Ashley McMullen
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1,095 appearances
12 recordings
1 series
first heard Jun 2020
last heard May 2023
Ashley McMullen’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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And to have people respond in a way that was affirming and loving was immensely valuable.
And then of course, like with folks who I didn't know, there are folks that I didn't know as well.
People were able to resonate with that story.
I think many of us have embodied these
kind of narratives and trying to always
fit ourselves into the molds of what society expects, what society values, and then getting to that point where you can start to dismantle
these structures that keep us from being who we are and what that feels like and or if you're still working through it, understanding the pain of that process, but also the the beauty that comes after it.
pause to pay homage of how much life can change in such a short amount of time.
And I just love the trajectory and beauty of our collaboration and our friendship and dovetailing into this series.
I think back especially in where my mind was at immediately after George Floyd.
I was just having such
Such conflict internally, like wanting people to respond, but also not wanting to be bothered and having to manage other people's discomfort.
And so I really appreciated your your approach to that situation.
Because we talk a lot about allyship and just recognizing that human interaction is inevitably messy, especially interacting across differences, across cultures and all the feelings.
Fear and anger and
wanting to do something but not knowing quite what to do.
What you did in that moment was you reached out with an invitation to use an existing platform to do what we both care about, which is tell stories.
But perhaps we can do this in a way that sheds lights or maybe tells a story that hasn't been told in a way that can bring healing and empathy and compassion in this moment that really, really needs it.
And not coming with an agenda, not coming like asking me to explain or try to understand, but just, hey, like I'm here.
Can we work together?
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