You might not ever know what it's like to love someone of the same sex in a romantic way,

but you know what it's like to be in love, and I know what it's like to be in love.

And so that feeling that you have in your gut when you're scared or when you're in love

or when you have your heart broken or when you're nervous about something like, that's

the same.

So, when you hear the phrase coming out, what do you think about?

Well, for most people, it's telling the world that you're gay.

Truth is, we've all got closets that we come out of though.

Deep thoughts, experiences, beliefs, often so painful that they lay buried under piles

of emotional laundry in that dark corner of our closets.

The thing is, every deeply held secret is also a source of incredible pain.

You can push it away, you can deny it, but it's always there.

Until one day, the pain of keeping it hidden exceeds the pain of letting it out.

And so you do.

That moment is hard, really, really hard.

And that's what we're talking about in this week's episode.

I'm Jonathan Fields.

This is Good Life Project.

When Ash Beckham stepped into the stage at TEDx Bowl the last year, her intention was

simple, share her story.

Talk about the closets and comparisons and how they can unblock or destroy lives.

12 minutes later, the audience rose to applaud and Ash pretty much thought that was bad.

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