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Ashley Judd Instagram - My big sister. My protector who powdered me when I was an infant, let me do her Civics homework when I was in 6th grade (which made me feel "big”), who taught me how to drive (it was a 1957 Chevy), with whom I compared mosquito bites after we played in eastern Kentucky creeks looking for crawdads. Oh, yes — she happened to sing some, too. This past Friday, she sang in Knoxville, and it was glorious. My favorite songs are the ones our Mama wrote, so customized for her voice are they. Thank you to fans for loving my sister @wynonnajudd and helping to give her life purpose and meaning, and for recognizing that she’s indeed the G.O.A.T.
Ashley Judd Instagram - My big sister. My protector who powdered me when I was an infant, let me do her Civics homework when I was in 6th grade (which made me feel "big”), who taught me how to drive (it was a 1957 Chevy), with whom I compared mosquito bites after we played in eastern Kentucky creeks looking for crawdads. Oh, yes — she happened to sing some, too. This past Friday, she sang in Knoxville, and it was glorious. My favorite songs are the ones our Mama wrote, so customized for her voice are they. Thank you to fans for loving my sister @wynonnajudd and helping to give her life purpose and meaning, and for recognizing that she’s indeed the G.O.A.T.
Ashley Judd Instagram - My big sister. My protector who powdered me when I was an infant, let me do her Civics homework when I was in 6th grade (which made me feel "big”), who taught me how to drive (it was a 1957 Chevy), with whom I compared mosquito bites after we played in eastern Kentucky creeks looking for crawdads. Oh, yes — she happened to sing some, too. This past Friday, she sang in Knoxville, and it was glorious. My favorite songs are the ones our Mama wrote, so customized for her voice are they. Thank you to fans for loving my sister @wynonnajudd and helping to give her life purpose and meaning, and for recognizing that she’s indeed the G.O.A.T.
Ashley Judd Instagram - I love spring birthdays and I love my Pop. He came into my life when I was 11 and the day we met I was practicing my cheerleader moves - and he let me climb up to stand on his shoulders before we fully knew each others’ names. He’s held me high since then, and with Mom gone, we are closer than ever. Happy Birthday, Pop.
Ashley Judd Instagram - I love spring birthdays and I love my Pop. He came into my life when I was 11 and the day we met I was practicing my cheerleader moves - and he let me climb up to stand on his shoulders before we fully knew each others’ names. He’s held me high since then, and with Mom gone, we are closer than ever. Happy Birthday, Pop.
Ashley Judd Instagram - I love spring birthdays and I love my Pop. He came into my life when I was 11 and the day we met I was practicing my cheerleader moves - and he let me climb up to stand on his shoulders before we fully knew each others’ names. He’s held me high since then, and with Mom gone, we are closer than ever. Happy Birthday, Pop.
Ashley Judd Instagram - Reflecting on small bits of beauty from this summer. 🌺 🪻🌼
Ashley Judd Instagram - Reflecting on small bits of beauty from this summer. 🌺 🪻🌼
Ashley Judd Instagram - Reflecting on small bits of beauty from this summer. 🌺 🪻🌼
Ashley Judd Instagram - Reflecting on small bits of beauty from this summer. 🌺 🪻🌼
Ashley Judd Instagram - Reflecting on small bits of beauty from this summer. 🌺 🪻🌼
Ashley Judd Instagram - Reflecting on small bits of beauty from this summer. 🌺 🪻🌼
Ashley Judd Instagram - Reflecting on small bits of beauty from this summer. 🌺 🪻🌼
Ashley Judd Instagram - Reflecting on small bits of beauty from this summer. 🌺 🪻🌼
Ashley Judd Instagram - Reflecting on small bits of beauty from this summer. 🌺 🪻🌼
Ashley Judd Instagram - I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)
Ashley Judd Instagram - I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)
Ashley Judd Instagram - I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)
Ashley Judd Instagram - I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)
Ashley Judd Instagram - I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)
Ashley Judd Instagram - I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)
Ashley Judd Instagram - I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)
Ashley Judd Instagram - I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)
Ashley Judd Instagram - I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)
Ashley Judd Instagram - I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)
Ashley Judd Instagram - I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)
Ashley Judd Instagram - I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)
Ashley Judd Instagram - I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)
Ashley Judd Instagram - I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)
Ashley Judd Instagram - I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)
Ashley Judd Instagram - I’m honored, and wow, it is so much fun!!!! to return to my (second, University of Kentucky having been first) academic home, Harvard Kennedy School. I am a  Senior Fellow with the Women and Public Policy Program! Wahoo, lookout! In 2009, I thought I would do my Master’s somewhere else, when a professor who knew my international work well asked, “Why aren’t you going to Harvard?” Totally shocked, I replied, “Why am I not putting a rocket ship up my rear end and going to the moon?”  I didn’t recognize myself as “Harvard material.” I soon reviewed the Harvard Kennedy School of Government  Women & Public Policy Program website.I actually wept. “These are my people.”  I began to feel confident that the expertise of my  lived experience births a perspective and wisdom, combined with academic learning and being with folks from all over the planet, that means I have something unique and valuable to offer. So. It’s okay to be smart.  It’s okay to care.  It’s okay to be human.  It’s okay not to know,  and  to ask someone how to do things,  free from feeling shame or guilt. (Like how to use my new email  or the shared folder with class readings! 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️) I will guest lecture in a few classes around campus, attend so many neat things (such as with Hon Mr Justice Chile Eboe-Osuji, pictured here, President  of the International Criminal Court), goof off, and ask really hard questions it seems many won’t dare to ask! Thanks for coming along! Love, Ashley @harvardkennedyschool
Ashley Judd Instagram - I’m honored, and wow, it is so much fun!!!! to return to my (second, University of Kentucky having been first) academic home, Harvard Kennedy School. I am a  Senior Fellow with the Women and Public Policy Program! Wahoo, lookout! In 2009, I thought I would do my Master’s somewhere else, when a professor who knew my international work well asked, “Why aren’t you going to Harvard?” Totally shocked, I replied, “Why am I not putting a rocket ship up my rear end and going to the moon?”  I didn’t recognize myself as “Harvard material.” I soon reviewed the Harvard Kennedy School of Government  Women & Public Policy Program website.I actually wept. “These are my people.”  I began to feel confident that the expertise of my  lived experience births a perspective and wisdom, combined with academic learning and being with folks from all over the planet, that means I have something unique and valuable to offer. So. It’s okay to be smart.  It’s okay to care.  It’s okay to be human.  It’s okay not to know,  and  to ask someone how to do things,  free from feeling shame or guilt. (Like how to use my new email  or the shared folder with class readings! 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️) I will guest lecture in a few classes around campus, attend so many neat things (such as with Hon Mr Justice Chile Eboe-Osuji, pictured here, President  of the International Criminal Court), goof off, and ask really hard questions it seems many won’t dare to ask! Thanks for coming along! Love, Ashley @harvardkennedyschool
Ashley Judd Instagram - I’m honored, and wow, it is so much fun!!!! to return to my (second, University of Kentucky having been first) academic home, Harvard Kennedy School. I am a  Senior Fellow with the Women and Public Policy Program! Wahoo, lookout! In 2009, I thought I would do my Master’s somewhere else, when a professor who knew my international work well asked, “Why aren’t you going to Harvard?” Totally shocked, I replied, “Why am I not putting a rocket ship up my rear end and going to the moon?”  I didn’t recognize myself as “Harvard material.” I soon reviewed the Harvard Kennedy School of Government  Women & Public Policy Program website.I actually wept. “These are my people.”  I began to feel confident that the expertise of my  lived experience births a perspective and wisdom, combined with academic learning and being with folks from all over the planet, that means I have something unique and valuable to offer. So. It’s okay to be smart.  It’s okay to care.  It’s okay to be human.  It’s okay not to know,  and  to ask someone how to do things,  free from feeling shame or guilt. (Like how to use my new email  or the shared folder with class readings! 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️) I will guest lecture in a few classes around campus, attend so many neat things (such as with Hon Mr Justice Chile Eboe-Osuji, pictured here, President  of the International Criminal Court), goof off, and ask really hard questions it seems many won’t dare to ask! Thanks for coming along! Love, Ashley @harvardkennedyschool
Ashley Judd Instagram - I’m honored, and wow, it is so much fun!!!! to return to my (second, University of Kentucky having been first) academic home, Harvard Kennedy School. I am a  Senior Fellow with the Women and Public Policy Program! Wahoo, lookout! In 2009, I thought I would do my Master’s somewhere else, when a professor who knew my international work well asked, “Why aren’t you going to Harvard?” Totally shocked, I replied, “Why am I not putting a rocket ship up my rear end and going to the moon?”  I didn’t recognize myself as “Harvard material.” I soon reviewed the Harvard Kennedy School of Government  Women & Public Policy Program website.I actually wept. “These are my people.”  I began to feel confident that the expertise of my  lived experience births a perspective and wisdom, combined with academic learning and being with folks from all over the planet, that means I have something unique and valuable to offer. So. It’s okay to be smart.  It’s okay to care.  It’s okay to be human.  It’s okay not to know,  and  to ask someone how to do things,  free from feeling shame or guilt. (Like how to use my new email  or the shared folder with class readings! 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️) I will guest lecture in a few classes around campus, attend so many neat things (such as with Hon Mr Justice Chile Eboe-Osuji, pictured here, President  of the International Criminal Court), goof off, and ask really hard questions it seems many won’t dare to ask! Thanks for coming along! Love, Ashley @harvardkennedyschool
Ashley Judd Instagram - I’m honored, and wow, it is so much fun!!!! to return to my (second, University of Kentucky having been first) academic home, Harvard Kennedy School. I am a  Senior Fellow with the Women and Public Policy Program! Wahoo, lookout! In 2009, I thought I would do my Master’s somewhere else, when a professor who knew my international work well asked, “Why aren’t you going to Harvard?” Totally shocked, I replied, “Why am I not putting a rocket ship up my rear end and going to the moon?”  I didn’t recognize myself as “Harvard material.” I soon reviewed the Harvard Kennedy School of Government  Women & Public Policy Program website.I actually wept. “These are my people.”  I began to feel confident that the expertise of my  lived experience births a perspective and wisdom, combined with academic learning and being with folks from all over the planet, that means I have something unique and valuable to offer. So. It’s okay to be smart.  It’s okay to care.  It’s okay to be human.  It’s okay not to know,  and  to ask someone how to do things,  free from feeling shame or guilt. (Like how to use my new email  or the shared folder with class readings! 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️) I will guest lecture in a few classes around campus, attend so many neat things (such as with Hon Mr Justice Chile Eboe-Osuji, pictured here, President  of the International Criminal Court), goof off, and ask really hard questions it seems many won’t dare to ask! Thanks for coming along! Love, Ashley @harvardkennedyschool
Ashley Judd Instagram - I’m honored, and wow, it is so much fun!!!! to return to my (second, University of Kentucky having been first) academic home, Harvard Kennedy School. I am a  Senior Fellow with the Women and Public Policy Program! Wahoo, lookout! In 2009, I thought I would do my Master’s somewhere else, when a professor who knew my international work well asked, “Why aren’t you going to Harvard?” Totally shocked, I replied, “Why am I not putting a rocket ship up my rear end and going to the moon?”  I didn’t recognize myself as “Harvard material.” I soon reviewed the Harvard Kennedy School of Government  Women & Public Policy Program website.I actually wept. “These are my people.”  I began to feel confident that the expertise of my  lived experience births a perspective and wisdom, combined with academic learning and being with folks from all over the planet, that means I have something unique and valuable to offer. So. It’s okay to be smart.  It’s okay to care.  It’s okay to be human.  It’s okay not to know,  and  to ask someone how to do things,  free from feeling shame or guilt. (Like how to use my new email  or the shared folder with class readings! 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️) I will guest lecture in a few classes around campus, attend so many neat things (such as with Hon Mr Justice Chile Eboe-Osuji, pictured here, President  of the International Criminal Court), goof off, and ask really hard questions it seems many won’t dare to ask! Thanks for coming along! Love, Ashley @harvardkennedyschool
Ashley Judd Instagram - I’m honored, and wow, it is so much fun!!!! to return to my (second, University of Kentucky having been first) academic home, Harvard Kennedy School. I am a  Senior Fellow with the Women and Public Policy Program! Wahoo, lookout! In 2009, I thought I would do my Master’s somewhere else, when a professor who knew my international work well asked, “Why aren’t you going to Harvard?” Totally shocked, I replied, “Why am I not putting a rocket ship up my rear end and going to the moon?”  I didn’t recognize myself as “Harvard material.” I soon reviewed the Harvard Kennedy School of Government  Women & Public Policy Program website.I actually wept. “These are my people.”  I began to feel confident that the expertise of my  lived experience births a perspective and wisdom, combined with academic learning and being with folks from all over the planet, that means I have something unique and valuable to offer. So. It’s okay to be smart.  It’s okay to care.  It’s okay to be human.  It’s okay not to know,  and  to ask someone how to do things,  free from feeling shame or guilt. (Like how to use my new email  or the shared folder with class readings! 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️) I will guest lecture in a few classes around campus, attend so many neat things (such as with Hon Mr Justice Chile Eboe-Osuji, pictured here, President  of the International Criminal Court), goof off, and ask really hard questions it seems many won’t dare to ask! Thanks for coming along! Love, Ashley @harvardkennedyschool
Ashley Judd Instagram - I’m honored, and wow, it is so much fun!!!! to return to my (second, University of Kentucky having been first) academic home, Harvard Kennedy School. I am a  Senior Fellow with the Women and Public Policy Program! Wahoo, lookout! In 2009, I thought I would do my Master’s somewhere else, when a professor who knew my international work well asked, “Why aren’t you going to Harvard?” Totally shocked, I replied, “Why am I not putting a rocket ship up my rear end and going to the moon?”  I didn’t recognize myself as “Harvard material.” I soon reviewed the Harvard Kennedy School of Government  Women & Public Policy Program website.I actually wept. “These are my people.”  I began to feel confident that the expertise of my  lived experience births a perspective and wisdom, combined with academic learning and being with folks from all over the planet, that means I have something unique and valuable to offer. So. It’s okay to be smart.  It’s okay to care.  It’s okay to be human.  It’s okay not to know,  and  to ask someone how to do things,  free from feeling shame or guilt. (Like how to use my new email  or the shared folder with class readings! 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️) I will guest lecture in a few classes around campus, attend so many neat things (such as with Hon Mr Justice Chile Eboe-Osuji, pictured here, President  of the International Criminal Court), goof off, and ask really hard questions it seems many won’t dare to ask! Thanks for coming along! Love, Ashley @harvardkennedyschool
Ashley Judd Instagram - I’m honored, and wow, it is so much fun!!!! to return to my (second, University of Kentucky having been first) academic home, Harvard Kennedy School. I am a  Senior Fellow with the Women and Public Policy Program! Wahoo, lookout! In 2009, I thought I would do my Master’s somewhere else, when a professor who knew my international work well asked, “Why aren’t you going to Harvard?” Totally shocked, I replied, “Why am I not putting a rocket ship up my rear end and going to the moon?”  I didn’t recognize myself as “Harvard material.” I soon reviewed the Harvard Kennedy School of Government  Women & Public Policy Program website.I actually wept. “These are my people.”  I began to feel confident that the expertise of my  lived experience births a perspective and wisdom, combined with academic learning and being with folks from all over the planet, that means I have something unique and valuable to offer. So. It’s okay to be smart.  It’s okay to care.  It’s okay to be human.  It’s okay not to know,  and  to ask someone how to do things,  free from feeling shame or guilt. (Like how to use my new email  or the shared folder with class readings! 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️) I will guest lecture in a few classes around campus, attend so many neat things (such as with Hon Mr Justice Chile Eboe-Osuji, pictured here, President  of the International Criminal Court), goof off, and ask really hard questions it seems many won’t dare to ask! Thanks for coming along! Love, Ashley @harvardkennedyschool
Ashley Judd Instagram - I’m honored, and wow, it is so much fun!!!! to return to my (second, University of Kentucky having been first) academic home, Harvard Kennedy School. I am a  Senior Fellow with the Women and Public Policy Program! Wahoo, lookout! In 2009, I thought I would do my Master’s somewhere else, when a professor who knew my international work well asked, “Why aren’t you going to Harvard?” Totally shocked, I replied, “Why am I not putting a rocket ship up my rear end and going to the moon?”  I didn’t recognize myself as “Harvard material.” I soon reviewed the Harvard Kennedy School of Government  Women & Public Policy Program website.I actually wept. “These are my people.”  I began to feel confident that the expertise of my  lived experience births a perspective and wisdom, combined with academic learning and being with folks from all over the planet, that means I have something unique and valuable to offer. So. It’s okay to be smart.  It’s okay to care.  It’s okay to be human.  It’s okay not to know,  and  to ask someone how to do things,  free from feeling shame or guilt. (Like how to use my new email  or the shared folder with class readings! 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️) I will guest lecture in a few classes around campus, attend so many neat things (such as with Hon Mr Justice Chile Eboe-Osuji, pictured here, President  of the International Criminal Court), goof off, and ask really hard questions it seems many won’t dare to ask! Thanks for coming along! Love, Ashley @harvardkennedyschool
Ashley Judd Instagram - Celebrate 18 years of recovery with me! Thank you the good people at Shades of Hope who reached out to the “lost child” that I was, offering healing and a ever deeper & more beautiful way of life as the years pass. There is always a path of peace for us, whether our loved ones change, acknowledge the existence of a problem, or get their own help. We are not betraying them when we ourselves thrive. In fact, we are giving them hope.
Ashley Judd Instagram - Celebrate 18 years of recovery with me! Thank you the good people at Shades of Hope who reached out to the “lost child” that I was, offering healing and a ever deeper & more beautiful way of life as the years pass. There is always a path of peace for us, whether our loved ones change, acknowledge the existence of a problem, or get their own help. We are not betraying them when we ourselves thrive. In fact, we are giving them hope.
Ashley Judd Instagram - Celebrate 18 years of recovery with me! Thank you the good people at Shades of Hope who reached out to the “lost child” that I was, offering healing and a ever deeper & more beautiful way of life as the years pass. There is always a path of peace for us, whether our loved ones change, acknowledge the existence of a problem, or get their own help. We are not betraying them when we ourselves thrive. In fact, we are giving them hope.
Ashley Judd Instagram - Celebrate 18 years of recovery with me! Thank you the good people at Shades of Hope who reached out to the “lost child” that I was, offering healing and a ever deeper & more beautiful way of life as the years pass. There is always a path of peace for us, whether our loved ones change, acknowledge the existence of a problem, or get their own help. We are not betraying them when we ourselves thrive. In fact, we are giving them hope.
Ashley Judd Instagram - As we mark #WorldMentalHealthDay this week, I wanted to share an update with you all on my own health journey. xx I want to honor, deeply, the tiny circle of caring chosen family who have loved my body, mind, & spirit during this season: CC, my care companion & guide; my pastor, with her deep wisdom, empathy, vision, and lucid prayers; Amanda & Diane for their healing hands my system recognizes can help heal my system; Jamie & Aunt Dot for the ice baths, hugs, & anti-inflammatory, low-glycemic index meals; Beth, from 6th grade, Logan, Heather, lying on the moss with me, breathing, weeping; MTR for crafts & helping me find play; Tammy & Robyn & M.E., huddled in an embrace singing the Doxology together; Janet, who while traversing the globe still tracked me. day and night with care, cohesion, & showed me paths of hope; Nikki & Seane, holding back the walls of the Red Sea as I crawled through to re-birth. You are my people, my family, and you have loved me so well. Thank you.
Ashley Judd Instagram - As we mark #WorldMentalHealthDay this week, I wanted to share an update with you all on my own health journey. xx I want to honor, deeply, the tiny circle of caring chosen family who have loved my body, mind, & spirit during this season: CC, my care companion & guide; my pastor, with her deep wisdom, empathy, vision, and lucid prayers; Amanda & Diane for their healing hands my system recognizes can help heal my system; Jamie & Aunt Dot for the ice baths, hugs, & anti-inflammatory, low-glycemic index meals; Beth, from 6th grade, Logan, Heather, lying on the moss with me, breathing, weeping; MTR for crafts & helping me find play; Tammy & Robyn & M.E., huddled in an embrace singing the Doxology together; Janet, who while traversing the globe still tracked me. day and night with care, cohesion, & showed me paths of hope; Nikki & Seane, holding back the walls of the Red Sea as I crawled through to re-birth. You are my people, my family, and you have loved me so well. Thank you.
