Episode Details

For most of her life, Ashley said she didn't like hugs. Long ones, anyway. But what if that wasn't actually true. What if it was just a protection? In this raw and vulnerable episode, Ashley takes you through a years-long journey of trying to understand what love even is, and the moment at a shadow work retreat that cracked everything open.

She shares the activity that had her (someone who squirms out of long hugs) running into people's arms and not wanting to let go. And the hug that made her break down crying because it felt like the one she'd always wished her mother would give her.

This one goes deep.