1 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:05,040 playing] 2 00:00:07,169 --> 00:00:10,029 10 incredible stories. 3 00:00:10,050 --> 00:00:12,150 10 incredible women. 4 00:00:12,169 --> 00:00:17,100 Each an inspiration and 5 00:00:12,169 --> 00:00:17,100 source of support to so many. 6 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:19,190 Inspired to help-- 7 00:00:19,210 --> 00:00:22,000 --to lead, 8 00:00:22,050 --> 00:00:23,079 --to heal. 9 00:00:26,039 --> 00:00:30,050 And they are so very worth it. 10 00:00:30,059 --> 00:00:34,020 One person, one act, 11 00:00:30,059 --> 00:00:34,020 one moment at a time. 12 00:00:34,039 --> 00:00:38,000 They are women who always 13 00:00:34,039 --> 00:00:38,000 give back and never give up. 14 00:00:42,079 --> 00:00:46,039 NARRATOR: And now, join us as 15 00:00:42,079 --> 00:00:46,039 we celebrate the L'Oreal Paris 16 00:00:46,060 --> 00:00:48,200 Women of Worth. 17 00:00:48,219 --> 00:00:50,009 Good evening. 18 00:00:51,049 --> 00:00:55,009 For 15 years, L'Oreal Paris' 19 00:00:51,049 --> 00:00:55,009 Philanthropic Program, Women 20 00:00:55,020 --> 00:00:58,149 of Worth, has honored 21 00:00:55,020 --> 00:00:58,149 inspiring women 22 00:00:58,170 --> 00:01:01,130 who enrich their lives 23 00:00:58,170 --> 00:01:01,130 and the lives of others 24 00:01:01,140 --> 00:01:03,090 with service and support. 25 00:01:03,100 --> 00:01:07,040 Each year, we ask 26 00:01:03,100 --> 00:01:07,040 Americans to nominate women 27 00:01:07,060 --> 00:01:09,099 who devote themselves 28 00:01:07,060 --> 00:01:09,099 to making a difference 29 00:01:09,109 --> 00:01:11,030 in their communities. 30 00:01:11,049 --> 00:01:16,039 And every year, we are in awe 31 00:01:11,049 --> 00:01:16,039 of the incredible nominees, 32 00:01:16,060 --> 00:01:20,159 the needs they address, and 33 00:01:16,060 --> 00:01:20,159 the obstacles they overcome. 34 00:01:20,180 --> 00:01:23,079 Each of the 10 women 35 00:01:20,180 --> 00:01:23,079 we've selected this year 36 00:01:23,099 --> 00:01:28,039 has an extraordinary story, 37 00:01:23,099 --> 00:01:28,039 a story of creativity, 38 00:01:28,060 --> 00:01:33,030 compassion, commitment, and 39 00:01:28,060 --> 00:01:33,030 courage; of having a vision 40 00:01:33,039 --> 00:01:35,060 to improve the 41 00:01:33,039 --> 00:01:35,060 world around them, 42 00:01:35,069 --> 00:01:40,090 often in the face of danger, 43 00:01:35,069 --> 00:01:40,090 illness, or sorrow, yet always, 44 00:01:40,109 --> 00:01:43,189 always finding a way forward. 45 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:46,079 Because each of 46 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:46,079 these women possesses 47 00:01:46,099 --> 00:01:49,049 a strong sense of worth. 48 00:01:49,069 --> 00:01:51,189 NARRATOR: Let's 49 00:01:49,069 --> 00:01:51,189 meet our honorees. 50 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:54,120 It's such a privilege to 51 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:54,120 be here applauding women 52 00:01:54,140 --> 00:01:56,020 for their positive impact. 53 00:01:56,030 --> 00:01:58,120 The resilience this year's 54 00:01:56,030 --> 00:01:58,120 Women of Worth honorees 55 00:01:58,140 --> 00:02:02,150 show in the face of difficult 56 00:01:58,140 --> 00:02:02,150 challenges is profound. 57 00:02:02,159 --> 00:02:04,129 They own their experience-- 58 00:02:04,150 --> 00:02:07,010 the good, the bad, all of it. 59 00:02:07,030 --> 00:02:08,039 I grew up in poverty. 60 00:02:09,060 --> 00:02:11,210 But my sisters and I were 61 00:02:09,060 --> 00:02:11,210 never short on creativity, 62 00:02:11,229 --> 00:02:14,180 writing and performing 63 00:02:11,229 --> 00:02:14,180 skits, which 64 00:02:14,199 --> 00:02:17,039 set me on a pretty good path. 65 00:02:17,050 --> 00:02:20,050 Still, our plays didn't 66 00:02:17,050 --> 00:02:20,050 erase the hunger. 67 00:02:20,069 --> 00:02:21,139 I think of that 68 00:02:20,069 --> 00:02:21,139 little girl I used 69 00:02:21,159 --> 00:02:23,099 to be every time 70 00:02:21,159 --> 00:02:23,099 I open my fridge 71 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:26,009 or turn on hot running water. 72 00:02:26,030 --> 00:02:29,090 And I speak up to help children 73 00:02:26,030 --> 00:02:29,090 who are hungry right now. 74 00:02:29,110 --> 00:02:33,060 I encourage all of you to 75 00:02:29,110 --> 00:02:33,060 live a life bigger than you. 76 00:02:33,079 --> 00:02:35,189 And if you need 77 00:02:33,079 --> 00:02:35,189 examples for motivation, 78 00:02:35,199 --> 00:02:37,229 I have just the women 79 00:02:35,199 --> 00:02:37,229 for you to meet. 80 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:42,199 These two have the toughness to 81 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:42,199 tackle anything and the empathy 82 00:02:42,210 --> 00:02:45,180 to do it not only for 83 00:02:42,210 --> 00:02:45,180 themselves, but for others 84 00:02:45,199 --> 00:02:47,009 as well. 85 00:02:47,020 --> 00:02:50,180 Cheryl Ann Wadlington had 86 00:02:47,020 --> 00:02:50,180 bumps in the road in childhood, 87 00:02:50,199 --> 00:02:53,069 but found the fortitude 88 00:02:50,199 --> 00:02:53,069 to become a writer, 89 00:02:53,090 --> 00:02:56,229 a motivational speaker, and for 90 00:02:53,090 --> 00:02:56,229 the last 16 years, a champion 91 00:02:57,009 --> 00:02:59,069 for girls of color 92 00:02:57,009 --> 00:02:59,069 with the program 93 00:02:59,090 --> 00:03:01,080 she founded at 94 00:02:59,090 --> 00:03:01,080 the Evoluer House. 95 00:03:05,210 --> 00:03:07,229 FEMALE: An Evoluer 96 00:03:05,210 --> 00:03:07,229 girl is ready to be 97 00:03:08,009 --> 00:03:09,150 the best version of herself. 98 00:03:09,169 --> 00:03:12,139 An Evoluer girl is 99 00:03:09,169 --> 00:03:12,139 someone who loves themselves 100 00:03:12,159 --> 00:03:13,219 and who they are. 101 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:15,199 FEMALE: She knows that 102 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:15,199 she's going to evolve, 103 00:03:15,210 --> 00:03:18,199 and she embraces that. 104 00:03:18,210 --> 00:03:21,189 I grew up with a 105 00:03:18,210 --> 00:03:21,189 very strong foundation. 106 00:03:21,210 --> 00:03:23,219 I come from a very 107 00:03:21,210 --> 00:03:23,219 religious family. 108 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:28,069 They were just 109 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:28,069 religiously super strict. 110 00:03:28,090 --> 00:03:31,199 When my father passed 111 00:03:28,090 --> 00:03:31,199 away, I was devastated. 112 00:03:31,219 --> 00:03:32,180 I was a little girl. 113 00:03:33,150 --> 00:03:36,000 I didn't know how to 114 00:03:33,150 --> 00:03:36,000 handle him leaving. 115 00:03:36,020 --> 00:03:38,210 Therapy and counseling 116 00:03:36,020 --> 00:03:38,210 wasn't something that a lot 117 00:03:38,219 --> 00:03:40,150 of black families did. 118 00:03:40,170 --> 00:03:41,219 So I started getting in trouble. 119 00:03:41,229 --> 00:03:43,020 I mean, every time 120 00:03:41,229 --> 00:03:43,020 you turn around, 121 00:03:43,030 --> 00:03:45,199 I think I just started 122 00:03:43,030 --> 00:03:45,199 fighting out of that anger. 123 00:03:45,219 --> 00:03:50,069 And then eventually I had 124 00:03:45,219 --> 00:03:50,069 to go to reform school. 125 00:03:50,090 --> 00:03:52,159 By the time I graduated 126 00:03:50,090 --> 00:03:52,159 from high school, 127 00:03:52,180 --> 00:03:54,110 I had like 52 E's and F's. 128 00:03:54,129 --> 00:03:57,229 The counselor actually 129 00:03:54,129 --> 00:03:57,229 laughed in my face and said, 130 00:03:58,009 --> 00:04:00,199 you know, darling, no 131 00:03:58,009 --> 00:04:00,199 college is going to want you. 132 00:04:00,219 --> 00:04:03,080 And then I just looked at 133 00:04:00,219 --> 00:04:03,080 her like she was crazy. 134 00:04:03,099 --> 00:04:04,229 Cause as far as I was 135 00:04:03,099 --> 00:04:04,229 concerned, I wasn't 136 00:04:05,009 --> 00:04:07,030 going to let anything stop me. 137 00:04:07,050 --> 00:04:09,120 VIOLA DAVIS: That drive led 138 00:04:07,050 --> 00:04:09,120 Cheryl to New York City, where 139 00:04:09,139 --> 00:04:12,120 she was accepted at the 140 00:04:09,139 --> 00:04:12,120 Fashion Institute of Technology 141 00:04:12,139 --> 00:04:16,050 and made a name for herself as 142 00:04:12,139 --> 00:04:16,050 a fashion and beauty editor. 143 00:04:16,069 --> 00:04:19,040 Building on her success, 144 00:04:16,069 --> 00:04:19,040 Cheryl wanted to give back 145 00:04:19,060 --> 00:04:21,180 and founded the Evoluer 146 00:04:19,060 --> 00:04:21,180 House in Philadelphia. 147 00:04:21,189 --> 00:04:25,100 The Evoluer House provides 148 00:04:21,189 --> 00:04:25,100 the education and sisterhood 149 00:04:25,110 --> 00:04:29,089 needed to propel girls of color 150 00:04:25,110 --> 00:04:29,089 into positions of leadership. 151 00:04:29,110 --> 00:04:31,089 CHERYL ANN WADLINGTON: 152 00:04:29,110 --> 00:04:31,089 Girls of color, they have 153 00:04:31,110 --> 00:04:33,090 always been judged differently. 154 00:04:33,110 --> 00:04:36,129 Our girls, they feel an 155 00:04:33,110 --> 00:04:36,129 exalted sense of self. 156 00:04:36,149 --> 00:04:40,000 95% of our girls are from 157 00:04:36,149 --> 00:04:40,000 low income backgrounds. 158 00:04:40,019 --> 00:04:42,009 We take in first-time offenders. 159 00:04:42,029 --> 00:04:45,090 They basically are in silence 160 00:04:42,029 --> 00:04:45,090 because of these issues. 161 00:04:45,110 --> 00:04:47,090 So that's something 162 00:04:45,110 --> 00:04:47,090 that we have to work 163 00:04:47,110 --> 00:04:49,209 with when they come 164 00:04:47,110 --> 00:04:49,209 into program to break 165 00:04:49,230 --> 00:04:52,110 that mindset and that attitude. 166 00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:53,220 You're going to come out strong. 167 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:57,170 You're going to come out gold. 168 00:04:57,189 --> 00:04:59,100 [singing] We will rise. 169 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:01,120 FEMALE: Often, you find 170 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:01,120 yourself in situations 171 00:05:01,129 --> 00:05:03,100 where you're the only 172 00:05:01,129 --> 00:05:03,100 black woman in the room. 173 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:05,089 It can kind of shut 174 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:05,089 you up in a way. 175 00:05:05,110 --> 00:05:07,019 Miss Cheryl puts 176 00:05:05,110 --> 00:05:07,019 you in the position 177 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:10,129 to build your self-esteem 178 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:10,129 to become your own person. 179 00:05:10,149 --> 00:05:13,139 FEMALE: When I came from Puerto 180 00:05:10,149 --> 00:05:13,139 Rico when I was 13 years old, 181 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:17,139 I didn't know I had a voice 182 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:17,139 and that I could use it. 183 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:19,170 FEMALE: I recently got 184 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:19,170 accepted to Berkeley, 185 00:05:19,189 --> 00:05:21,230 majoring in music business. 186 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:23,060 I just had big goals. 187 00:05:23,079 --> 00:05:25,009 And I'm going to 188 00:05:23,079 --> 00:05:25,009 achieve all of them. 189 00:05:25,029 --> 00:05:27,029 CHERYL ANN WADLINGTON: 190 00:05:25,029 --> 00:05:27,029 In order to navigate 191 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:29,129 the world for a black 192 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:29,129 girl or a brown girl, 193 00:05:29,149 --> 00:05:31,089 you have to be resilient. 