Ashley Judd Instagram - As we mark #WorldMentalHealthDay this week, I wanted to share an update with you all on my own health journey. xx I want to honor, deeply, the tiny circle of caring chosen family who have loved my body, mind, & spirit during this season: CC, my care companion & guide; my pastor, with her deep wisdom, empathy, vision, and lucid prayers; Amanda & Diane for their healing hands my system recognizes can help heal my system; Jamie & Aunt Dot for the ice baths, hugs, & anti-inflammatory, low-glycemic index meals; Beth, from 6th grade, Logan, Heather, lying on the moss with me, breathing, weeping; MTR for crafts & helping me find play; Tammy & Robyn & M.E., huddled in an embrace singing the Doxology together; Janet, who while traversing the globe still tracked me. day and night with care, cohesion, & showed me paths of hope; Nikki & Seane, holding back the walls of the Red Sea as I crawled through to re-birth. You are my people, my family, and you have loved me so well. Thank you.
Ashley Judd Instagram - As we mark #WorldMentalHealthDay this week, I wanted to share an update with you all on my own health journey. xx I want to honor, deeply, the tiny circle of caring chosen family who have loved my body, mind, & spirit during this season: CC, my care companion & guide; my pastor, with her deep wisdom, empathy, vision, and lucid prayers; Amanda & Diane for their healing hands my system recognizes can help heal my system; Jamie & Aunt Dot for the ice baths, hugs, & anti-inflammatory, low-glycemic index meals; Beth, from 6th grade, Logan, Heather, lying on the moss with me, breathing, weeping; MTR for crafts & helping me find play; Tammy & Robyn & M.E., huddled in an embrace singing the Doxology together; Janet, who while traversing the globe still tracked me. day and night with care, cohesion, & showed me paths of hope; Nikki & Seane, holding back the walls of the Red Sea as I crawled through to re-birth. You are my people, my family, and you have loved me so well. Thank you.
Ashley Judd Instagram - As we mark #WorldMentalHealthDay this week, I wanted to share an update with you all on my own health journey. xx I want to honor, deeply, the tiny circle of caring chosen family who have loved my body, mind, & spirit during this season: CC, my care companion & guide; my pastor, with her deep wisdom, empathy, vision, and lucid prayers; Amanda & Diane for their healing hands my system recognizes can help heal my system; Jamie & Aunt Dot for the ice baths, hugs, & anti-inflammatory, low-glycemic index meals; Beth, from 6th grade, Logan, Heather, lying on the moss with me, breathing, weeping; MTR for crafts & helping me find play; Tammy & Robyn & M.E., huddled in an embrace singing the Doxology together; Janet, who while traversing the globe still tracked me. day and night with care, cohesion, & showed me paths of hope; Nikki & Seane, holding back the walls of the Red Sea as I crawled through to re-birth. You are my people, my family, and you have loved me so well. Thank you.
Ashley Judd Instagram - As we mark #WorldMentalHealthDay this week, I wanted to share an update with you all on my own health journey. xx I want to honor, deeply, the tiny circle of caring chosen family who have loved my body, mind, & spirit during this season: CC, my care companion & guide; my pastor, with her deep wisdom, empathy, vision, and lucid prayers; Amanda & Diane for their healing hands my system recognizes can help heal my system; Jamie & Aunt Dot for the ice baths, hugs, & anti-inflammatory, low-glycemic index meals; Beth, from 6th grade, Logan, Heather, lying on the moss with me, breathing, weeping; MTR for crafts & helping me find play; Tammy & Robyn & M.E., huddled in an embrace singing the Doxology together; Janet, who while traversing the globe still tracked me. day and night with care, cohesion, & showed me paths of hope; Nikki & Seane, holding back the walls of the Red Sea as I crawled through to re-birth. You are my people, my family, and you have loved me so well. Thank you.
Ashley Judd Instagram - As we mark #WorldMentalHealthDay this week, I wanted to share an update with you all on my own health journey. xx I want to honor, deeply, the tiny circle of caring chosen family who have loved my body, mind, & spirit during this season: CC, my care companion & guide; my pastor, with her deep wisdom, empathy, vision, and lucid prayers; Amanda & Diane for their healing hands my system recognizes can help heal my system; Jamie & Aunt Dot for the ice baths, hugs, & anti-inflammatory, low-glycemic index meals; Beth, from 6th grade, Logan, Heather, lying on the moss with me, breathing, weeping; MTR for crafts & helping me find play; Tammy & Robyn & M.E., huddled in an embrace singing the Doxology together; Janet, who while traversing the globe still tracked me. day and night with care, cohesion, & showed me paths of hope; Nikki & Seane, holding back the walls of the Red Sea as I crawled through to re-birth. You are my people, my family, and you have loved me so well. Thank you.
Ashley Judd Instagram - As we mark #WorldMentalHealthDay this week, I wanted to share an update with you all on my own health journey. xx I want to honor, deeply, the tiny circle of caring chosen family who have loved my body, mind, & spirit during this season: CC, my care companion & guide; my pastor, with her deep wisdom, empathy, vision, and lucid prayers; Amanda & Diane for their healing hands my system recognizes can help heal my system; Jamie & Aunt Dot for the ice baths, hugs, & anti-inflammatory, low-glycemic index meals; Beth, from 6th grade, Logan, Heather, lying on the moss with me, breathing, weeping; MTR for crafts & helping me find play; Tammy & Robyn & M.E., huddled in an embrace singing the Doxology together; Janet, who while traversing the globe still tracked me. day and night with care, cohesion, & showed me paths of hope; Nikki & Seane, holding back the walls of the Red Sea as I crawled through to re-birth. You are my people, my family, and you have loved me so well. Thank you.
Ashley Judd Instagram - Naomi Ellen Judd. (nee Diana) January 11, 1946 🤍 Happy Birthday, Beloved Mama. Love, Sweetpea
Ashley Judd Instagram - Winter holidays, reflecting in the Great Smoky Mountains.
Ashley Judd Instagram - I apologize deeply that the slide may be so easily misinterpreted. My feeling & value I am expressing is, “just because I don’t support a candidate doesn’t mean I would ever, ever want them, or anyone harmed.” I am so sorry it came out clumsily & that some misread my intention. I ask for your grace. Thank you, all, who are exercising the goodness of your humanity in this fraught moment. I have also seen comments here that appalled me. I will not host such inappropriate incivility. Comments are off.
Ashley Judd Instagram - I apologize deeply that the slide may be so easily misinterpreted. My feeling & value I am expressing is, “just because I don’t support a candidate doesn’t mean I would ever, ever want them, or anyone harmed.” I am so sorry it came out clumsily & that some misread my intention. I ask for your grace. Thank you, all, who are exercising the goodness of your humanity in this fraught moment. I have also seen comments here that appalled me. I will not host such inappropriate incivility. Comments are off.
Ashley Judd Instagram - This morning, I was excitedly preparing to reserve our Yellowstone National Park backcountry campsites. Jodi Kantor from the NYT called, and texted simultaneously, “pick up rn,” and I did. She shared the news that the New York Court of Appeals had overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 conviction on felony sex crime charges. Yet again, male sexual violence had intruded upon and disturbed a beautiful day, as it does every day in the lives of American women. We live on a daily basis with male entitlement to our female bodies. The most dangerous place in the US for us is in our homes. The men who most commonly assault, rape, and kill us are men who know. Each of us who survived Harvey Weinstein’s serial sexual predation knew him. He exploited, gleefully, the asymmetry of power in our relationship to him. He defamed me after I barely evaded his sexual assault in that hotel room in 1996. I did not evade his grotesque sexual harassment, wrath, and punishment. My art and my pocketbook are still different to this day because of him. The misguided opinion of 4 judges today does not change what we survivors know, and we acknowledge the fierceness of the minority opinion. The truth is consistent. There are multiple forces at work here. One is the power of those of us with lived experience as survivors of male sexual violence and our voices. When we share our stories, we exercise leadership by sparking others to join us in shared actions toward safety and freedom from sexual harm. We let other folks know we see them, we hear them, we believe them, we love them. We have community. The other force is institutional betrayal. We must work within and from outside institutions to encourage them to adopt the research-based, concrete actions of Institutional Courage. So many survivors share that the “second rape” and moral injury of institutional betrayal is harder to live with than the original crime against their bodies.
Ashley Judd Instagram - “The beginning of real love is to allow others to be perfectly themselves.” —Thomas Merton, Trappist Monk I experienced knowings in my soul in childhood about myself. They were clear, irrefutable. Nex, I am glad you knew your truth. I am so sorry others felt entitled to dispute and interfere with your God-given autonomy. I believe you. I see you. I validate you. May your soul be at ease. 🕊️🤍
Ashley Judd Instagram - I love being a woman, and I cherish the little girl who is still alive inside of me. On #InternationalDayofTheGirl, I get on my knees to give thanks for every girl I have ever met, who has ever allowed me to hold her hand, squeeze her close, stroke and braid her hair, climb a tree, and turn a kart-wheel. I cherish every secret that has been shared, fear divulged, wish made, and dream spoken aloud. Worldwide, girls still suffer for being girls. They do 160 million more hours of household chores than their brothers. They are given less food. They are held back from starting or attending school consistently, or drop out when they begin to menstruate. Many are sexually abused and forced into child marriage. They cannot choose if, when, and how many children to have. To girls around the world, I hope I have, and will continue, to live up to the sacred responsibility of being your friend. At a time when there is so much darkness, I look at the light in your faces when we are connected faces and am reminded of the hope for our future. @unfpa
Ashley Judd Instagram - I love being a woman, and I cherish the little girl who is still alive inside of me. On #InternationalDayofTheGirl, I get on my knees to give thanks for every girl I have ever met, who has ever allowed me to hold her hand, squeeze her close, stroke and braid her hair, climb a tree, and turn a kart-wheel. I cherish every secret that has been shared, fear divulged, wish made, and dream spoken aloud. Worldwide, girls still suffer for being girls. They do 160 million more hours of household chores than their brothers. They are given less food. They are held back from starting or attending school consistently, or drop out when they begin to menstruate. Many are sexually abused and forced into child marriage. They cannot choose if, when, and how many children to have. To girls around the world, I hope I have, and will continue, to live up to the sacred responsibility of being your friend. At a time when there is so much darkness, I look at the light in your faces when we are connected faces and am reminded of the hope for our future. @unfpa
Ashley Judd Instagram - I love being a woman, and I cherish the little girl who is still alive inside of me. On #InternationalDayofTheGirl, I get on my knees to give thanks for every girl I have ever met, who has ever allowed me to hold her hand, squeeze her close, stroke and braid her hair, climb a tree, and turn a kart-wheel. I cherish every secret that has been shared, fear divulged, wish made, and dream spoken aloud. Worldwide, girls still suffer for being girls. They do 160 million more hours of household chores than their brothers. They are given less food. They are held back from starting or attending school consistently, or drop out when they begin to menstruate. Many are sexually abused and forced into child marriage. They cannot choose if, when, and how many children to have. To girls around the world, I hope I have, and will continue, to live up to the sacred responsibility of being your friend. At a time when there is so much darkness, I look at the light in your faces when we are connected faces and am reminded of the hope for our future. @unfpa
Ashley Judd Instagram - I love being a woman, and I cherish the little girl who is still alive inside of me. On #InternationalDayofTheGirl, I get on my knees to give thanks for every girl I have ever met, who has ever allowed me to hold her hand, squeeze her close, stroke and braid her hair, climb a tree, and turn a kart-wheel. I cherish every secret that has been shared, fear divulged, wish made, and dream spoken aloud. Worldwide, girls still suffer for being girls. They do 160 million more hours of household chores than their brothers. They are given less food. They are held back from starting or attending school consistently, or drop out when they begin to menstruate. Many are sexually abused and forced into child marriage. They cannot choose if, when, and how many children to have. To girls around the world, I hope I have, and will continue, to live up to the sacred responsibility of being your friend. At a time when there is so much darkness, I look at the light in your faces when we are connected faces and am reminded of the hope for our future. @unfpa
Ashley Judd Instagram - I love being a woman, and I cherish the little girl who is still alive inside of me. On #InternationalDayofTheGirl, I get on my knees to give thanks for every girl I have ever met, who has ever allowed me to hold her hand, squeeze her close, stroke and braid her hair, climb a tree, and turn a kart-wheel. I cherish every secret that has been shared, fear divulged, wish made, and dream spoken aloud. Worldwide, girls still suffer for being girls. They do 160 million more hours of household chores than their brothers. They are given less food. They are held back from starting or attending school consistently, or drop out when they begin to menstruate. Many are sexually abused and forced into child marriage. They cannot choose if, when, and how many children to have. To girls around the world, I hope I have, and will continue, to live up to the sacred responsibility of being your friend. At a time when there is so much darkness, I look at the light in your faces when we are connected faces and am reminded of the hope for our future. @unfpa
Ashley Judd Instagram - I love being a woman, and I cherish the little girl who is still alive inside of me. On #InternationalDayofTheGirl, I get on my knees to give thanks for every girl I have ever met, who has ever allowed me to hold her hand, squeeze her close, stroke and braid her hair, climb a tree, and turn a kart-wheel. I cherish every secret that has been shared, fear divulged, wish made, and dream spoken aloud. Worldwide, girls still suffer for being girls. They do 160 million more hours of household chores than their brothers. They are given less food. They are held back from starting or attending school consistently, or drop out when they begin to menstruate. Many are sexually abused and forced into child marriage. They cannot choose if, when, and how many children to have. To girls around the world, I hope I have, and will continue, to live up to the sacred responsibility of being your friend. At a time when there is so much darkness, I look at the light in your faces when we are connected faces and am reminded of the hope for our future. @unfpa
Ashley Judd Instagram - The first time I was aware something was violated in me was when a man molested me when I was 7 years old. I later learned vocabulary to put to this abrogation of my rights in instruments such as @unitednationshumanrights Convention on the Rights of the Child. All over the world, I have worked with partners like @unfpa to restore and uphold folks’ individual and collective rights, and especially to hold space as they heal from the wounding from violence against their rights. On #HumanRightsDay, I recommit to my, yours, and everyone’s human rights. May we all treat each other with fundamental decency and care.
Ashley Judd Instagram - The first time I was aware something was violated in me was when a man molested me when I was 7 years old. I later learned vocabulary to put to this abrogation of my rights in instruments such as @unitednationshumanrights Convention on the Rights of the Child. All over the world, I have worked with partners like @unfpa to restore and uphold folks’ individual and collective rights, and especially to hold space as they heal from the wounding from violence against their rights. On #HumanRightsDay, I recommit to my, yours, and everyone’s human rights. May we all treat each other with fundamental decency and care.
Ashley Judd Instagram - The first time I was aware something was violated in me was when a man molested me when I was 7 years old. I later learned vocabulary to put to this abrogation of my rights in instruments such as @unitednationshumanrights Convention on the Rights of the Child. All over the world, I have worked with partners like @unfpa to restore and uphold folks’ individual and collective rights, and especially to hold space as they heal from the wounding from violence against their rights. On #HumanRightsDay, I recommit to my, yours, and everyone’s human rights. May we all treat each other with fundamental decency and care.
Ashley Judd Instagram - Great Smoky Mountains. Big hikes, sweet strolls, and in the cabin, 18 Chosen Family members trading cooking, chores, filling in a puzzle, playing chess, having a New Years Eve dance party (kiddos with the main moves), hilarious running charades, morning coffee with our readings, quiet conversations in pairs, laughter in groups, and peace all around. It works. We’ve been doing this for many years. Our secret(s) include, at our first meal, everyone shares a memory they would like to make, something they’d be disappointed if they didn’t get to do it, and any group norms they need/would like to ask for (quiet time after 10pm, before 8 am, e.g.). Everyone has full permission to do what they need to do to take care of themself at given moment: a nap, the hot tub, a break....I love these people and their love for me is one of the joys of my life.
Ashley Judd Instagram - Great Smoky Mountains. Big hikes, sweet strolls, and in the cabin, 18 Chosen Family members trading cooking, chores, filling in a puzzle, playing chess, having a New Years Eve dance party (kiddos with the main moves), hilarious running charades, morning coffee with our readings, quiet conversations in pairs, laughter in groups, and peace all around. It works. We’ve been doing this for many years. Our secret(s) include, at our first meal, everyone shares a memory they would like to make, something they’d be disappointed if they didn’t get to do it, and any group norms they need/would like to ask for (quiet time after 10pm, before 8 am, e.g.). Everyone has full permission to do what they need to do to take care of themself at given moment: a nap, the hot tub, a break....I love these people and their love for me is one of the joys of my life.
Ashley Judd Instagram - Great Smoky Mountains. Big hikes, sweet strolls, and in the cabin, 18 Chosen Family members trading cooking, chores, filling in a puzzle, playing chess, having a New Years Eve dance party (kiddos with the main moves), hilarious running charades, morning coffee with our readings, quiet conversations in pairs, laughter in groups, and peace all around. It works. We’ve been doing this for many years. Our secret(s) include, at our first meal, everyone shares a memory they would like to make, something they’d be disappointed if they didn’t get to do it, and any group norms they need/would like to ask for (quiet time after 10pm, before 8 am, e.g.). Everyone has full permission to do what they need to do to take care of themself at given moment: a nap, the hot tub, a break....I love these people and their love for me is one of the joys of my life.
Ashley Judd Instagram - Great Smoky Mountains. Big hikes, sweet strolls, and in the cabin, 18 Chosen Family members trading cooking, chores, filling in a puzzle, playing chess, having a New Years Eve dance party (kiddos with the main moves), hilarious running charades, morning coffee with our readings, quiet conversations in pairs, laughter in groups, and peace all around. It works. We’ve been doing this for many years. Our secret(s) include, at our first meal, everyone shares a memory they would like to make, something they’d be disappointed if they didn’t get to do it, and any group norms they need/would like to ask for (quiet time after 10pm, before 8 am, e.g.). Everyone has full permission to do what they need to do to take care of themself at given moment: a nap, the hot tub, a break....I love these people and their love for me is one of the joys of my life.
Ashley Judd Instagram - Great Smoky Mountains. Big hikes, sweet strolls, and in the cabin, 18 Chosen Family members trading cooking, chores, filling in a puzzle, playing chess, having a New Years Eve dance party (kiddos with the main moves), hilarious running charades, morning coffee with our readings, quiet conversations in pairs, laughter in groups, and peace all around. It works. We’ve been doing this for many years. Our secret(s) include, at our first meal, everyone shares a memory they would like to make, something they’d be disappointed if they didn’t get to do it, and any group norms they need/would like to ask for (quiet time after 10pm, before 8 am, e.g.). Everyone has full permission to do what they need to do to take care of themself at given moment: a nap, the hot tub, a break....I love these people and their love for me is one of the joys of my life.
Ashley Judd Instagram - Great Smoky Mountains. Big hikes, sweet strolls, and in the cabin, 18 Chosen Family members trading cooking, chores, filling in a puzzle, playing chess, having a New Years Eve dance party (kiddos with the main moves), hilarious running charades, morning coffee with our readings, quiet conversations in pairs, laughter in groups, and peace all around. It works. We’ve been doing this for many years. Our secret(s) include, at our first meal, everyone shares a memory they would like to make, something they’d be disappointed if they didn’t get to do it, and any group norms they need/would like to ask for (quiet time after 10pm, before 8 am, e.g.). Everyone has full permission to do what they need to do to take care of themself at given moment: a nap, the hot tub, a break....I love these people and their love for me is one of the joys of my life.
Ashley Judd Instagram - Great Smoky Mountains. Big hikes, sweet strolls, and in the cabin, 18 Chosen Family members trading cooking, chores, filling in a puzzle, playing chess, having a New Years Eve dance party (kiddos with the main moves), hilarious running charades, morning coffee with our readings, quiet conversations in pairs, laughter in groups, and peace all around. It works. We’ve been doing this for many years. Our secret(s) include, at our first meal, everyone shares a memory they would like to make, something they’d be disappointed if they didn’t get to do it, and any group norms they need/would like to ask for (quiet time after 10pm, before 8 am, e.g.). Everyone has full permission to do what they need to do to take care of themself at given moment: a nap, the hot tub, a break....I love these people and their love for me is one of the joys of my life.
Ashley Judd - 113.5K Likes - My big sister. My protector who powdered me when I was an infant, let me do her Civics homework when I was in 6th grade (which made me feel "big”), who taught me how to drive (it was a 1957 Chevy), with whom I compared mosquito bites after we played in eastern Kentucky creeks looking for crawdads. Oh, yes — she happened to sing some, too. This past Friday, she sang in Knoxville, and it was glorious. My favorite songs are the ones our Mama wrote, so customized for her voice are they. Thank you to fans for loving my sister @wynonnajudd and helping to give her life purpose and meaning, and for recognizing that she’s indeed the G.O.A.T.

