You can also check out my portfolio on Contently.
I blog under the name ashleyleia, but otherwise write under my full name, Ashley L. Peterson. I’m a founding member and regular contributor to the Best Life Collaborative.
Books
Author of Psych Meds Made Simple, available Amazon as an ebook or paperback.
Contributor to the upcoming book The Silent Scream, a project by Maria Alfieri to raise funds for mental health charities. Release date is set for World Mental Health Day on October 10th 2019.
Articles/posts
Canadian Nurse (2014). It can happen to anyone: Reaching out.
I am 1 in 4 (2018). Mental illness and the dreaded job interview.
Love Kayleigh Rose (2018). Breaking barriers as a mental health nurse.
Hubpages. Various. Author page.
- HealthProAdvice
- Owlcation
- TurboFuture
- YouMeMindBody
Medium. Various. Author page.
- A Few Words
- Invisible Illness
- Master of my domain? A look at depression and masturbation (2018)
- How do you respond to stigmatized language? (2018)
- Funding mental health care: why community-based care matters (2018)
- How can we fight stigma most effectively? (2019)
- Why do we think vitamins can cure mental illness? (2019)
- Is there something wrong with “behavioral health”? (2019)
- Dead if you do, dead if you don’t? Weighing the risks & benefits of medications (2019)
- Will suicide ever be 100% preventable? (2019)
- Adventures in stigma in the ER (2019)
- Managing working (or not) with disability (2019)
- How picky should we be about suicide-related language? (2019)
- Applying harm reduction to self-harm (2019)
- Why psychosis scares people (2019)
- Mariposa Magazine
- P.S I Love You
- A mental illness love story (2019)
- The Ascent. Author page.
- The Haven
- The Writing Cooperative. Author page.
- Choosing the right tone to write about chronic illness (2018)
- Pressing send: Overcoming the psychological barrier (2018)
- Juggling writing and the effects of mental illness (2019)
- Musings on writing a book (2019)
- I’m a brand new author… Now what? (2019)
- Bringing it back to purpose (2019)
- Handling lacklustre receptions (2019)
Mental Health Matters (2018). Evidence-based supplements for depression.
Midsummer Daydreamer (2018). Stories of Mental Illness – Ashley’s Story.
New Life Outlook (2018). My story: Ashley Peterson.
Old Cove Road (2018): Living in the present and Stigma.
Project Semicolon (2018). My name is Ashley, and this is my story.
Respect Yourself (2017). Using your voice for mental health.
Stigma Fighters (2017). Personal story.
Time to Change (2018). Ron saw through my mental illness to the real me.
Uncomfortable Revolution™ (2019 ). A Venetian romantic getaway for me and my depression. Author page.
Visions: BC’s Mental Health and Addictions Journal (2014). On both sides of the desk: Working as a mental health nurse with a mental illness.
Vocal Media:
- Filthy (2019). Various. Author page.
- Humans (2018). Various. Author page.
- Journal (2018-2019). Various. Author page.
- Lifehack (2019). Various. Author page.
- Longevity (2018-2019). Various. Author page.
- Motivation (2019). Does the law of attraction actually exist?
- Petlife (2018-2019). Various. Author page.
- Proof (2019). Drinking & depressing.
- Psyche (2018-2019). Various. Author page.
- Viva (2019). Spotlight on female reproductive health.
- Wander (2018-2019). Various. Author page.
Photo by Iñaki del Olmo on Unsplash
Academic Journal Publications – A.L. Peterson
Archives of Psychiatric Nursing (2016). Finding identity and meaning as a nurse with a mental illness.
Issues in Mental Health Nursing (2013). Integrating mental health and addictions services to improve client outcomes.
Journal of Advanced Nursing (2015). A case for the use of autoethnography in nursing research.
Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing (2017). Experiencing stigma as a nurse with mental illness.
Nurse Author & Editor (2013). Getting published for the first time: Tips for new graduate students.