194 00:05:31,110 --> 00:05:34,149 We hope to have the next female 195 00:05:31,110 --> 00:05:34,149 president of the United States 196 00:05:34,170 --> 00:05:36,110 come out of Evoluer House. 197 00:05:36,129 --> 00:05:38,110 VIOLA DAVIS: Resilience 198 00:05:36,129 --> 00:05:38,110 keeps these women 199 00:05:38,129 --> 00:05:39,129 on track in Philadelphia. 200 00:05:39,149 --> 00:05:42,139 And a bit to the North, 201 00:05:39,149 --> 00:05:42,139 another women's resilience 202 00:05:42,159 --> 00:05:44,100 sees no bounds. 203 00:05:44,120 --> 00:05:47,220 Noelle Lambert is no stranger 204 00:05:44,120 --> 00:05:47,220 to obstacles of people telling 205 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:49,159 her something can't be done. 206 00:05:49,170 --> 00:05:53,000 She knows better than most 207 00:05:49,170 --> 00:05:53,000 that if you have a goal, 208 00:05:53,009 --> 00:05:55,170 let nothing get in your way. 209 00:05:55,180 --> 00:05:56,199 NOELLE LAMBERT: Soft knees. 210 00:05:56,209 --> 00:05:57,159 All right. 211 00:05:57,170 --> 00:05:59,029 Chest up. 212 00:05:59,050 --> 00:06:00,120 Good. 213 00:06:00,129 --> 00:06:03,000 4, 3, 2, 1. 214 00:06:07,050 --> 00:06:10,060 In 2016, I was a 215 00:06:07,050 --> 00:06:10,060 freshman at UMass Lowell 216 00:06:10,079 --> 00:06:11,079 playing Division I lacrosse. 217 00:06:12,089 --> 00:06:13,220 And I was the leading 218 00:06:12,089 --> 00:06:13,220 point-scorer on the team. 219 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:15,060 I was starting 220 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:15,060 every single game. 221 00:06:15,069 --> 00:06:18,110 So I was very excited for what 222 00:06:15,069 --> 00:06:18,110 my future was going to hold. 223 00:06:18,129 --> 00:06:21,029 VIOLA DAVIS: But that 224 00:06:18,129 --> 00:06:21,029 summer, everything changed. 225 00:06:21,050 --> 00:06:23,120 She had a serious 226 00:06:21,050 --> 00:06:23,120 moped accident, 227 00:06:23,139 --> 00:06:25,040 and her left leg was amputated. 228 00:06:25,060 --> 00:06:26,230 Initially, they told 229 00:06:25,060 --> 00:06:26,230 me that she probably 230 00:06:27,009 --> 00:06:28,129 wasn't going to survive. 231 00:06:28,139 --> 00:06:30,170 I was just grateful that 232 00:06:28,139 --> 00:06:30,170 she was going to live. 233 00:06:30,180 --> 00:06:34,040 And I said, you know, losing 234 00:06:30,180 --> 00:06:34,040 a leg, we'll deal with that. 235 00:06:34,060 --> 00:06:36,110 Having her alive is the 236 00:06:34,060 --> 00:06:36,110 most important thing. 237 00:06:36,129 --> 00:06:38,050 NOELLE LAMBERT: Looking down, 238 00:06:36,129 --> 00:06:38,050 seeing that my leg was gone, 239 00:06:38,060 --> 00:06:40,069 the first thing that I 240 00:06:38,060 --> 00:06:40,069 did think of was lacrosse. 241 00:06:40,090 --> 00:06:41,110 And I was never going 242 00:06:40,090 --> 00:06:41,110 to be able to run 243 00:06:42,139 --> 00:06:44,180 again, play lacrosse again, 244 00:06:42,139 --> 00:06:44,180 or maybe even walk again. 245 00:06:44,189 --> 00:06:47,120 My prosthetist, he is also 246 00:06:44,189 --> 00:06:47,120 an above-knee amputee. 247 00:06:47,139 --> 00:06:49,110 And he knows exactly 248 00:06:47,139 --> 00:06:49,110 what I was going through. 249 00:06:49,129 --> 00:06:51,019 And he told me that 250 00:06:49,129 --> 00:06:51,019 he really didn't 251 00:06:51,029 --> 00:06:52,199 think I was going to 252 00:06:51,029 --> 00:06:52,199 ever be able to play 253 00:06:52,220 --> 00:06:54,069 Division I lacrosse again. 254 00:06:54,090 --> 00:06:56,079 Nobody's ever done this before. 255 00:06:56,100 --> 00:06:58,199 I am that type of person if you 256 00:06:56,100 --> 00:06:58,199 tell me I can't do something, 257 00:06:58,220 --> 00:07:01,180 I'm just going to use it as 258 00:06:58,220 --> 00:07:01,180 fuel to try to get better. 259 00:07:01,189 --> 00:07:02,220 SHERMAN HART: Take your marks. 260 00:07:02,230 --> 00:07:05,139 Go! 261 00:07:05,149 --> 00:07:07,139 NOELLE LAMBERT: I had a 262 00:07:05,149 --> 00:07:07,139 meeting with my coaches, 263 00:07:07,149 --> 00:07:09,180 telling them, if I'm going 264 00:07:07,149 --> 00:07:09,180 to be able to do this, 265 00:07:09,189 --> 00:07:12,040 I'm going to need to be 266 00:07:09,189 --> 00:07:12,040 pushed, yelled at, and treated 267 00:07:12,060 --> 00:07:13,019 like everybody else. 268 00:07:13,230 --> 00:07:15,120 Any coach would 269 00:07:13,230 --> 00:07:15,120 love to coach Noelle. 270 00:07:15,139 --> 00:07:17,129 If you ask her to 271 00:07:15,139 --> 00:07:17,129 run through the wall, 272 00:07:17,149 --> 00:07:19,189 the only thing she's going 273 00:07:17,149 --> 00:07:19,189 to say is, how fast, Coach? 274 00:07:19,199 --> 00:07:22,040 NOELLE LAMBERT: I ended up 275 00:07:19,199 --> 00:07:22,040 scoring my first game back. 276 00:07:22,060 --> 00:07:25,129 And I just remember 277 00:07:22,060 --> 00:07:25,129 sprinting across the field, 278 00:07:25,149 --> 00:07:27,040 seeing all my teammates 279 00:07:25,149 --> 00:07:27,040 running after me. 280 00:07:27,060 --> 00:07:30,000 That was my first time 281 00:07:27,060 --> 00:07:30,000 crying in front of everybody. 282 00:07:30,019 --> 00:07:31,060 And I just remember 283 00:07:30,019 --> 00:07:31,060 thanking them, 284 00:07:31,069 --> 00:07:34,009 because they were the ones 285 00:07:31,069 --> 00:07:34,009 that made that moment possible. 286 00:07:34,029 --> 00:07:35,029 VIOLA DAVIS: Noelle wasn't done. 287 00:07:35,050 --> 00:07:38,230 She found new goals to 288 00:07:35,050 --> 00:07:38,230 chase, including qualifying 289 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:42,000 for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 290 00:07:42,009 --> 00:07:43,149 These personal 291 00:07:42,009 --> 00:07:43,149 victories wouldn't 292 00:07:43,159 --> 00:07:45,230 have been possible without 293 00:07:43,159 --> 00:07:45,230 the gift of a running 294 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:47,050 blade from a foundation. 295 00:07:47,069 --> 00:07:49,139 NOELLE LAMBERT: Just because 296 00:07:47,069 --> 00:07:49,139 you have an everyday prosthetic 297 00:07:49,159 --> 00:07:51,159 doesn't mean you're able to 298 00:07:49,159 --> 00:07:51,159 use it for a running blade 299 00:07:51,170 --> 00:07:53,139 or use it to go in the 300 00:07:51,170 --> 00:07:53,139 water in the beach. 301 00:07:53,159 --> 00:07:56,050 And when I realized that 302 00:07:53,159 --> 00:07:56,050 specialized prosthetics can 303 00:07:56,069 --> 00:07:58,220 range anywhere from 304 00:07:56,069 --> 00:07:58,220 $10,000 to $50,000, 305 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:00,139 I thought that I 306 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:00,139 was alone in that. 307 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:03,089 VIOLA DAVIS: Noelle started 308 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:03,089 the Born to Run Foundation, 309 00:08:03,110 --> 00:08:06,139 helping young amputees get 310 00:08:03,110 --> 00:08:06,139 specialized prosthetics 311 00:08:06,160 --> 00:08:09,060 that insurance does 312 00:08:06,160 --> 00:08:09,060 not typically cover. 313 00:08:09,079 --> 00:08:11,129 JILL FEENEY: Since Ryan's 314 00:08:09,079 --> 00:08:11,129 received his blade, 315 00:08:11,149 --> 00:08:13,120 he's just gained 316 00:08:11,149 --> 00:08:13,120 so much confidence. 317 00:08:13,129 --> 00:08:15,209 We've always worried 318 00:08:13,129 --> 00:08:15,209 about how far 319 00:08:15,230 --> 00:08:18,160 the actual regular prosthetic 320 00:08:15,230 --> 00:08:18,160 legs would bring him. 321 00:08:18,170 --> 00:08:21,069 And now I know he 322 00:08:18,170 --> 00:08:21,069 can do everything 323 00:08:21,089 --> 00:08:22,170 that he always wanted to do. 324 00:08:22,180 --> 00:08:23,120 RYAN: I have freedom. 325 00:08:24,060 --> 00:08:26,180 And I have no limit 326 00:08:24,060 --> 00:08:26,180 with my blade. 327 00:08:26,199 --> 00:08:28,180 NOELLE LAMBERT: When I 328 00:08:26,199 --> 00:08:28,180 look back on my accident, 329 00:08:28,199 --> 00:08:31,069 I honestly wouldn't change 330 00:08:28,199 --> 00:08:31,069 a single thing about it. 331 00:08:31,089 --> 00:08:34,179 Resilience to me is not 332 00:08:31,089 --> 00:08:34,179 letting tragedy define 333 00:08:34,200 --> 00:08:37,149 the person you want to become or 334 00:08:34,200 --> 00:08:37,149 the life that you want to live. 335 00:08:37,169 --> 00:08:39,190 You're able to do anything 336 00:08:37,169 --> 00:08:39,190 you put your mind to. 337 00:08:47,210 --> 00:08:49,139 NARRATOR: To find out more 338 00:08:47,210 --> 00:08:49,139 about these amazing women 339 00:08:49,159 --> 00:08:51,190 and learn how to support 340 00:08:49,159 --> 00:08:51,190 their initiatives, 341 00:08:51,210 --> 00:08:53,120 head to womenofworth.com. 342 00:09:02,139 --> 00:09:04,129 L'Oreal Paris Women 343 00:09:02,139 --> 00:09:04,129 of Worth has always 344 00:09:04,139 --> 00:09:07,220 been about serving our 345 00:09:04,139 --> 00:09:07,220 communities with ingenuity, 346 00:09:07,230 --> 00:09:09,139 compassion, and courage. 347 00:09:09,149 --> 00:09:11,129 Community is not 348 00:09:09,149 --> 00:09:11,129 just where we live. 349 00:09:11,139 --> 00:09:14,149 It's about the people we 350 00:09:11,139 --> 00:09:14,149 know and the ones we don't 351 00:09:14,169 --> 00:09:16,029 and caring about them all. 352 00:09:16,049 --> 00:09:18,070 I am proud to introduce 353 00:09:16,049 --> 00:09:18,070 two outstanding women 354 00:09:18,090 --> 00:09:20,190 who show us what it truly 355 00:09:18,090 --> 00:09:20,190 means to be of service. 356 00:09:20,210 --> 00:09:23,210 Dr. Gulshan Harjee is one of 357 00:09:20,210 --> 00:09:23,210 the founders of the Clarkston 358 00:09:23,220 --> 00:09:25,129 Community Health 359 00:09:23,220 --> 00:09:25,129 Center in Georgia, 360 00:09:25,139 --> 00:09:27,049 a patient-centered 361 00:09:25,139 --> 00:09:27,049 clinic that provides 362 00:09:27,059 --> 00:09:29,139 free comprehensive 363 00:09:27,059 --> 00:09:29,139 health care services 364 00:09:29,149 --> 00:09:33,049 to the residents of DeKalb 365 00:09:29,149 --> 00:09:33,049 and surrounding counties. 366 00:09:33,059 --> 00:09:35,059 GULSHAN HARJEE: Each 367 00:09:33,059 --> 00:09:35,059 one of us is brought 368 00:09:35,070 --> 00:09:38,049 into this world with 369 00:09:35,070 --> 00:09:38,049 a greater purpose 370 00:09:38,059 --> 00:09:40,139 than just serving ourselves. 371 00:09:40,149 --> 00:09:44,019 The health care community 372 00:09:40,149 --> 00:09:44,019 is what my focus is. 373 00:09:44,029 --> 00:09:49,149 Having experienced malaria, 374 00:09:44,029 --> 00:09:49,149 typhoid, cancer, and lupus, 375 00:09:49,159 --> 00:09:51,080 I mean, it just tells 376 00:09:49,159 --> 00:09:51,080 you that you are being 377 00:09:51,100 --> 00:09:55,220 prepared for a higher calling. 378 00:09:55,230 --> 00:09:59,139 Clarkston has been called the 379 00:09:55,230 --> 00:09:59,139 Ellis Island of the South. 380 00:09:59,149 --> 00:10:04,019 There are 60 languages spoken 381 00:09:59,149 --> 00:10:04,019 in the one square mile city. 382 00:10:04,029 --> 00:10:07,059 We have immigrants, 383 00:10:04,029 --> 00:10:07,059 refugees from Iraq, 384 00:10:07,070 --> 00:10:12,059 Somalia, East Africa, 385 00:10:07,070 --> 00:10:12,059 Afghanistan, India, Sri Lanka. 386 00:10:12,070 --> 00:10:13,120 It's incredible. 387 00:10:17,149 --> 00:10:21,039 We were third generation 388 00:10:17,149 --> 00:10:21,039 Asians in Tanzania. 389 00:10:21,059 --> 00:10:23,200 And Idi Amin was 390 00:10:21,059 --> 00:10:23,200 expelling Asians. 