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Karen Scofield's avatar

What a Great Heading for your post today, I really enjoyed, and will reStack ASAP 🤗💯👍

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Ashleigh Vaughn's avatar

Thank you Karen.

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Megan Youngmee's avatar

Just giving you one of those super long hard hugs. The ones where you can lean in sob and just know you are heard. Gentle gentle sweet sister. Thanks for showing up today to express where you are. Breathing long slow breaths with you as you remember that sweet girl who is doing her damn best. Love you. I know you got this. You know you got this. Feeling the feels is raw and the way back to the sun. ☀️

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tobi odeyale's avatar

damn! i need that type of hug too. 😓

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Megan Youngmee's avatar

Boom!! lean on in. feel the embrace of love. It's always here. Feel it from the earth as it pulls you in with the gravity and a weighted blanket.

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tobi odeyale's avatar

megan, come here 🫂🫂

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Ashleigh Vaughn's avatar

Thank you so much Megan. If I got that hug in real life I would most definitely just sob until I fell asleep. I appreciate and love you for your kind words!

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Megan Youngmee's avatar

I got you. I hope you can find a way to hold yourself through this. and feel mamma earth pulling you in tight to her chest. and at some point another human to hold you tight too. Tonight I was crying I said outloud, I’ve been holding myself through this a long time, I wish there was something physically here, and a cat jumped into my lap. It was not my cat. but it showed up. Hahah, thanks spirit. you knew I needed a damn cat tonight. hahah. You are so welcome and know I’m with you. together sister.

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biglittlemia's avatar

Sending a virtual hug to you. Unless you've been in that mental space, you can't really understand it. ❤️ Remember that you're doing your best especially unmedicated.

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Ashleigh Vaughn's avatar

Thank you so much!

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PALLAVI PREETINANDA's avatar

Hi Ashleigh. Am a psychiatrist who has been diagnosed with bipolar. Learnt to manage my illness well enough to see patients, but still it hits hard on many days and I just zone off and refuse to work. I have a privilege yes. But I know exactly what you mean. Thank you for sharing this, this makes so much sense. Sending you loads of love and strength to feel better.

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Ashleigh Vaughn's avatar

Hi Pallavi! Thank you so much for your words and for doing the work in this field while also having struggles. I would absolutely love to have a psychiatrist who also has a mental illness because the chances for empathy and actually being heard are greater.

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PALLAVI PREETINANDA's avatar

I hope you get all the help you need and all the healing you rightfully deserve❤️

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A. Wilder Westgate's avatar

Sending you love, Ashleigh. 🧡 I'm sorry everything is so hard right now. I hope things even out soon.

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Ashleigh Vaughn's avatar

Thank you A!

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Ashley Jay's avatar

Shout out to the growth you’ve experienced over this year, no depletion of ass fatness, and being a self aware baddie in this season that can be so hard for so many reasons. I hope you find joy in the glimmers as you navigate through your days 🥰

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Ashleigh Vaughn's avatar

Thank you so much Ashley. I truly appreciate you. So much!

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kaylen alexandra's avatar

You have such a special way of expressing yourself with words. Thank you for sharing your incredibly real experience here. Sparking up a cinnamon candle for you and asking that peace find your soul in this very moment. 🪷

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Ashleigh Vaughn's avatar

Thank you so much K. I appreciate it!!

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Scarlet Ibis James's avatar

Nice ass, indeed. Love, peace, grace and joy rush to you this season to check those other real feelings.

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Ashleigh Vaughn's avatar

Thank you so much.

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