Ashley Tripp

Joined February 2023

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Writer & artist featured in multiple publications about my passions: culture, politics, history/literature, & feminism. I hope to inspire the same fervor in my readers! Check out my work on Substack, Medium, & my website.

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If you've ever dealt with any form of trauma, there is one mantra that therapists looove: "Healing isn't linear" Ugh. If you've been to therapy, you probably resent the saying as much as I do (even if you know it's true).
By Ashley Tripp2 years ago in Psyche
What’s the “Situation” With Modern Love & Heartbreak?
During my high school and college tenure, the word "situationship" hadn't yet been popularized, but the concept certainly was. If you're unfamiliar with the term, it might be because the idea is ambiguous in and of itself.
By Ashley Tripp2 years ago in Humans
The Impact of Communicating With Honesty
Have you ever felt like everything is way more complicated than it should be? Every conversation, every attempt at communication, every expression absolutely drains you? You might be trapped in a cycle of masks and toxic communication.
By Ashley Tripp2 years ago in Humans
The Beginning of Healing
Too many people today are wounded. In fact, "wounded" might be too light of a word. We've been abused, traumatized, scarred, damaged... you name whatever words fits your life.
By Ashley Tripp2 years ago in Psyche
From A Shattered Glass House. Content Warning.
They always say that people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. So I've never thrown anything harder than balled up socks.
By Ashley Tripp2 years ago in Poets
One Secret Factor Boosting Women’s Self Worth
In the last decade, women have become a force to be reckoned with in determining significant others. Self-value and dignity-alongside matching demands for respect from their male counterparts-are on the rise.
By Ashley Tripp2 years ago in Viva
How to Change Your Self-Image. Top Story - November 2023.
Disclaimer: To all who want to comment, "your self worth should come within," please refrain. It's not an overnight process & internalized criticisms skew our thoughts. Seeing the reality that you are loved is a step towards increasing your self worth.
By Ashley Tripp2 years ago in Motivation
How to Change Your Self-Image
Disclaimer: To all who want to comment, "your self worth should come within," please refrain. It's not an overnight process & internalized criticisms skew our thoughts. Seeing the reality that you are loved is a step towards increasing your self worth.
By Ashley Tripp2 years ago in Viva
The Difference of 6,000 Miles. Content Warning.
6,227 miles. That is the distance between my home state of Kentucky and the Palestinian land in Gaza. Over 6,000 miles provide me safety. Safety from bombings, massacres, torture, evictions, violations of human rights, and only God knows what else.
By Ashley Tripp2 years ago in Poets
How to Stop Abandoning Yourself
If you grew up (or live in) a dysfunctional or abusive home, then you know what it's like to have your needs forsaken while others' are prioritized.
By Ashley Tripp2 years ago in Psyche
I Don’t Think About You Anymore
I don’t think about you anymore, dad. I remind myself not to. I tell myself: You're not thinking about me So when it storms & the rain pelts the windows,
By Ashley Tripp2 years ago in Poets
Self-Directed Anger Has to Go
A key feature of an unhealthy mindset is (sometimes self-placed) restrictions on one's life. In my own case, this showed up as chronic/invisible illnesses, abuse/trauma, CPTSD, anxiety, etc.
By Ashley Tripp2 years ago in Psyche

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Bent Progress

What’s the “Situation” With Modern Love & Heartbreak?

The Impact of Communicating With Honesty

The Beginning of Healing

From A Shattered Glass House. Content Warning.

One Secret Factor Boosting Women’s Self Worth

How to Change Your Self-Image. Top Story - November 2023.

How to Change Your Self-Image

The Difference of 6,000 Miles. Content Warning.

How to Stop Abandoning Yourself

I Don’t Think About You Anymore

Self-Directed Anger Has to Go

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