HeyJaredUnfucking Midlife & Sobriety
Midlife, sobriety, desire, and the version of yourself you're still becoming. Written honestly, without the wellness gloss.
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The Manifestation Industry Has a Grief Problem. (opens the original)
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Maybe I'm jaded. Or maybe we’ve confused manifestation with emotional avoidance.(Or maybe I need to stop scrolling.)Every time another "here’s how I manifested my dream life" video shows up in my feed, I feel myself flinch. The formula is usually some version of this: think better thoughts, raise your vibration, journal as though it's already yours, don't entertain negativity for too long or you'll call more of it into your life. Then, almost inevitably, the camera pans to the beautiful house, t
My Virgin Era (opens the original)
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Before we jump in... I’ve heard from many of you about moving my writing off Substack. I honestly didn’t think you’d mind either way, which, in hindsight, was a little silly because this is your experience as the reader and listener. So, this is my long way of saying: I hear you. And I’m happy to be keeping my writing here alongside the rest of my work.xx,AshleyI find myself thinking about desire, and talking about it, more than I ever have. In conversations with friends. On podcasts. With my co
Quitting Drinking, Desire & Reinventing Yourself in Midlife (opens the original)
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I just wrapped up a Substack Live with and I wanted to make sure you didn’t miss it.We talked about quitting drinking in midlife, why so many of us become seekers of self-help and personal growth, and what we’re really searching for underneath all of it.We also got into one of my favorite conversations: the stories women inherited about desire as they age. We’re told that sex fades, that desire is only about sex, and that wanting less is simply part of getting older. But what if none of that is
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