I've been Ashley French for so long at home, but I really never changed publicly. Because everyone knows me as Ashley Tisdale. But I just felt like it was time for people to know me for me, and not just a character or a celebrity.
Security guards patrol areas that used to feel universally safe. This shift reflects a hard truth about modern healthcare - the environments designed for healing have become unexpectedly dangerous places to work. Behind every access control system, every badge scan, every visitor check-in, there are real people trying to do their jobs while feeling safe. And right now, too many of them don't.
When I modelled them in the shop for my wife, she reacted instantly. I couldn't pull them off, she said. You're not an art or fashion person, was the implication. She was right; her advice tends to be sound. As a man, when you push into your 40s it becomes harder to keep up with every new trend and perhaps there comes a point at which maybe you shouldn't. But you might not want to totally give up either.
None of this (Trump Media deal, subtle DEI rollbacks, etc.) was ever openly addressed. Since the firm advertises its commitment to socially progressive causes, I thought this was a tension that warranted conversation.