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About Me — Ashley Kim

Maternal wellness professional. Also into books, travel, and the outdoors. I’m Ashley Kim, Founder & CEO of Adventure Motherhood. I’m also a Certified Professional Coach, former outdoor educator with a Masters in Environmental Education, and a travel enthusiast. ​But more than that, I’m a mom. Just before my first child…

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About Me—Ashley Kim
About Me—Ashley Kim
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May 17

This Mother’s Day…

…”reclaim your right to be interesting.” The first time I met our next door neighbor after we’d moved into a new house he said to me, “Oh, so you’re just a housewife.” At the time, I was the stay-at-home mom of a two-year-old and seven months pregnant with our second child. By outside metrics I was…

Motherhood

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This Mother’s Day…
This Mother’s Day…
Motherhood

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An Injustice!

·May 3

Is Asylum an Option for American Families Under Threat of School Shootings?

A parent considers her children’s safety — Remember the mother in Uvalde, Texas who had an altercation with law enforcement as she tried to enter Robb Elementary to save her child(ren) from the shooter there? They weren’t going in, so she was going to. I know that mom; I am her. My daughter sent the text above…

Culture

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Is Asylum an Option for American Families Under Threat of School Shootings?
Is Asylum an Option for American Families Under Threat of School Shootings?
Culture

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Apr 27

What Do You Want to Experiment With?

Experimentation leads to growth—and fun and adventure — By the time you read this the soccer team of middle schoolers I’m coaching will have played our first game. I’ve never coached a sport before and am only doing it because no one else volunteered, though I did play in high school. …

Adventure

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What Do You Want to Experiment With?
What Do You Want to Experiment With?
Adventure

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Apr 26

How Much Fun Are You Having?

Women, and moms especially, are deprived of fun — As I typed the title of this email my brain wanted to switch out “fun” for “sex.” Not because I want to know, but because that question is part of our public consciousness. On the other hand, how frequently do experts or articles, partners or friends consider the question of…

Fun

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How Much Fun Are You Having?
How Much Fun Are You Having?
Fun

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Apr 20

Stop Taking Responsibility for Things That Aren’t Yours

Own your own stuff only — I’m not taking responsibility for things that aren’t mine. This is what I keep telling myself. It’s fitting for many areas of my life. I’m always worrying, jumping in, fixing, even when the problem is someone else’s or the situation requires nothing from me. But that’s why I exist, right…

Self

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Stop Taking Responsibility for Things That Aren’t Yours
Stop Taking Responsibility for Things That Aren’t Yours
Self

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WAVE 4

·Apr 17

How Head Lice are Foot Soldiers of Patriarchy

A case of lice reveals gender inequality A friend texts that his wife has just found lice in their 9-year-old daughter’s hair. Oh no, I think. Here we go. Our families, each with a daughter and son, just spent five days together. …

Feminism

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How Head Lice are Foot Soldiers of Patriarchy
How Head Lice are Foot Soldiers of Patriarchy
Feminism

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The Virago

·Apr 8

The Trauma of Motherhood

And what we can do to prevent it — When a kid walks in the room—your child or anybody else’s child—does your face light up? -Toni Morrison I was well into being a parent when I realized that not only did my face not light up when my kids entered the room but my whole body grew tense—chest tightening…

Parenting

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The Trauma of Motherhood
The Trauma of Motherhood
Parenting

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A Parent Is Born

·Mar 28

5 Things I Wish My Husband Knew When Our Kids Were Little

Not about them—about me. — When our daughter came along, followed two years later by our son, my husband was quick to get to know them—how they liked to be held, what soothed them, what entertained them. Who he didn’t know then though was me, not in my new role of mother. It wasn’t his…

Parenting

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5 Things I Wish My Husband Knew When Our Kids Were Little
5 Things I Wish My Husband Knew When Our Kids Were Little
Parenting

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Globetrotters

·Mar 26

You Can Be a Mom and Travel Solo

Let’s normalize moms traveling without their families — “You can’t do that. You’re a mother.” I’ve read different versions of this statement in Facebook groups for solo female travelers. They don’t come from the members themselves but the members’ stories of their (male) partners, parents, or other concerned family members. …

Motherhood

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You Can Be a Mom and Travel Solo
You Can Be a Mom and Travel Solo
Motherhood

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