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Caption : My big sister. My protector who powdered me when I was an infant, let me do her Civics homework when I was in 6th grade (which made me feel “big”), who taught me how to drive (it was a 1957 Chevy), with whom I compared mosquito bites after we played in eastern Kentucky creeks looking for crawdads. Oh, yes — she happened to sing some, too. This past Friday, she sang in Knoxville, and it was glorious. My favorite songs are the ones our Mama wrote, so customized for her voice are they. Thank you to fans for loving my sister @wynonnajudd and helping to give her life purpose and meaning, and for recognizing that she’s indeed the G.O.A.T.
Likes : 113471Ashley Judd - 113.5K Likes - My big sister. My protector who powdered me when I was an infant, let me do her Civics homework when I was in 6th grade (which made me feel "big”), who taught me how to drive (it was a 1957 Chevy), with whom I compared mosquito bites after we played in eastern Kentucky creeks looking for crawdads. Oh, yes — she happened to sing some, too. This past Friday, she sang in Knoxville, and it was glorious. My favorite songs are the ones our Mama wrote, so customized for her voice are they. Thank you to fans for loving my sister @wynonnajudd and helping to give her life purpose and meaning, and for recognizing that she’s indeed the G.O.A.T.

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Caption : My big sister. My protector who powdered me when I was an infant, let me do her Civics homework when I was in 6th grade (which made me feel “big”), who taught me how to drive (it was a 1957 Chevy), with whom I compared mosquito bites after we played in eastern Kentucky creeks looking for crawdads. Oh, yes — she happened to sing some, too. This past Friday, she sang in Knoxville, and it was glorious. My favorite songs are the ones our Mama wrote, so customized for her voice are they. Thank you to fans for loving my sister @wynonnajudd and helping to give her life purpose and meaning, and for recognizing that she’s indeed the G.O.A.T.
Likes : 113471Ashley Judd - 113.5K Likes - My big sister. My protector who powdered me when I was an infant, let me do her Civics homework when I was in 6th grade (which made me feel "big”), who taught me how to drive (it was a 1957 Chevy), with whom I compared mosquito bites after we played in eastern Kentucky creeks looking for crawdads. Oh, yes — she happened to sing some, too. This past Friday, she sang in Knoxville, and it was glorious. My favorite songs are the ones our Mama wrote, so customized for her voice are they. Thank you to fans for loving my sister @wynonnajudd and helping to give her life purpose and meaning, and for recognizing that she’s indeed the G.O.A.T.

113.5K Likes – Ashley Judd Instagram

Caption : My big sister. My protector who powdered me when I was an infant, let me do her Civics homework when I was in 6th grade (which made me feel “big”), who taught me how to drive (it was a 1957 Chevy), with whom I compared mosquito bites after we played in eastern Kentucky creeks looking for crawdads. Oh, yes — she happened to sing some, too. This past Friday, she sang in Knoxville, and it was glorious. My favorite songs are the ones our Mama wrote, so customized for her voice are they. Thank you to fans for loving my sister @wynonnajudd and helping to give her life purpose and meaning, and for recognizing that she’s indeed the G.O.A.T.
Likes : 113471Ashley Judd - 57.3K Likes - I love spring birthdays and I love my Pop. He came into my life when I was 11 and the day we met I was practicing my cheerleader moves - and he let me climb up to stand on his shoulders before we fully knew each others’ names. He’s held me high since then, and with Mom gone, we are closer than ever. Happy Birthday, Pop.

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Caption : I love spring birthdays and I love my Pop. He came into my life when I was 11 and the day we met I was practicing my cheerleader moves – and he let me climb up to stand on his shoulders before we fully knew each others’ names. He’s held me high since then, and with Mom gone, we are closer than ever. Happy Birthday, Pop.
Likes : 57340Ashley Judd - 57.3K Likes - I love spring birthdays and I love my Pop. He came into my life when I was 11 and the day we met I was practicing my cheerleader moves - and he let me climb up to stand on his shoulders before we fully knew each others’ names. He’s held me high since then, and with Mom gone, we are closer than ever. Happy Birthday, Pop.

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Caption : I love spring birthdays and I love my Pop. He came into my life when I was 11 and the day we met I was practicing my cheerleader moves – and he let me climb up to stand on his shoulders before we fully knew each others’ names. He’s held me high since then, and with Mom gone, we are closer than ever. Happy Birthday, Pop.
Likes : 57340Ashley Judd - 57.3K Likes - I love spring birthdays and I love my Pop. He came into my life when I was 11 and the day we met I was practicing my cheerleader moves - and he let me climb up to stand on his shoulders before we fully knew each others’ names. He’s held me high since then, and with Mom gone, we are closer than ever. Happy Birthday, Pop.

