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EPISODE · Jul 5, 2025 · 29 MIN

You are Enough: How 3 Words, Billboards & a 5K are Helping People Heal with Cathy Caplener

from South Bay Buzz: The South Bay LA Storytelling Podcast · host Megan Lebre

In this heart-centered, emotional episode of South Bay Buzz, host Megan Lebre sits down with Cathy “Cap” Caplener — also known as the “Billboard Lady” — to talk about the powerful story and mission behind the You Are Enough 5K. Cap shares how a deeply personal mental health journey, growth, and healing inspired a national mental health movement built on three core values: worthiness, visibility, and support.From the first cobalt-blue billboard on PCH to her nonprofit, Giving Purpose, Cathy's message has saved lives, uplifted the South Bay and beyond, and reminded people everywhere that they are, in fact, enough. This episode covers everything from the origin of the campaign and personal stories from those it has impacted, to the upcoming third annual 5K in Hermosa Beach coming up May 31, 2025— a family-friendly event rooted in unity, hope, and healing.For more information about You Are Enough, Giving Purpose, and to register for the You Are Enough 5K, please visit: givingpurpose.org If you or someone you know needs help, please review these LA local and national resources: dmh.lacounty.gov/about/behavioral-health-commission/resources/ and www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org.Follow South Bay Buzz on IG at @thesouthbaybuzz!

In this heart-centered, emotional episode of South Bay Buzz, host Megan Lebre sits down with Cathy “Cap” Caplener — also known as the “Billboard Lady” — to talk about the powerful story and mission behind the You Are Enough 5K. Cap shares how a deeply personal mental health journey, growth, and healing inspired a national mental health movement built on three core values: worthiness, visibility, and support.From the first cobalt-blue billboard on PCH to her nonprofit, Giving Purpose, Cathy's message has saved lives, uplifted the South Bay and beyond, and reminded people everywhere that they are, in fact, enough. This episode covers everything from the origin of the campaign and personal stories from those it has impacted, to the upcoming third annual 5K in Hermosa Beach coming up May 31, 2025— a family-friendly event rooted in unity, hope, and healing.For more information about You Are Enough, Giving Purpose, and to register for the You Are Enough 5K, please visit: givingpurpose.org If you or someone you know needs help, please review these LA local and national resources: dmh.lacounty.gov/about/behavioral-health-commission/resources/ and www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org.Follow South Bay Buzz on IG at @thesouthbaybuzz!

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