Ashley Paquin - Empowering Women to Live Extraordinary Lives

Rituals for the Modern Woman

As women, much of how we act or react is simply in response to situations, people or things. With that said, what if we can put more intention and thought behind our actions as a way to create a life we love, and so by having more of what we want? This is the magic of what I call creating an extraordinary life. And because the idea of creating an extraordinary life is one that just rocks my world, I decided to join forces with Darling Magazine to write about it. The article is simple, yet a start to creating… Continue Reading

The Art of Sunday & Darling Magazine

Sunday really is the best day of the week in my opinion. It’s a day that asks for slow and easy, and I’m certain that we as a culture could use more of this. It’s a time of endless cups of coffee, books, slow cooking and rest. And because I love this idea so much, I wrote an article for Darling Magazine to expand on this topic. If you’re not familiar with Darling Magazine, than I highly suggest you hop over and say hello. Finally, it’s a women’s magazine that’s worth reading, and it’s written for the the savvy… Continue Reading

More Care – Less Guilt

I woke this morning to the sun warming my bedroom and these words rolling off my tongue.. Life favors those who favor themselves < click to tweet > It got me thinking about what self-care means, and how the act of it can often produce feelings of guilt which really gets in the way of you taking the best care of yourself. With the holidays amping up this time of year, we often tend to let some things fall to the wayside and I urge you to not let you be one of them. Here are four… Continue Reading

How to Move Through Transition with Ease

We all know life can be tough as it is sometimes. But when you’re thrown a curveball, or five, you’ve got to have some useful tools to make it through. Often during times of major transition, it’s an opportunity to choose what kind of experience you want to have while processing the hard stuff. When change is afoot, and you want to make it through with panache, ease and grace, here’s a few tips I’ve learned first hand. Tips to move through change, transition and transformation: Keep it simple Any real transition requires time, thought and trust to… Continue Reading

A Manifesto for Courage

If courage, rather than fear, was your first impulse when wanting to do or try something new, what would the outcome look like? With such a strong thought… here’s an ode to one word that holds so much potential. Why? Because potential is sexy. Courage courage |ˈkərij; ˈkə-rij| noun The ability to do something that frightens one Strength in the face of pain or grief origin Middle English (denoting the heart, as the seat of feelings): from Old French corage, from Latin cor ‘heart.’ A poem… In out-of-the-way places of the heart, Where your thoughts never think… Continue Reading