There may have been things that have happened in your life that have made it hard for you to find peace. You may feel like your life is in a constant rotation of chaos. Some of that chaos may include emotional pain(past or present) that never seems to go away. Can I ever find true […]
Just be happy. For someone plagued with depression, the statement, “just be happy” simply doesn’t help. Depression goes much deeper than simply choosing to be or not to be happy. If it were as simple as those three words, many people would not struggle with feeling depressed. Someone in my family is dealing with depression. […]
I feel like no one hears me! Are they even trying to listen? Don’t they care? Is there something wrong with ME? For some people, depending on their temperament, this applies to everyone in their day to day life. To others, this may apply only to the people they value most such as close friends and […]
The past can be very painful for many people to talk about. Usually people try to move on from their past with the idea that they cannot change it so they try not to think about it anymore. Burying the past becomes such a burden that later on in life it drags them down. It is […]
Past rejections that have never been healed can harm your present and past relationships. Not just romantic relationships but also relationships with family and friends. Almost everyone has a need to be accepted and a fear of rejection but there are some temperaments that have a greater fear of rejection. They also would have deeper […]
Sign up for Ashley’s latest posts e-mailed to you SPAM FREE The thought of starving or harming yourself may seem impossible to you. It also may seem illogical to you that you could possibly feel better by hurting yourself in any way. Self harm and eating disorders are not logical; they are emotional responses. They […]
Subscribe to our mailing list Children in the foster care system tend to feel alone and forgotten. A lot of times the programs that were built to help protect these children end up failing them and hurting them. Teens in foster homes dealing with rejection. Children in foster care usually come from very broken homes. They have […]
Sign up for Ashley’s latest posts e-mailed to you SPAM FREE New technology had opened the door for us in many positive ways. It has also opened the door for people to invade us personally in our homes and in our children’s rooms. Cyber bullying has become a major issue with teens today. It […]