Support my Journey to Paul Mitchell Gala and Mental health

As many of you know, or maybe you don’t. i’ve spent the last four years of my life dealing with and healing my mental health. it has been a long, hard, tear filled journey. i spent most of my highschool years battling against my own brain,feeling so alone. the anxious, destroying lies the enemy makes me believe are true. your not worthy, not pretty, not enough, not skinny enough, not rich enough. countless days of restrictive eating, excessive exercise, and wondering how my life would be different if i just didn’t care so much. because maybe if i looked different Id have more friends, more money, be successful. will i ever amount up to who i want to be? who i want to be for myself and for other people? But i knew i couldn’t spend my life living in constant doubt, fear, and anxiety. i had to make a decision to turn my life around before it was too late. so i decided to go to counciling, read scripture day and night, pray harder than i’ve ever prayed and surround myself with people who brought out the best in me and taught me to stop trying to change myself to feel loved but to love myself for the heart God gave me. with this came a lot of learning who i am and who God wants me to be. that is where i discovered my passion for beauty and cosmetology. i want to be the person who makes the girl who struggled to love herself feel like she’s the most beautiful girl in the room. I’ve been attending Paul Mitchell the School Great Lakes for the last 10 months. i’ve gotten the greatest opportunity to have a one in a life time opportunity to attend the Paul Mitchell gala in beverly Hills California. i would get to take classes from the top stylists in the world and meet the people who made Paul Mitchell a reality! and i need YOUR help. the first 100 students to raise $3,000 get to attend this gala this coming October. all it takes is one small donation or even one short prayer to make this possible. Not only will your donation support my attendance to the gala but it will also help hundreds of individuals who struggle with their mental health reach their dreams. All donations will be given to the “Andrew Gomez Dream Foundation”. Andrew Gomez was a Paul Mitchell School graduate who suffered with mental illness and died from suicide. In his honor, and for all those who suffer, the foundation that bears his name speaks openly about issues that others rarely discuss. Thanks to generous donations, the foundation helps cosmetology students, graduates, their families, and cosmetology-related enterprises. Funds have provided educational opportunities, hurricane relief, and support in the fights against breast cancer, domestic violence, and other destroyers of self-esteem. my battle with mental health came close to taking away the thing that meant the most to my loved ones. my life. and i’m beyond grateful for the people in my life who helped me turn my life around. YOU could be the reason someone’s life is turned around including mine. It would be an amazing experience for me to not only attend this gala but also support fellow mental health survivors. Thank you for your time and donation. anything helps.

- Emily

Please let me know if you make a donation in my name so i can keep track of my fundraising :)