39. Becoming Bald with Ashley Martin

Published: Feb. 22, 2021, 2:30 p.m.

Ashley Martin is a young adult fiction writer, soon to be mother of 4 kids and the ultimate optimist. When she was 20 years old she was brushing her long auburn hair and it started coming out in clumps. Two weeks later she had no hair. She shares her journey of acceptance with the disease alopecia, and what she has learned from this experience. Ashley has learned to be herself, instead of trying to fit in with the what everyone else. She shares why losing her hair has actually made her happier. She is an inspiration and a force for good in the world.