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Ashley Jo shares her journey through addiction, loss, and recovery, highlighting the importance of resilience and hope.

In this episode of Sharing Without Shame, Donna Marston sits down with author, speaker, and recovery advocate Ashley Jo for an honest conversation about addiction, grief, recovery, and resilience.Ashley shares her unique experience of living on both sides of addiction — first as the wife of someone battling opioid addiction and later as someone navigating her own substance use disorder and recovery journey. From becoming a young mother while supporting a newly sober husband, to losing her infant son to spinal muscular atrophy, to rebuilding her life after devastating loss, Ashley opens up about the heartbreak, chaos, healing, and hope that shaped her story.She also shares the inspiration behind her memoir, Tides of Grief, Waves of Grace, and the powerful lessons she’s learned about grief, sobriety, family, and finding purpose through pain.In This Episode, We Discuss:💠Ashley’s experience supporting a spouse through opioid addiction💠Becoming a mother at a young age while facing addiction in the home💠Losing her infant son to spinal muscular atrophy💠The emotional toll of grief and caregiving💠Ashley’s own struggle with substance use disorder💠What recovery and sobriety really…

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