Ash Strehle Hartman – Medium

Ash Strehle Hartman

Ash Strehle Hartman

I had my first child during COVID-19

I only know how to parent in a pandemic

8 min readOct 16, 2021

--

I had my first child during COVID-19

--

Ash Strehle Hartman

Parents: Listen to people without kids. They might know more than you think.

When I became a first-time mom, I’d lived more than three decades.

2 min readJun 20, 2021

--

1

Parents: Listen to people without kids. They might know more than you think.

--

1

Ash Strehle Hartman

We need to make better choices, if not for ourselves, than for our children

My daughter deserves better than a world on fire

4 min readJan 17, 2021

--

We need to make better choices, if not for ourselves, than for our children

--

Ash Strehle Hartman

Breastfeeding Guilt Can Suck It

This National Breastfeeding Month, I want to remind you breast isn’t always best

8 min readJul 26, 2020

--

1

Breastfeeding Guilt Can Suck It

--

1

Ash Strehle Hartman

Pregnancy in the Time of Coronavirus

Dealing with Fear, Rage and People Who Suck

5 min readMar 23, 2020

--

Pregnancy in the Time of Coronavirus

--

Ash Strehle Hartman

There Will Be Blood

How sexism prevents us from talking about postpartum care

6 min readFeb 19, 2020

--

There Will Be Blood

--

Ash Strehle Hartman

It’s Not “Babysitting” When They’re Your Own Children

What my male chauvinist neighbor taught me about being a bad dad

5 min readFeb 3, 2020

--

1

It’s Not “Babysitting” When They’re Your Own Children

--

1

Ash Strehle Hartman

I Resolve to Stay Exactly the Same

How My Future Daughter Helped Me Nix Self-Improvement for Self-Acceptance

3 min readDec 31, 2019

--

1

I Resolve to Stay Exactly the Same

--

1

Ash Strehle Hartman

It’s Not Me, It’s You

How Therapy and Feminism Taught Me to Own My Anger and Use My Voice

4 min readDec 20, 2019

--

It’s Not Me, It’s You

--

Ash Strehle Hartman

All I Want for Christmas Is a Decent Perfume Commercial

Also, what’s with all the horses?

4 min readDec 16, 2019

--

All I Want for Christmas Is a Decent Perfume Commercial

--

Ash Strehle Hartman

Ash Strehle Hartman

I’m a freelance writer and editor. I’ve written nonfiction children’s books, bar reviews, health care communications and more: https://ashleystrehlehartman.com/

Following

Help
Status
About
Careers
Blog
Privacy
Terms
Text to speech
Teams