Ashley Allen

Nov 30, 2024 | medium.com | Ashley Allen

Ashley Allen, CSW, MSW·Follow4 min read·--By Ashley Allen, MSW, CSWNovember 30, 2024Legacy! Ah! What a word. Some read the word legacy and zone out, uninterested. If you’re like me, you see the word and want to read more. This article is for those persons. Not all people are having children, and some find this to be sad. Others think these people are more successful in many ways. What matters is what you think. What happens when you read about kids?

Nov 21, 2024 | medium.com | Ashley Allen

Ashley Allen, CSW, MSW·Follow4 min read·--Photo by SprengbenReflecting on Broadway: a Social Worker’s PerspectiveBy Ashley K. Allen, MSWNovember 21, 2024When I first saw the movie Rent, I was with my best friend, Amelia Goudie, at the Dollar Theatere, where my Grandmother used to take me every week. As a teenager, I was in middle school musicals, dance, and theatre. In high school, I went on to dance on the Ballroom team, and a private dance company.

Nov 18, 2024 | medium.com | Ashley Allen

Ashley Allen, CSW, MSW·Follow5 min read·--by Ashley Allen, CSW, MSWNovember 18, 2024Photo Credit: Palm Desert Family Law; Franck CamhiAbusive Traits are Associated with Relational Deterioration and DissatisfactionRelationships are more likely to deteriorate when one or both partners have abusive traits.

Nov 18, 2024 | medium.com | Ashley Allen

Ashley Allen, CSW, MSW·Follow2 min read·--By Ashley Allen, CSW, MSWWritten 2020; Edited and Posted November 18, 2024Photo by Caleb Woods on UnsplashEFFECTS OF AN INDIVIDUAL’S CHILDHOOD ABUSE (NEGLECT) ON THEIR CHILDREN AND PARTNERSChildhood abuse and neglect (the latter which is often “neglected” in literature compared to overt forms of abuse), are global issues.

Nov 17, 2024 | medium.com | Ashley Allen

Ashley Allen, CSW, MSW·Follow2 min read·--By Ashley Allen, CSWNovember 18, 2024All humans yearn to be understood, but why is it that sometimes as humans we mistakenly think others know us as well as we know ourselves? Often humans assume others know them as well as they know themselves because:They desire to be understood. It can be easier to assume we are known as well as we want to be in order to feel connection and to feel we are truly understood.