Mallory Ervin

You're a role model for our kids. Yes. They said the night of Miss America, you could walk out on your back porch. It's a farming community and that it's a live show, you know, and obviously you see the contestant going from the next level to the next level. They said that you could hear from across the cornfields.

You're a role model for our kids. Yes. They said the night of Miss America, you could walk out on your back porch. It's a farming community and that it's a live show, you know, and obviously you see the contestant going from the next level to the next level. They said that you could hear from across the cornfields.

You could hear people screaming and cheering and like that my whole town supported me, not just my family. But my family, I have an incredible, amazing family that has always been very legacy focused. Why are you here and what are we doing in the world? And we can change the world.

You could hear people screaming and cheering and like that my whole town supported me, not just my family. But my family, I have an incredible, amazing family that has always been very legacy focused. Why are you here and what are we doing in the world? And we can change the world.

And like, you know, we did this thing where we would come together once a year, we would come together quarterly and like have meetings and stuff, but once a year and we would come. And even though we lived on the same farm, we would go on this like trip together and we would all go to this place. And

And like, you know, we did this thing where we would come together once a year, we would come together quarterly and like have meetings and stuff, but once a year and we would come. And even though we lived on the same farm, we would go on this like trip together and we would all go to this place. And

we would stay and we would play the same slide show of my grandparents, like our family story and our legacy, what we stand for and how many times my grandpa's like entrepreneurial endeavors failed. And like, we all knew this story, but we would retell it and we would come together and we would talk about like who we wanted to be in the world. And, what we were doing in our lives.

we would stay and we would play the same slide show of my grandparents, like our family story and our legacy, what we stand for and how many times my grandpa's like entrepreneurial endeavors failed. And like, we all knew this story, but we would retell it and we would come together and we would talk about like who we wanted to be in the world. And, what we were doing in our lives.

And, you know, we were kids. We were, I was the oldest and they started this when I was in college. But some of my cousins were five years old and they're talking about legacy and like, how do you want to show up in the world? And like, that's what kind of family I came from. And, and yeah, we'd heard the stories about my grandpa's failures in the entrepreneurial business, but he always succeeded.

And, you know, we were kids. We were, I was the oldest and they started this when I was in college. But some of my cousins were five years old and they're talking about legacy and like, how do you want to show up in the world? And like, that's what kind of family I came from. And, and yeah, we'd heard the stories about my grandpa's failures in the entrepreneurial business, but he always succeeded.

And like, he always made it through and he never had to declare bankruptcy. And it was always like, here's our pain point in our family, but like, here we are overcoming. So when I went to treatment, I was very isolated from my family when things were getting really bad. So I don't think people knew how bad it was getting for me. And so I went to this program.

And like, he always made it through and he never had to declare bankruptcy. And it was always like, here's our pain point in our family, but like, here we are overcoming. So when I went to treatment, I was very isolated from my family when things were getting really bad. So I don't think people knew how bad it was getting for me. And so I went to this program.

And I was about four months into the program or five months into the program when our annual family legacy thing was, trip was. And it was this little like these sets of cabins called Evans Mill. It's in Tennessee. And we would all come together in this great room. And we had different segments where we were talking about different things.

And I was about four months into the program or five months into the program when our annual family legacy thing was, trip was. And it was this little like these sets of cabins called Evans Mill. It's in Tennessee. And we would all come together in this great room. And we had different segments where we were talking about different things.

And they had decided that what I was going to do and my counselors and everything at treatment were like, this is going to be really good for you. You should stand up and you should talk about what you're going through to your family. And like my family knew that I was in a program. But I had literally never shared a failure or failure.

And they had decided that what I was going to do and my counselors and everything at treatment were like, this is going to be really good for you. You should stand up and you should talk about what you're going through to your family. And like my family knew that I was in a program. But I had literally never shared a failure or failure.

I don't think anyone in our family had ever shared a failure while they were in it where it wasn't like the, and this is what happened from it, and this is on the other side. So I had to stand in front of my family and all my cousins, all my aunts and uncles, our advisors, and like all the people that I loved, that loved me, and had to tell them

I don't think anyone in our family had ever shared a failure while they were in it where it wasn't like the, and this is what happened from it, and this is on the other side. So I had to stand in front of my family and all my cousins, all my aunts and uncles, our advisors, and like all the people that I loved, that loved me, and had to tell them

what I was going through and what I was learning in treatment about myself and how I'd gotten there. And I was so nervous to, to stand up there. And it was the first time I'd ever shared any story of failure in front of the people that like, I love so much. And I was so afraid that I,

what I was going through and what I was learning in treatment about myself and how I'd gotten there. And I was so nervous to, to stand up there. And it was the first time I'd ever shared any story of failure in front of the people that like, I love so much. And I was so afraid that I,