391 00:10:23,220 --> 00:10:27,090 18 years old, never left my 392 00:10:23,220 --> 00:10:27,090 own country and being expelled 393 00:10:27,110 --> 00:10:30,029 and not wanted in 394 00:10:27,110 --> 00:10:30,029 your own country. 395 00:10:30,039 --> 00:10:31,029 That was traumatic. 396 00:10:32,029 --> 00:10:33,149 GEMMA CHAN: Gulshan 397 00:10:32,029 --> 00:10:33,149 earned her medical degree 398 00:10:33,159 --> 00:10:36,200 from Atlanta's Emory 399 00:10:33,159 --> 00:10:36,200 School of Medicine in 1982. 400 00:10:36,210 --> 00:10:40,000 And by 1985, she was running 401 00:10:36,210 --> 00:10:40,000 a lucrative private practice 402 00:10:40,009 --> 00:10:41,159 in Decatur, Georgia. 403 00:10:41,169 --> 00:10:44,059 During more than 30 years 404 00:10:41,169 --> 00:10:44,059 of caring for a wide range 405 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:46,159 of patients, Dr. 406 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:46,159 Gulshan Harjee came 407 00:10:46,169 --> 00:10:49,070 to a realization that 408 00:10:46,169 --> 00:10:49,070 would significantly change 409 00:10:49,080 --> 00:10:51,009 the course of her life's work. 410 00:10:51,029 --> 00:10:53,080 It was about 11 411 00:10:51,029 --> 00:10:53,080 years ago that I 412 00:10:53,090 --> 00:10:55,210 was diagnosed with 413 00:10:53,090 --> 00:10:55,210 breast cancer and had 414 00:10:55,230 --> 00:10:58,000 the worst flares of lupus. 415 00:10:58,009 --> 00:11:03,070 When I had malaria, my 416 00:10:58,009 --> 00:11:03,070 kidneys went into failure. 417 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:05,139 Dodging death so many times. 418 00:11:05,159 --> 00:11:10,039 What shocked me was that there 419 00:11:05,159 --> 00:11:10,039 are those that have more health 420 00:11:10,049 --> 00:11:11,090 care than they need. 421 00:11:11,100 --> 00:11:13,149 And then there are 422 00:11:11,100 --> 00:11:13,149 those that have none. 423 00:11:13,169 --> 00:11:17,000 So I embarked on 424 00:11:13,169 --> 00:11:17,000 starting a free clinic. 425 00:11:17,009 --> 00:11:20,210 It has been a place for me 426 00:11:17,009 --> 00:11:20,210 to heal, to heal others. 427 00:11:20,220 --> 00:11:24,149 And it has been my sanctuary. 428 00:11:24,169 --> 00:11:25,120 You take good care. 429 00:11:26,080 --> 00:11:28,220 February 2013, we 430 00:11:26,080 --> 00:11:28,220 opened our doors. 431 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:32,090 We now have 5,500 patients. 432 00:11:32,100 --> 00:11:35,159 Immigrants, refugees, 433 00:11:32,100 --> 00:11:35,159 uninsured, unemployed. 434 00:11:35,169 --> 00:11:37,179 FEMALE: We were going 435 00:11:35,169 --> 00:11:37,179 through some hard times. 436 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:38,149 I lost my job. 437 00:11:39,110 --> 00:11:40,179 I'm thankful that 438 00:11:39,110 --> 00:11:40,179 you guys are here. 439 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:43,039 DANIEL SMITH: With the patients, 440 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:43,039 she treats them like family. 441 00:11:43,049 --> 00:11:44,080 And she really wants 442 00:11:43,049 --> 00:11:44,080 them to achieve 443 00:11:44,090 --> 00:11:46,009 an optimal state of well-being. 444 00:11:46,019 --> 00:11:49,049 GULSHAN HARJEE: Between the 445 00:11:46,019 --> 00:11:49,049 volunteers and the doctors, 446 00:11:49,059 --> 00:11:51,049 we speak 30 languages. 447 00:11:51,059 --> 00:11:53,179 If you can't speak 448 00:11:51,059 --> 00:11:53,179 their language, 449 00:11:53,190 --> 00:11:56,149 you can't diagnose them, 450 00:11:53,190 --> 00:11:56,149 and you can't help them. 451 00:11:59,009 --> 00:12:01,210 The next project 452 00:11:59,009 --> 00:12:01,210 is to fund-raise 453 00:12:01,220 --> 00:12:05,019 to build an 8,000 454 00:12:01,220 --> 00:12:05,019 square foot facility 455 00:12:05,029 --> 00:12:06,190 that would be fully equipped. 456 00:12:06,210 --> 00:12:11,029 Making it to this point with 457 00:12:06,210 --> 00:12:11,029 the assistance of L'Oreal 458 00:12:11,049 --> 00:12:12,100 is a beautiful thing. 459 00:12:12,110 --> 00:12:17,090 And I want to thank them for 460 00:12:12,110 --> 00:12:17,090 shedding light on my project. 461 00:12:17,100 --> 00:12:20,179 When you have like-minded 462 00:12:17,100 --> 00:12:20,179 people, when the community 463 00:12:20,190 --> 00:12:24,200 rises up to the plate, 464 00:12:20,190 --> 00:12:24,200 and we all work together, 465 00:12:24,220 --> 00:12:27,190 I think the results 466 00:12:24,220 --> 00:12:27,190 can be quite impactful. 467 00:12:31,179 --> 00:12:33,120 GEMMA CHAN: The drive to 468 00:12:31,179 --> 00:12:33,120 make a positive and lasting 469 00:12:33,139 --> 00:12:36,230 impact transcends 470 00:12:33,139 --> 00:12:36,230 communities, industries, 471 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:38,120 and even generations. 472 00:12:38,139 --> 00:12:41,009 At just 20 years 473 00:12:38,139 --> 00:12:41,009 old, Danielle Boyer 474 00:12:41,029 --> 00:12:44,200 is an entrepreneur, educator, 475 00:12:41,029 --> 00:12:44,200 inventor, and author in STEAM-- 476 00:12:44,220 --> 00:12:47,200 science, technology, 477 00:12:44,220 --> 00:12:47,200 engineering, art, and math. 478 00:12:47,220 --> 00:12:49,110 She is filling a huge 479 00:12:47,220 --> 00:12:49,110 need by providing 480 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:51,059 educational skills 481 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:51,059 to young people 482 00:12:51,070 --> 00:12:52,190 in underserved communities. 483 00:12:52,200 --> 00:12:54,100 Her program, The 484 00:12:52,200 --> 00:12:54,100 STEAM Connection, 485 00:12:54,110 --> 00:12:57,059 shares her love of learning 486 00:12:54,110 --> 00:12:57,059 and teaching by creating 487 00:12:57,070 --> 00:12:58,220 educational materials 488 00:12:57,070 --> 00:12:58,220 and making them 489 00:12:58,230 --> 00:13:01,100 accessible to black, 490 00:12:58,230 --> 00:13:01,100 indigenous, and people 491 00:13:01,110 --> 00:13:03,190 of color communities. 492 00:13:03,200 --> 00:13:05,200 DANIELLE BOYER: Even 493 00:13:03,200 --> 00:13:05,200 though I've seen robots 494 00:13:05,220 --> 00:13:08,039 move thousands of 495 00:13:05,220 --> 00:13:08,039 times, I still always 496 00:13:08,059 --> 00:13:09,110 get that, like, excitement. 497 00:13:09,129 --> 00:13:13,210 It's so cool to know that you 498 00:13:09,129 --> 00:13:13,210 wired something, and it worked. 499 00:13:13,230 --> 00:13:16,190 And you're like, 500 00:13:13,230 --> 00:13:16,190 what else can I do? 501 00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:18,190 The STEAM Connection 502 00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:18,190 is my nonprofit 503 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:21,179 that I started in 504 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:21,179 January of 2019 505 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:23,190 to bring STEAM 506 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:23,190 resources to children. 507 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:26,070 As an Ojibwe person, which 508 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:26,070 is an indigenous tribe, 509 00:13:26,080 --> 00:13:28,120 I am very passionate 510 00:13:26,080 --> 00:13:28,120 about bringing 511 00:13:28,129 --> 00:13:31,029 opportunities to kids who 512 00:13:28,129 --> 00:13:31,029 might otherwise be left behind. 513 00:13:31,039 --> 00:13:33,200 I want kids to know that 514 00:13:31,039 --> 00:13:33,200 engineering is approachable 515 00:13:33,210 --> 00:13:36,179 and that it is fun 516 00:13:33,210 --> 00:13:36,179 and worth pursuing. 517 00:13:36,200 --> 00:13:40,070 GEMMA CHAN: Danielle has reached 518 00:13:36,200 --> 00:13:40,070 more than 930 students to date. 519 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:42,000 For those she can't 520 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:42,000 teach in person, 521 00:13:42,009 --> 00:13:45,100 Danielle created a way to put 522 00:13:42,009 --> 00:13:45,100 STEAM and robotics education in 523 00:13:45,120 --> 00:13:46,090 the hands of kids everywhere. 524 00:13:47,070 --> 00:13:48,110 DANIELLE BOYER: Every 525 00:13:47,070 --> 00:13:48,110 kid gets a robot. 526 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:51,070 It's a robot that I invented 527 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:51,070 that goes to kids for free. 528 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:53,120 And I have online 529 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:53,120 curriculum that the students 530 00:13:53,129 --> 00:13:54,159 can learn from. 531 00:13:54,169 --> 00:13:58,000 I saw a lot of robots that 532 00:13:54,169 --> 00:13:58,000 my students wanted to use 533 00:13:58,009 --> 00:14:00,000 that cost, like, $400, $500. 534 00:14:00,009 --> 00:14:02,200 That's just not accessible 535 00:14:00,009 --> 00:14:02,200 for many of the communities 536 00:14:02,210 --> 00:14:03,220 that I work with. 537 00:14:04,230 --> 00:14:06,049 We're going to grab the 538 00:14:04,230 --> 00:14:06,049 ESP 32 development board. 539 00:14:06,059 --> 00:14:07,120 STUDENT: OK. 540 00:14:07,129 --> 00:14:08,139 DANIELLE BOYER: I've 541 00:14:07,129 --> 00:14:08,139 sent out thousands 542 00:14:08,159 --> 00:14:09,159 and thousands of robots. 543 00:14:10,169 --> 00:14:13,220 The robots have been to more 544 00:14:10,169 --> 00:14:13,220 places than I have been. 545 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:15,100 I'm from Troy, Michigan. 546 00:14:15,120 --> 00:14:16,139 We have a lot of 547 00:14:15,120 --> 00:14:16,139 immigrants here. 548 00:14:16,159 --> 00:14:19,210 My students come from so 549 00:14:16,159 --> 00:14:19,210 many different backgrounds, 550 00:14:19,220 --> 00:14:22,019 it brings a really dynamic 551 00:14:19,220 --> 00:14:22,019 environment to the classroom. 552 00:14:22,039 --> 00:14:24,080 A lot of the kids have 553 00:14:22,039 --> 00:14:24,080 been told they shouldn't be 554 00:14:24,090 --> 00:14:25,200 pursuing engineering careers. 555 00:14:25,210 --> 00:14:27,200 And I'm here to tell 556 00:14:25,210 --> 00:14:27,200 them that they can. 557 00:14:27,210 --> 00:14:29,120 There's no barrier 558 00:14:27,210 --> 00:14:29,120 to entry anymore. 559 00:14:29,129 --> 00:14:31,049 VCC connects to 3.3. 560 00:14:31,059 --> 00:14:32,210 Do you know what 561 00:14:31,059 --> 00:14:32,210 the 3.3 stands for? 562 00:14:32,220 --> 00:14:34,009 STUDENT: Yep. 563 00:14:34,019 --> 00:14:35,139 DANIELLE BOYER: I joined 564 00:14:34,019 --> 00:14:35,139 my first robotics team when 565 00:14:35,149 --> 00:14:37,210 I was a junior in high school. 566 00:14:37,220 --> 00:14:40,009 It was a really 567 00:14:37,220 --> 00:14:40,009 difficult experience. 568 00:14:40,019 --> 00:14:42,220 A lot of the guys were 569 00:14:40,019 --> 00:14:42,220 not nice to me at all. 570 00:14:42,230 --> 00:14:45,129 I really felt like I 571 00:14:42,230 --> 00:14:45,129 wasn't meant to be pursuing 572 00:14:45,139 --> 00:14:47,110 anything in programming, 573 00:14:45,139 --> 00:14:47,110 things that I 574 00:14:47,129 --> 00:14:49,129 was really passionate about. 575 00:14:49,139 --> 00:14:50,129 And I just knew 576 00:14:49,139 --> 00:14:50,129 that I had to create 577 00:14:51,120 --> 00:14:53,110 a better environment for 578 00:14:51,120 --> 00:14:53,110 those female students 579 00:14:53,129 --> 00:14:54,149 that I was working with. 580 00:14:54,169 --> 00:14:55,129 [laughs] 581 00:14:55,139 --> 00:14:56,090 I'm not going to lie. 582 00:14:56,100 --> 00:14:57,149 That was awesome. 583 00:14:57,169 --> 00:14:58,200 VINAYA GUNASEKAR: : 584 00:14:57,169 --> 00:14:58,200 Danielle has opened 585 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:01,090 me up to the thousands of 586 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:01,090 possibilities that there are. 587 00:15:01,100 --> 00:15:03,019 She helps so many people. 588 00:15:03,029 --> 00:15:06,090 And that just inspires me to 589 00:15:03,029 --> 00:15:06,090 do the same in my community. 590 00:15:06,100 --> 00:15:07,129 DANIELLE BOYER: I 591 00:15:06,100 --> 00:15:07,129 think my future is 592 00:15:07,139 --> 00:15:12,049 full of working with students, 593 00:15:07,139 --> 00:15:12,049 doing cool robot things, 594 00:15:12,059 --> 00:15:14,070 and changing the world. 595 00:15:14,090 --> 00:15:17,210 [chuckles] 596 00:15:17,230 --> 00:15:22,000 I am blown away as I 597 00:15:17,230 --> 00:15:22,000 watch these amazing, amazing 598 00:15:22,019 --> 00:15:23,070 women tell their stories. 599 00:15:23,090 --> 00:15:27,059 Just think-- Women of Worth has 600 00:15:23,090 --> 00:15:27,059 been going strong for 15 years. 601 00:15:27,070 --> 00:15:32,120 And now 150 women and so many 602 00:15:27,070 --> 00:15:32,120 lives positively impacted. 603 00:15:32,139 --> 00:15:34,059 I think we all know 604 00:15:32,139 --> 00:15:34,059 a woman of worth. 605 00:15:34,070 --> 00:15:38,149 Mine is my mum, Elizabeth, for 606 00:15:34,070 --> 00:15:38,149 dedicating her life to helping 607 00:15:38,159 --> 00:15:41,139 people and their families 608 00:15:38,159 --> 00:15:41,139 through her work as a doctor, 609 00:15:41,149 --> 00:15:44,110 for raising a family, and 610 00:15:41,149 --> 00:15:44,110 for being an unwavering 611 00:15:44,120 --> 00:15:46,059 source of support for me. 612 00:15:46,070 --> 00:15:47,139 Who's yours? 613 00:15:47,149 --> 00:15:49,039 Tell us by joining 614 00:15:47,149 --> 00:15:49,039 the conversation, 615 00:15:49,059 --> 00:15:52,029 and show your support for 616 00:15:49,059 --> 00:15:52,029 wonderful, remarkable, 617 00:15:52,039 --> 00:15:54,100 incredible women everywhere. 618 00:15:59,070 --> 00:16:01,110 NARRATOR: Still ahead, meet 619 00:15:59,070 --> 00:16:01,110 more of the amazing Women 620 00:16:01,120 --> 00:16:02,159 of Worth honorees. 621 00:16:02,179 --> 00:16:06,230 FEMALE: No matter how dark 622 00:16:02,179 --> 00:16:06,230 your world is, you are always 623 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:08,139 somebody's light, 624 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:08,139 whether that's your own 625 00:16:08,159 --> 00:16:10,070 or someone like a stranger. 626 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:11,230 And I tell her 627 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:11,230 that all the time. 628 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:14,009 Stephanie Gattas is my angel. 629 00:16:22,230 --> 00:16:24,009 Welcome back, you guys. 630 00:16:24,029 --> 00:16:26,220 What impressive, beautiful 631 00:16:24,029 --> 00:16:26,220 women we've seen so far. 632 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:28,139 Another quality 633 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:28,139 women of worth share 634 00:16:28,159 --> 00:16:31,019 is their ability to speak 635 00:16:28,159 --> 00:16:31,019 up for people who may not be 636 00:16:31,039 --> 00:16:32,210 able to find their own voice. 637 00:16:32,230 --> 00:16:34,139 I am personally 638 00:16:32,230 --> 00:16:34,139 so moved by causes 639 00:16:34,159 --> 00:16:36,179 that look to improve the 640 00:16:34,159 --> 00:16:36,179 future for young people 641 00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:38,139 around the world. 642 00:16:38,159 --> 00:16:41,049 Advocacy for crucial causes 643 00:16:38,159 --> 00:16:41,049 requires a strong commitment. 644 00:16:41,059 --> 00:16:42,169 And that commitment 645 00:16:41,059 --> 00:16:42,169 can be rooted 646 00:16:42,179 --> 00:16:44,129 in deep personal experience. 647 00:16:44,139 --> 00:16:47,230 The two women you're about to 648 00:16:44,139 --> 00:16:47,230 meet are advocates to the core. 649 00:16:48,009 --> 00:16:50,149 Diana Chao founded 650 00:16:48,009 --> 00:16:50,149 Letters to Strangers 651 00:16:50,169 --> 00:16:52,049 as a sophomore in high school. 652 00:16:52,059 --> 00:16:54,179 Facing bipolar disorder, 653 00:16:52,059 --> 00:16:54,179 she felt isolated. 654 00:16:54,200 --> 00:16:57,210 Diana found comfort writing 655 00:16:54,200 --> 00:16:57,210 letters to strangers, 656 00:16:57,220 --> 00:16:59,059 which made her feel less alone. 657 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:01,029 Letters to Strangers 658 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:01,029 has since grown 659 00:17:01,049 --> 00:17:04,069 into a global youth-run 660 00:17:01,049 --> 00:17:04,069 organization that seeks 661 00:17:04,089 --> 00:17:06,230 to destigmatize mental 662 00:17:04,089 --> 00:17:06,230 illness and increase 663 00:17:07,009 --> 00:17:08,210 access to affordable 664 00:17:07,009 --> 00:17:08,210 quality treatment. 665 00:17:08,220 --> 00:17:12,160 Diana believes that writing is 666 00:17:08,220 --> 00:17:12,160 humanity distilled into ink. 667 00:17:12,170 --> 00:17:13,230 Watch closely. 668 00:17:14,009 --> 00:17:17,009 Diana might be making one more 669 00:17:14,009 --> 00:17:17,009 connection she's not expecting. 670 00:17:17,019 --> 00:17:20,029 [sitar music] 671 00:17:24,180 --> 00:17:27,160 DIANA CHAO: Dear Stranger, 672 00:17:24,180 --> 00:17:27,160 I don't know what 673 00:17:27,180 --> 00:17:32,059 to say except that 674 00:17:27,180 --> 00:17:32,059 sometimes everything hurts 675 00:17:32,069 --> 00:17:35,069 so bad I don't know what to do. 676 00:17:35,089 --> 00:17:36,160 I am a puddle. 677 00:17:36,180 --> 00:17:37,230 I am a string. 678 00:17:38,009 --> 00:17:40,049 I am a prayer 679 00:17:38,009 --> 00:17:40,049 wavering on existence 680 00:17:40,059 --> 00:17:46,000 but never quite making it there. 681 00:17:46,019 --> 00:17:48,009 What am I going to do about it? 682 00:17:50,140 --> 00:17:53,190 Love, a stranger. 683 00:17:53,210 --> 00:17:57,079 I've had bipolar disorder 684 00:17:53,210 --> 00:17:57,079 since I was 13 years old. 685 00:17:57,099 --> 00:18:00,150 And when I got my 686 00:17:57,099 --> 00:18:00,150 diagnosis, there 687 00:18:00,170 --> 00:18:04,140 was a lot of denial for a 688 00:18:00,170 --> 00:18:04,140 long time within my family. 689 00:18:04,150 --> 00:18:07,059 I felt like I didn't deserve 690 00:18:04,150 --> 00:18:07,059 the air that I breathed. 691 00:18:07,069 --> 00:18:09,220 In a lot of minority 692 00:18:07,069 --> 00:18:09,220 backgrounds, what's very common 693 00:18:09,230 --> 00:18:13,170 is this idea that mental 694 00:18:09,230 --> 00:18:13,170 illness is a result of karma, 695 00:18:13,190 --> 00:18:15,230 that maybe you are just 696 00:18:13,190 --> 00:18:15,230 being disrespectful 697 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:17,069 and spoiled and ungrateful. 698 00:18:17,079 --> 00:18:20,150 After surviving a series 699 00:18:17,079 --> 00:18:20,150 of suicide attempts, 700 00:18:20,160 --> 00:18:23,170 it was actually the very final 701 00:18:20,160 --> 00:18:23,170 one when my little brother 702 00:18:23,190 --> 00:18:25,000 was the one who found me. 703 00:18:25,019 --> 00:18:29,079 And I thought to myself that no 704 00:18:25,019 --> 00:18:29,079 matter how dark my world got, 705 00:18:29,099 --> 00:18:33,049 I could never drag 706 00:18:29,099 --> 00:18:33,049 him down with me. 707 00:18:33,069 --> 00:18:34,049 I turned to writing. 708 00:18:35,039 --> 00:18:37,009 And I started writing 709 00:18:35,039 --> 00:18:37,009 letters to strangers. 710 00:18:37,029 --> 00:18:39,069 I realized that I 711 00:18:37,029 --> 00:18:39,069 had a voice that 712 00:18:39,079 --> 00:18:41,170 was being empathetic and 713 00:18:39,079 --> 00:18:41,170 kind to these people I'd 714 00:18:41,190 --> 00:18:42,180 never even met. 715 00:18:43,190 --> 00:18:45,089 And so I asked myself why 716 00:18:43,190 --> 00:18:45,089 I couldn't do the same, 717 00:18:45,109 --> 00:18:46,069 but for me. 718 00:18:47,039 --> 00:18:48,180 As that became my 719 00:18:47,039 --> 00:18:48,180 sort of healing power, 720 00:18:48,200 --> 00:18:51,059 I decided to make it 721 00:18:48,200 --> 00:18:51,059 into a little student 722 00:18:51,079 --> 00:18:52,150 club at my high school. 723 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:54,160 It grew and became 724 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:54,160 what it is today. 725 00:18:54,170 --> 00:18:58,160 50% of all lifetime cases of 726 00:18:54,170 --> 00:18:58,160 mental illness begin by age 14, 727 00:18:58,170 --> 00:19:01,039 and 75% by age 24. 728 00:19:01,049 --> 00:19:06,019 This means that young people are 729 00:19:01,049 --> 00:19:06,019 particularly impacted not just 730 00:19:06,039 --> 00:19:07,089 by mental health 731 00:19:06,039 --> 00:19:07,089 concerns, but all 732 00:19:07,109 --> 00:19:09,160 of the other 733 00:19:07,109 --> 00:19:09,160 conditions of life that 734 00:19:09,170 --> 00:19:11,180 can affect one's mental health. 735 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:13,210 CAMILA CABELLO: : Letters to 736 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:13,210 Strangers is now the largest 737 00:19:13,230 --> 00:19:17,170 youth-for-youth mental health 738 00:19:13,230 --> 00:19:17,170 nonprofit organization with 739 00:19:17,190 --> 00:19:20,019 chapters in more than 740 00:19:17,190 --> 00:19:20,019 20 countries reaching 741 00:19:20,039 --> 00:19:21,170 over 35,000 people globally. 742 00:19:21,190 --> 00:19:23,160 DANIELLE BOYER: 743 00:19:21,190 --> 00:19:23,160 Letters to Strangers 744 00:19:23,170 --> 00:19:26,059 operates through our anonymous 745 00:19:23,170 --> 00:19:26,059 letter-writing exchange program 746 00:19:26,079 --> 00:19:29,029 which happens through 747 00:19:26,079 --> 00:19:29,029 therapy-informed writing 748 00:19:29,049 --> 00:19:30,220 themes and peer discussions. 749 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:32,150 We also have our 750 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:32,150 guidebook, which 751 00:19:32,170 --> 00:19:34,180 is the world's first 752 00:19:32,170 --> 00:19:34,180 youth-for-youth mental health 753 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:36,069 guidebook. 754 00:19:36,089 --> 00:19:38,069 CAMILA CABELLO: : Diana 755 00:19:36,089 --> 00:19:38,069 took a break from her busy 756 00:19:38,089 --> 00:19:40,180 schedule as a full-time 757 00:19:38,089 --> 00:19:40,180 student and activist 758 00:19:40,200 --> 00:19:41,210 to hop on a video call. 759 00:19:41,230 --> 00:19:44,190 Little did she know, L'Oreal 760 00:19:41,230 --> 00:19:44,190 had a surprise in store. 761 00:19:44,210 --> 00:19:47,069 Elle Fanning wanted to 762 00:19:44,210 --> 00:19:47,069 compliment her personally 763 00:19:47,089 --> 00:19:49,180 on her healing efforts. 764 00:19:49,200 --> 00:19:50,160 Hi! 765 00:19:50,170 --> 00:19:51,109 Can you see me? 766 00:19:51,130 --> 00:19:52,190 Yeah. 767 00:19:52,210 --> 00:19:54,059 I just wanted to 768 00:19:52,210 --> 00:19:54,059 congratulate you 769 00:19:54,079 --> 00:19:55,119 on everything that you've done. 770 00:19:56,170 --> 00:19:59,210 You are truly a woman of worth 771 00:19:56,170 --> 00:19:59,210 in every sense of the word. 772 00:19:59,220 --> 00:20:01,009 Yes. 773 00:20:01,019 --> 00:20:02,079 Your advocacy for 774 00:20:01,019 --> 00:20:02,079 young people, it's 775 00:20:02,089 --> 00:20:05,039 so beautiful and inspiring. 776 00:20:05,049 --> 00:20:07,009 So really, thank you. 777 00:20:07,019 --> 00:20:08,180 Thank you for 778 00:20:07,019 --> 00:20:08,180 caring about my story 779 00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:10,190 and for sharing 780 00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:10,190 your time with me. 781 00:20:10,210 --> 00:20:14,200 To me, being an 782 00:20:10,210 --> 00:20:14,200 advocate means to care, 783 00:20:14,220 --> 00:20:19,119 to love, to believe, to trust 784 00:20:14,220 --> 00:20:19,119 in the inherent goodness 785 00:20:19,140 --> 00:20:21,119 of people, even when 786 00:20:19,140 --> 00:20:21,119 everything around you 787 00:20:21,140 --> 00:20:24,049 might make you feel like 788 00:20:21,140 --> 00:20:24,049 that's an impossible task. 789 00:20:24,059 --> 00:20:26,119 No one walks this Earth alone. 790 00:20:26,140 --> 00:20:30,200 And no matter how 791 00:20:26,140 --> 00:20:30,200 dark your world gets, 792 00:20:30,220 --> 00:20:32,099 we only see the 793 00:20:30,220 --> 00:20:32,099 shadows because there 794 00:20:32,109 --> 00:20:33,170 is a light shining on them. 795 00:20:34,220 --> 00:20:37,099 And I hope this reminds you that 796 00:20:34,220 --> 00:20:37,099 you are always somebody light, 797 00:20:37,109 --> 00:20:41,190 whether that be your own 798 00:20:37,109 --> 00:20:41,190 or someone like a stranger. 799 00:20:41,210 --> 00:20:44,109 CAMILA CABELLO: : Radiating 800 00:20:41,210 --> 00:20:44,109 light and hope is a gift 801 00:20:44,130 --> 00:20:45,140 shared by our next honoree. 802 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:49,019 Marta Michelle Colon's brother 803 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:49,019 struggled with addiction 804 00:20:49,029 --> 00:20:52,130 and eventually lost his life 805 00:20:49,029 --> 00:20:52,130 due to his dependence on drugs. 806 00:20:52,150 --> 00:20:56,000 This tragedy inspired Marta 807 00:20:52,150 --> 00:20:56,000 to start Be Gutsy to raise 808 00:20:56,019 --> 00:20:57,130 awareness of opioid abuse. 809 00:20:57,150 --> 00:21:00,079 She focuses on teens and 810 00:20:57,150 --> 00:21:00,079 young adults, especially 811 00:21:00,099 --> 00:21:03,069 Latino youth, to educate 812 00:21:00,099 --> 00:21:03,069 about opioid abuse 813 00:21:03,079 --> 00:21:06,069 and the importance of securing 814 00:21:03,079 --> 00:21:06,069 prescription drugs in the home 815 00:21:06,079 --> 00:21:07,099 so they're not misused. 816 00:21:12,190 --> 00:21:14,089 MARTA MICHELLE COLON: 817 00:21:12,190 --> 00:21:14,089 : Taking tragedy 818 00:21:14,109 --> 00:21:18,049 and transforming it into 819 00:21:14,109 --> 00:21:18,049 something that saved 820 00:21:18,069 --> 00:21:21,119 lives makes me feel empowered. 821 00:21:21,140 --> 00:21:24,079 Actually, it makes 822 00:21:21,140 --> 00:21:24,079 me feel at peace. 823 00:21:27,220 --> 00:21:30,039 My brother was five 824 00:21:27,220 --> 00:21:30,039 years older than me. 825 00:21:30,059 --> 00:21:34,130 And when he turned 16, my 826 00:21:30,059 --> 00:21:34,130 father gave him a motorcycle, 827 00:21:34,150 --> 00:21:36,039 which was his dream. 828 00:21:36,049 --> 00:21:38,000 After his first 829 00:21:36,049 --> 00:21:38,000 motorcycle accident, 830 00:21:38,009 --> 00:21:42,220 his pain was so strong that 831 00:21:38,009 --> 00:21:42,220 he was prescribed opioids. 832 00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:46,069 There wasn't actually 833 00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:46,069 any interaction with us 834 00:21:46,079 --> 00:21:48,019 where I saw that 835 00:21:46,079 --> 00:21:48,019 he was taking more 836 00:21:48,039 --> 00:21:49,140 pills than he was supposed to. 837 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:51,140 But there were some 838 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:51,140 behaviors that I 839 00:21:51,160 --> 00:21:54,190 knew that something was wrong. 840 00:21:54,200 --> 00:21:57,220 CAMILA CABELLO: : 24 years after 841 00:21:54,200 --> 00:21:57,220 his first motorcycle accident, 842 00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:00,190 Marta's brother passed away 843 00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:00,190 as a result of the long-term 844 00:22:00,200 --> 00:22:02,130 effects of opioid misuse. 845 00:22:02,150 --> 00:22:06,029 MARTA MICHELLE COLON: : It 846 00:22:02,150 --> 00:22:06,029 was very, very distressing. 847 00:22:06,039 --> 00:22:11,190 At that time, I realized that 848 00:22:06,039 --> 00:22:11,190 his life could save many lives. 849 00:22:11,200 --> 00:22:13,190 And that's why I 850 00:22:11,200 --> 00:22:13,190 decided to create 851 00:22:13,200 --> 00:22:18,200 Be Gutsy because I figure it's 852 00:22:13,200 --> 00:22:18,200 my next stage of honoring him. 853 00:22:18,210 --> 00:22:21,029 CAMILA CABELLO: : Designed to 854 00:22:18,210 --> 00:22:21,029 take on America's dangerous 855 00:22:21,049 --> 00:22:25,150 and widespread drug epidemic, 856 00:22:21,049 --> 00:22:25,150 Be Gutsy is a national platform 857 00:22:25,170 --> 00:22:28,140 that raises awareness of 858 00:22:25,170 --> 00:22:28,140 the perils of opioid misuse, 859 00:22:28,160 --> 00:22:30,230 a problem which is devastating 860 00:22:28,160 --> 00:22:30,230 to the Latinx community. 861 00:22:31,009 --> 00:22:32,130 MARTA MICHELLE 862 00:22:31,009 --> 00:22:32,130 COLON: : Latinx are 863 00:22:32,140 --> 00:22:35,099 known to not liking 864 00:22:32,140 --> 00:22:35,099 to talk about 865 00:22:35,119 --> 00:22:37,109 substance use disorder openly. 866 00:22:37,130 --> 00:22:39,140 And a lot of the pill 867 00:22:37,130 --> 00:22:39,140 bottles are in English. 868 00:22:39,160 --> 00:22:42,029 And some people do 869 00:22:39,160 --> 00:22:42,029 not speak English. 870 00:22:48,009 --> 00:22:51,049 One of our goals is to make 871 00:22:48,009 --> 00:22:51,049 sure that this epidemic, 872 00:22:51,059 --> 00:22:55,220 it's part of the 873 00:22:51,059 --> 00:22:55,220 Latinx conversation. 874 00:22:56,009 --> 00:22:57,230 We go to schools, we 875 00:22:56,009 --> 00:22:57,230 go to communities, 876 00:22:58,009 --> 00:22:59,160 we go to non-profit 877 00:22:58,009 --> 00:22:59,160 organizations. 878 00:22:59,180 --> 00:23:02,119 And we provide information 879 00:22:59,180 --> 00:23:02,119 on the prescription opioids 880 00:23:02,140 --> 00:23:03,170 epidemic. 881 00:23:03,180 --> 00:23:07,099 We also use the arts as a 882 00:23:03,180 --> 00:23:07,099 medium to drive this message 883 00:23:07,109 --> 00:23:08,119 and this information. 884 00:23:09,130 --> 00:23:12,089 Adolescents get to create 885 00:23:09,130 --> 00:23:12,089 murals about well-being. 886 00:23:12,099 --> 00:23:14,210 It's an interesting process. 887 00:23:14,220 --> 00:23:16,039 CAMILA CABELLO: : Be 888 00:23:14,220 --> 00:23:16,039 Gutsy is an invaluable 889 00:23:16,059 --> 00:23:20,019 resource guiding young people to 890 00:23:16,059 --> 00:23:20,019 make safe and healthy choices. 891 00:23:20,029 --> 00:23:22,220 MARTA MICHELLE COLON: : If 892 00:23:20,029 --> 00:23:22,220 I knew then what I know now, 893 00:23:22,230 --> 00:23:25,029 I definitely could 894 00:23:22,230 --> 00:23:25,029 have saved my brother. 895 00:23:25,049 --> 00:23:27,150 And that's why I want to make 896 00:23:25,049 --> 00:23:27,150 sure that people know all 897 00:23:27,170 --> 00:23:30,069 this now so they 898 00:23:27,170 --> 00:23:30,069 can help each other, 899 00:23:30,089 --> 00:23:31,130 so they can help save lives. 900 00:23:40,130 --> 00:23:42,160 NARRATOR: To find out more 901 00:23:40,130 --> 00:23:42,160 about these amazing women 902 00:23:42,180 --> 00:23:44,160 and learn how to support 903 00:23:42,180 --> 00:23:44,160 their initiatives, 904 00:23:44,180 --> 00:23:46,049 head to womenofworth.com. 905 00:23:56,029 --> 00:23:59,210 My focus this evening is on 906 00:23:56,029 --> 00:23:59,210 something I know a bit about-- 907 00:23:59,230 --> 00:24:02,049 the challenge of 908 00:23:59,230 --> 00:24:02,049 finding empowerment, 909 00:24:02,069 --> 00:24:06,109 the confidence to take control 910 00:24:02,069 --> 00:24:06,109 of your life and your journey. 911 00:24:06,119 --> 00:24:08,019 Listen to your instincts. 912 00:24:08,029 --> 00:24:10,180 See opportunity when 913 00:24:08,029 --> 00:24:10,180 it presents itself. 914 00:24:10,190 --> 00:24:12,099 And go for it. 915 00:24:12,109 --> 00:24:15,140 You're about to meet Leah 916 00:24:12,109 --> 00:24:15,140 Juliett and Barbara Rhode. 917 00:24:15,150 --> 00:24:18,059 They have found their 918 00:24:15,150 --> 00:24:18,059 power and are using 919 00:24:18,069 --> 00:24:20,180 it to help others do the same. 920 00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:23,190 Leah is the founder 921 00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:23,190 and executive director 922 00:24:23,200 --> 00:24:28,059 of March Against Revenge 923 00:24:23,200 --> 00:24:28,059 Porn, an international digital 924 00:24:28,079 --> 00:24:32,230 advocacy organization dedicated 925 00:24:28,079 --> 00:24:32,230 to eradicating revenge 926 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:35,059 porn and image abuse. 927 00:24:35,079 --> 00:24:37,220 As a victim 928 00:24:35,079 --> 00:24:37,220 themselves, Leah wishes 929 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:42,059 to stop this invasive and 930 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:42,059 devastating problem, leading 931 00:24:42,079 --> 00:24:46,059 the charge with protest 932 00:24:42,079 --> 00:24:46,059 marches, work with legislators, 933 00:24:46,079 --> 00:24:48,109 and victim support services. 934 00:24:50,119 --> 00:24:53,140 LEAH JULIETT: I 935 00:24:50,119 --> 00:24:53,140 experienced shame 936 00:24:53,160 --> 00:24:57,150 before I knew what shame meant. 937 00:24:57,160 --> 00:25:02,200 I was 14 when I was first asked 938 00:24:57,160 --> 00:25:02,200 to send nude photos to a boy 939 00:25:02,210 --> 00:25:05,220 that I was talking to in 940 00:25:02,210 --> 00:25:05,220 my small town high school. 941 00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:10,190 He sent the photos to 942 00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:10,190 everyone on the football team 943 00:25:10,210 --> 00:25:12,130 with people in other towns. 944 00:25:12,140 --> 00:25:14,130 And finally, the 945 00:25:12,140 --> 00:25:14,130 photos were posted 946 00:25:14,140 --> 00:25:17,059 on an anonymous 947 00:25:14,140 --> 00:25:17,059 worldwide image board. 948 00:25:17,079 --> 00:25:19,160 And the worst part 949 00:25:17,079 --> 00:25:19,160 was, I blamed myself. 950 00:25:19,170 --> 00:25:22,150 One of my tattoos 951 00:25:19,170 --> 00:25:22,150 says, RIP Shame. 952 00:25:22,170 --> 00:25:24,130 And I got that tattoo 953 00:25:22,170 --> 00:25:24,130 the day that I started 954 00:25:24,140 --> 00:25:26,150 telling my revenge porn story. 955 00:25:26,170 --> 00:25:31,039 To the boy who posted my naked 956 00:25:26,170 --> 00:25:31,039 pictures online, thank you. 957 00:25:31,049 --> 00:25:34,019 I went on Facebook, 958 00:25:31,049 --> 00:25:34,019 and I saw the boy 959 00:25:34,039 --> 00:25:36,019 who posted my naked pictures. 960 00:25:36,039 --> 00:25:37,069 It was his mug shot. 961 00:25:37,089 --> 00:25:40,150 And he was on the run for 962 00:25:37,089 --> 00:25:40,150 sexually assaulting a minor. 963 00:25:40,170 --> 00:25:45,000 And that's when I realized 964 00:25:40,170 --> 00:25:45,000 that criminals, when not held 965 00:25:45,019 --> 00:25:47,009 accountable for 966 00:25:45,019 --> 00:25:47,009 their crimes, will 967 00:25:47,019 --> 00:25:49,089 continue hurting other people. 968 00:25:49,099 --> 00:25:51,210 Take back my tongue 969 00:25:49,099 --> 00:25:51,210 and learn how to speak. 970 00:25:51,220 --> 00:25:53,160 Take my art back with gallantry. 971 00:25:53,180 --> 00:25:54,140 Stop being meek. 972 00:25:55,109 --> 00:25:57,019 I wrote a poem, and 973 00:25:55,109 --> 00:25:57,019 I posted it online. 974 00:25:57,029 --> 00:25:59,079 And a few months later 975 00:25:57,029 --> 00:25:59,079 is when I decided 976 00:25:59,099 --> 00:26:03,049 to found March Against Revenge 977 00:25:59,099 --> 00:26:03,049 Porn in August of 2016. 978 00:26:03,059 --> 00:26:05,019 I refuse to be ashamed. 979 00:26:05,029 --> 00:26:07,059 I am not the one to blame. 980 00:26:07,069 --> 00:26:09,190 It's the most empowered 981 00:26:07,069 --> 00:26:09,190 that I have ever been. 982 00:26:09,210 --> 00:26:12,150 HELEN MIRREN: A non-binary 983 00:26:09,210 --> 00:26:12,150 and queer writer, speaker, 984 00:26:12,170 --> 00:26:16,049 organizer, and advocate, 985 00:26:12,170 --> 00:26:16,049 Leah has become a leading 986 00:26:16,059 --> 00:26:19,190 voice in the LGBTQ+ community. 987 00:26:19,210 --> 00:26:23,170 LGBTQ+ people are 988 00:26:19,210 --> 00:26:23,170 disproportionately 989 00:26:23,180 --> 00:26:25,210 targeted by revenge porn. 990 00:26:25,230 --> 00:26:27,200 LEAH JULIETT: I'm 991 00:26:25,230 --> 00:26:27,200 dedicated to eradicating 992 00:26:27,220 --> 00:26:30,099 cyber sexual violence 993 00:26:27,220 --> 00:26:30,099 through federal lobbying, 994 00:26:30,109 --> 00:26:33,019 national protest 995 00:26:30,109 --> 00:26:33,019 marches, a new podcast, 996 00:26:33,029 --> 00:26:36,180 victim support services, and a 997 00:26:33,029 --> 00:26:36,180 brand new legal defense fund. 998 00:26:36,190 --> 00:26:39,099 Now the girl in the 999 00:26:36,190 --> 00:26:39,099 picture is forever to see. 1000 00:26:39,109 --> 00:26:41,210 My body may be in cyberspace. 1001 00:26:41,230 --> 00:26:45,160 But the joke's on the 1002 00:26:41,230 --> 00:26:45,160 thief, because she isn't me. 1003 00:26:45,180 --> 00:26:48,180 But my voice will 1004 00:26:45,180 --> 00:26:48,180 never be taken away. 1005 00:26:48,190 --> 00:26:50,220 L'Oreal Paris Women 1006 00:26:48,190 --> 00:26:50,220 of Worth program 1007 00:26:50,230 --> 00:26:54,170 is empowering me to 1008 00:26:50,230 --> 00:26:54,170 continue to use my voice. 1009 00:26:54,190 --> 00:26:56,170 It's giving me 1010 00:26:54,190 --> 00:26:56,170 legibility in public 1011 00:26:56,190 --> 00:27:00,079 in ways that revenge porn has 1012 00:26:56,190 --> 00:27:00,079 tried to take away from me. 1013 00:27:00,099 --> 00:27:02,009 HELEN MIRREN: Speaking 1014 00:27:00,099 --> 00:27:02,009 up to drive change 1015 00:27:02,029 --> 00:27:04,089 is something our 1016 00:27:02,029 --> 00:27:04,089 honorees have in common. 1017 00:27:04,109 --> 00:27:08,079 They turn words into 1018 00:27:04,109 --> 00:27:08,079 action on a daily basis. 1019 00:27:08,089 --> 00:27:11,109 Barbara founded the Red 1020 00:27:08,089 --> 00:27:11,109 Tent Women's Initiative, 1021 00:27:11,119 --> 00:27:14,180 supporting women 1022 00:27:11,119 --> 00:27:14,180 incarcerated in the Pinellas 1023 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:16,190 County Jail in Florida. 1024 00:27:16,200 --> 00:27:19,190 She realized that having 1025 00:27:16,200 --> 00:27:19,190 inmates work with their hands 1026 00:27:19,200 --> 00:27:23,109 keeps them focused and gives 1027 00:27:19,200 --> 00:27:23,109 them a sense of accomplishment. 1028 00:27:23,119 --> 00:27:28,059 These positive coping skills 1029 00:27:23,119 --> 00:27:28,059 address issues such as trauma, 1030 00:27:28,079 --> 00:27:31,099 addiction, and 1031 00:27:28,079 --> 00:27:31,099 socioeconomic disadvantage, 1032 00:27:31,119 --> 00:27:34,059 allowing the women to 1033 00:27:31,119 --> 00:27:34,059 improve their lives 1034 00:27:34,079 --> 00:27:36,190 and the lives of their 1035 00:27:34,079 --> 00:27:36,190 children and to stop 1036 00:27:36,200 --> 00:27:39,220 the cycle of recidivism. 1037 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:42,059 BARBARA RHODE: So I'm so 1038 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:42,059 glad you could come today 1039 00:27:42,079 --> 00:27:43,109 and we could catch up. 1040 00:27:43,119 --> 00:27:44,220 I just love my life right now. 1041 00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:47,049 I'm a happy person, and 1042 00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:47,049 I like going forward. 1043 00:27:47,069 --> 00:27:49,200 BARBARA RHODE: The Red Tent 1044 00:27:47,069 --> 00:27:49,200 Women's Initiative is a program 1045 00:27:49,210 --> 00:27:51,220 I started at the 1046 00:27:49,210 --> 00:27:51,220 Pinellas County Jail 1047 00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:54,230 for women inmates who 1048 00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:54,230 have been through trauma. 1049 00:27:55,009 --> 00:27:57,180 HELEN MIRREN: Barbara is a 1050 00:27:55,009 --> 00:27:57,180 licensed marriage and family 1051 00:27:57,200 --> 00:27:58,230 therapist. 1052 00:27:59,009 --> 00:28:01,190 While working with women at 1053 00:27:59,009 --> 00:28:01,190 a drug treatment facility, 1054 00:28:01,210 --> 00:28:03,079 Barbara discovered 1055 00:28:01,210 --> 00:28:03,079 what would become 1056 00:28:03,089 --> 00:28:06,200 the inspiration behind 1057 00:28:03,089 --> 00:28:06,200 her non-profit initiative. 1058 00:28:06,210 --> 00:28:09,200 BARBARA RHODE: I read Anita 1059 00:28:06,210 --> 00:28:09,200 Diamant's "The Red Tent." 1060 00:28:09,210 --> 00:28:13,029 There used to be in the 1061 00:28:09,210 --> 00:28:13,029 middle of villages a red tent 1062 00:28:13,049 --> 00:28:16,170 where women could go when they 1063 00:28:13,049 --> 00:28:16,170 were going through changes, 1064 00:28:16,180 --> 00:28:20,009 grieving, anything that 1065 00:28:16,180 --> 00:28:20,009 caused them to feel 1066 00:28:20,019 --> 00:28:22,000 like they needed time to heal. 1067 00:28:22,009 --> 00:28:26,079 So I started thinking, we need 1068 00:28:22,009 --> 00:28:26,079 some red tents around here. 1069 00:28:26,089 --> 00:28:30,000 I just wanted to 1070 00:28:26,089 --> 00:28:30,000 sew and to talk. 1071 00:28:30,019 --> 00:28:31,000 Talk! 1072 00:28:31,019 --> 00:28:32,180 I still want to sew. 1073 00:28:32,190 --> 00:28:34,210 BARBARA RHODE: When women 1074 00:28:32,190 --> 00:28:34,210 do things with their hands-- 1075 00:28:34,220 --> 00:28:38,210 crochet, knit, 1076 00:28:34,220 --> 00:28:38,210 embroider, even color-- 1077 00:28:38,220 --> 00:28:41,029 they produce more 1078 00:28:38,220 --> 00:28:41,029 oxytocin that makes 1079 00:28:41,049 --> 00:28:42,190 them feel safe and secure. 1080 00:28:42,210 --> 00:28:45,079 I didn't know that I'd 1081 00:28:42,210 --> 00:28:45,079 be getting some things out, 1082 00:28:45,099 --> 00:28:47,200 to be able to heal 1083 00:28:45,099 --> 00:28:47,200 from those things. 1084 00:28:47,220 --> 00:28:50,089 It empowers you that 1085 00:28:47,220 --> 00:28:50,089 they overcome some stuff 1086 00:28:50,099 --> 00:28:52,089 that, hey, I could do that too. 1087 00:28:52,099 --> 00:28:54,130 BARBARA RHODE: Some of 1088 00:28:52,099 --> 00:28:54,130 the tools we use in class 1089 00:28:54,140 --> 00:28:58,109 are assertiveness training, 1090 00:28:54,140 --> 00:28:58,109 mindfulness meditation, 1091 00:28:58,130 --> 00:29:02,200 conflict resolution, 1092 00:28:58,130 --> 00:29:02,200 anything that will give them 1093 00:29:02,220 --> 00:29:05,119 another tool so 1094 00:29:02,220 --> 00:29:05,119 when they leave jail 1095 00:29:05,140 --> 00:29:08,200 they're not pulled back 1096 00:29:05,140 --> 00:29:08,200 into that destructive cycle. 1097 00:29:08,220 --> 00:29:11,089 What I made it 1098 00:29:08,220 --> 00:29:11,089 through allows me 1099 00:29:11,109 --> 00:29:13,049 to be able to help 1100 00:29:11,109 --> 00:29:13,049 somebody else that's 1101 00:29:13,069 --> 00:29:15,000 going through the same thing. 1102 00:29:15,019 --> 00:29:18,140 I think Red Tent empowers 1103 00:29:15,019 --> 00:29:18,140 other women by helping them 1104 00:29:18,150 --> 00:29:20,190 see themselves differently. 1105 00:29:20,200 --> 00:29:23,019 FEMALE: I learned that 1106 00:29:20,200 --> 00:29:23,019 I'm a good person, 1107 00:29:23,029 --> 00:29:24,130 that I can help other people. 1108 00:29:24,150 --> 00:29:26,099 Helping them have new hope. 1109 00:29:26,109 --> 00:29:28,140 FEMALE: Now I have custody 1110 00:29:26,109 --> 00:29:28,140 of both my children. 1111 00:29:28,150 --> 00:29:30,220 I am remodeling my house. 1112 00:29:30,230 --> 00:29:32,190 BARBARA RHODE: The fact 1113 00:29:30,230 --> 00:29:32,190 that other people care 1114 00:29:32,200 --> 00:29:35,089 enough to come into the 1115 00:29:32,200 --> 00:29:35,089 jail and work with them 1116 00:29:35,109 --> 00:29:37,059 has a profound effect on them. 1117 00:29:37,069 --> 00:29:41,059 FEMALE: It's made me a woman 1118 00:29:37,069 --> 00:29:41,059 of dignity, a woman of respect. 1119 00:29:41,069 --> 00:29:45,210 They have the possibility and 1120 00:29:41,069 --> 00:29:45,210 ability to leave jail and make 1121 00:29:45,230 --> 00:29:47,220 a profound difference 1122 00:29:45,230 --> 00:29:47,220 in their lives, 1123 00:29:47,230 --> 00:29:50,109 their family's lives, and 1124 00:29:47,230 --> 00:29:50,109 the communities' life. 1125 00:29:50,119 --> 00:29:54,059 FEMALE: Red Tent empowers 1126 00:29:50,119 --> 00:29:54,059 you to be better. 1127 00:29:54,079 --> 00:29:56,029 And Barbara gives us that. 1128 00:29:56,039 --> 00:29:57,140 She makes us believe. 1129 00:29:57,160 --> 00:29:59,220 With L'Oreal's support 1130 00:29:57,160 --> 00:29:59,220 and the Women of Worth, 1131 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:02,220 my dream is to see 1132 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:02,220 Red Tent programs 1133 00:30:03,000 --> 00:30:06,150 in every jail and prison 1134 00:30:03,000 --> 00:30:06,150 throughout the world. 1135 00:30:06,160 --> 00:30:10,099 Both women are helping 1136 00:30:06,160 --> 00:30:10,099 others find resolution. 1137 00:30:10,119 --> 00:30:12,069 I can certainly relate. 1138 00:30:12,079 --> 00:30:14,049 When I was younger-- 1139 00:30:14,069 --> 00:30:15,220 a lot younger-- 1140 00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:18,220 I looked in many different 1141 00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:18,220 places for answers. 1142 00:30:19,000 --> 00:30:22,140 But I found my answer by 1143 00:30:19,000 --> 00:30:22,140 looking outside of myself 1144 00:30:22,160 --> 00:30:25,109 towards other people 1145 00:30:22,160 --> 00:30:25,109 and community. 1146 00:30:25,119 --> 00:30:29,019 And like Leah and 1147 00:30:25,119 --> 00:30:29,019 Barbara, we all have 1148 00:30:29,039 --> 00:30:30,230 the power to help each other. 1149 00:30:36,049 --> 00:30:38,109 Every year, L'Oreal 1150 00:30:36,049 --> 00:30:38,109 Paris Women of Worth 1151 00:30:38,130 --> 00:30:41,119 celebrates 10 women 1152 00:30:38,130 --> 00:30:41,119 who do beautiful things 1153 00:30:41,130 --> 00:30:43,109 for their communities, 1154 00:30:41,130 --> 00:30:43,109 women who have 1155 00:30:43,130 --> 00:30:45,230 created so many amazing causes. 1156 00:30:46,009 --> 00:30:48,220 Visit womenofworth.com 1157 00:30:46,009 --> 00:30:48,220 to read their stories. 1158 00:30:56,210 --> 00:30:58,140 I am honored to 1159 00:30:56,210 --> 00:30:58,140 be here to celebrate 1160 00:30:58,160 --> 00:31:01,190 L'Oreal Paris' Women 1161 00:30:58,160 --> 00:31:01,190 of Worth, women 1162 00:31:01,210 --> 00:31:03,230 who exemplify so many things-- 1163 00:31:04,009 --> 00:31:07,190 empathy, courage, love, but 1164 00:31:04,009 --> 00:31:07,190 most importantly, strength. 1165 00:31:07,210 --> 00:31:09,190 Our strength comes 1166 00:31:07,210 --> 00:31:09,190 from many places 1167 00:31:09,210 --> 00:31:12,049 from within us-- from 1168 00:31:09,210 --> 00:31:12,049 faith, from our families, 1169 00:31:12,059 --> 00:31:14,130 from finding a sense of purpose. 1170 00:31:14,140 --> 00:31:15,220 I personally stay 1171 00:31:14,140 --> 00:31:15,220 strong by focusing 1172 00:31:16,009 --> 00:31:18,059 on advocacy and the 1173 00:31:16,009 --> 00:31:18,059 priorities I learned 1174 00:31:18,069 --> 00:31:20,150 from my South Texas roots. 1175 00:31:20,170 --> 00:31:22,029 My father is a US veteran. 1176 00:31:22,049 --> 00:31:25,019 My mother taught special 1177 00:31:22,049 --> 00:31:25,019 needs students for many years. 1178 00:31:25,029 --> 00:31:26,210 And when I was growing 1179 00:31:25,029 --> 00:31:26,210 up, they emphasized 1180 00:31:26,220 --> 00:31:30,119 education, hard work, and 1181 00:31:26,220 --> 00:31:30,119 compassion, and kindness. 1182 00:31:30,140 --> 00:31:33,170 One measure of strength is 1183 00:31:30,140 --> 00:31:33,170 to survive a personal tragedy 1184 00:31:33,180 --> 00:31:36,130 and then try to prevent others 1185 00:31:33,180 --> 00:31:36,130 from suffering like you did. 1186 00:31:36,140 --> 00:31:38,160 Lindsey Wimmer knows 1187 00:31:36,140 --> 00:31:38,160 the grief of being 1188 00:31:38,180 --> 00:31:41,049 the parent of a stillborn 1189 00:31:38,180 --> 00:31:41,049 child and the challenges 1190 00:31:41,059 --> 00:31:45,140 of navigating a world changed 1191 00:31:41,059 --> 00:31:45,140 by the loss of someone you love. 1192 00:31:45,150 --> 00:31:46,200 She is founder and 1193 00:31:45,150 --> 00:31:46,200 executive director 1194 00:31:46,220 --> 00:31:48,160 of Star Legacy Foundation. 1195 00:31:48,180 --> 00:31:51,230 Their mission is to increase 1196 00:31:48,180 --> 00:31:51,230 awareness of stillbirth, 1197 00:31:52,009 --> 00:31:55,140 pregnancy loss, neonatal 1198 00:31:52,009 --> 00:31:55,140 death, and to support families 1199 00:31:55,150 --> 00:31:58,069 on their grieving journeys. 1200 00:31:58,079 --> 00:32:00,230 We have about 1,000 1201 00:31:58,079 --> 00:32:00,230 stars hanging up. 1202 00:32:01,000 --> 00:32:02,059 And they are representative 1203 00:32:01,000 --> 00:32:02,059 of the number 1204 00:32:02,069 --> 00:32:07,170 of babies that are stillborn in 1205 00:32:02,069 --> 00:32:07,170 the United States in two weeks. 1206 00:32:07,190 --> 00:32:10,019 I remember when I hit 34 weeks. 1207 00:32:10,029 --> 00:32:13,160 I actually called my mom, 1208 00:32:10,029 --> 00:32:13,160 and I said, we're home free. 1209 00:32:13,180 --> 00:32:15,009 I'm a pediatric 1210 00:32:13,180 --> 00:32:15,009 nurse practitioner. 1211 00:32:15,029 --> 00:32:17,049 And so I had taken care 1212 00:32:15,029 --> 00:32:17,049 of lots of 34-weekers, 1213 00:32:17,069 --> 00:32:18,069 and they do great. 1214 00:32:18,079 --> 00:32:21,009 One night I woke up 1215 00:32:18,079 --> 00:32:21,009 about 3:00 in the morning 1216 00:32:21,029 --> 00:32:24,069 with this overwhelming 1217 00:32:21,029 --> 00:32:24,069 sense of doom. 1218 00:32:24,079 --> 00:32:27,000 After a little while I started 1219 00:32:24,079 --> 00:32:27,000 to realize that in the time 1220 00:32:27,019 --> 00:32:30,000 that I had been up, I 1221 00:32:27,019 --> 00:32:30,000 hadn't felt the baby move. 1222 00:32:30,019 --> 00:32:32,200 So we were at the 1223 00:32:30,019 --> 00:32:32,200 clinic when they opened. 1224 00:32:32,220 --> 00:32:34,160 And they showed 1225 00:32:32,220 --> 00:32:34,160 us the ultrasound. 1226 00:32:34,180 --> 00:32:36,069 They said, you know, 1227 00:32:34,180 --> 00:32:36,069 here's your baby. 1228 00:32:36,079 --> 00:32:37,160 Here's his heart. 1229 00:32:37,180 --> 00:32:39,160 And it's no longer beating. 1230 00:32:39,180 --> 00:32:44,019 And that really is the moment 1231 00:32:39,180 --> 00:32:44,019 that kind of put my life 1232 00:32:44,039 --> 00:32:45,019 into a before and after. 1233 00:32:46,009 --> 00:32:48,019 It really defined a lot 1234 00:32:46,009 --> 00:32:48,019 of my life in that way. 1235 00:32:48,039 --> 00:32:51,180 I can almost feel what his 1236 00:32:48,039 --> 00:32:51,180 hands and feet felt like. 1237 00:32:51,200 --> 00:32:55,019 But this proves that he 1238 00:32:51,200 --> 00:32:55,019 was real, he was here. 1239 00:32:55,039 --> 00:32:58,009 The best answer my 1240 00:32:55,039 --> 00:32:58,009 obstetrician could give me 1241 00:32:58,029 --> 00:33:00,190 was, sometimes these 1242 00:32:58,029 --> 00:33:00,190 things just happen. 1243 00:33:00,200 --> 00:33:04,009 The mom in me and the 1244 00:33:00,200 --> 00:33:04,009 health professional in me 1245 00:33:04,029 --> 00:33:07,079 just couldn't be OK 1246 00:33:04,029 --> 00:33:07,079 with that answer. 1247 00:33:07,089 --> 00:33:09,170 EVA LONGORIA: Drawing 1248 00:33:07,089 --> 00:33:09,170 from her own experience, 1249 00:33:09,190 --> 00:33:11,079 Lindsay patterned 1250 00:33:09,190 --> 00:33:11,079 the Star Legacy 1251 00:33:11,089 --> 00:33:15,089 Foundation's programs based on 1252 00:33:11,089 --> 00:33:15,089 what she knows families need-- 1253 00:33:15,109 --> 00:33:18,180 support, information, research. 1254 00:33:18,200 --> 00:33:20,059 LINDSEY WIMMER: Star 1255 00:33:18,200 --> 00:33:20,059 Legacy Foundation 1256 00:33:20,079 --> 00:33:23,160 is dedicated to prevention 1257 00:33:20,079 --> 00:33:23,160 of stillbirth and caring 1258 00:33:23,170 --> 00:33:25,190 for families who 1259 00:33:23,170 --> 00:33:25,190 had that experience. 1260 00:33:25,210 --> 00:33:27,009 CHRIS DUFFY: When 1261 00:33:25,210 --> 00:33:27,009 you're at the hospital 1262 00:33:27,019 --> 00:33:31,180 and your baby is not living, 1263 00:33:27,019 --> 00:33:31,180 you're just in total shock. 1264 00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:33,019 FEMALE: There are 1265 00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:33,019 people that are 1266 00:33:33,039 --> 00:33:34,200 shining their light 1267 00:33:33,039 --> 00:33:34,200 because they've 1268 00:33:34,210 --> 00:33:36,150 made it a little bit farther. 1269 00:33:36,170 --> 00:33:38,049 And so that's 1270 00:33:36,170 --> 00:33:38,049 definitely what you have 1271 00:33:38,059 --> 00:33:41,089 been for us and for 1272 00:33:38,059 --> 00:33:41,089 our family, and it's 1273 00:33:41,099 --> 00:33:43,039 just such a profound gift. 1274 00:33:43,049 --> 00:33:45,089 LINDSEY WIMMER: The hope is 1275 00:33:43,049 --> 00:33:45,089 one of the biggest things. 1276 00:33:45,099 --> 00:33:47,180 We hear from families 1277 00:33:45,099 --> 00:33:47,180 over and over again 1278 00:33:47,200 --> 00:33:50,099 when they met with one of us or 1279 00:33:47,200 --> 00:33:50,099 when they learned what we were 1280 00:33:50,119 --> 00:33:53,059 doing, it was the first time 1281 00:33:50,119 --> 00:33:53,059 that they actually started 1282 00:33:53,079 --> 00:33:55,190 to think that maybe 1283 00:33:53,079 --> 00:33:55,190 they can survive this, 1284 00:33:55,210 --> 00:33:57,200 they will be able 1285 00:33:55,210 --> 00:33:57,200 to smile again. 1286 00:33:57,210 --> 00:33:59,190 EVA LONGORIA: With 1287 00:33:57,210 --> 00:33:59,190 more than 20 chapters, 1288 00:33:59,210 --> 00:34:01,230 the Star Legacy 1289 00:33:59,210 --> 00:34:01,230 Foundation is providing 1290 00:34:02,009 --> 00:34:05,099 caring guidance to parents and 1291 00:34:02,009 --> 00:34:05,099 families around the country. 1292 00:34:05,109 --> 00:34:07,049 Lindsey is a wonderful person. 1293 00:34:07,059 --> 00:34:11,099 With any luck, we will make 1294 00:34:07,059 --> 00:34:11,099 stillbirth a thing of the past. 1295 00:34:11,110 --> 00:34:14,010 If we could save other 1296 00:34:11,110 --> 00:34:14,010 families from that type 1297 00:34:14,019 --> 00:34:17,019 of heartache, that's 1298 00:34:14,019 --> 00:34:17,019 the best gift I 1299 00:34:17,030 --> 00:34:18,179 could think of to give anyone. 1300 00:34:18,190 --> 00:34:23,110 And that's the best legacy 1301 00:34:18,190 --> 00:34:23,110 I can think of for my son. 1302 00:34:23,130 --> 00:34:25,230 EVA LONGORIA: Helping 1303 00:34:23,130 --> 00:34:25,230 others navigate pain also 1304 00:34:26,010 --> 00:34:27,199 motivates our next honoree. 1305 00:34:27,219 --> 00:34:29,219 For Navy veteran 1306 00:34:27,219 --> 00:34:29,219 Stephanie Gattas, 1307 00:34:29,230 --> 00:34:32,039 strength was returning 1308 00:34:29,230 --> 00:34:32,039 home from service 1309 00:34:32,059 --> 00:34:35,000 and fighting to overcome 1310 00:34:32,059 --> 00:34:35,000 anger and despair. 1311 00:34:35,019 --> 00:34:36,230 She found equine 1312 00:34:35,019 --> 00:34:36,230 therapy helped her heal, 1313 00:34:37,010 --> 00:34:39,099 and she knew she could help 1314 00:34:37,010 --> 00:34:39,099 other veterans heal as well. 1315 00:34:39,110 --> 00:34:41,210 Stephanie founded 1316 00:34:39,110 --> 00:34:41,210 The Pink Berets 1317 00:34:41,219 --> 00:34:45,019 so that active duty women of 1318 00:34:41,219 --> 00:34:45,019 the United States Armed forces, 1319 00:34:45,030 --> 00:34:48,000 veterans, and first responders 1320 00:34:45,030 --> 00:34:48,000 who struggle with trauma 1321 00:34:48,019 --> 00:34:53,079 and invisible injuries 1322 00:34:48,019 --> 00:34:53,079 all have a place to turn. 1323 00:34:53,099 --> 00:34:55,059 STEPHANIE GATTAS: I had 1324 00:34:53,099 --> 00:34:55,059 experienced a number 1325 00:34:55,070 --> 00:34:58,219 of different things in my 1326 00:34:55,070 --> 00:34:58,219 life that led to a point 1327 00:34:58,230 --> 00:35:01,219 where I said, something 1328 00:34:58,230 --> 00:35:01,219 has to change. 1329 00:35:01,230 --> 00:35:03,210 There was erratic behaviors. 1330 00:35:03,230 --> 00:35:05,050 There was aggressiveness. 1331 00:35:05,070 --> 00:35:08,010 I wasn't really 1332 00:35:05,070 --> 00:35:08,010 identifying with the fact 1333 00:35:08,030 --> 00:35:09,199 that I needed to get help. 1334 00:35:09,219 --> 00:35:13,110 As a mother, as a 1335 00:35:09,219 --> 00:35:13,110 daughter, as a wife, 1336 00:35:13,119 --> 00:35:16,039 I needed to really 1337 00:35:13,119 --> 00:35:16,039 gain an understanding 1338 00:35:16,059 --> 00:35:20,190 of what it meant to implement 1339 00:35:16,059 --> 00:35:20,190 that self-care in myself. 1340 00:35:20,199 --> 00:35:21,179 I started to do research. 1341 00:35:22,159 --> 00:35:23,219 And there wasn't really 1342 00:35:22,159 --> 00:35:23,219 anything to address 1343 00:35:23,230 --> 00:35:26,090 any specific traumas, 1344 00:35:23,230 --> 00:35:26,090 especially for women 1345 00:35:26,110 --> 00:35:27,130 that had been in the military. 1346 00:35:27,150 --> 00:35:30,210 And so The Pink Berets was born. 1347 00:35:30,230 --> 00:35:32,059 EVA LONGORIA: The 1348 00:35:30,230 --> 00:35:32,059 Pink Berets provide 1349 00:35:32,079 --> 00:35:34,090 various therapeutic 1350 00:35:32,079 --> 00:35:34,090 programs to help 1351 00:35:34,110 --> 00:35:38,099 women veterans confront their 1352 00:35:34,110 --> 00:35:38,099 trauma and take steps forward. 1353 00:35:38,119 --> 00:35:42,039 STEPHANIE GATTAS: Our focus is 1354 00:35:38,119 --> 00:35:42,039 to help them engage in order 1355 00:35:42,050 --> 00:35:46,010 to start living a normal life 1356 00:35:42,050 --> 00:35:46,010 with therapeutic and holistic 1357 00:35:46,030 --> 00:35:49,039 type therapies that will address 1358 00:35:46,030 --> 00:35:49,039 their invisible injuries, 1359 00:35:49,050 --> 00:35:53,119 such as post-traumatic stress, 1360 00:35:49,050 --> 00:35:53,119 military sexual trauma, combat 1361 00:35:53,130 --> 00:35:55,210 trauma stress, and 1362 00:35:53,130 --> 00:35:55,210 traumatic brain injuries. 1363 00:35:55,230 --> 00:35:57,210 DR. DENISE CARDIN ABNEY: 1364 00:35:55,230 --> 00:35:57,210 When people have PTSD, 1365 00:35:57,230 --> 00:35:59,090 they're expecting that 1366 00:35:57,230 --> 00:35:59,090 the same thing that 1367 00:35:59,110 --> 00:36:01,070 happened to them in the 1368 00:35:59,110 --> 00:36:01,070 past-- their trauma-- 1369 00:36:01,079 --> 00:36:02,000 will happen again. 1370 00:36:02,159 --> 00:36:04,019 And so they're 24/7 on guard. 1371 00:36:04,039 --> 00:36:07,010 I came here struggling 1372 00:36:04,039 --> 00:36:07,010 just to function. 1373 00:36:07,030 --> 00:36:09,110 I was always in that 1374 00:36:07,030 --> 00:36:09,110 heightened sense of alert. 1375 00:36:09,130 --> 00:36:10,119 And horses see that. 1376 00:36:11,130 --> 00:36:14,070 They help you recognize 1377 00:36:11,130 --> 00:36:14,070 that damage to your soul. 1378 00:36:14,090 --> 00:36:16,030 EVA LONGORIA: Stephanie's 1379 00:36:14,090 --> 00:36:16,030 approach brings 1380 00:36:16,050 --> 00:36:18,130 healing and restores strength. 1381 00:36:18,139 --> 00:36:21,210 STEPHANIE GATTAS: My hope is 1382 00:36:18,139 --> 00:36:21,210 that when these women receive 1383 00:36:21,219 --> 00:36:24,219 the services that they receive 1384 00:36:21,219 --> 00:36:24,219 through The Pink Berets, 1385 00:36:25,000 --> 00:36:30,130 they walk out with this 1386 00:36:25,000 --> 00:36:30,130 newfound level of strength. 1387 00:36:30,139 --> 00:36:33,190 TRACIE ROSADO: Strength is 1388 00:36:30,139 --> 00:36:33,190 asking for help by saying, 1389 00:36:33,210 --> 00:36:35,030 I'm here, I need help. 1390 00:36:35,050 --> 00:36:37,139 More powerful than being on 1391 00:36:35,050 --> 00:36:37,139 that front line, more powerful 1392 00:36:37,159 --> 00:36:40,139 than deploying. 1393 00:36:40,159 --> 00:36:42,110 Because you did it for yourself. 1394 00:36:42,130 --> 00:36:44,199 Stephanie Gattas is my angel. 1395 00:36:44,210 --> 00:36:45,130 I'm so thankful. 1396 00:36:45,139 --> 00:36:47,130 I'm just thankful. 1397 00:36:47,139 --> 00:36:48,230 STEPHANIE GATTAS: 1398 00:36:47,139 --> 00:36:48,230 I can't tell you 1399 00:36:49,010 --> 00:36:51,139 how incredible it 1400 00:36:49,010 --> 00:36:51,139 is to be a part 1401 00:36:51,150 --> 00:36:53,139 of this Women of Worth journey. 1402 00:36:53,150 --> 00:36:56,070 What I would love to 1403 00:36:53,150 --> 00:36:56,070 see is for other women 1404 00:36:56,090 --> 00:37:00,019 to be inspired and empowered to 1405 00:36:56,090 --> 00:37:00,019 give back to their community, 1406 00:37:00,030 --> 00:37:01,230 be of service to others. 1407 00:37:02,010 --> 00:37:04,230 There is no greater 1408 00:37:02,010 --> 00:37:04,230 act of humanity 1409 00:37:05,010 --> 00:37:08,119 than to be able to say, I 1410 00:37:05,010 --> 00:37:08,119 can help you, and I know how. 1411 00:37:17,079 --> 00:37:19,059 NARRATOR: To find out more 1412 00:37:17,079 --> 00:37:19,059 about these amazing women 1413 00:37:19,070 --> 00:37:21,119 and learn how to support 1414 00:37:19,070 --> 00:37:21,119 their initiatives, 1415 00:37:21,139 --> 00:37:23,010 head to womenofworth.com. 1416 00:37:32,110 --> 00:37:35,050 The 10 incredible women 1417 00:37:32,110 --> 00:37:35,050 we've met over the last hour 1418 00:37:35,070 --> 00:37:40,110 devote their time and energy to 1419 00:37:35,070 --> 00:37:40,110 enriching the lives of others. 1420 00:37:40,119 --> 00:37:42,219 Yet they are so modest 1421 00:37:40,119 --> 00:37:42,219 about their work 1422 00:37:42,230 --> 00:37:45,179 and how much they mean 1423 00:37:42,230 --> 00:37:45,179 to those around them. 1424 00:37:45,190 --> 00:37:50,019 These women of worth make 1425 00:37:45,190 --> 00:37:50,019 the world better every day. 1426 00:37:50,030 --> 00:37:53,039 Their acts of kindness 1427 00:37:50,030 --> 00:37:53,039 uplift their communities 1428 00:37:53,059 --> 00:38:00,019 from within as their love 1429 00:37:53,059 --> 00:38:00,019 and caring radiates outward. 1430 00:38:00,030 --> 00:38:01,039 GEMMA CHAN: Dear Noelle-- 1431 00:38:01,059 --> 00:38:03,019 Dear Barbara-- 1432 00:38:03,030 --> 00:38:04,199 Dear Gulshan-- 1433 00:38:04,219 --> 00:38:06,199 Dear Marta-- 1434 00:38:06,219 --> 00:38:08,019 Dear Danielle-- 1435 00:38:08,030 --> 00:38:10,019 Dear Diana-- 1436 00:38:10,030 --> 00:38:11,110 Dear Lindsey-- 1437 00:38:11,119 --> 00:38:13,150 Dear Stephanie-- 1438 00:38:13,159 --> 00:38:16,150 Dear Cheryl-- 1439 00:38:16,159 --> 00:38:18,130 Dear Leah Juliett-- 1440 00:38:18,150 --> 00:38:20,230 Do you know how crazy 1441 00:38:18,150 --> 00:38:20,230 proud of and happy 1442 00:38:21,000 --> 00:38:23,210 I am for you in this moment 1443 00:38:21,000 --> 00:38:23,210 of public recognition 1444 00:38:23,230 --> 00:38:25,190 for the woman of worth you are? 1445 00:38:25,199 --> 00:38:28,230 Do you know how grateful we 1446 00:38:25,199 --> 00:38:28,230 are that you remain steadfast 1447 00:38:29,000 --> 00:38:30,230 and unapologetic 1448 00:38:29,000 --> 00:38:30,230 in your commitment 1449 00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:33,030 to ensuring girls of 1450 00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:33,030 color have what they 1451 00:38:33,039 --> 00:38:34,070 need and are able to thrive? 1452 00:38:35,110 --> 00:38:36,190 Everything you've done with 1453 00:38:35,110 --> 00:38:36,190 the Born to Run Foundation, 1454 00:38:36,199 --> 00:38:39,139 helping young adults and 1455 00:38:36,199 --> 00:38:39,139 children live their lives 1456 00:38:39,159 --> 00:38:41,030 how they're meant to be lived-- 1457 00:38:41,039 --> 00:38:44,119 Your influence goes beyond 1458 00:38:41,039 --> 00:38:44,119 what you could ever imagine. 1459 00:38:44,130 --> 00:38:47,150 And now, at only 20 years 1460 00:38:44,130 --> 00:38:47,150 old, you've changed thousands 1461 00:38:47,159 --> 00:38:49,130 of lives across the globe. 1462 00:38:49,150 --> 00:38:51,030 And you're just getting started. 1463 00:38:51,039 --> 00:38:53,150 You taught me that my mental 1464 00:38:51,039 --> 00:38:53,150 illness does not define me. 1465 00:38:53,159 --> 00:38:55,159 You taught me not to be afraid. 1466 00:38:55,170 --> 00:38:56,199 You taught me that I am strong. 1467 00:38:56,210 --> 00:38:59,039 And you taught me 1468 00:38:56,210 --> 00:38:59,039 that I am not alone. 1469 00:38:59,050 --> 00:39:02,000 Dear Lindsey, hi, it's me. 1470 00:39:02,010 --> 00:39:05,219 Do you know how many people's 1471 00:39:02,010 --> 00:39:05,219 lives that you have touched? 1472 00:39:06,000 --> 00:39:07,150 You have demonstrated 1473 00:39:06,000 --> 00:39:07,150 to many kids 1474 00:39:07,170 --> 00:39:10,159 that scientists and engineers 1475 00:39:07,170 --> 00:39:10,159 can look like anyone. 1476 00:39:10,170 --> 00:39:14,070 You've created a safe space 1477 00:39:10,170 --> 00:39:14,070 for me and so many other 1478 00:39:14,090 --> 00:39:16,199 women to gain some self-worth. 1479 00:39:16,210 --> 00:39:18,199 And how you stress 1480 00:39:16,210 --> 00:39:18,199 the importance 1481 00:39:18,210 --> 00:39:21,070 of being a voice for those 1482 00:39:18,210 --> 00:39:21,070 who don't have a voice. 1483 00:39:21,090 --> 00:39:23,019 You are someone 1484 00:39:21,090 --> 00:39:23,019 that our community 1485 00:39:23,039 --> 00:39:25,019 looks to in dark times. 1486 00:39:25,039 --> 00:39:27,059 You inspire me to continue 1487 00:39:25,039 --> 00:39:27,059 to teach my students 1488 00:39:27,079 --> 00:39:28,139 to live their values-- 1489 00:39:28,159 --> 00:39:30,139 --to remain action-oriented-- 1490 00:39:30,159 --> 00:39:32,030 Practice patience. 1491 00:39:32,050 --> 00:39:35,059 --to be brave enough to share 1492 00:39:32,050 --> 00:39:35,059 the story of my own scars. 1493 00:39:35,079 --> 00:39:38,070 --and my experience has 1494 00:39:35,079 --> 00:39:38,070 inspired me to one day 1495 00:39:38,090 --> 00:39:41,050 open up my own free 1496 00:39:38,090 --> 00:39:41,050 clinic that serves 1497 00:39:41,059 --> 00:39:42,170 the underserved populations. 1498 00:39:42,179 --> 00:39:46,070 You are a person 1499 00:39:42,179 --> 00:39:46,070 who sees the light 1500 00:39:46,090 --> 00:39:48,050 that everyone has to offer. 1501 00:39:48,059 --> 00:39:50,079 And I could not be more 1502 00:39:48,059 --> 00:39:50,079 grateful for having you 1503 00:39:50,099 --> 00:39:52,210 in my life and for making 1504 00:39:50,099 --> 00:39:52,210 me a better person. 1505 00:39:52,219 --> 00:39:54,139 You are truly a hero. 1506 00:39:54,150 --> 00:39:57,170 You have discovered powers 1507 00:39:54,150 --> 00:39:57,170 that I didn't know existed. 1508 00:39:57,179 --> 00:39:58,190 And I thank you for that. 1509 00:39:59,199 --> 00:40:01,170 What you have done is 1510 00:39:59,199 --> 00:40:01,170 provided families like ours 1511 00:40:01,179 --> 00:40:03,210 with comfort and 1512 00:40:01,179 --> 00:40:03,210 community and support 1513 00:40:03,219 --> 00:40:07,159 and love when they feel 1514 00:40:03,219 --> 00:40:07,159 like they are floundering. 1515 00:40:07,179 --> 00:40:12,170 I want to thank you so much 1516 00:40:07,179 --> 00:40:12,170 for instilling the values 1517 00:40:12,179 --> 00:40:16,010 and morals into our daughter. 1518 00:40:22,059 --> 00:40:24,090 From my heart to yours-- 1519 00:40:24,110 --> 00:40:26,090 Congratulations to you. 1520 00:40:26,110 --> 00:40:27,090 I love you. 1521 00:40:27,110 --> 00:40:28,059 I love you. 1522 00:40:28,070 --> 00:40:29,079 I love you. 1523 00:40:29,099 --> 00:40:30,110 I love you. 1524 00:40:31,130 --> 00:40:36,079 You inspire me to be a 1525 00:40:31,130 --> 00:40:36,079 woman of worth, just like you. 1526 00:40:36,099 --> 00:40:37,070 That's so sweet. 1527 00:40:43,070 --> 00:40:47,019 I would do it 100 times over. 1528 00:40:47,030 --> 00:40:50,039 You truly understand 1529 00:40:47,030 --> 00:40:50,039 the value of worth. 1530 00:40:50,059 --> 00:40:51,050 You inspire me. 1531 00:40:52,059 --> 00:40:54,090 By bringing a smile to 1532 00:40:52,059 --> 00:40:54,090 people who really need it. 1533 00:40:54,110 --> 00:40:56,090 You inspire me 1534 00:40:54,110 --> 00:40:56,090 to be an advocate. 1535 00:40:56,110 --> 00:40:58,219 --to help, to lead, to heal. 1536 00:40:58,230 --> 00:41:00,159 Thank you for taking action. 1537 00:41:00,170 --> 00:41:01,210 --for stepping up. 1538 00:41:01,230 --> 00:41:03,090 --for offering your hands 1539 00:41:01,230 --> 00:41:03,090 and hearts to people in need. 1540 00:41:03,110 --> 00:41:05,070 --and making the 1541 00:41:03,110 --> 00:41:05,070 world a better place 1542 00:41:05,079 --> 00:41:06,199 one remarkable act at a time. 1543 00:41:15,000 --> 00:41:16,090 Once again, I 1544 00:41:15,000 --> 00:41:16,090 want to thank you. 1545 00:41:16,110 --> 00:41:20,019 To all the incredible 2020 1546 00:41:16,110 --> 00:41:20,019 L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth 1547 00:41:20,039 --> 00:41:24,059 honorees, you show us your 1548 00:41:20,039 --> 00:41:24,059 compassion, caring, commitment, 1549 00:41:24,079 --> 00:41:26,179 and courage every day. 1550 00:41:26,199 --> 00:41:28,230 And all of you watching 1551 00:41:26,199 --> 00:41:28,230 at home can help. 1552 00:41:29,000 --> 00:41:32,190 Visit womenofworth.com to 1553 00:41:29,000 --> 00:41:32,190 learn more about the honorees, 1554 00:41:32,199 --> 00:41:34,010 their causes. 1555 00:41:34,030 --> 00:41:36,230 There is always something you 1556 00:41:34,030 --> 00:41:36,230 can do to make a connection, 1557 00:41:37,000 --> 00:41:39,159 to make someone feel 1558 00:41:37,000 --> 00:41:39,159 valued or change something 1559 00:41:39,170 --> 00:41:41,090 that needs to be changed. 1560 00:41:41,110 --> 00:41:43,199 Because we are all worth it. 1561 00:41:43,210 --> 00:41:47,050 I want to thank you again 1562 00:41:43,210 --> 00:41:47,050 so much for watching.