Author: Ashley Carter Youngblood

Ashley's focus is "empowering women to discover their voice and heal their relationships" and specializes in a holistic approach to counseling worrying women & highly sensitive individuals/empaths. She also has a special interest and training in the connection between nutrition and mental health.

The Secret to Happiness: Stop Trying to Change People!

August 26, 2019
As published in in The Women’s Lifestyle Magazine of Greater Kalamazoo, August 2019 Edition. What if we stopped spending time trying to change people, “rescue” them, or make them see...

How to Make a Decision

July 22, 2019
As published in in The Women’s Lifestyle Magazine of Greater Kalamazoo, July 2019 Edition. Life can be hard and hindsight always seems 20/20. So, how should one make a decision,...

When Our Support Base Is Not Supportive

July 2, 2019
[Published in Natural Awakenings Magazine, June 2019 Edition.] The reality is not everyone agrees with us or believes that what we are doing is the right thing and in light...

Understanding Being Transgender: What to Know and What to Do

June 3, 2019
June is National Pride Month! So, I figured I would start the month off with some pride talking about a topic that has been getting a lot of press lately:...

The Power of Mother/Daughter Relationships: Practicing Appreciation

April 30, 2019
As published in in The Women’s Lifestyle Magazine of Greater Kalamazoo, May 2019 Edition. This month we get to celebrate Mother’s Day. What a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the...

Nutrition and Mental Health: The Essential Missing Link

February 25, 2019
As published in in The Women’s Lifestyle Magazine of Greater Kalamazoo, March 2019 Edition. Did you know?: The “Minnesota Starvation Experiment” in the 1950s found that mental health symptoms (e.g....

What you Should Know about the Highly Sensitive Person in your Life

February 18, 2019
[Published in Natural Awakenings Magazine, November 2018 Edition.] I previously wrote an article offering a general overview of the concept of a Highly Sensitive Person/“Empath”. Since writing that article, there...

Listen to Your Heart

January 11, 2019
[As printed in The Women’s Lifestyle Magazine of Greater Kalamazoo, February 2015 Edition]; article from guest blogger Stacy McDonald. It’s Friday evening after a long week of work, housework, errands,...

How to Improve Mental Health – Stop Coping!

November 5, 2018
[Published in Natural Awakening’s magazine, September 2018 edition.] Yes, you read the title of this article correctly – a therapist just told you to stop coping in order to improve...

Recognizing and Addressing Domestic Violence

October 1, 2018
[As printed in The Women’s Lifestyle Magazine of Greater Kalamazoo, October 2018 Edition] In honor of October as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, I want to pay tribute with this...
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