by Ashley Olivine | Sep 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
Let’s talk about how to turn things around and get the life we want. Sometimes life happens and we find ourselves stuck in a rut or just not where we want to be. That’s okay. It’s a natural part of life because things ebb and flow. That also...
by Ashley Olivine | Aug 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
Let’s talk about how to make big decisions. We all face big decisions sometimes. In motherhood, specifically, there are some doozies. Whether they’re related to health, family, career, parenting, or something else, they can weigh on us. They may consume our every...
by Ashley Olivine | Jul 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
Recent life events have prompted/inspired me to question the stages of grief. This is because my experience of grief hasn’t fully fit into those stages. At first, I didn’t get it. Surely it wasn’t grief I was experiencing. Well, perhaps it wasn’t. Spoiler alert: it...
by Ashley Olivine | Jun 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
Here I stand, in two different worlds, with one foot in the United States and the other in Ukraine. They are both my home, and I no longer feel whole. I am an American. For the past (almost) three years my family and I have lived in Ukraine. It became home, the only...
by Ashley Olivine | May 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
Parenting through hard times like death, serious illness, or transition is just not the same as normal life parenting. This is because parents and kids have different needs, and sometimes those needs are conflicting. For example, a parent may need extra alone time...
