Blanca Blanco - Breaking The Mold

www.blancablanco.com QUOTE: "Blanca writes with candor about traumatic experiences, whether about her childhood of poverty, prejudice, and abuse, or describing in vivid detail the Woolsey Fire she lived through. Experts and survivors agree that a necessary part of recovering from a traumatic event is telling your story - technically known as exposure." — Edward Byrnes, Ph.D. (Forward) Blanca Blanco is the very definition of self-made; coming from nothing to reach her success, with hard work, tenacity and intelligence. Her compelling, beautiful, motivational, story told in Breaking the Mold, tells of her background. The woman behind the award-winning actress and fashion model, with graduate degrees in psychology and social work. Blanca reveals the secrets of her past. Born in the U.S., then as an immigrant, from Mexico, who at 9 years old with her family of six, soon to be seven, and with no other options, had to live in a garage for 2 years without hot running water and heat, weathering the frigid winters of Washington State. As a young child, one night before falling asleep in that frigid garage, she made a promise to never let poverty define her. Blanca never allowed her childhood obstacles to get in her way of leading a successful life. She suffered bullying and abuse, and had to learn English, all while living in extreme poverty. Nothing would stop her from reaching her dreams, she was unstoppable. Her remarkable resilience is outlined in her book, as well as the tools and techniques she used to Break the Mold. Blanca describes her harrowing near death drive through the devastating Woolsey Wildfire which destroyed her beautiful Malibu home. Then, just 2 weeks later, prior commitments have her at the Marrakesh Film Festival. Before finishing her book she faces the tragic loss of her beloved mother, the anchor in her life, who unexpectedly passed away at the age 62. Blanca shares the journey with her readers as she helps her mother transition through her final stage of life, providing the tools she used to face grief, anxiety and loss. Breaking the Mold is an inspiration to all who read it. ***POVERTY - Experienced poverty during my childhood. living in a garage for 2 years in the unbearable cold winters of Washington state, we had no hot water, eventually got a mini heater, we had ice on the walls. ***IMMIGRANT FAMILY - The hardships and struggles of sheltering and feeding a family on $4 an hour ***BULLIED & ABUSED - Bullied by schoolmates for her challenges with English and abused at home. ***EDUCATION - To break the cycle of poverty she knew Education was the key. Receiving a bachelor's and master's degree all with honors and earning scholarships as the first family member to attend college, as well as one of the first Latinas in her hometown to attend college . ***WORKING - As a hospice social worker while working as an actress in Los Angeles was an indelible lesson prior to success as an actress and model all over the world. ***RACISM & PREJUDICE - Being called a "Beaner" and/or "Wetback" and customers refusing her help, instead requesting a white person. ***MALIBU FIRE SURVIVOR - The terrifying car ride to escape what could only be described as Armageddon, the Woolsey fire in Malibu, while alone and driving through the wildfire , the car windows were so hot it burned if I touch them. *** MENTAL HEALTH - Experiencing and overcoming anxiety attacks ***DEATH & COVID - Mother's tragic passing and dealing with the hospital during COVID was hard especially when family was not allowed. Breaking the Mold will help all who read it, as Blanca describes how to successfully process the tragedies of life, in order to reach one's personal success. Despite all that life threw at her, Blanca became the very description of self-made and is an international success.