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Caption : I love spring birthdays and I love my Pop. He came into my life when I was 11 and the day we met I was practicing my cheerleader moves – and he let me climb up to stand on his shoulders before we fully knew each others’ names. He’s held me high since then, and with Mom gone, we are closer than ever. Happy Birthday, Pop.
Likes : 57340Ashley Judd - 45.7K Likes - Reflecting on small bits of beauty from this summer. 🌺 🪻🌼

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Caption : Reflecting on small bits of beauty from this summer. 🌺 🪻🌼
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Caption : Reflecting on small bits of beauty from this summer. 🌺 🪻🌼
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Caption : Reflecting on small bits of beauty from this summer. 🌺 🪻🌼
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Caption : Reflecting on small bits of beauty from this summer. 🌺 🪻🌼
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Caption : Reflecting on small bits of beauty from this summer. 🌺 🪻🌼
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Caption : Reflecting on small bits of beauty from this summer. 🌺 🪻🌼
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Caption : Reflecting on small bits of beauty from this summer. 🌺 🪻🌼
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Caption : Reflecting on small bits of beauty from this summer. 🌺 🪻🌼
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Caption : Reflecting on small bits of beauty from this summer. 🌺 🪻🌼
Likes : 45743Ashley Judd - 29.9K Likes - I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)

29.9K Likes – Ashley Judd Instagram

Caption : I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)
Likes : 29885Ashley Judd - 29.9K Likes - I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)

29.9K Likes – Ashley Judd Instagram

Caption : I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)
Likes : 29885Ashley Judd - 29.9K Likes - I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)

29.9K Likes – Ashley Judd Instagram

Caption : I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)
Likes : 29885Ashley Judd - 29.9K Likes - I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)

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Caption : I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)
Likes : 29885Ashley Judd - 29.9K Likes - I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)

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Caption : I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)
Likes : 29885Ashley Judd - 29.9K Likes - I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)

29.9K Likes – Ashley Judd Instagram

Caption : I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)
Likes : 29885Ashley Judd - 29.9K Likes - I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)

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Caption : I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)
Likes : 29885Ashley Judd - 29.9K Likes - I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)

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Caption : I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)
Likes : 29885Ashley Judd - 29.9K Likes - I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)

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Caption : I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)
Likes : 29885Ashley Judd - 29.9K Likes - I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)

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Caption : I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)
Likes : 29885Ashley Judd - 29.9K Likes - I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)

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Caption : I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)
Likes : 29885Ashley Judd - 29.9K Likes - I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)

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Caption : I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)
Likes : 29885Ashley Judd - 29.9K Likes - I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)

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Caption : I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)
Likes : 29885Ashley Judd - 29.9K Likes - I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)

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Caption : I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)
Likes : 29885Ashley Judd - 29.9K Likes - I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)

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Caption : I’ve always felt a deep, human need for play & fun—perhaps because of the nature of this world. “Carefree timelessness.” As “Henri Nouwen said, “The spirituality of vulnerability.”Does that speak to you? It calls to me, deeply. In recent years, fellow Adult Children of families with a lot of abandonment/deprivation growing up have shown me how to become my own Inner Loving Parent—how to go deep inside myself to supply the gentleness, humor, love, and respect I needed as a child. I’ve discovered I can actually provision myself with boundless comfort, acceptance, and guidance. My Higher Power is the taproot. The child within each of us is eternal, waiting to be noticed, and is a genuine connection to the Divine.  One expression of the new depth of my healing has been “reparenting” my younger self. So, on April 19th—my 57th birthday—I hosted a garden party not for the adult me, but for the sweet little girl inside. I called it my 9 & Shine birthday, recognizing  my inner 9-year-old. Joyful, innocent, trusting. She wanted to play, with safety and freedom, with her Chosen Family by giggling, and lying on our backs to gaze at the wide sky, running barefoot through spring grass, blowing bubbles, twirling, and delighting in the wonder of flowers. No competition. No coarseness. Just tenderness and whimsy. This little part of me wanted to share a gift for each guest, have Sunday School, lie on old quilts and, oh yes, cuddle. She so loves to cuddle. She is trusting, friendly. (God save me from cynicism.) How brave & beautiful. How Jesus-like, to be so open-hearted. What a high—and humble—bar Jesus set when Jesus invited: “Be like a child,” and that “the kin-dom belongs to children.” So happy birthday, Little Me. I attuned and heard you. I’m deeply honored that my friends did, too. They listened to their own inner children—trusted, played, and were still. When was the last time you were still? Is something inside you longing for softness, wonder, or play? What gift can you offer your younger self today? PS Yes, like any proper 9 year old, I laughed so hard I wet myself, after it looked like I laid an egg. (Peeing yourself, authentication of unselfconscious laughter!)
Likes : 29885Ashley Judd - 28.6K Likes - I’m honored, and wow, it is so much fun!!!! to return to my (second, University of Kentucky having been first) academic home, Harvard Kennedy School. I am a  Senior Fellow with the Women and Public Policy Program! Wahoo, lookout! In 2009, I thought I would do my Master’s somewhere else, when a professor who knew my international work well asked, “Why aren’t you going to Harvard?” Totally shocked, I replied, “Why am I not putting a rocket ship up my rear end and going to the moon?”  I didn’t recognize myself as “Harvard material.” I soon reviewed the Harvard Kennedy School of Government  Women & Public Policy Program website.I actually wept. “These are my people.”  I began to feel confident that the expertise of my  lived experience births a perspective and wisdom, combined with academic learning and being with folks from all over the planet, that means I have something unique and valuable to offer. So. It’s okay to be smart.  It’s okay to care.  It’s okay to be human.  It’s okay not to know,  and  to ask someone how to do things,  free from feeling shame or guilt. (Like how to use my new email  or the shared folder with class readings! 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️) I will guest lecture in a few classes around campus, attend so many neat things (such as with Hon Mr Justice Chile Eboe-Osuji, pictured here, President  of the International Criminal Court), goof off, and ask really hard questions it seems many won’t dare to ask! Thanks for coming along! Love, Ashley @harvardkennedyschool

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Caption : I’m honored, and wow, it is so much fun!!!! to return to my (second, University of Kentucky having been first) academic home, Harvard Kennedy School. I am a  Senior Fellow with the Women and Public Policy Program! Wahoo, lookout! In 2009, I thought I would do my Master’s somewhere else, when a professor who knew my international work well asked, “Why aren’t you going to Harvard?” Totally shocked, I replied, “Why am I not putting a rocket ship up my rear end and going to the moon?”  I didn’t recognize myself as “Harvard material.” I soon reviewed the Harvard Kennedy School of Government  Women & Public Policy Program website.I actually wept. “These are my people.”  I began to feel confident that the expertise of my  lived experience births a perspective and wisdom, combined with academic learning and being with folks from all over the planet, that means I have something unique and valuable to offer. So. It’s okay to be smart.  It’s okay to care.  It’s okay to be human.  It’s okay not to know,  and  to ask someone how to do things,  free from feeling shame or guilt. (Like how to use my new email  or the shared folder with class readings! 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️) I will guest lecture in a few classes around campus, attend so many neat things (such as with Hon Mr Justice Chile Eboe-Osuji, pictured here, President  of the International Criminal Court), goof off, and ask really hard questions it seems many won’t dare to ask! Thanks for coming along! Love, Ashley @harvardkennedyschool
Likes : 28646Ashley Judd - 28.6K Likes - I’m honored, and wow, it is so much fun!!!! to return to my (second, University of Kentucky having been first) academic home, Harvard Kennedy School. I am a  Senior Fellow with the Women and Public Policy Program! Wahoo, lookout! In 2009, I thought I would do my Master’s somewhere else, when a professor who knew my international work well asked, “Why aren’t you going to Harvard?” Totally shocked, I replied, “Why am I not putting a rocket ship up my rear end and going to the moon?”  I didn’t recognize myself as “Harvard material.” I soon reviewed the Harvard Kennedy School of Government  Women & Public Policy Program website.I actually wept. “These are my people.”  I began to feel confident that the expertise of my  lived experience births a perspective and wisdom, combined with academic learning and being with folks from all over the planet, that means I have something unique and valuable to offer. So. It’s okay to be smart.  It’s okay to care.  It’s okay to be human.  It’s okay not to know,  and  to ask someone how to do things,  free from feeling shame or guilt. (Like how to use my new email  or the shared folder with class readings! 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️) I will guest lecture in a few classes around campus, attend so many neat things (such as with Hon Mr Justice Chile Eboe-Osuji, pictured here, President  of the International Criminal Court), goof off, and ask really hard questions it seems many won’t dare to ask! Thanks for coming along! Love, Ashley @harvardkennedyschool

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Caption : I’m honored, and wow, it is so much fun!!!! to return to my (second, University of Kentucky having been first) academic home, Harvard Kennedy School. I am a  Senior Fellow with the Women and Public Policy Program! Wahoo, lookout! In 2009, I thought I would do my Master’s somewhere else, when a professor who knew my international work well asked, “Why aren’t you going to Harvard?” Totally shocked, I replied, “Why am I not putting a rocket ship up my rear end and going to the moon?”  I didn’t recognize myself as “Harvard material.” I soon reviewed the Harvard Kennedy School of Government  Women & Public Policy Program website.I actually wept. “These are my people.”  I began to feel confident that the expertise of my  lived experience births a perspective and wisdom, combined with academic learning and being with folks from all over the planet, that means I have something unique and valuable to offer. So. It’s okay to be smart.  It’s okay to care.  It’s okay to be human.  It’s okay not to know,  and  to ask someone how to do things,  free from feeling shame or guilt. (Like how to use my new email  or the shared folder with class readings! 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️) I will guest lecture in a few classes around campus, attend so many neat things (such as with Hon Mr Justice Chile Eboe-Osuji, pictured here, President  of the International Criminal Court), goof off, and ask really hard questions it seems many won’t dare to ask! Thanks for coming along! Love, Ashley @harvardkennedyschool
Likes : 28646Ashley Judd - 28.6K Likes - I’m honored, and wow, it is so much fun!!!! to return to my (second, University of Kentucky having been first) academic home, Harvard Kennedy School. I am a  Senior Fellow with the Women and Public Policy Program! Wahoo, lookout! In 2009, I thought I would do my Master’s somewhere else, when a professor who knew my international work well asked, “Why aren’t you going to Harvard?” Totally shocked, I replied, “Why am I not putting a rocket ship up my rear end and going to the moon?”  I didn’t recognize myself as “Harvard material.” I soon reviewed the Harvard Kennedy School of Government  Women & Public Policy Program website.I actually wept. “These are my people.”  I began to feel confident that the expertise of my  lived experience births a perspective and wisdom, combined with academic learning and being with folks from all over the planet, that means I have something unique and valuable to offer. So. It’s okay to be smart.  It’s okay to care.  It’s okay to be human.  It’s okay not to know,  and  to ask someone how to do things,  free from feeling shame or guilt. (Like how to use my new email  or the shared folder with class readings! 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️) I will guest lecture in a few classes around campus, attend so many neat things (such as with Hon Mr Justice Chile Eboe-Osuji, pictured here, President  of the International Criminal Court), goof off, and ask really hard questions it seems many won’t dare to ask! Thanks for coming along! Love, Ashley @harvardkennedyschool

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Caption : I’m honored, and wow, it is so much fun!!!! to return to my (second, University of Kentucky having been first) academic home, Harvard Kennedy School. I am a  Senior Fellow with the Women and Public Policy Program! Wahoo, lookout! In 2009, I thought I would do my Master’s somewhere else, when a professor who knew my international work well asked, “Why aren’t you going to Harvard?” Totally shocked, I replied, “Why am I not putting a rocket ship up my rear end and going to the moon?”  I didn’t recognize myself as “Harvard material.” I soon reviewed the Harvard Kennedy School of Government  Women & Public Policy Program website.I actually wept. “These are my people.”  I began to feel confident that the expertise of my  lived experience births a perspective and wisdom, combined with academic learning and being with folks from all over the planet, that means I have something unique and valuable to offer. So. It’s okay to be smart.  It’s okay to care.  It’s okay to be human.  It’s okay not to know,  and  to ask someone how to do things,  free from feeling shame or guilt. (Like how to use my new email  or the shared folder with class readings! 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️) I will guest lecture in a few classes around campus, attend so many neat things (such as with Hon Mr Justice Chile Eboe-Osuji, pictured here, President  of the International Criminal Court), goof off, and ask really hard questions it seems many won’t dare to ask! Thanks for coming along! Love, Ashley @harvardkennedyschool
Likes : 28646Ashley Judd - 28.6K Likes - I’m honored, and wow, it is so much fun!!!! to return to my (second, University of Kentucky having been first) academic home, Harvard Kennedy School. I am a  Senior Fellow with the Women and Public Policy Program! Wahoo, lookout! In 2009, I thought I would do my Master’s somewhere else, when a professor who knew my international work well asked, “Why aren’t you going to Harvard?” Totally shocked, I replied, “Why am I not putting a rocket ship up my rear end and going to the moon?”  I didn’t recognize myself as “Harvard material.” I soon reviewed the Harvard Kennedy School of Government  Women & Public Policy Program website.I actually wept. “These are my people.”  I began to feel confident that the expertise of my  lived experience births a perspective and wisdom, combined with academic learning and being with folks from all over the planet, that means I have something unique and valuable to offer. So. It’s okay to be smart.  It’s okay to care.  It’s okay to be human.  It’s okay not to know,  and  to ask someone how to do things,  free from feeling shame or guilt. (Like how to use my new email  or the shared folder with class readings! 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️) I will guest lecture in a few classes around campus, attend so many neat things (such as with Hon Mr Justice Chile Eboe-Osuji, pictured here, President  of the International Criminal Court), goof off, and ask really hard questions it seems many won’t dare to ask! Thanks for coming along! Love, Ashley @harvardkennedyschool

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Caption : I’m honored, and wow, it is so much fun!!!! to return to my (second, University of Kentucky having been first) academic home, Harvard Kennedy School. I am a  Senior Fellow with the Women and Public Policy Program! Wahoo, lookout! In 2009, I thought I would do my Master’s somewhere else, when a professor who knew my international work well asked, “Why aren’t you going to Harvard?” Totally shocked, I replied, “Why am I not putting a rocket ship up my rear end and going to the moon?”  I didn’t recognize myself as “Harvard material.” I soon reviewed the Harvard Kennedy School of Government  Women & Public Policy Program website.I actually wept. “These are my people.”  I began to feel confident that the expertise of my  lived experience births a perspective and wisdom, combined with academic learning and being with folks from all over the planet, that means I have something unique and valuable to offer. So. It’s okay to be smart.  It’s okay to care.  It’s okay to be human.  It’s okay not to know,  and  to ask someone how to do things,  free from feeling shame or guilt. (Like how to use my new email  or the shared folder with class readings! 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️) I will guest lecture in a few classes around campus, attend so many neat things (such as with Hon Mr Justice Chile Eboe-Osuji, pictured here, President  of the International Criminal Court), goof off, and ask really hard questions it seems many won’t dare to ask! Thanks for coming along! Love, Ashley @harvardkennedyschool
Likes : 28646Ashley Judd - 28.6K Likes - I’m honored, and wow, it is so much fun!!!! to return to my (second, University of Kentucky having been first) academic home, Harvard Kennedy School. I am a  Senior Fellow with the Women and Public Policy Program! Wahoo, lookout! In 2009, I thought I would do my Master’s somewhere else, when a professor who knew my international work well asked, “Why aren’t you going to Harvard?” Totally shocked, I replied, “Why am I not putting a rocket ship up my rear end and going to the moon?”  I didn’t recognize myself as “Harvard material.” I soon reviewed the Harvard Kennedy School of Government  Women & Public Policy Program website.I actually wept. “These are my people.”  I began to feel confident that the expertise of my  lived experience births a perspective and wisdom, combined with academic learning and being with folks from all over the planet, that means I have something unique and valuable to offer. So. It’s okay to be smart.  It’s okay to care.  It’s okay to be human.  It’s okay not to know,  and  to ask someone how to do things,  free from feeling shame or guilt. (Like how to use my new email  or the shared folder with class readings! 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️) I will guest lecture in a few classes around campus, attend so many neat things (such as with Hon Mr Justice Chile Eboe-Osuji, pictured here, President  of the International Criminal Court), goof off, and ask really hard questions it seems many won’t dare to ask! Thanks for coming along! Love, Ashley @harvardkennedyschool

