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Hello World!

My name is Ashley Cash. A few things you should know about me:

I am an English Major with minors in Creative Writing and Professional Education.
I'm twenty until the twenty-fifth.
I love to read and write.
I also love car shows, pageant, comics, and my pets (especially my tiny dog, Molly).
I won Miss Congeniality at my last pageant and People's Choice at my last car show.
I was a victim of Teen Dating Abuse/Violence.
I am a survivor who speaks up about this horrible treatment.

Here are a few things you should know, following this blog: it is an extension of my website/blog SpeakUpAgainstAbuse.weebly.com where I talk about my volunteering and advocacy work within my church and community.

Currently, I do a solo speaking advocacy to talk to teenagers and young adults about Dating Abuse to raise awareness. This is both a passion project as well as my platform for my pageants. I have only met with a couple of teen groups, but I have decided to change things up a little, consulting more books to help myself grow and know how to better help the young men and women I speak to. My current read is 'Tornado Warning: A Memoir of Teen Dating Violence and It's Effects on a Woman's Life' by Elin Waldar. More on this later!

I am also a member of a wonderful group called Ladies of War where we handmake and decorate prayer books for women in tough situations. It's a wonderful experience to share time with so many wonderful women and use our creative powers to help others in the name of the Lord. I need to make my own prayer book soon!

Recently, I have also started helping out with a very special group known as the HOPE (Hold On Pain Ends) Depression Support Group. I was, at one time, an attendant of it every Thursday at 6:30. Now I am helping the excellent leader of the group and hoping that we can reach a younger crowd that may need this help!

Currently, I am looking to speak to groups of people from middle schoolers to college-age young adults, so if you're interested please contact me (see my website above)!
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Location: Clarksville, TN, USA

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  1. AnonymousMarch 2, 2018 at 8:12 AM

    Thank you for sharing your journey and for your courageous transparency! May God continue to guide you and keep you safe! ❤️

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