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Episode 62: Advocacy after Loss with Ashley Spivey

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Episode 62: Advocacy after Loss with Ashley Spivey @ashleyspivey


Join Rachael this week as she chats with Ashley Spivey, a former contestant on The Bachelor, turned advocate and online content creator! Ashley has used her platform to advocate for various causes, including stillbirth prevention and paid family leave for stillbirth families. Since October is Infant Loss and Awareness month, Ashley shares her own personal journey of infertility and loss openly on social media and talks about how she aims to raise awareness and promote empathy. 


Inside this episode:

  • Ashley discusses her transition from reality TV (The Bachelor!!!) to social media.
  • How Ashley uses her platform to talk about fun and serious: politics, books, recipes, parenting, loss, and so much more!
  • The importance of transparency and trust in content and the misconceptions about influencers and their work.
  • How she manages sharing her daughter’s life on social media: the challenges, hate, comments, need for boundaries, and respect from followers.
  • Ashley’s experience with infertility and loss, stillbirth, and anxiety during pregnancy, and how she’s keeping her son CJ’s memory alive
  • How to support someone who has experienced loss. 
  • Learn about the advocacy work being done for stillbirth prevention.
  • And so much more!


    • Mentioned in this episode:

    • Ashley’s Instagram: @ashleyspivey
    • Information on The Shine for Autumn Act: https://www.shineforautumnact.org/ 
    • The Rainbow Clinic in NYC and LA: https://www.pushpregnancy.org/rainbow-clinic
    • App- Count the Kicks
    • Ashley’s Book Rec: Mayluna: A Novel 


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