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Caption : I’m honored, and wow, it is so much fun!!!! to return to my (second, University of Kentucky having been first) academic home, Harvard Kennedy School. I am a  Senior Fellow with the Women and Public Policy Program! Wahoo, lookout! In 2009, I thought I would do my Master’s somewhere else, when a professor who knew my international work well asked, “Why aren’t you going to Harvard?” Totally shocked, I replied, “Why am I not putting a rocket ship up my rear end and going to the moon?”  I didn’t recognize myself as “Harvard material.” I soon reviewed the Harvard Kennedy School of Government  Women & Public Policy Program website.I actually wept. “These are my people.”  I began to feel confident that the expertise of my  lived experience births a perspective and wisdom, combined with academic learning and being with folks from all over the planet, that means I have something unique and valuable to offer. So. It’s okay to be smart.  It’s okay to care.  It’s okay to be human.  It’s okay not to know,  and  to ask someone how to do things,  free from feeling shame or guilt. (Like how to use my new email  or the shared folder with class readings! 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️) I will guest lecture in a few classes around campus, attend so many neat things (such as with Hon Mr Justice Chile Eboe-Osuji, pictured here, President  of the International Criminal Court), goof off, and ask really hard questions it seems many won’t dare to ask! Thanks for coming along! Love, Ashley @harvardkennedyschool
Likes : 28646Ashley Judd - 28.6K Likes - I’m honored, and wow, it is so much fun!!!! to return to my (second, University of Kentucky having been first) academic home, Harvard Kennedy School. I am a  Senior Fellow with the Women and Public Policy Program! Wahoo, lookout! In 2009, I thought I would do my Master’s somewhere else, when a professor who knew my international work well asked, “Why aren’t you going to Harvard?” Totally shocked, I replied, “Why am I not putting a rocket ship up my rear end and going to the moon?”  I didn’t recognize myself as “Harvard material.” I soon reviewed the Harvard Kennedy School of Government  Women & Public Policy Program website.I actually wept. “These are my people.”  I began to feel confident that the expertise of my  lived experience births a perspective and wisdom, combined with academic learning and being with folks from all over the planet, that means I have something unique and valuable to offer. So. It’s okay to be smart.  It’s okay to care.  It’s okay to be human.  It’s okay not to know,  and  to ask someone how to do things,  free from feeling shame or guilt. (Like how to use my new email  or the shared folder with class readings! 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️) I will guest lecture in a few classes around campus, attend so many neat things (such as with Hon Mr Justice Chile Eboe-Osuji, pictured here, President  of the International Criminal Court), goof off, and ask really hard questions it seems many won’t dare to ask! Thanks for coming along! Love, Ashley @harvardkennedyschool

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Caption : I’m honored, and wow, it is so much fun!!!! to return to my (second, University of Kentucky having been first) academic home, Harvard Kennedy School. I am a  Senior Fellow with the Women and Public Policy Program! Wahoo, lookout! In 2009, I thought I would do my Master’s somewhere else, when a professor who knew my international work well asked, “Why aren’t you going to Harvard?” Totally shocked, I replied, “Why am I not putting a rocket ship up my rear end and going to the moon?”  I didn’t recognize myself as “Harvard material.” I soon reviewed the Harvard Kennedy School of Government  Women & Public Policy Program website.I actually wept. “These are my people.”  I began to feel confident that the expertise of my  lived experience births a perspective and wisdom, combined with academic learning and being with folks from all over the planet, that means I have something unique and valuable to offer. So. It’s okay to be smart.  It’s okay to care.  It’s okay to be human.  It’s okay not to know,  and  to ask someone how to do things,  free from feeling shame or guilt. (Like how to use my new email  or the shared folder with class readings! 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️) I will guest lecture in a few classes around campus, attend so many neat things (such as with Hon Mr Justice Chile Eboe-Osuji, pictured here, President  of the International Criminal Court), goof off, and ask really hard questions it seems many won’t dare to ask! Thanks for coming along! Love, Ashley @harvardkennedyschool
Likes : 28646Ashley Judd - 28.6K Likes - I’m honored, and wow, it is so much fun!!!! to return to my (second, University of Kentucky having been first) academic home, Harvard Kennedy School. I am a  Senior Fellow with the Women and Public Policy Program! Wahoo, lookout! In 2009, I thought I would do my Master’s somewhere else, when a professor who knew my international work well asked, “Why aren’t you going to Harvard?” Totally shocked, I replied, “Why am I not putting a rocket ship up my rear end and going to the moon?”  I didn’t recognize myself as “Harvard material.” I soon reviewed the Harvard Kennedy School of Government  Women & Public Policy Program website.I actually wept. “These are my people.”  I began to feel confident that the expertise of my  lived experience births a perspective and wisdom, combined with academic learning and being with folks from all over the planet, that means I have something unique and valuable to offer. So. It’s okay to be smart.  It’s okay to care.  It’s okay to be human.  It’s okay not to know,  and  to ask someone how to do things,  free from feeling shame or guilt. (Like how to use my new email  or the shared folder with class readings! 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️) I will guest lecture in a few classes around campus, attend so many neat things (such as with Hon Mr Justice Chile Eboe-Osuji, pictured here, President  of the International Criminal Court), goof off, and ask really hard questions it seems many won’t dare to ask! Thanks for coming along! Love, Ashley @harvardkennedyschool

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Caption : I’m honored, and wow, it is so much fun!!!! to return to my (second, University of Kentucky having been first) academic home, Harvard Kennedy School. I am a  Senior Fellow with the Women and Public Policy Program! Wahoo, lookout! In 2009, I thought I would do my Master’s somewhere else, when a professor who knew my international work well asked, “Why aren’t you going to Harvard?” Totally shocked, I replied, “Why am I not putting a rocket ship up my rear end and going to the moon?”  I didn’t recognize myself as “Harvard material.” I soon reviewed the Harvard Kennedy School of Government  Women & Public Policy Program website.I actually wept. “These are my people.”  I began to feel confident that the expertise of my  lived experience births a perspective and wisdom, combined with academic learning and being with folks from all over the planet, that means I have something unique and valuable to offer. So. It’s okay to be smart.  It’s okay to care.  It’s okay to be human.  It’s okay not to know,  and  to ask someone how to do things,  free from feeling shame or guilt. (Like how to use my new email  or the shared folder with class readings! 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️) I will guest lecture in a few classes around campus, attend so many neat things (such as with Hon Mr Justice Chile Eboe-Osuji, pictured here, President  of the International Criminal Court), goof off, and ask really hard questions it seems many won’t dare to ask! Thanks for coming along! Love, Ashley @harvardkennedyschool
Likes : 28646Ashley Judd - 28.6K Likes - I’m honored, and wow, it is so much fun!!!! to return to my (second, University of Kentucky having been first) academic home, Harvard Kennedy School. I am a  Senior Fellow with the Women and Public Policy Program! Wahoo, lookout! In 2009, I thought I would do my Master’s somewhere else, when a professor who knew my international work well asked, “Why aren’t you going to Harvard?” Totally shocked, I replied, “Why am I not putting a rocket ship up my rear end and going to the moon?”  I didn’t recognize myself as “Harvard material.” I soon reviewed the Harvard Kennedy School of Government  Women & Public Policy Program website.I actually wept. “These are my people.”  I began to feel confident that the expertise of my  lived experience births a perspective and wisdom, combined with academic learning and being with folks from all over the planet, that means I have something unique and valuable to offer. So. It’s okay to be smart.  It’s okay to care.  It’s okay to be human.  It’s okay not to know,  and  to ask someone how to do things,  free from feeling shame or guilt. (Like how to use my new email  or the shared folder with class readings! 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️) I will guest lecture in a few classes around campus, attend so many neat things (such as with Hon Mr Justice Chile Eboe-Osuji, pictured here, President  of the International Criminal Court), goof off, and ask really hard questions it seems many won’t dare to ask! Thanks for coming along! Love, Ashley @harvardkennedyschool

28.6K Likes – Ashley Judd Instagram

Caption : I’m honored, and wow, it is so much fun!!!! to return to my (second, University of Kentucky having been first) academic home, Harvard Kennedy School. I am a  Senior Fellow with the Women and Public Policy Program! Wahoo, lookout! In 2009, I thought I would do my Master’s somewhere else, when a professor who knew my international work well asked, “Why aren’t you going to Harvard?” Totally shocked, I replied, “Why am I not putting a rocket ship up my rear end and going to the moon?”  I didn’t recognize myself as “Harvard material.” I soon reviewed the Harvard Kennedy School of Government  Women & Public Policy Program website.I actually wept. “These are my people.”  I began to feel confident that the expertise of my  lived experience births a perspective and wisdom, combined with academic learning and being with folks from all over the planet, that means I have something unique and valuable to offer. So. It’s okay to be smart.  It’s okay to care.  It’s okay to be human.  It’s okay not to know,  and  to ask someone how to do things,  free from feeling shame or guilt. (Like how to use my new email  or the shared folder with class readings! 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️) I will guest lecture in a few classes around campus, attend so many neat things (such as with Hon Mr Justice Chile Eboe-Osuji, pictured here, President  of the International Criminal Court), goof off, and ask really hard questions it seems many won’t dare to ask! Thanks for coming along! Love, Ashley @harvardkennedyschool
Likes : 28646Ashley Judd - 28.6K Likes - I’m honored, and wow, it is so much fun!!!! to return to my (second, University of Kentucky having been first) academic home, Harvard Kennedy School. I am a  Senior Fellow with the Women and Public Policy Program! Wahoo, lookout! In 2009, I thought I would do my Master’s somewhere else, when a professor who knew my international work well asked, “Why aren’t you going to Harvard?” Totally shocked, I replied, “Why am I not putting a rocket ship up my rear end and going to the moon?”  I didn’t recognize myself as “Harvard material.” I soon reviewed the Harvard Kennedy School of Government  Women & Public Policy Program website.I actually wept. “These are my people.”  I began to feel confident that the expertise of my  lived experience births a perspective and wisdom, combined with academic learning and being with folks from all over the planet, that means I have something unique and valuable to offer. So. It’s okay to be smart.  It’s okay to care.  It’s okay to be human.  It’s okay not to know,  and  to ask someone how to do things,  free from feeling shame or guilt. (Like how to use my new email  or the shared folder with class readings! 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️) I will guest lecture in a few classes around campus, attend so many neat things (such as with Hon Mr Justice Chile Eboe-Osuji, pictured here, President  of the International Criminal Court), goof off, and ask really hard questions it seems many won’t dare to ask! Thanks for coming along! Love, Ashley @harvardkennedyschool

28.6K Likes – Ashley Judd Instagram

Caption : I’m honored, and wow, it is so much fun!!!! to return to my (second, University of Kentucky having been first) academic home, Harvard Kennedy School. I am a  Senior Fellow with the Women and Public Policy Program! Wahoo, lookout! In 2009, I thought I would do my Master’s somewhere else, when a professor who knew my international work well asked, “Why aren’t you going to Harvard?” Totally shocked, I replied, “Why am I not putting a rocket ship up my rear end and going to the moon?”  I didn’t recognize myself as “Harvard material.” I soon reviewed the Harvard Kennedy School of Government  Women & Public Policy Program website.I actually wept. “These are my people.”  I began to feel confident that the expertise of my  lived experience births a perspective and wisdom, combined with academic learning and being with folks from all over the planet, that means I have something unique and valuable to offer. So. It’s okay to be smart.  It’s okay to care.  It’s okay to be human.  It’s okay not to know,  and  to ask someone how to do things,  free from feeling shame or guilt. (Like how to use my new email  or the shared folder with class readings! 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️) I will guest lecture in a few classes around campus, attend so many neat things (such as with Hon Mr Justice Chile Eboe-Osuji, pictured here, President  of the International Criminal Court), goof off, and ask really hard questions it seems many won’t dare to ask! Thanks for coming along! Love, Ashley @harvardkennedyschool
Likes : 28646Ashley Judd - 28.6K Likes - I’m honored, and wow, it is so much fun!!!! to return to my (second, University of Kentucky having been first) academic home, Harvard Kennedy School. I am a  Senior Fellow with the Women and Public Policy Program! Wahoo, lookout! In 2009, I thought I would do my Master’s somewhere else, when a professor who knew my international work well asked, “Why aren’t you going to Harvard?” Totally shocked, I replied, “Why am I not putting a rocket ship up my rear end and going to the moon?”  I didn’t recognize myself as “Harvard material.” I soon reviewed the Harvard Kennedy School of Government  Women & Public Policy Program website.I actually wept. “These are my people.”  I began to feel confident that the expertise of my  lived experience births a perspective and wisdom, combined with academic learning and being with folks from all over the planet, that means I have something unique and valuable to offer. So. It’s okay to be smart.  It’s okay to care.  It’s okay to be human.  It’s okay not to know,  and  to ask someone how to do things,  free from feeling shame or guilt. (Like how to use my new email  or the shared folder with class readings! 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️) I will guest lecture in a few classes around campus, attend so many neat things (such as with Hon Mr Justice Chile Eboe-Osuji, pictured here, President  of the International Criminal Court), goof off, and ask really hard questions it seems many won’t dare to ask! Thanks for coming along! Love, Ashley @harvardkennedyschool

28.6K Likes – Ashley Judd Instagram

Caption : I’m honored, and wow, it is so much fun!!!! to return to my (second, University of Kentucky having been first) academic home, Harvard Kennedy School. I am a  Senior Fellow with the Women and Public Policy Program! Wahoo, lookout! In 2009, I thought I would do my Master’s somewhere else, when a professor who knew my international work well asked, “Why aren’t you going to Harvard?” Totally shocked, I replied, “Why am I not putting a rocket ship up my rear end and going to the moon?”  I didn’t recognize myself as “Harvard material.” I soon reviewed the Harvard Kennedy School of Government  Women & Public Policy Program website.I actually wept. “These are my people.”  I began to feel confident that the expertise of my  lived experience births a perspective and wisdom, combined with academic learning and being with folks from all over the planet, that means I have something unique and valuable to offer. So. It’s okay to be smart.  It’s okay to care.  It’s okay to be human.  It’s okay not to know,  and  to ask someone how to do things,  free from feeling shame or guilt. (Like how to use my new email  or the shared folder with class readings! 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️) I will guest lecture in a few classes around campus, attend so many neat things (such as with Hon Mr Justice Chile Eboe-Osuji, pictured here, President  of the International Criminal Court), goof off, and ask really hard questions it seems many won’t dare to ask! Thanks for coming along! Love, Ashley @harvardkennedyschool
Likes : 28646Ashley Judd - 24.7K Likes - Celebrate 18 years of recovery with me! Thank you the good people at Shades of Hope who reached out to the “lost child” that I was, offering healing and a ever deeper & more beautiful way of life as the years pass. There is always a path of peace for us, whether our loved ones change, acknowledge the existence of a problem, or get their own help. We are not betraying them when we ourselves thrive. In fact, we are giving them hope.

24.7K Likes – Ashley Judd Instagram

Caption : Celebrate 18 years of recovery with me! Thank you the good people at Shades of Hope who reached out to the “lost child” that I was, offering healing and a ever deeper & more beautiful way of life as the years pass. There is always a path of peace for us, whether our loved ones change, acknowledge the existence of a problem, or get their own help. We are not betraying them when we ourselves thrive. In fact, we are giving them hope.
Likes : 24736Ashley Judd - 24.7K Likes - Celebrate 18 years of recovery with me! Thank you the good people at Shades of Hope who reached out to the “lost child” that I was, offering healing and a ever deeper & more beautiful way of life as the years pass. There is always a path of peace for us, whether our loved ones change, acknowledge the existence of a problem, or get their own help. We are not betraying them when we ourselves thrive. In fact, we are giving them hope.

24.7K Likes – Ashley Judd Instagram

Caption : Celebrate 18 years of recovery with me! Thank you the good people at Shades of Hope who reached out to the “lost child” that I was, offering healing and a ever deeper & more beautiful way of life as the years pass. There is always a path of peace for us, whether our loved ones change, acknowledge the existence of a problem, or get their own help. We are not betraying them when we ourselves thrive. In fact, we are giving them hope.
Likes : 24736Ashley Judd - 24.7K Likes - Celebrate 18 years of recovery with me! Thank you the good people at Shades of Hope who reached out to the “lost child” that I was, offering healing and a ever deeper & more beautiful way of life as the years pass. There is always a path of peace for us, whether our loved ones change, acknowledge the existence of a problem, or get their own help. We are not betraying them when we ourselves thrive. In fact, we are giving them hope.

