Words of Wisdom
Ashley Monique Interview by Carol Wright Photographer: MG Images
Ashley Monique’s passion shines through her writing, evident in her books on self-help and holistic growth. Her newest book, Reconnecting My Brokenness: Tips to Renew Your Mind 180-Day “Amour” Devotional, dives deep into the ups and downs of love and how renewing your mind can transform the way you see yourself along with the true power of devotion. Through her work, the founder and CEO of nonprofit organization C.H.A.N.G.E. aims to encourage and help people to succeed in developing a successful life for themselves.
Have you been passionate about writing since a young age? I sometimes think back on the desires I had as a child. There are a lot of times where children will have the desire to go into one profession but by the time they grow older, their mindset will shift into something else. This may be hard to believe, but I am actually pursuing everything I had the desire to do as a child. Being a writer was one of my strongest desires since a young age. I love writing books to inspire others. Your line of work is centered around encouraging others. What motivated you to get into this line of work? I feel like my overall goal in life is to help others succeed and grow holistically. Being the needed motivation and encouragement that others need can potentially aid them in being something great and changing the world. I had people in my life to encourage me, so I wanted to do the same for others. Tell us about your book, Reconnecting My Brokenness: Tips to Renew Your Mind 180-Day “Amour” Devotional. What inspired you to write it? The Reconnecting My Brokenness: Tips to Renew Your Mind 180-Day “Amour” Devotional is the second edition to a four book series. This edition provides 91
inspirational tips and scriptures to assist readers in renewing their mind. Also, I reveal specifics on domestic violence in this book. I tell about a negative relationship that I embarked upon where physical abuse occurred. In addition, I provide the readers with information and resources, just in case they are experiencing a similar situation. Your books have to touch on personal subjects. Were there ever moments where it became difficult to write? There were very difficult moments while writing both books. I had to replay vivid situations in my mind that I have tried to suppress for so long. Reliving negative situations that have occurred is never easy. However, I pushed through it because I knew my story had to be told to the world. My words have the potential to help someone else! Reconnecting My Brokenness is the second edition to a four book series, the first book was a 90-day devotional. What will the last two books in the series touch on? The third edition will be a 9-month devotional and the fourth edition will be a 12-month devotional. Each edition will have a different focus. The focus for each edition will be a surprise and cannot be revealed just yet.
