November 9, 2012 I attended the Bags, Bling, and Bubbly fundraiser supporting the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ventura County. The event was phenomenal! There was a wonderful turnout and celebrity Tracey Gold was honored as their Wise, Wonderful Woman of the Year and I had the honor of sharing a table with her at the event. Tracey spoke on her battle with anorexia and the way in which she was able to help mentor other girls later in life who were in the midst of the same fight. Her story of making a comeback from such a difficult time in her life was rather inspiring. It was so much fun spending the afternoon swapping stories with her!
I was also given the opportunity to speak at the event and the feedback was tremendous. Sharing the very personal story of my past is new for me, and not quite yet comfortable, and this was the first time that I shared it with such a large group of people. After the fact I realized how unnecessary my pre-speech jitters were. A large number of people approached me after I spoke and told me how moving it was for them to see that I used my past to build strength and better myself instead of allowing it to negatively affect my future.
BIG thank you to BBBS of Ventura County for this wonderful opportunity!
Here is a link to the article written by the Ventura County Star about the event:
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