24.7K Likes – Ashley Judd Instagram

Caption : Celebrate 18 years of recovery with me! Thank you the good people at Shades of Hope who reached out to the “lost child” that I was, offering healing and a ever deeper & more beautiful way of life as the years pass. There is always a path of peace for us, whether our loved ones change, acknowledge the existence of a problem, or get their own help. We are not betraying them when we ourselves thrive. In fact, we are giving them hope.
Likes : 24736Ashley Judd - 24.7K Likes - Celebrate 18 years of recovery with me! Thank you the good people at Shades of Hope who reached out to the “lost child” that I was, offering healing and a ever deeper & more beautiful way of life as the years pass. There is always a path of peace for us, whether our loved ones change, acknowledge the existence of a problem, or get their own help. We are not betraying them when we ourselves thrive. In fact, we are giving them hope.

24.7K Likes – Ashley Judd Instagram

Caption : Celebrate 18 years of recovery with me! Thank you the good people at Shades of Hope who reached out to the “lost child” that I was, offering healing and a ever deeper & more beautiful way of life as the years pass. There is always a path of peace for us, whether our loved ones change, acknowledge the existence of a problem, or get their own help. We are not betraying them when we ourselves thrive. In fact, we are giving them hope.
Likes : 24736Ashley Judd - 20.1K Likes - As we mark #WorldMentalHealthDay this week, I wanted to share an update with you all on my own health journey. xx I want to honor, deeply, the tiny circle of caring chosen family who have loved my body, mind, & spirit during this season: CC, my care companion & guide; my pastor, with her deep wisdom, empathy, vision, and lucid prayers; Amanda & Diane for their healing hands my system recognizes can help heal my system; Jamie & Aunt Dot for the ice baths, hugs, & anti-inflammatory, low-glycemic index meals; Beth, from 6th grade, Logan, Heather, lying on the moss with me, breathing, weeping; MTR for crafts & helping me find play; Tammy & Robyn & M.E., huddled in an embrace singing the Doxology together; Janet, who while traversing the globe still tracked me. day and night with care, cohesion, & showed me paths of hope; Nikki & Seane, holding back the walls of the Red Sea as I crawled through to re-birth. You are my people, my family, and you have loved me so well. Thank you.

20.1K Likes – Ashley Judd Instagram

Caption : As we mark #WorldMentalHealthDay this week, I wanted to share an update with you all on my own health journey. xx I want to honor, deeply, the tiny circle of caring chosen family who have loved my body, mind, & spirit during this season: CC, my care companion & guide; my pastor, with her deep wisdom, empathy, vision, and lucid prayers; Amanda & Diane for their healing hands my system recognizes can help heal my system; Jamie & Aunt Dot for the ice baths, hugs, & anti-inflammatory, low-glycemic index meals; Beth, from 6th grade, Logan, Heather, lying on the moss with me, breathing, weeping; MTR for crafts & helping me find play; Tammy & Robyn & M.E., huddled in an embrace singing the Doxology together; Janet, who while traversing the globe still tracked me. day and night with care, cohesion, & showed me paths of hope; Nikki & Seane, holding back the walls of the Red Sea as I crawled through to re-birth. You are my people, my family, and you have loved me so well. Thank you.
Likes : 20063Ashley Judd - 20.1K Likes - As we mark #WorldMentalHealthDay this week, I wanted to share an update with you all on my own health journey. xx I want to honor, deeply, the tiny circle of caring chosen family who have loved my body, mind, & spirit during this season: CC, my care companion & guide; my pastor, with her deep wisdom, empathy, vision, and lucid prayers; Amanda & Diane for their healing hands my system recognizes can help heal my system; Jamie & Aunt Dot for the ice baths, hugs, & anti-inflammatory, low-glycemic index meals; Beth, from 6th grade, Logan, Heather, lying on the moss with me, breathing, weeping; MTR for crafts & helping me find play; Tammy & Robyn & M.E., huddled in an embrace singing the Doxology together; Janet, who while traversing the globe still tracked me. day and night with care, cohesion, & showed me paths of hope; Nikki & Seane, holding back the walls of the Red Sea as I crawled through to re-birth. You are my people, my family, and you have loved me so well. Thank you.

20.1K Likes – Ashley Judd Instagram

Caption : As we mark #WorldMentalHealthDay this week, I wanted to share an update with you all on my own health journey. xx I want to honor, deeply, the tiny circle of caring chosen family who have loved my body, mind, & spirit during this season: CC, my care companion & guide; my pastor, with her deep wisdom, empathy, vision, and lucid prayers; Amanda & Diane for their healing hands my system recognizes can help heal my system; Jamie & Aunt Dot for the ice baths, hugs, & anti-inflammatory, low-glycemic index meals; Beth, from 6th grade, Logan, Heather, lying on the moss with me, breathing, weeping; MTR for crafts & helping me find play; Tammy & Robyn & M.E., huddled in an embrace singing the Doxology together; Janet, who while traversing the globe still tracked me. day and night with care, cohesion, & showed me paths of hope; Nikki & Seane, holding back the walls of the Red Sea as I crawled through to re-birth. You are my people, my family, and you have loved me so well. Thank you.
Likes : 20063Ashley Judd - 20.1K Likes - As we mark #WorldMentalHealthDay this week, I wanted to share an update with you all on my own health journey. xx I want to honor, deeply, the tiny circle of caring chosen family who have loved my body, mind, & spirit during this season: CC, my care companion & guide; my pastor, with her deep wisdom, empathy, vision, and lucid prayers; Amanda & Diane for their healing hands my system recognizes can help heal my system; Jamie & Aunt Dot for the ice baths, hugs, & anti-inflammatory, low-glycemic index meals; Beth, from 6th grade, Logan, Heather, lying on the moss with me, breathing, weeping; MTR for crafts & helping me find play; Tammy & Robyn & M.E., huddled in an embrace singing the Doxology together; Janet, who while traversing the globe still tracked me. day and night with care, cohesion, & showed me paths of hope; Nikki & Seane, holding back the walls of the Red Sea as I crawled through to re-birth. You are my people, my family, and you have loved me so well. Thank you.

20.1K Likes – Ashley Judd Instagram

Caption : As we mark #WorldMentalHealthDay this week, I wanted to share an update with you all on my own health journey. xx I want to honor, deeply, the tiny circle of caring chosen family who have loved my body, mind, & spirit during this season: CC, my care companion & guide; my pastor, with her deep wisdom, empathy, vision, and lucid prayers; Amanda & Diane for their healing hands my system recognizes can help heal my system; Jamie & Aunt Dot for the ice baths, hugs, & anti-inflammatory, low-glycemic index meals; Beth, from 6th grade, Logan, Heather, lying on the moss with me, breathing, weeping; MTR for crafts & helping me find play; Tammy & Robyn & M.E., huddled in an embrace singing the Doxology together; Janet, who while traversing the globe still tracked me. day and night with care, cohesion, & showed me paths of hope; Nikki & Seane, holding back the walls of the Red Sea as I crawled through to re-birth. You are my people, my family, and you have loved me so well. Thank you.
Likes : 20063Ashley Judd - 20.1K Likes - As we mark #WorldMentalHealthDay this week, I wanted to share an update with you all on my own health journey. xx I want to honor, deeply, the tiny circle of caring chosen family who have loved my body, mind, & spirit during this season: CC, my care companion & guide; my pastor, with her deep wisdom, empathy, vision, and lucid prayers; Amanda & Diane for their healing hands my system recognizes can help heal my system; Jamie & Aunt Dot for the ice baths, hugs, & anti-inflammatory, low-glycemic index meals; Beth, from 6th grade, Logan, Heather, lying on the moss with me, breathing, weeping; MTR for crafts & helping me find play; Tammy & Robyn & M.E., huddled in an embrace singing the Doxology together; Janet, who while traversing the globe still tracked me. day and night with care, cohesion, & showed me paths of hope; Nikki & Seane, holding back the walls of the Red Sea as I crawled through to re-birth. You are my people, my family, and you have loved me so well. Thank you.

20.1K Likes – Ashley Judd Instagram

Caption : As we mark #WorldMentalHealthDay this week, I wanted to share an update with you all on my own health journey. xx I want to honor, deeply, the tiny circle of caring chosen family who have loved my body, mind, & spirit during this season: CC, my care companion & guide; my pastor, with her deep wisdom, empathy, vision, and lucid prayers; Amanda & Diane for their healing hands my system recognizes can help heal my system; Jamie & Aunt Dot for the ice baths, hugs, & anti-inflammatory, low-glycemic index meals; Beth, from 6th grade, Logan, Heather, lying on the moss with me, breathing, weeping; MTR for crafts & helping me find play; Tammy & Robyn & M.E., huddled in an embrace singing the Doxology together; Janet, who while traversing the globe still tracked me. day and night with care, cohesion, & showed me paths of hope; Nikki & Seane, holding back the walls of the Red Sea as I crawled through to re-birth. You are my people, my family, and you have loved me so well. Thank you.
Likes : 20063Ashley Judd - 20.1K Likes - As we mark #WorldMentalHealthDay this week, I wanted to share an update with you all on my own health journey. xx I want to honor, deeply, the tiny circle of caring chosen family who have loved my body, mind, & spirit during this season: CC, my care companion & guide; my pastor, with her deep wisdom, empathy, vision, and lucid prayers; Amanda & Diane for their healing hands my system recognizes can help heal my system; Jamie & Aunt Dot for the ice baths, hugs, & anti-inflammatory, low-glycemic index meals; Beth, from 6th grade, Logan, Heather, lying on the moss with me, breathing, weeping; MTR for crafts & helping me find play; Tammy & Robyn & M.E., huddled in an embrace singing the Doxology together; Janet, who while traversing the globe still tracked me. day and night with care, cohesion, & showed me paths of hope; Nikki & Seane, holding back the walls of the Red Sea as I crawled through to re-birth. You are my people, my family, and you have loved me so well. Thank you.

20.1K Likes – Ashley Judd Instagram

Caption : As we mark #WorldMentalHealthDay this week, I wanted to share an update with you all on my own health journey. xx I want to honor, deeply, the tiny circle of caring chosen family who have loved my body, mind, & spirit during this season: CC, my care companion & guide; my pastor, with her deep wisdom, empathy, vision, and lucid prayers; Amanda & Diane for their healing hands my system recognizes can help heal my system; Jamie & Aunt Dot for the ice baths, hugs, & anti-inflammatory, low-glycemic index meals; Beth, from 6th grade, Logan, Heather, lying on the moss with me, breathing, weeping; MTR for crafts & helping me find play; Tammy & Robyn & M.E., huddled in an embrace singing the Doxology together; Janet, who while traversing the globe still tracked me. day and night with care, cohesion, & showed me paths of hope; Nikki & Seane, holding back the walls of the Red Sea as I crawled through to re-birth. You are my people, my family, and you have loved me so well. Thank you.
Likes : 20063Ashley Judd - 20.1K Likes - As we mark #WorldMentalHealthDay this week, I wanted to share an update with you all on my own health journey. xx I want to honor, deeply, the tiny circle of caring chosen family who have loved my body, mind, & spirit during this season: CC, my care companion & guide; my pastor, with her deep wisdom, empathy, vision, and lucid prayers; Amanda & Diane for their healing hands my system recognizes can help heal my system; Jamie & Aunt Dot for the ice baths, hugs, & anti-inflammatory, low-glycemic index meals; Beth, from 6th grade, Logan, Heather, lying on the moss with me, breathing, weeping; MTR for crafts & helping me find play; Tammy & Robyn & M.E., huddled in an embrace singing the Doxology together; Janet, who while traversing the globe still tracked me. day and night with care, cohesion, & showed me paths of hope; Nikki & Seane, holding back the walls of the Red Sea as I crawled through to re-birth. You are my people, my family, and you have loved me so well. Thank you.

20.1K Likes – Ashley Judd Instagram

Caption : As we mark #WorldMentalHealthDay this week, I wanted to share an update with you all on my own health journey. xx I want to honor, deeply, the tiny circle of caring chosen family who have loved my body, mind, & spirit during this season: CC, my care companion & guide; my pastor, with her deep wisdom, empathy, vision, and lucid prayers; Amanda & Diane for their healing hands my system recognizes can help heal my system; Jamie & Aunt Dot for the ice baths, hugs, & anti-inflammatory, low-glycemic index meals; Beth, from 6th grade, Logan, Heather, lying on the moss with me, breathing, weeping; MTR for crafts & helping me find play; Tammy & Robyn & M.E., huddled in an embrace singing the Doxology together; Janet, who while traversing the globe still tracked me. day and night with care, cohesion, & showed me paths of hope; Nikki & Seane, holding back the walls of the Red Sea as I crawled through to re-birth. You are my people, my family, and you have loved me so well. Thank you.
Likes : 20063Ashley Judd - 20.1K Likes - As we mark #WorldMentalHealthDay this week, I wanted to share an update with you all on my own health journey. xx I want to honor, deeply, the tiny circle of caring chosen family who have loved my body, mind, & spirit during this season: CC, my care companion & guide; my pastor, with her deep wisdom, empathy, vision, and lucid prayers; Amanda & Diane for their healing hands my system recognizes can help heal my system; Jamie & Aunt Dot for the ice baths, hugs, & anti-inflammatory, low-glycemic index meals; Beth, from 6th grade, Logan, Heather, lying on the moss with me, breathing, weeping; MTR for crafts & helping me find play; Tammy & Robyn & M.E., huddled in an embrace singing the Doxology together; Janet, who while traversing the globe still tracked me. day and night with care, cohesion, & showed me paths of hope; Nikki & Seane, holding back the walls of the Red Sea as I crawled through to re-birth. You are my people, my family, and you have loved me so well. Thank you.

20.1K Likes – Ashley Judd Instagram

Caption : As we mark #WorldMentalHealthDay this week, I wanted to share an update with you all on my own health journey. xx I want to honor, deeply, the tiny circle of caring chosen family who have loved my body, mind, & spirit during this season: CC, my care companion & guide; my pastor, with her deep wisdom, empathy, vision, and lucid prayers; Amanda & Diane for their healing hands my system recognizes can help heal my system; Jamie & Aunt Dot for the ice baths, hugs, & anti-inflammatory, low-glycemic index meals; Beth, from 6th grade, Logan, Heather, lying on the moss with me, breathing, weeping; MTR for crafts & helping me find play; Tammy & Robyn & M.E., huddled in an embrace singing the Doxology together; Janet, who while traversing the globe still tracked me. day and night with care, cohesion, & showed me paths of hope; Nikki & Seane, holding back the walls of the Red Sea as I crawled through to re-birth. You are my people, my family, and you have loved me so well. Thank you.
Likes : 20063Ashley Judd - 20.1K Likes - As we mark #WorldMentalHealthDay this week, I wanted to share an update with you all on my own health journey. xx I want to honor, deeply, the tiny circle of caring chosen family who have loved my body, mind, & spirit during this season: CC, my care companion & guide; my pastor, with her deep wisdom, empathy, vision, and lucid prayers; Amanda & Diane for their healing hands my system recognizes can help heal my system; Jamie & Aunt Dot for the ice baths, hugs, & anti-inflammatory, low-glycemic index meals; Beth, from 6th grade, Logan, Heather, lying on the moss with me, breathing, weeping; MTR for crafts & helping me find play; Tammy & Robyn & M.E., huddled in an embrace singing the Doxology together; Janet, who while traversing the globe still tracked me. day and night with care, cohesion, & showed me paths of hope; Nikki & Seane, holding back the walls of the Red Sea as I crawled through to re-birth. You are my people, my family, and you have loved me so well. Thank you.

