Ashley’s family sadly wishes to inform her readers that she passed away on October 9th. She could no longer bear the suffering she was experiencing and finally succumbed to her severe depression. Her obituary can be found at: dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/vancouver-bc/ashley-peterson-10985838##
Thank you for supporting her blog as we know it was very important to her and helped give her life purpose.
I am so sorry to read this. Ashley was always so encouraging and engaged with my blog. I shall miss her. My condolences to her family and friends.
I’m so so sorry. She was a wonderful person and inspired alot of people. She made a difference in so many lives and her memory lives on in all of us. My condolences and sending love to her family.
I am so sorry to hear this. I noticed she had gone quiet these past few weeks. Ashley was biggest supporter on my blog She gave me confidence that someone out there cares enough to listen to my message on mental health. Rest in peace Ashley
I am so sad to hear this. She has always been so supportive to other writers and people on their own personal journeys. I loved seeing the pictures of her sweet little Guinea pigs and how much she loved and cared for them. She will be missed. May her soul be a peace and find the rest and comfort it needs. I pray for Ashley’s family and friends as well. My heart goes out to you all. Rest now.
Oh my god. I am so sorry for your loss. Thank you Ashley for always inspiring me to carry on and offering love and support where you could, may your soul find rest in heaven 🤍
Ohh this is shocking.
I pray her soul rest in peace.
Om Shanti
My thoughts are with all her family and anyone else who knew her. Ashley was a warm, kind, and truly beautiful person who will be missed a lot 😔
I saw this post yesterday and cried my eyes out. I wasn’t sure whether to comment as it feels like my words are just far too inadequate here. Ashley was a wonderful friend, a talented writer, a genius at psych, an awesome person. I loved her intelligence, sense of humour, compassion, dedication and authenticity. She made such a difference in the blogging world and will have no doubt touched the lives of so many in her life, many without even realising. She will be very missed by so many. This is utterly devastating and yet all we can hope is that she is finally free from pain and at peace. 🌹
We love you, Ashley ❤️
Caz xx
I too am heartbroken. I remembered reading a last post where she used particularly harsh words describing something about her beloved guinea pigs which alerted me to the fact that things were not good, worse than before. And then I saw this message next. I miss so much about her, and hope she will rest in peace. I also know that she cherished your blog and friendship. Take care of yourself. Claudette
I woke up this morning to a posthumous email from Ashley she said was scheduled to be sent 3 weeks after her death. It chilled me to read and I don’t know if I can forgive her for the things she said to me in it, but I’m glad her misery is over.
“See you in Hell when you get there”
This sounds shocking for you. We hope you can find safe ways to meet your needs for connection and empathy and peace. While reading this does give us insight into Ashley’s pain, it hurts our heart to read about it. We are very surprised and sad.
I am so very saddened to hear this. I have read Ashley’s posts for years and was always impressed and amazed by her dedication to sharing accurate, evidence-based information and to reducing stigma. Her contributions were informative and meaningful.
My condolences to her family and friends.
Oh wow I’m so sorry to hear this 🙁 my condolences to everyone mourning ❤️ I loved messaging back and forth with Ashley and her blogs really brought me a lot of insight and deep thought. I’m praying for her, Rest In Peace sweet angel
Same. I’m heartbroken.
I am saddened to hear of Ashley’s tragic death. She was a friend and regular supporter of my blog that will be missed.
Om Shanti
I’m late, but I still really wanted to share my thoughts. I was extremely shocked and saddened to see this post. I really enjoy Ashley’s blog, and have become so accustomed to seeing her posts popping up in my inbox. I was always looking forward to when she would put something new, because I’ve always found her thought very interesting. I also enjoyed your interacting with her whenever I’d leave a comment. I’m going to really miss her. Rest In Peace beautiful soul.
I am sorry for the loss.
She was a knowledge book.
RIP
We miss you Ashley.