Who is Ashley Ford?
Ashley C. Ford is a writer, a host, and educator who lives in Indianapolis, Indiana with her husband, poet and fiction writer, Kelly Stacy and their chocolate lab, Astro Renegade Ford-Stacy, hyphenated name, in case you’re going to do any formal invites for Astro Renegade. Her memoir, Somebody’s Daughter is published by Flatiron Books.
Who is Kelly Stacy Ford married to?
Ford is married to the writer Kelly Stacy. They have a chocolate Labrador named Astro Renegade Ford-Stacy. Ford identifies as queer and credits her time at Ball State as one of the places she was able to explore her sexuality. ^ a bBailey, Leslie (2015-05-24).
What is the unlocking US podcast about?
It’s a story of reckoning with your past to take hold of your future—of finding love for those you have yet to forgive. Brené Brown: Hi, everyone. I’m Brené Brown and this is Unlocking Us. Before we get started with our podcast conversation today, I wanted to give you an update about our summer vacation.
What is the theme of the story of Ashley?
As Ashley battles her body and her environment, she embarks on a powerful journey to find the threads between who she is and what she was born into, and the complicated familial love that often binds them. It’s a story of reckoning with your past to take hold of your future—of finding love for those you have yet to forgive.
On this episode of Unlocking Us
In this episode, I’m talking to writer Ashley C. Ford about her new memoir, Somebody’s Daughter, and how it is written for everyone who walks into a bookstore and feels like they can’t find a book about themselves—and there are a lot of us looking for that.
Ashley C. Ford
Ashley C. Ford is a writer, host, and educator who lives in Indianapolis, Indiana, with her husband, poet and fiction writer Kelly Stacy, and their chocolate lab Astro Renegade Ford-Stacy. Her memoir, Somebody’s Daughter, will be published by Flatiron Books on June 1, 2021.
Show notes
Somebody’s Daughter, a memoir by Ashley C. Ford steps into the world of growing up a poor Black girl in Indiana with a family fragmented by incarceration, exploring how isolating and complex such a childhood can be.
Transcript
Brené Brown: Hi, everyone. I’m Brené Brown and this is Unlocking Us. Before we get started with our podcast conversation today, I wanted to give you an update about our summer vacation. I will be taking off from Unlocking Us from June 2nd to June 16th. We will be back with Unlocking Us on June 23rd with a five-part summer series.
Hungry Hearts
In this episode, I’m talking with Jennifer Rudolph Walsh and Ashley C. Ford about their work, their lives, and the new anthology Hungry Hearts, a collection of intimate stories and essays on courage, desire, and belonging. I just love talking to the storytellers and magic-makers!
Jennifer Rudolph Walsh
Jennifer Rudolph Walsh sat at the nexus of entertainment and media for nearly thirty years. She was WME’s sole female board member and global head of its literary, lectures, and conference divisions. In addition to representing me and my work, she represented other luminous clients such as Oprah Winfrey, Alice Munro, and Sue Monk Kidd.
Ashley C. Ford
Ashley C. Ford is a writer, host, and educator who lives in Indianapolis, Indiana with her husband, poet and fiction writer Kelly Stacy, and their chocolate lab Astro Renegade Ford-Stacy. Her memoir, Somebody’s Daughter, will be published by Flatiron Books on June 1, 2021.
Ashley C. Ford Shares 5 Favorite Songs
Hungry Hearts: Essays on Courage, Desire and Belonging by Jennifer Rudolph Walsh (editor) features innovators, creatives, and thought leaders as they share intimate stories of uncovering beauty and potential through moments of fear, loss, heartbreak, and uncertainty.
Early life and education
Ford is a native of Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she was raised by her mother and grandmother. Ford graduated in 2011 with a degree in English from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana .
Career
Ford has written for publications including The Guardian, Elle, BuzzFeed, and Slate as well as lifestyle blog A Cup of Jo. In 2017, she was senior features writer at Refinery29, and that year, she was named as one of Forbes 's "30 Under 30 in Media".
Activism
Ford has used social media to drive fundraising campaigns for charitable causes, being credited for helping to raise $450,000 for the Ferguson Municipal Public Library in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014 and over $100,000 to pay off school lunch debts in 2017.
Personal life
Ford is married to the writer Kelly Stacy. They have a chocolate Labrador named Astro Renegade Ford-Stacy. Ford identifies as queer and credits her time at Ball State as one of the places she was able to explore her sexuality.