20.1K Likes – Ashley Judd Instagram

Caption : As we mark #WorldMentalHealthDay this week, I wanted to share an update with you all on my own health journey. xx I want to honor, deeply, the tiny circle of caring chosen family who have loved my body, mind, & spirit during this season: CC, my care companion & guide; my pastor, with her deep wisdom, empathy, vision, and lucid prayers; Amanda & Diane for their healing hands my system recognizes can help heal my system; Jamie & Aunt Dot for the ice baths, hugs, & anti-inflammatory, low-glycemic index meals; Beth, from 6th grade, Logan, Heather, lying on the moss with me, breathing, weeping; MTR for crafts & helping me find play; Tammy & Robyn & M.E., huddled in an embrace singing the Doxology together; Janet, who while traversing the globe still tracked me. day and night with care, cohesion, & showed me paths of hope; Nikki & Seane, holding back the walls of the Red Sea as I crawled through to re-birth. You are my people, my family, and you have loved me so well. Thank you.
Likes : 20063Ashley Judd - 20K Likes - Naomi Ellen Judd. (nee Diana) January 11, 1946 🤍 Happy Birthday, Beloved Mama. Love, Sweetpea

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Caption : Naomi Ellen Judd. (nee Diana) January 11, 1946 🤍 Happy Birthday, Beloved Mama. Love, Sweetpea
Likes : 20001Ashley Judd - 19.1K Likes - Winter holidays, reflecting in the Great Smoky Mountains.

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Caption : Winter holidays, reflecting in the Great Smoky Mountains.
Likes : 19087Ashley Judd - 18.9K Likes - I apologize deeply that the slide may be so easily misinterpreted. My feeling & value I am expressing is, “just because I don’t support a candidate doesn’t mean I would ever, ever want them, or anyone harmed.” I am so sorry it came out clumsily & that some misread my intention. I ask for your grace. Thank you, all, who are exercising the goodness of your humanity in this fraught moment. I have also seen comments here that appalled me. I will not host such inappropriate incivility. Comments are off.

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Caption : I apologize deeply that the slide may be so easily misinterpreted. My feeling & value I am expressing is, “just because I don’t support a candidate doesn’t mean I would ever, ever want them, or anyone harmed.” I am so sorry it came out clumsily & that some misread my intention. I ask for your grace. Thank you, all, who are exercising the goodness of your humanity in this fraught moment. I have also seen comments here that appalled me. I will not host such inappropriate incivility. Comments are off.
Likes : 18900Ashley Judd - 18.9K Likes - I apologize deeply that the slide may be so easily misinterpreted. My feeling & value I am expressing is, “just because I don’t support a candidate doesn’t mean I would ever, ever want them, or anyone harmed.” I am so sorry it came out clumsily & that some misread my intention. I ask for your grace. Thank you, all, who are exercising the goodness of your humanity in this fraught moment. I have also seen comments here that appalled me. I will not host such inappropriate incivility. Comments are off.

18.9K Likes – Ashley Judd Instagram

Caption : I apologize deeply that the slide may be so easily misinterpreted. My feeling & value I am expressing is, “just because I don’t support a candidate doesn’t mean I would ever, ever want them, or anyone harmed.” I am so sorry it came out clumsily & that some misread my intention. I ask for your grace. Thank you, all, who are exercising the goodness of your humanity in this fraught moment. I have also seen comments here that appalled me. I will not host such inappropriate incivility. Comments are off.
Likes : 18900Ashley Judd - 18K Likes - This morning, I was excitedly preparing to reserve our Yellowstone National Park backcountry campsites. Jodi Kantor from the NYT called, and texted simultaneously, “pick up rn,” and I did. She shared the news that the New York Court of Appeals had overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 conviction on felony sex crime charges. Yet again, male sexual violence had intruded upon and disturbed a beautiful day, as it does every day in the lives of American women. We live on a daily basis with male entitlement to our female bodies. The most dangerous place in the US for us is in our homes. The men who most commonly assault, rape, and kill us are men who know. Each of us who survived Harvey Weinstein’s serial sexual predation knew him. He exploited, gleefully, the asymmetry of power in our relationship to him. He defamed me after I barely evaded his sexual assault in that hotel room in 1996. I did not evade his grotesque sexual harassment, wrath, and punishment. My art and my pocketbook are still different to this day because of him. The misguided opinion of 4 judges today does not change what we survivors know, and we acknowledge the fierceness of the minority opinion. The truth is consistent. There are multiple forces at work here. One is the power of those of us with lived experience as survivors of male sexual violence and our voices. When we share our stories, we exercise leadership by sparking others to join us in shared actions toward safety and freedom from sexual harm. We let other folks know we see them, we hear them, we believe them, we love them. We have community. The other force is institutional betrayal. We must work within and from outside institutions to encourage them to adopt the research-based, concrete actions of Institutional Courage. So many survivors share that the “second rape” and moral injury of institutional betrayal is harder to live with than the original crime against their bodies.

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Caption : This morning, I was excitedly preparing to reserve our Yellowstone National Park backcountry campsites. Jodi Kantor from the NYT called, and texted simultaneously, “pick up rn,” and I did. She shared the news that the New York Court of Appeals had overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 conviction on felony sex crime charges. Yet again, male sexual violence had intruded upon and disturbed a beautiful day, as it does every day in the lives of American women. We live on a daily basis with male entitlement to our female bodies. The most dangerous place in the US for us is in our homes. The men who most commonly assault, rape, and kill us are men who know. Each of us who survived Harvey Weinstein’s serial sexual predation knew him. He exploited, gleefully, the asymmetry of power in our relationship to him. He defamed me after I barely evaded his sexual assault in that hotel room in 1996. I did not evade his grotesque sexual harassment, wrath, and punishment. My art and my pocketbook are still different to this day because of him. The misguided opinion of 4 judges today does not change what we survivors know, and we acknowledge the fierceness of the minority opinion. The truth is consistent. There are multiple forces at work here. One is the power of those of us with lived experience as survivors of male sexual violence and our voices. When we share our stories, we exercise leadership by sparking others to join us in shared actions toward safety and freedom from sexual harm. We let other folks know we see them, we hear them, we believe them, we love them. We have community. The other force is institutional betrayal. We must work within and from outside institutions to encourage them to adopt the research-based, concrete actions of Institutional Courage. So many survivors share that the “second rape” and moral injury of institutional betrayal is harder to live with than the original crime against their bodies.
Likes : 18041Ashley Judd - 17.4K Likes - “The beginning of real love is to allow others to be perfectly themselves.” —Thomas Merton, Trappist Monk I experienced knowings in my soul in childhood about myself. They were clear, irrefutable. Nex, I am glad you knew your truth. I am so sorry others felt entitled to dispute and interfere with your God-given autonomy. I believe you. I see you. I validate you. May your soul be at ease. 🕊️🤍

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Caption : “The beginning of real love is to allow others to be perfectly themselves.” —Thomas Merton, Trappist Monk I experienced knowings in my soul in childhood about myself. They were clear, irrefutable. Nex, I am glad you knew your truth. I am so sorry others felt entitled to dispute and interfere with your God-given autonomy. I believe you. I see you. I validate you. May your soul be at ease. 🕊️🤍
Likes : 17358Ashley Judd - 16.5K Likes - I love being a woman, and I cherish the little girl who is still alive inside of me. On #InternationalDayofTheGirl, I get on my knees to give thanks for every girl I have ever met, who has ever allowed me to hold her hand, squeeze her close, stroke and braid her hair, climb a tree, and turn a kart-wheel. I cherish every secret that has been shared, fear divulged, wish made, and dream spoken aloud. Worldwide, girls still suffer for being girls. They do 160 million more hours of household chores than their brothers. They are given less food. They are held back from starting or attending school consistently, or drop out when they begin to menstruate. Many are sexually abused and forced into child marriage. They cannot choose if, when, and how many children to have. To girls around the world, I hope I have, and will continue, to live up to the sacred responsibility of being your friend. At a time when there is so much darkness, I look at the light in your faces when we are connected faces and am reminded of the hope for our future. @unfpa

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Caption : I love being a woman, and I cherish the little girl who is still alive inside of me. On #InternationalDayofTheGirl, I get on my knees to give thanks for every girl I have ever met, who has ever allowed me to hold her hand, squeeze her close, stroke and braid her hair, climb a tree, and turn a kart-wheel. I cherish every secret that has been shared, fear divulged, wish made, and dream spoken aloud. Worldwide, girls still suffer for being girls. They do 160 million more hours of household chores than their brothers. They are given less food. They are held back from starting or attending school consistently, or drop out when they begin to menstruate. Many are sexually abused and forced into child marriage. They cannot choose if, when, and how many children to have. To girls around the world, I hope I have, and will continue, to live up to the sacred responsibility of being your friend. At a time when there is so much darkness, I look at the light in your faces when we are connected faces and am reminded of the hope for our future. @unfpa
Likes : 16485Ashley Judd - 16.5K Likes - I love being a woman, and I cherish the little girl who is still alive inside of me. On #InternationalDayofTheGirl, I get on my knees to give thanks for every girl I have ever met, who has ever allowed me to hold her hand, squeeze her close, stroke and braid her hair, climb a tree, and turn a kart-wheel. I cherish every secret that has been shared, fear divulged, wish made, and dream spoken aloud. Worldwide, girls still suffer for being girls. They do 160 million more hours of household chores than their brothers. They are given less food. They are held back from starting or attending school consistently, or drop out when they begin to menstruate. Many are sexually abused and forced into child marriage. They cannot choose if, when, and how many children to have. To girls around the world, I hope I have, and will continue, to live up to the sacred responsibility of being your friend. At a time when there is so much darkness, I look at the light in your faces when we are connected faces and am reminded of the hope for our future. @unfpa

16.5K Likes – Ashley Judd Instagram

Caption : I love being a woman, and I cherish the little girl who is still alive inside of me. On #InternationalDayofTheGirl, I get on my knees to give thanks for every girl I have ever met, who has ever allowed me to hold her hand, squeeze her close, stroke and braid her hair, climb a tree, and turn a kart-wheel. I cherish every secret that has been shared, fear divulged, wish made, and dream spoken aloud. Worldwide, girls still suffer for being girls. They do 160 million more hours of household chores than their brothers. They are given less food. They are held back from starting or attending school consistently, or drop out when they begin to menstruate. Many are sexually abused and forced into child marriage. They cannot choose if, when, and how many children to have. To girls around the world, I hope I have, and will continue, to live up to the sacred responsibility of being your friend. At a time when there is so much darkness, I look at the light in your faces when we are connected faces and am reminded of the hope for our future. @unfpa
Likes : 16485Ashley Judd - 16.5K Likes - I love being a woman, and I cherish the little girl who is still alive inside of me. On #InternationalDayofTheGirl, I get on my knees to give thanks for every girl I have ever met, who has ever allowed me to hold her hand, squeeze her close, stroke and braid her hair, climb a tree, and turn a kart-wheel. I cherish every secret that has been shared, fear divulged, wish made, and dream spoken aloud. Worldwide, girls still suffer for being girls. They do 160 million more hours of household chores than their brothers. They are given less food. They are held back from starting or attending school consistently, or drop out when they begin to menstruate. Many are sexually abused and forced into child marriage. They cannot choose if, when, and how many children to have. To girls around the world, I hope I have, and will continue, to live up to the sacred responsibility of being your friend. At a time when there is so much darkness, I look at the light in your faces when we are connected faces and am reminded of the hope for our future. @unfpa

16.5K Likes – Ashley Judd Instagram

Caption : I love being a woman, and I cherish the little girl who is still alive inside of me. On #InternationalDayofTheGirl, I get on my knees to give thanks for every girl I have ever met, who has ever allowed me to hold her hand, squeeze her close, stroke and braid her hair, climb a tree, and turn a kart-wheel. I cherish every secret that has been shared, fear divulged, wish made, and dream spoken aloud. Worldwide, girls still suffer for being girls. They do 160 million more hours of household chores than their brothers. They are given less food. They are held back from starting or attending school consistently, or drop out when they begin to menstruate. Many are sexually abused and forced into child marriage. They cannot choose if, when, and how many children to have. To girls around the world, I hope I have, and will continue, to live up to the sacred responsibility of being your friend. At a time when there is so much darkness, I look at the light in your faces when we are connected faces and am reminded of the hope for our future. @unfpa
Likes : 16485Ashley Judd - 16.5K Likes - I love being a woman, and I cherish the little girl who is still alive inside of me. On #InternationalDayofTheGirl, I get on my knees to give thanks for every girl I have ever met, who has ever allowed me to hold her hand, squeeze her close, stroke and braid her hair, climb a tree, and turn a kart-wheel. I cherish every secret that has been shared, fear divulged, wish made, and dream spoken aloud. Worldwide, girls still suffer for being girls. They do 160 million more hours of household chores than their brothers. They are given less food. They are held back from starting or attending school consistently, or drop out when they begin to menstruate. Many are sexually abused and forced into child marriage. They cannot choose if, when, and how many children to have. To girls around the world, I hope I have, and will continue, to live up to the sacred responsibility of being your friend. At a time when there is so much darkness, I look at the light in your faces when we are connected faces and am reminded of the hope for our future. @unfpa

16.5K Likes – Ashley Judd Instagram

Caption : I love being a woman, and I cherish the little girl who is still alive inside of me. On #InternationalDayofTheGirl, I get on my knees to give thanks for every girl I have ever met, who has ever allowed me to hold her hand, squeeze her close, stroke and braid her hair, climb a tree, and turn a kart-wheel. I cherish every secret that has been shared, fear divulged, wish made, and dream spoken aloud. Worldwide, girls still suffer for being girls. They do 160 million more hours of household chores than their brothers. They are given less food. They are held back from starting or attending school consistently, or drop out when they begin to menstruate. Many are sexually abused and forced into child marriage. They cannot choose if, when, and how many children to have. To girls around the world, I hope I have, and will continue, to live up to the sacred responsibility of being your friend. At a time when there is so much darkness, I look at the light in your faces when we are connected faces and am reminded of the hope for our future. @unfpa
Likes : 16485Ashley Judd - 16.5K Likes - I love being a woman, and I cherish the little girl who is still alive inside of me. On #InternationalDayofTheGirl, I get on my knees to give thanks for every girl I have ever met, who has ever allowed me to hold her hand, squeeze her close, stroke and braid her hair, climb a tree, and turn a kart-wheel. I cherish every secret that has been shared, fear divulged, wish made, and dream spoken aloud. Worldwide, girls still suffer for being girls. They do 160 million more hours of household chores than their brothers. They are given less food. They are held back from starting or attending school consistently, or drop out when they begin to menstruate. Many are sexually abused and forced into child marriage. They cannot choose if, when, and how many children to have. To girls around the world, I hope I have, and will continue, to live up to the sacred responsibility of being your friend. At a time when there is so much darkness, I look at the light in your faces when we are connected faces and am reminded of the hope for our future. @unfpa

