Friendship, unity, understanding, tradition, spirituality, and mystery are all weaved into The Libertalia Trilogy. Mel Lewis, author of adult and children's books and the author of The Libertalia Trilogy joins Ashley on Live Your True Life Perspectives. Mel and Ashley discuss her inspirations for writing the trilogy, the depth of the character development, and the concept of the books.
Mystery meets history in Mel Lewis’ YA fic...

We have all been children at one time or another, many of us have children, some of us are children, and some of us are working daily to connect with our inner child. Children's books can present a lesson and present it in a safe and powerful way. Children's books are not just for children, they can empower the entire family. Kiki the Homesick Koala is the latest book from notable children's author Max Lees. Max wrote t...

Many of us are awakening to new realities, some of us are realizing that we have been sweeping our feelings under the rug for a while. What changes are you experiencing right now? How are you dealing with those changes and awakenings? Many are awakening to communication issues in their household. How do we open up the line of communication in our marriage? How do we begin to understand our feelings, emotions, and needs? Dan Nelson ...

There are major psychological impacts when it comes to COVID19 and the way our lives have changed based on closures, new mandates, and new ways of life. The experiences we have lived through this year are firsts for most of us. Some of us have lost contact with our friends and family. Some people you may hear from often, others you don't hear from at all. If you live in a heavily trafficked area with a lot of people, you have s...

Many of us have a long-term relationship with doubt. We've allowed doubt to stop us from living our truth and it's gotten in the way of our self-acceptance. Many of us have lived through some sort of mental, physical, and or emotional abuse in our formative years. That abuse clouded our thought process about ourselves and made us question our worth and value. Diane Scabilloni joins Ashley live on Live Your True Life Perspec...

Grandmothers are powerful in their own way, they have superpowers of making us feel good, and they teach us many things we don't learn from others in our life. I remember spending time with my Grandmother, I remember some of those moments like they took place yesterday. Today, we live in such a fast-paced disposable society where we don't realize the full value of these ladies that we may only have short time access to in o...

Going against the odds, Dr. Tre Pennie, doctor of education, military veteran, a sergeant in the Dallas police department, and he's running for Congress. Tre overcame many adversities throughout his life including his choice to join the military against his family's wishes, the murder of his cousin, and joining the police force. Dr. Tre is running for congress and awaiting the results for Election 2020. This is a real-life ...

It's the noisiest time to be alive on the planet, between the election, fear of what's going to happen, changes in our world, COVID19, the time change, and Halloween, we are facing a great challenge to focus on ourselves and to work to empower ourselves instead of feeling fear, anxiety, and small. We can not put our head in the sand and act like none of this is happening, however, we must deal with the news and noise effect...

How do you see yourself? Is your identity based on new or old programming? When you were young did your parents and teachers define you in a specific way, are you still living with that definition of yourself? I'll be discussing how to identify your old outdated programming and how to begin to let go of those programs and beliefs that do not serve your highest good. Later in the hour, Dan Nelson joins me with a very interesting...

Without communication, humankind will ultimately fall apart. With the enhancement of technology, texting, emailing, and instant messaging we have lost the art and respect for old-fashioned communication. It's amazing the misunderstandings that are taking place in our world based on the inability of a person to accept a call or to pick up the phone. Recently I had a situation that took place that had me worried, concerned, and b...

Developing our identity throughout childhood and all the way through our adult life is a life-long process. Understanding how being unique isn't a bad thing and being able to feel comfortable in one's own skin is a lifetime goal for us all. Tamsin Wood, imaginer and author of Tales of Canglford Nock, children's book series reveals how she begins to teach self-worth and self-esteem to children through her powerful books....

When we make mistakes in life we must find the courage and stamina to proceed and move positively with our life. Dr. Anthony Manna, award-winning children's author and author of Loukas and The Game of Chance joins Ashley on Live Your True Life Perspectives. Dr. Manna explains his reasoning for creating such a thoughtful and meaningful story. The story will inspire all to be kind, to see the value of every living animal and huma...

How do we live in full expression? Many of us have gone through massive self-change and self-discovery as we live through unprecedented times with COVID19. Some of the aspects of our life we thought were important are not that important anymore. And some of the things we took for granted prior to COVID19, we don't take for granted anymore. Jim Phillips life strategist and author of The Key to Life- Living in Full Expression, An...

We are all unique and everyone is different. We possess wonderfully unique qualities that differentiate us from others. Some of us are dealing with disabilities that also make us different from others. Having a disability can be extremely challenging because of the way the outside world treats and views us. Today, Ashley is talking with Stenetta Anthony, author of "A Home for Sally" an authentic book that is opening the dia...

What does freedom mean to me and how do I become free and get freedom in my life? It seems life is not free, we are told what to do, the career we should have, and now we are told when we can leave the house and what we have to wear when leaving the house. Most of us talk about being free and wanting freedom, in order to be free what do we choose for our life path? How do we stay away from societal and government limitations and ot...

Everyone has aspects of themselves that we need to work on, perfection is an illusion. Flaws are human and we need to take inventory, overcome, and have personal forgiveness to move forward in our life. We begin by healing ourselves first before being able to heal other people. Patricia Love, The RaRa Coach joins Ashley in the studio to discuss how we can empower ourselves and empower others. Patricia works with women to help them ...

Answer the wake-up call...It's time to live your life for yourself instead of everyone else. Society tells us we have to have kids, we must make a certain amount of money each year, we shouldn't be divorced, we should live this life, where this watch, drive this car and look this way...Is this the way you want to live your life? Does this way of life work for you or are you ready to make a change? Are you ready to stop judg...

Learning to listen to your heart is extremely necessary to living on purpose. When a parent explains the concept, it allows a child to begin to understand the subject and incorporate listening to their heart in their day-to-day life. Hal Price joins Ashley on LYTL Perspectives to discuss his latest best-selling children's book that teaches children and adults the importance of listening to the wisdom of their hearts and remindi...

Today we're discussing being grateful and present, as well as the value of our female components in our life like our mothers, grandmothers, and female relatives. We oftentimes forget about what we're grateful for and often we may take certain aspects of life for granted. In these tumultuous times, with COVID19 and unrest, we need to gain more clarity and more peace of mind. Join Ashley as she meets with best-selling autho...