In her talk, Sonda shares her own journey to self-forgiveness after a mistake she made as a teenager captured her self-identity for a time. Sonda Frudden is a School Counselor for Kindergarten-8th grade students in Pacific Grove, California. She has spent the last 20 years of her career working in a broad range of public school settings. She received her bachelor's degree in Creative Writing from the University of San Francisco and her advanced degree in School Counseling from Saint Mary College. Sonda lives in Monterey, California, with her husband and eight-year-old daughter. 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