Ashley Smith

Thank you for having me.

Thank you for having me.

Thank you for having me.

Yes, I am. Yes. I've been blogging since 2008, and I just had a thing for writing.

Yes, I am. Yes. I've been blogging since 2008, and I just had a thing for writing.

Yes, I am. Yes. I've been blogging since 2008, and I just had a thing for writing.

I'm not sure. Self-expression, creativity. As a child growing up, I had a journal and teachers gave me compliments on my writing, on my essays growing up in grade school. So I just have a joy for words and putting them together, making them sound lively and passionate and good.

I'm not sure. Self-expression, creativity. As a child growing up, I had a journal and teachers gave me compliments on my writing, on my essays growing up in grade school. So I just have a joy for words and putting them together, making them sound lively and passionate and good.

I'm not sure. Self-expression, creativity. As a child growing up, I had a journal and teachers gave me compliments on my writing, on my essays growing up in grade school. So I just have a joy for words and putting them together, making them sound lively and passionate and good.

Yes, I wrote my own blog book on my experiences living with schizophrenia. I'm in recovery now.

Yes, I wrote my own blog book on my experiences living with schizophrenia. I'm in recovery now.

Yes, I wrote my own blog book on my experiences living with schizophrenia. I'm in recovery now.

I've been wanting to share my story in recovery for a very long time. I actually had the opportunity to meet up with a peer who is also a self-published author, and she guided me through the steps of self-publishing. It was actually her idea just to put my blog articles together to get my story out there. And so she walked me through the process, and then I have these blog books.

I've been wanting to share my story in recovery for a very long time. I actually had the opportunity to meet up with a peer who is also a self-published author, and she guided me through the steps of self-publishing. It was actually her idea just to put my blog articles together to get my story out there. And so she walked me through the process, and then I have these blog books.

I've been wanting to share my story in recovery for a very long time. I actually had the opportunity to meet up with a peer who is also a self-published author, and she guided me through the steps of self-publishing. It was actually her idea just to put my blog articles together to get my story out there. And so she walked me through the process, and then I have these blog books.

My first blog book came out back in 2014, What's on My Mind?,

My first blog book came out back in 2014, What's on My Mind?,

My first blog book came out back in 2014, What's on My Mind?,

Yes, I'm in recovery living with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and depression. It's a lot going on, but it's very manageable, and I'm grateful that I'm in recovery, and I'm grateful that I'm doing well today.

Yes, I'm in recovery living with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and depression. It's a lot going on, but it's very manageable, and I'm grateful that I'm in recovery, and I'm grateful that I'm doing well today.