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Ashira

@ashparaskevas

Mental Health Influencers

🌱 Mental health advocate 🙏🏽 Living life beyond CPTSD & BPD ✨ Counselling student & Yoga teacher @ashira.yoga

134.6KFollowers
886Following
579Posts
7.5%Engagement Estimated

Creator summary

A mental health advocate and counselling student who shares personal experiences of living beyond CPTSD and BPD, with a focus on healing, self-compassion, and personal growth. The creator also incorporates yoga into their wellbeing content.

Mental health advocate, counselling student, and yoga teacher

Content formats

Video
95.8%
Carousel
4.2%

Based on 24 posts

Niche & topics

Mental Health Influencers

Trauma Recovery AdvocacyBPD recoveryCPTSD healingMother wound healingSelf compassionYoga and wellbeing
Authentic self and healingBPD recoveryMother wound healingSelf compassionPersonal growth

Known for

  • Sharing lived experiences of BPD recovery and CPTSD healing
  • Discussing authentic selfhood and personal growth
  • Exploring mother wound healing and self-compassion
  • Referencing DBT and university studies
  • Connecting mental health advocacy with yoga and wellbeing

Profile details

Account typeBusiness
VisibilityPublic
CountryAustralia
JoinedJuly 2012
Links https://linktr.ee/Ashira.paraskevas

Content style

Video ledPersonal storytellingEducationalOpinion basedDemonstrativeAuthentic and reflective

Contact & business

Public emailash@daymgmt.com.au
Contact methodNot supplied

Content Intent

Personal story
29.2%
Education
20.8%
Opinion
16.7%
Demonstration
12.5%
Product showcase
8.3%
Event or travel
4.2%
Other
4.2%
Promotion
4.2%

Frequently Mentioned

BPD Mental health condition 2 posts
CPTSD Mental health condition 2 posts
DBT Therapy 1 posts
University Education 1 posts
UNSEALED by Blackmores Magazine 1 posts
Blackmores Brand 1 posts
India Country 1 posts
Melbourne Curly Hair Specialist Hairdresser 1 posts

Community Reaction

These insights are based on a sample of publicly visible comments and may not represent the creator's complete audience.

Among 67 sampled comments from three recent posts, reactions were predominantly positive (91.7%), with admiration, excitement, and support most evident. Sampled comments commonly praised the creator and shared personal reactions, with recurring discussion around personal style, mental health, personal growth, hair, university, personal power, and starting again. The creator liked 14 of 68 eligible top-level comments (20.6%) and was observed replying to 13 comments; complete reply-rate data was unavailable. Because the sample is recent and nonrepresentative, it may not reflect the broader community.

  • Admiration for the creator and their personal style
  • Excitement and support around themes of personal growth, power, and starting again
  • Personal reactions connected to mental health, hair, and university
  • Predominantly positive sentiment, with limited negative or mixed reactions
Positive
Dominant Sentiment
67
Comments Analysed
3
Posts Sampled

Sentiment

Mixed
3.1%
Negative
3.4%
Neutral
1.9%
Positive
91.7%
Unclear
0%

Dominant Emotions

AdmirationExcitementSupport

Common Intents

PraisePersonal reactionDiscussionQuestion

Recurring Topics

Personal styleMental healthPersonal growthHairUniversityPersonal powerStarting again

Creator Interaction

Likely to interact20.6%
Like rate20.6%
Reply threads observed13

Engagement Metrics

7.47%
Median Engagement
0.5
Posts / Week
Video
Dominant Format

Engagement Detail

Average likes11.1K
Median likes9.9K
Average comments220.14
Median comments134
Sample size14 posts

Recent Posts (24)

