we experienced before, and we develop an intimate relationship with pain that teaches us that we don’t have to be afraid of it anymore.
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I know we have ideas of what we hope our lives will look like, and I want you to know it’s okay if it doesn’t fit your original vision. Our best lives are a mix of it all. Pain and joy, love and loss. We have to experience it all in order to rise above it all. It doesn’t have to ruin us. I promise. I know it might feel like it’s going to at times, but life was never meant to destroy us. It all is to allow us to uncover our truest joy...
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And mine is wrapped up in that photo with me. I’d go through it all over again, even knowing the outcome. Because the joy outweighs the pain. Thank you @kierra_b_art for painting my joy.

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Happy Valentine’s to my sweetest babe. Because of our new house, and everything else going on, we said no presents this year... but I couldn’t help but get him a new BURST toothbrush! Mike has been on a journey with his teeth this year, and the guy is so confident in his smile now it makes me so happy. I heard @burstoralcare is having a huge sale this weekend, so wanted to get him a toothbrush that removes up to 10x more plaque... and that can make his mouth extra kissable for Valentines Day 🥰
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Come grab yours in the link in my bio, and use code ASHLEY10.
#brushBURST #kissablemouth #ad

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