Kimberly Beaman: dyslexia, depression, & cupcakes

Actor, advocate, singer, and author, Kimberly Beaman, was diagnosed with dyslexia when she was five. She was humiliated, threatened, and segregated in school. By middle school, her self-esteem had plummeted. By high school, Kimberly was officially depressed. Today

she runs her own company: Accessible Books for Children. Her first children's book, My Little Cupcake, is a book for all young learners but designed specifically for kids with dyslexia and other learning differences.

In this conversation we talk about:

• her first emotional breakdown at 8 years old


• being bullied, threatened, and misunderstood


• finding healing through community and counseling


• ditching corporate life to be an entrepreneur and


• her first steps in a global vision for change