16.5K Likes – Ashley Judd Instagram

Caption : I love being a woman, and I cherish the little girl who is still alive inside of me. On #InternationalDayofTheGirl, I get on my knees to give thanks for every girl I have ever met, who has ever allowed me to hold her hand, squeeze her close, stroke and braid her hair, climb a tree, and turn a kart-wheel. I cherish every secret that has been shared, fear divulged, wish made, and dream spoken aloud. Worldwide, girls still suffer for being girls. They do 160 million more hours of household chores than their brothers. They are given less food. They are held back from starting or attending school consistently, or drop out when they begin to menstruate. Many are sexually abused and forced into child marriage. They cannot choose if, when, and how many children to have. To girls around the world, I hope I have, and will continue, to live up to the sacred responsibility of being your friend. At a time when there is so much darkness, I look at the light in your faces when we are connected faces and am reminded of the hope for our future. @unfpa
Likes : 16485Ashley Judd - 16.5K Likes - I love being a woman, and I cherish the little girl who is still alive inside of me. On #InternationalDayofTheGirl, I get on my knees to give thanks for every girl I have ever met, who has ever allowed me to hold her hand, squeeze her close, stroke and braid her hair, climb a tree, and turn a kart-wheel. I cherish every secret that has been shared, fear divulged, wish made, and dream spoken aloud. Worldwide, girls still suffer for being girls. They do 160 million more hours of household chores than their brothers. They are given less food. They are held back from starting or attending school consistently, or drop out when they begin to menstruate. Many are sexually abused and forced into child marriage. They cannot choose if, when, and how many children to have. To girls around the world, I hope I have, and will continue, to live up to the sacred responsibility of being your friend. At a time when there is so much darkness, I look at the light in your faces when we are connected faces and am reminded of the hope for our future. @unfpa

16.5K Likes – Ashley Judd Instagram

Caption : I love being a woman, and I cherish the little girl who is still alive inside of me. On #InternationalDayofTheGirl, I get on my knees to give thanks for every girl I have ever met, who has ever allowed me to hold her hand, squeeze her close, stroke and braid her hair, climb a tree, and turn a kart-wheel. I cherish every secret that has been shared, fear divulged, wish made, and dream spoken aloud. Worldwide, girls still suffer for being girls. They do 160 million more hours of household chores than their brothers. They are given less food. They are held back from starting or attending school consistently, or drop out when they begin to menstruate. Many are sexually abused and forced into child marriage. They cannot choose if, when, and how many children to have. To girls around the world, I hope I have, and will continue, to live up to the sacred responsibility of being your friend. At a time when there is so much darkness, I look at the light in your faces when we are connected faces and am reminded of the hope for our future. @unfpa
Likes : 16485Ashley Judd - 13.9K Likes - The first time I was aware something was violated in me was when a man molested me when I was 7 years old. I later learned vocabulary to put to this abrogation of my rights in instruments such as @unitednationshumanrights Convention on the Rights of the Child. All over the world, I have worked with partners like @unfpa to restore and uphold folks’ individual and collective rights, and especially to hold space as they heal from the wounding from violence against their rights. On #HumanRightsDay, I recommit to my, yours, and everyone’s human rights. May we all treat each other with fundamental decency and care.

13.9K Likes – Ashley Judd Instagram

Caption : The first time I was aware something was violated in me was when a man molested me when I was 7 years old. I later learned vocabulary to put to this abrogation of my rights in instruments such as @unitednationshumanrights Convention on the Rights of the Child. All over the world, I have worked with partners like @unfpa to restore and uphold folks’ individual and collective rights, and especially to hold space as they heal from the wounding from violence against their rights. On #HumanRightsDay, I recommit to my, yours, and everyone’s human rights. May we all treat each other with fundamental decency and care.
Likes : 13930Ashley Judd - 13.9K Likes - The first time I was aware something was violated in me was when a man molested me when I was 7 years old. I later learned vocabulary to put to this abrogation of my rights in instruments such as @unitednationshumanrights Convention on the Rights of the Child. All over the world, I have worked with partners like @unfpa to restore and uphold folks’ individual and collective rights, and especially to hold space as they heal from the wounding from violence against their rights. On #HumanRightsDay, I recommit to my, yours, and everyone’s human rights. May we all treat each other with fundamental decency and care.

13.9K Likes – Ashley Judd Instagram

Caption : The first time I was aware something was violated in me was when a man molested me when I was 7 years old. I later learned vocabulary to put to this abrogation of my rights in instruments such as @unitednationshumanrights Convention on the Rights of the Child. All over the world, I have worked with partners like @unfpa to restore and uphold folks’ individual and collective rights, and especially to hold space as they heal from the wounding from violence against their rights. On #HumanRightsDay, I recommit to my, yours, and everyone’s human rights. May we all treat each other with fundamental decency and care.
Likes : 13930Ashley Judd - 13.9K Likes - The first time I was aware something was violated in me was when a man molested me when I was 7 years old. I later learned vocabulary to put to this abrogation of my rights in instruments such as @unitednationshumanrights Convention on the Rights of the Child. All over the world, I have worked with partners like @unfpa to restore and uphold folks’ individual and collective rights, and especially to hold space as they heal from the wounding from violence against their rights. On #HumanRightsDay, I recommit to my, yours, and everyone’s human rights. May we all treat each other with fundamental decency and care.

13.9K Likes – Ashley Judd Instagram

Caption : The first time I was aware something was violated in me was when a man molested me when I was 7 years old. I later learned vocabulary to put to this abrogation of my rights in instruments such as @unitednationshumanrights Convention on the Rights of the Child. All over the world, I have worked with partners like @unfpa to restore and uphold folks’ individual and collective rights, and especially to hold space as they heal from the wounding from violence against their rights. On #HumanRightsDay, I recommit to my, yours, and everyone’s human rights. May we all treat each other with fundamental decency and care.
Likes : 13930Ashley Judd - 13.8K Likes - Great Smoky Mountains. Big hikes, sweet strolls, and in the cabin, 18 Chosen Family members trading cooking, chores, filling in a puzzle, playing chess, having a New Years Eve dance party (kiddos with the main moves), hilarious running charades, morning coffee with our readings, quiet conversations in pairs, laughter in groups, and peace all around. It works. We’ve been doing this for many years. Our secret(s) include, at our first meal, everyone shares a memory they would like to make, something they’d be disappointed if they didn’t get to do it, and any group norms they need/would like to ask for (quiet time after 10pm, before 8 am, e.g.). Everyone has full permission to do what they need to do to take care of themself at given moment: a nap, the hot tub, a break....I love these people and their love for me is one of the joys of my life.

13.8K Likes – Ashley Judd Instagram

Caption : Great Smoky Mountains. Big hikes, sweet strolls, and in the cabin, 18 Chosen Family members trading cooking, chores, filling in a puzzle, playing chess, having a New Years Eve dance party (kiddos with the main moves), hilarious running charades, morning coffee with our readings, quiet conversations in pairs, laughter in groups, and peace all around. It works. We’ve been doing this for many years. Our secret(s) include, at our first meal, everyone shares a memory they would like to make, something they’d be disappointed if they didn’t get to do it, and any group norms they need/would like to ask for (quiet time after 10pm, before 8 am, e.g.). Everyone has full permission to do what they need to do to take care of themself at given moment: a nap, the hot tub, a break….I love these people and their love for me is one of the joys of my life.
Likes : 13814Ashley Judd - 13.8K Likes - Great Smoky Mountains. Big hikes, sweet strolls, and in the cabin, 18 Chosen Family members trading cooking, chores, filling in a puzzle, playing chess, having a New Years Eve dance party (kiddos with the main moves), hilarious running charades, morning coffee with our readings, quiet conversations in pairs, laughter in groups, and peace all around. It works. We’ve been doing this for many years. Our secret(s) include, at our first meal, everyone shares a memory they would like to make, something they’d be disappointed if they didn’t get to do it, and any group norms they need/would like to ask for (quiet time after 10pm, before 8 am, e.g.). Everyone has full permission to do what they need to do to take care of themself at given moment: a nap, the hot tub, a break....I love these people and their love for me is one of the joys of my life.

13.8K Likes – Ashley Judd Instagram

Caption : Great Smoky Mountains. Big hikes, sweet strolls, and in the cabin, 18 Chosen Family members trading cooking, chores, filling in a puzzle, playing chess, having a New Years Eve dance party (kiddos with the main moves), hilarious running charades, morning coffee with our readings, quiet conversations in pairs, laughter in groups, and peace all around. It works. We’ve been doing this for many years. Our secret(s) include, at our first meal, everyone shares a memory they would like to make, something they’d be disappointed if they didn’t get to do it, and any group norms they need/would like to ask for (quiet time after 10pm, before 8 am, e.g.). Everyone has full permission to do what they need to do to take care of themself at given moment: a nap, the hot tub, a break….I love these people and their love for me is one of the joys of my life.
Likes : 13814Ashley Judd - 13.8K Likes - Great Smoky Mountains. Big hikes, sweet strolls, and in the cabin, 18 Chosen Family members trading cooking, chores, filling in a puzzle, playing chess, having a New Years Eve dance party (kiddos with the main moves), hilarious running charades, morning coffee with our readings, quiet conversations in pairs, laughter in groups, and peace all around. It works. We’ve been doing this for many years. Our secret(s) include, at our first meal, everyone shares a memory they would like to make, something they’d be disappointed if they didn’t get to do it, and any group norms they need/would like to ask for (quiet time after 10pm, before 8 am, e.g.). Everyone has full permission to do what they need to do to take care of themself at given moment: a nap, the hot tub, a break....I love these people and their love for me is one of the joys of my life.

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Caption : Great Smoky Mountains. Big hikes, sweet strolls, and in the cabin, 18 Chosen Family members trading cooking, chores, filling in a puzzle, playing chess, having a New Years Eve dance party (kiddos with the main moves), hilarious running charades, morning coffee with our readings, quiet conversations in pairs, laughter in groups, and peace all around. It works. We’ve been doing this for many years. Our secret(s) include, at our first meal, everyone shares a memory they would like to make, something they’d be disappointed if they didn’t get to do it, and any group norms they need/would like to ask for (quiet time after 10pm, before 8 am, e.g.). Everyone has full permission to do what they need to do to take care of themself at given moment: a nap, the hot tub, a break….I love these people and their love for me is one of the joys of my life.
Likes : 13814Ashley Judd - 13.8K Likes - Great Smoky Mountains. Big hikes, sweet strolls, and in the cabin, 18 Chosen Family members trading cooking, chores, filling in a puzzle, playing chess, having a New Years Eve dance party (kiddos with the main moves), hilarious running charades, morning coffee with our readings, quiet conversations in pairs, laughter in groups, and peace all around. It works. We’ve been doing this for many years. Our secret(s) include, at our first meal, everyone shares a memory they would like to make, something they’d be disappointed if they didn’t get to do it, and any group norms they need/would like to ask for (quiet time after 10pm, before 8 am, e.g.). Everyone has full permission to do what they need to do to take care of themself at given moment: a nap, the hot tub, a break....I love these people and their love for me is one of the joys of my life.

13.8K Likes – Ashley Judd Instagram

Caption : Great Smoky Mountains. Big hikes, sweet strolls, and in the cabin, 18 Chosen Family members trading cooking, chores, filling in a puzzle, playing chess, having a New Years Eve dance party (kiddos with the main moves), hilarious running charades, morning coffee with our readings, quiet conversations in pairs, laughter in groups, and peace all around. It works. We’ve been doing this for many years. Our secret(s) include, at our first meal, everyone shares a memory they would like to make, something they’d be disappointed if they didn’t get to do it, and any group norms they need/would like to ask for (quiet time after 10pm, before 8 am, e.g.). Everyone has full permission to do what they need to do to take care of themself at given moment: a nap, the hot tub, a break….I love these people and their love for me is one of the joys of my life.
Likes : 13814Ashley Judd - 13.8K Likes - Great Smoky Mountains. Big hikes, sweet strolls, and in the cabin, 18 Chosen Family members trading cooking, chores, filling in a puzzle, playing chess, having a New Years Eve dance party (kiddos with the main moves), hilarious running charades, morning coffee with our readings, quiet conversations in pairs, laughter in groups, and peace all around. It works. We’ve been doing this for many years. Our secret(s) include, at our first meal, everyone shares a memory they would like to make, something they’d be disappointed if they didn’t get to do it, and any group norms they need/would like to ask for (quiet time after 10pm, before 8 am, e.g.). Everyone has full permission to do what they need to do to take care of themself at given moment: a nap, the hot tub, a break....I love these people and their love for me is one of the joys of my life.

13.8K Likes – Ashley Judd Instagram

Caption : Great Smoky Mountains. Big hikes, sweet strolls, and in the cabin, 18 Chosen Family members trading cooking, chores, filling in a puzzle, playing chess, having a New Years Eve dance party (kiddos with the main moves), hilarious running charades, morning coffee with our readings, quiet conversations in pairs, laughter in groups, and peace all around. It works. We’ve been doing this for many years. Our secret(s) include, at our first meal, everyone shares a memory they would like to make, something they’d be disappointed if they didn’t get to do it, and any group norms they need/would like to ask for (quiet time after 10pm, before 8 am, e.g.). Everyone has full permission to do what they need to do to take care of themself at given moment: a nap, the hot tub, a break….I love these people and their love for me is one of the joys of my life.
Likes : 13814Ashley Judd - 13.8K Likes - Great Smoky Mountains. Big hikes, sweet strolls, and in the cabin, 18 Chosen Family members trading cooking, chores, filling in a puzzle, playing chess, having a New Years Eve dance party (kiddos with the main moves), hilarious running charades, morning coffee with our readings, quiet conversations in pairs, laughter in groups, and peace all around. It works. We’ve been doing this for many years. Our secret(s) include, at our first meal, everyone shares a memory they would like to make, something they’d be disappointed if they didn’t get to do it, and any group norms they need/would like to ask for (quiet time after 10pm, before 8 am, e.g.). Everyone has full permission to do what they need to do to take care of themself at given moment: a nap, the hot tub, a break....I love these people and their love for me is one of the joys of my life.

13.8K Likes – Ashley Judd Instagram

Caption : Great Smoky Mountains. Big hikes, sweet strolls, and in the cabin, 18 Chosen Family members trading cooking, chores, filling in a puzzle, playing chess, having a New Years Eve dance party (kiddos with the main moves), hilarious running charades, morning coffee with our readings, quiet conversations in pairs, laughter in groups, and peace all around. It works. We’ve been doing this for many years. Our secret(s) include, at our first meal, everyone shares a memory they would like to make, something they’d be disappointed if they didn’t get to do it, and any group norms they need/would like to ask for (quiet time after 10pm, before 8 am, e.g.). Everyone has full permission to do what they need to do to take care of themself at given moment: a nap, the hot tub, a break….I love these people and their love for me is one of the joys of my life.
Likes : 13814Ashley Judd - 13.8K Likes - Great Smoky Mountains. Big hikes, sweet strolls, and in the cabin, 18 Chosen Family members trading cooking, chores, filling in a puzzle, playing chess, having a New Years Eve dance party (kiddos with the main moves), hilarious running charades, morning coffee with our readings, quiet conversations in pairs, laughter in groups, and peace all around. It works. We’ve been doing this for many years. Our secret(s) include, at our first meal, everyone shares a memory they would like to make, something they’d be disappointed if they didn’t get to do it, and any group norms they need/would like to ask for (quiet time after 10pm, before 8 am, e.g.). Everyone has full permission to do what they need to do to take care of themself at given moment: a nap, the hot tub, a break....I love these people and their love for me is one of the joys of my life.

13.8K Likes – Ashley Judd Instagram

Caption : Great Smoky Mountains. Big hikes, sweet strolls, and in the cabin, 18 Chosen Family members trading cooking, chores, filling in a puzzle, playing chess, having a New Years Eve dance party (kiddos with the main moves), hilarious running charades, morning coffee with our readings, quiet conversations in pairs, laughter in groups, and peace all around. It works. We’ve been doing this for many years. Our secret(s) include, at our first meal, everyone shares a memory they would like to make, something they’d be disappointed if they didn’t get to do it, and any group norms they need/would like to ask for (quiet time after 10pm, before 8 am, e.g.). Everyone has full permission to do what they need to do to take care of themself at given moment: a nap, the hot tub, a break….I love these people and their love for me is one of the joys of my life.
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