Don't Die Afraid

Mental Health at Home 🏡 ➖ ➖ How can we discuss mental health at home? How do we bring up conversations about family trauma? How do we tell our parents or siblings that we aren't feeling well? How do we become a support system for our loved ones who need us the most? ➖ ➖ #DontDieAfraid #ResilientInspiration #BlackCreatives #MentalHealthCheckIn #BlackMHM #TalkAboutUncomfortableThings #LetsTalkAboutIt #xoInspirationalWord #BlackMentalHealthMatters #aCreativeDC #BYthings #Blavity #BGIO #BlackGirlInOm #MelaninAndMentalHealth #BrownGirlsLove #Crwnmag #StigmaFree #DCArtists #MadeInDC #FightInTheOpen (at Washington, District of Columbia)

Push Past the "What Ifs?" ✊🏾 ➖ ➖ I changed my name from Fearless Ashley to Resilient Ashley over a year ago because I didn't want to give people the wrong impression. I have tons of fears but I keep pursuing my mission in spite of them. And guess what? Sometimes I fail but the best part about being resilient is learning from the failure and rising again. It takes courage but we all have that ability, we just need to tap into it more. So thank you #DrKing @shinetext and @chiantilomax for the reminder of our true power. ➖ ➖ #DontDieAfraid #ResilientBlackHistory #ResilientInspiration #mlk #mlkday #mlkweekend #martinlutherkingjr #ihaveadream #civilrights #blackhistory #blackculture #blackLivesMatter #BlackPride #Blavity #MyBlackIsBeautiful #BHM #BlackHistoryMonth2018 #BlackFutureMonth #BlackHistoryMonth (at Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial)

Happy New Year my Resilient Family! 😘 ➖➖➖ My favorite celebratory 2018 post was from @charmcitypretty stating, "Long story short, I survived." That's exactly how I feel about 2017- I survived grief, pink eye, food poison, and depression. I survived it all with the support and love of my #ResilientFamily so THANK YOU for rocking with me and cheers to new beginnings! 💛😘 #DontDieAfraid #ResilientHealth #ResilientVideos #HappyNewYear2018 (at Northwest Washington, Washington, District of Columbia)

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Share your hurricane and #DefendDACA resources below! ➖➖➖ Check out WeAreHereToStay.org to learn more. #HereToStay 💛 ➖➖➖ My friend @naturallycarlly told me about The Jesse Tree, a non-profit in Texas that has been serving the community since 1995- if you need assistance or would like a trusted place to donate contact them through www.JesseTree.net 🙏🏾 ➖➖➖ How's your spirit doing today? #ResilientHealth #MentalHealthCheckIn #DontDieAfraid #MentalHealthMatters #BlackMHM (at Washington, District of Columbia)

I was gentle with this girl and reminded her how brilliant she is. I never minimized her experiences or told her to second guess her intuition. ➖➖ I believed she was capable of anything she committed to and celebrated every accomplishment. I never lost patience with her or tried to tame her energetic spirit. ➖➖ When did I stop breathing life into this girl? I think it was in middle school but I can't pinpoint exactly when. ➖➖ I started comparing her to others and whispering lies in her ear that she wasn't good enough. I made her cry and become self conscious of the smallest things. ➖➖ I dimmed her light but it wasn't intentional. I promise, it was honestly a mistake. I've apologized to her but now it's time to do the work and reverse those negative thoughts she's been fed. ➖➖ Now I remind her daily to have faith and not rush her progress because everything will come together in God's timing. 💛 ➖➖ #MHSummerReFRESH entry for the past two days. If you haven't written a piece yet, what are you waiting for? Be creative and show me what you got! ➖➖ #DontDieAfraid #LoveTheSkinYoureIn #MinorityMentalHealthAwarenessMonth #BlackMindsMatter (at Washington, District of Columbia)

Against my own will, people keep asking me, "How are you doing?" My answer will always be: "I'm taking it one day at a time." - that's all I can do. Losing a parental unit isn't something you can prepare for. ➖ So if something arises this week that you don't know how to handle, be gentle with yourself and know that it's okay to figure it out as you go along. ➖ #WeAreOnlyHuman #DontDieAfraid #BeSureSundays #BlackMHM #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #BlackMentalHealthMatters #EndTheStigma #EmpowerMHDC #GriefTherapy

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Still working on revamping DontDieAfraid.com and sipping tea for everyone who tells me they are attending the inauguration.🐸☕️ ______ I might still be working on this site this Saturday at @blackbloggersunited #BBUPowerHour at Calabash at 12pm. Come through so you can get some sneak peeks. (at Maketto)

My January is full of exciting events and I want y'all to join me at them! Starting with #BBUPowerHour in all these major cities! Bring your laptop, notebook....whatever you are working on so we can grind together. _________ I want to see all my #BlackBloggers at this event hosted by @blackbloggersunited You said 2017 is the year for you to level up, then show me that you are about that life by joining me and other like-minded bosses at @calabashtea on January 7th. RSVP at bit.ly/BBUpowerhour ________ (at Calabash Tea & Tonic)

The Right Way to End 2016 I know you've seen posts about self-proclaimed success in 2017. We all should claim it, I'm an avid believer of speaking things into existence.

Y'all been planning for 2017 since October but still haven't paused to say you are grateful for 2016. 👀👀👀 #YesImJudgingYou #ResilientGratitude _________ I wasn't intentional this year but He still blessed me. I'm changing that this year! _________ Go check out the full video on YouTube! bit.ly/ddaRWTE <<Link in Bio>> ________ #IRG2017 #ResilientYouTube #YouTuber #YTCreator #YouTubeBlack #Selfcare #DontDieAfraid #SelfImprovement #BlackMillennials #BlackJoy #PersonalGrowth #BlackStartUps #BlackInfluencers ​ ​ #BlackBloggersUnited ​ #bloggersoc #blackgirlswhoblog ​ #BrownGirlBloggers

Happy FriYaY!!! This is the perfect throwback from @beblogalicious with @pamelajbooker and @trendysocialite ! We had a blast in this @dove photo booth. I hope you have a blast today with loved ones, good sales, and leftovers!

#ResilientFamily where y'all at? How's your spirit doing?!

Don't Die Afraid turned 4 today! Yay I'm hype. I didn't know I've been on Tumblr for so long.

No you can't grab my #Pussybow or my ballot. ___________ Find out where to vote & what's on the ballot: http://www.vote411.org #vote #MyVote2016 Some states have amendments and other races. By looking at them ahead of time you'll be able to make a more educated and prepared choice. ___________ #EverywhereSociety #DontDieAfraid #ResilientInspiration (at Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead)

Attending #Blogalicious8 is great. You feel a natural high the whole weekend and then Monday hits you. 👊🏾 ___________ It's time to put all the knowledge you learned into action. __________ It's time to be a #Boss ___________ Thanks to all these bosses for sharing their insights with us! I took plenty of notes. _________ #ContentIsLife #EverywhereSociety #BlogKiaStyle #BrandBossLife #One2OneNetwork (at Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead)