How Our Stories Of Childhood Sexual Abuse Affect Us | Veronica Crystal Young | TEDxMountRubidoux

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Despite an outward appearance of success, Veronica Crystal Young shares her courageous story of Childhood Sexual abuse, and how she struggled to find the courage to use her voice, speak and live her truth, and pursue her passion and dreams every decade of her life. She speaks about how, to be honest about those stories we created the ABOUT US, to Transform your life and overcome the fear triggered by a painful past. To ultimately Express who you truly are, no apology no excuses. Every day, increasingly more Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA) survivors are beginning to understand—they no longer have to hide in the shadows; cling to blame, guilt, and shame; see themselves as current victims, or hide their light. There is far more to them than they were led to believe. Such trauma no longer gets to define them. Veronica Crystal Young is a Resilience and Change Expert and Leadership Coach. She’s on a mission to ensure every person who has experienced a traumatic or Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) knows their power; The power to choose their own life and stop having the pain of the past infiltrate and run their choices. She enjoys success in both the Corporate and Creative arenas. She is a filmmaker, Nature videographer, Producer, Professional Singer, and Award Winning actress. She is also a Senior Finance Manager at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and President at KnowURPower365. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx