As I tried to put the pieces of my life and that of my children back together, I returned to my very public job, but continued to suffer in private. Jennifer Ashton Read Quote
As a physician, my core drive is to help alleviate suffering and if sharing my story could help others in some way, perhaps I could find the courage to expose my most vulnerable self. Jennifer Ashton Read Quote
Kids don’t want stand-ins on parents’ weekend, no matter how much they might love those stand-ins. They don’t want stand-ins to talk to about their teachers and their upcoming history final and the latest computer program idea they’ve come up with. Jennifer Ashton Read Quote
When suicide hit my family, we learned first-hand that no one is immune from what is now the 10th leading cause of death in the US. Jennifer Ashton Read Quote
It doesn’t matter if I ever remarry again. Right now, I’m against remarriage. It doesn’t matter though. I’m in an amazing relationship that I hope to be in for the rest of my life. Jennifer Ashton Read Quote
Even if the two parents have decided they can’t stand the sight of each other anymore, they can still back each other up, cover for each other, and fill in the blanks for each other when it comes to their cocreated children, so that neither of them has to feel as if they’re having to do it all. Jennifer Ashton Read Quote
I was a solo parent. Not a single parent as far as I was concerned. Single parent implies that the other parent is around somewhere. Jennifer Ashton Read Quote
I know when I’m at full capacity, and two children is full capacity for me. If I had three or four, especially as a solo parent, it’s a guarantee that I would inadvertently forget to sign at least one of them up for school, or send them off with no transcripts or emergency contacts. Jennifer Ashton Read Quote
I hope to transform the way people think about health and information. Radio is a terrific medium to learn facts and figures easily and absorb new information. Jennifer Ashton Read Quote