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Coming Out of Your Closet with Ash Beckham


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One of the most powerful truths about change is that it often begins in the most ordinary moments—when we choose authenticity, vulnerability, and the courage to be seen. Our guest In the Den today is Ash Beckham, who discovered that courage to be seen, which led her on a surprising journey to advocacy and activism. Ash is an author, advocate, and public speaker known for her viral TEDx talk “Coming Out of Your Closet”. In that powerful speech, Ash reminds us that we are ALL in the closet and invites us to step into empathy by recognizing the silent struggles we all carry. Today Ash and Sara unpack how Ash’s vulnerability—starting with everyday moments—has grown to become a powerful form of activism and inclusion. 


Special Guest: Ash Beckham


Ash Beckham is a mom of two, speaker, career coach, equality advocate, and author of Step Up: How to Live with Courage and Become an Everyday Leader. Ash is an inclusion activist whose TEDx Talk “Coming Out of Your Closet” became a viral sensation. Her intrepid, relatable, and intrinsically comical style has made her an in-demand speaker, including events at Microsoft, Lockheed Martin, Bank of America, and the keynote for the first LGBTQ Conference at Harvard University. 


Links from the Show: 


  • Ash’s website: www.ashbeckham.com 
  • Ash’s TEDx talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSR4xuU07sc 
  • Find Ash on FB: https://www.facebook.com/ashbeckham/ 
  • Find Ash on IG: https://www.instagram.com/theashbeckham/
  • Find Ash on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ashbeckham
  • Find Ash on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ash-beckham/ 
  • Buy Step Up here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/step-up-how-to-live-with-courage-and-become-an-everyday-leader-ash-beckham/9833723?ean=9781683643920&next=t 
  • Join Mama Dragons today: www.mamadragons.org 


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