Meet The Founder
Ashley Brown
This initiative came about talking to a group of women about where we are now, where we are trying to go, and most importantly where we have been in relation to our goals. A theme that emerged was how previous relationships have impacted our lives, and how we all have a story to tell.
I have written for almost 20 years, and have only started sharing publicly as of the past few years, infrequently. As a young professional I have always felt that depending on what I’m writing about, it doesn’t always come across as politically correct.
Freedom of speech is hardly free. What we say has the potential to impact the rest of our lives, and the lives of others as well. Likewise, opinions are more criticized and publicized than ever by way of social media. For those who write for healing, these are oftentimes barriers to sharing our experiences with complete transparency.
When we write anonymously about our Hurt, we Help others Heal through our transparency by allowing them to see that there are more similarities in our stories than differences. We are enabled to heal by expressing ourselves freely. We don’t have to exclude those parts of our story that we always leave out. The parts that have caused guilt, shame, embarrassment, fear of repercussions and etc.
“Writing is a way of talking without being interrupted.” — Jules Renard