ashparaskevas Instagram post about Returning to university
Returning to university
Video
Comments: 17 Plays: 10.2K
✨ Five things I wish I could tell myself before starting uni again at 29… ✨ 1️⃣ Feeling incapable and being incapable are two very differen
ashparaskevas Instagram post about Mental health advocacy publication
Mental health advocacy publication
Video
Comments: 36 Plays: 300.7K
There was a time when I believed my mental health was something I needed to be ashamed of. Now, it’s something I speak about with pride 🤍
ashparaskevas Instagram post about Haircut as reclamation
Haircut as reclamation
Video
Likes: 9.2K Comments: 156 Plays: 150.0K
A woman’s “big chop” is never just about hair. It’s a reclamation of personal power, an act of defiance against societal norms, and a decla
ashparaskevas Instagram post about Pride and skincare
Pride and skincare
Video
Comments: 10 Plays: 8.8K
Happy Pride 🌈 It took me 29 years to finally feel confident in my skin and proud of my sexuality. This Pride, I’m celebrating being pansex
ashparaskevas Instagram post about New beginnings
New beginnings
Video
Likes: 3.2K Comments: 45 Plays: 56.0K
New beginnings. ✨🥹🥰🙏🏽 Starting again, but starting wiser, more aligned, and with the skills to navigate the doubt and big emotions that com
ashparaskevas Instagram post about Unspoken affirmation
Unspoken affirmation
Video
Comments: 15 Plays: 8.3K
Biggest lesson I learnt in May … is that the most meaningful compliment is usually unspoken. 🫂✨🥹 What do you think? #authenticityjourne
ashparaskevas Instagram post about Hope and perseverance
Hope and perseverance
Video
Likes: 1.4K Comments: 39 Plays: 24.7K
Where you are now is not where you’ll always be. One day, you might wake up inside a life you once prayed for. Please keep going.🫶🏽 #cptsd
ashparaskevas Instagram post about Reconnecting with mother
Reconnecting with mother
Video
Comments: 30 Plays: 18.2K
After a year apart, I spent my mum’s 70th birthday and Mother’s Day with her this weekend. Reconnecting with her has been a blessing, but a
ashparaskevas Instagram post about Community yoga event
Community yoga event
Video
Comments: 47 Plays: 13.2K
I almost let fear stop me from creating the community I once needed. I postponed Yoga, Chai & Chats for a whole year because I was scared n
ashparaskevas Instagram post about Resilience and renewal
Resilience and renewal
Video
Comments: 24 Plays: 16.3K
We can start again. Again and again and again. Sometimes shedding can feel like the end, but maybe it is also making space for new growth.
ashparaskevas Instagram post about Morning affirmations
Morning affirmations
Video
Comments: 49 Plays: 13.0K
Starting my day with morning brainwashing 😅 — every single morning, before I do anything. The mind has so much power to shape your day, you
ashparaskevas Instagram post about Evening wind down routine
Evening wind down routine
Video
Comments: 16 Plays: 18.5K
Little glimpse into my PM routine. After a day of work, this routine calms my nervous system, nourishes my soul, and helps me come back to m
ashparaskevas Instagram post about Anxiety self regulation
Anxiety self regulation
Video
Likes: 10.6K Comments: 112 Plays: 147.2K
Anxiety is still something I live with, and some days it’s exhausting. When I feel myself getting activated beyond a 5, I know it’s time to
ashparaskevas Instagram post about Gut health routine
Gut health routine
Video
Likes: 10.8K Comments: 96 Plays: 145.2K
OVERSHARE…😂😂 I used to be a once-a-week 💩 person… now it’s twice a day. My head feels clearer, my body feels lighter, and my digestion feels
ashparaskevas Instagram post about Mother wound healing
Mother wound healing
Video
Likes: 34.1K Comments: 1.1K Plays: 578.5K
After 12 months of not speaking, I told my mum that the inner critic I live with sounds like her. The voice that tells me I’m not enough. T
ashparaskevas Instagram post about Personal life transition
Personal life transition
Album
Likes: 5.1K Comments: 184
Life update… A LOT has changed. If you’ve been here from the start, you’ll know I used to be a lot more of an open book online. And if you’
ashparaskevas Instagram post about Nervous system regulation
Nervous system regulation
Video
Likes: 2.6K Comments: 26 Plays: 50.1K
Nervous system regulation is not always slow, silent, or still. 🧘🏽‍♀️💃🏽 Sometimes it looks like shaking, breath, sound, focus, and intentio
ashparaskevas Instagram post about Self care and personal growth
Self care and personal growth
Video
Likes: 13.0K Comments: 179 Plays: 150.8K
Yesterday this beautiful moment happened, and it felt like such a glimmer. 🌈 It reminded me of the importance of tending to my own garden
ashparaskevas Instagram post about Mental health recovery
Mental health recovery
Video
Likes: 16.8K Comments: 182 Plays: 186.4K
YOU CAN START AGAIN. If you’re in a season where everything feels demolished, hear me clearly: You are not stuck. You are not too lost. Yo
ashparaskevas Instagram post about Yoga for anxiety
Yoga for anxiety
Video
Comments: 10 Plays: 29.2K
Lately my anxiety has been heightened. 🫂 Lots of change. Mental fog. That heavy, overwhelmed feeling. When anxiety shows up, I try to not o
ashparaskevas Instagram post about BPD recovery
BPD recovery
Video
Likes: 12.4K Comments: 527 Plays: 178.4K
It’s been 5 years since my last admission to a private mental health hospital — when acute BPD symptoms almost took my life. I’m sharing th
ashparaskevas Instagram post about Self compassion during transition
Self compassion during transition
Video
Likes: 2.4K Comments: 38 Plays: 48.6K
I’m learning to be patient with myself, because I’m becoming someone I’ve never been before.🫂 This is for anyone who’s rebuilding, growing,
ashparaskevas Instagram post about Authenticity and identity
Authenticity and identity
Video
Likes: 1.3K Comments: 28 Plays: 39.7K
In my 20s, I became every identity I needed to survive ✨ the pageant girl, the law student, the straight-haired “put-together” version of my
ashparaskevas Instagram post about Authentic self and healing
Authentic self and healing
Video
Likes: 32.1K Comments: 349 Plays: 537.8K
Over the past six months, I realised my authentic self wasn’t lost; it was just buried under resurfaced attachment traumas, fears, and survi

Analysis based on 24 available posts.
Last snapshot taken: August 29, 2026