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Ashlee Nicole

Lifestyle + Wellness Creator 🌱 Aligned Living 🌻 Creative life ✍🏽 Writer + Author

The Cult of Black Entrepreneurship

Jun 29, 2026

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5 min read

The Cult of Black Entrepreneurship

Don't Shoot The Messenger; Let's Talk About It.

Ashlee Nicole
Ashlee Nicole
I Want the Soft Life. But Nobody Tells You How Hard It Is to Get There.

Jun 29, 2026

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2 min read

I Want the Soft Life. But Nobody Tells You How Hard It Is to Get There.

On survival mode, chronic illness, and why peace is harder to access than it sounds

Ashlee Nicole
Ashlee Nicole
A Soft Place to Land

May 19, 2026

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3 min read

A Soft Place to Land

on rest, direction, and a season I didn't ask for but apparently needed

Ashlee Nicole
Ashlee Nicole
I Think I Just Want to Work for God

Apr 28, 2026

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2 min read

I Think I Just Want to Work for God

The closer I get to God, the more my business "fails"

Ashlee Nicole
Ashlee Nicole
Something Feels Different This Time

Apr 14, 2026

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4 min read

Something Feels Different This Time

On my "new" founder journey

Ashlee Nicole
Ashlee Nicole
Still In It

Apr 1, 2026

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4 min read

Still In It

On doing it anyway...

Ashlee Nicole
Ashlee Nicole
I Can Rest in the Work I've Already Done

Mar 4, 2026

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3 min read

I Can Rest in the Work I've Already Done

On breathing life back into what God already gave you.

Ashlee Nicole
Ashlee Nicole
The Small Things Are Working Again

Feb 27, 2026

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2 min read

The Small Things Are Working Again

Notes on small joys, solitude, and slowly finding my rhythm again.

Ashlee Nicole
Ashlee Nicole
The Ship That Won’t Sink

Feb 19, 2026

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3 min read

The Ship That Won’t Sink

...and the pyramid I'm STRUGGLING to climb.

Ashlee Nicole
Ashlee Nicole
I Think I Have Control Issues

Jan 25, 2026

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3 min read

I Think I Have Control Issues

...and I didn't realize until today =/

Ashlee Nicole
Ashlee Nicole
The Internet Misses 2016. My Nervous System Doesn’t.

Jan 16, 2026

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2 min read

The Internet Misses 2016. My Nervous System Doesn’t.

a triggering trend.

Ashlee Nicole
Ashlee Nicole
Tired of Being "Strong"

Jan 15, 2026

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2 min read

Tired of Being "Strong"

at some point, being called strong stopped feeling like a compliment

Ashlee Nicole
Ashlee Nicole
I Just Want to Be Ready

Jan 1, 2026

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3 min read

I Just Want to Be Ready

Becoming who I need to be before I know what comes next.

Ashlee Nicole
Ashlee Nicole
From Here, Not Zero
LockSimple

Dec 26, 2025

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2 min read

From Here, Not Zero

This isn’t a reset — it’s a reintroduction.

Ashlee Nicole
Ashlee Nicole
Issue 035: God... What About Me?
LockSimple

Dec 8, 2025

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4 min read

Issue 035: God... What About Me?

Confessions from the days when faith feels thin and loneliness feels heavy.

Ashlee Nicole
Ashlee Nicole
Issue 034: Discipline Has Layers
LockSimple

Dec 2, 2025

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3 min read

Issue 034: Discipline Has Layers

If you’re living in between the layers, like me–I see you. Let’s talk about it.

Ashlee Nicole
Ashlee Nicole
Issue 033: This One Is Personal

Dec 1, 2025

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4 min read

Issue 033: This One Is Personal

A little faith update from this morning’s prayer call.

Ashlee Nicole
Ashlee Nicole
Sermon Notes: I Didn’t Know This Was In Me

Nov 12, 2025

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4 min read

Sermon Notes: I Didn’t Know This Was In Me

You can’t get destiny-level results with toxic-level residue.

Ashlee Nicole
Ashlee Nicole
Issue 032: Back to Balance
LockSimple

Nov 11, 2025

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2 min read

Issue 032: Back to Balance

a journal entry on care, clarity, and connection.

Ashlee Nicole
Ashlee Nicole
Issue 031: Learning to Expect Good Again
LockSimple

Oct 24, 2025

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2 min read

Issue 031: Learning to Expect Good Again

Because maybe faith isn’t just believing God can—maybe it’s believing He will, for me

Ashlee Nicole
Ashlee Nicole
Issue 030: Begin Again

Oct 24, 2025

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1 min read

Issue 030: Begin Again

Because maybe courage doesn’t always mean starting over—sometimes it just means starting honest.

Ashlee Nicole
Ashlee Nicole
Issue 029: Proof of Concept

Oct 13, 2025

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1 min read

Issue 029: Proof of Concept

I [you] can build it, prove it, and release it anyway.

Ashlee Nicole
Ashlee Nicole
Issue 028: Womanhood isn’t a monolith.

Sep 20, 2025

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2 min read

Issue 028: Womanhood isn’t a monolith.

The birth of "Fingerprints".

Ashlee Nicole
Ashlee Nicole
Issue 027: The Urge to Return (to School)

Aug 10, 2025

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2 min read

Issue 027: The Urge to Return (to School)

Lately, a familiar thought keeps making its way back to me.

Ashlee Nicole
Ashlee Nicole
Issue 026: The Story Is the Strategy

Jul 18, 2025

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1 min read

Issue 026: The Story Is the Strategy

“The experience is yours, but the lesson you learned belongs to the people you’re meant to serve.”

Ashlee Nicole
Ashlee Nicole
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In Progress

A living journal—an evolving collection of reflections on faith, creativity, and becoming.

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