I am doing this by telling my story, and being the voice for those that have lost or do not know they have a voice. It shows in your actions, and how you treat others, because our reality is only an exact reflection of how we feel on the inside.Īs a Grassroots Maternal and Child Health Leader, I am acting to make changes in our communities to improve birth outcomes. I understand what it means to not want to wake up in the morning, and feel like everyone is against you. I also know what it looks like when I ask a mother, “Are you ok?” and she tells me everything is fine, but in reality, she feels like her life is hell. I know how important it is to a mother, and soon to be mothers to have someone to talk with. I know how important it is to create lasting relationships. All the while, I was depressed, in a ‘situation-ship’ with their father, and going to work, to provide for my babies. I put on my mask and politely told them what they wanted to hear and sent them on their way. They would fill out paperwork and ‘check on me.’ I worked in a daycare and knew all the ‘right answers,’ to their questions. I would have pregnancy counselors come to my house to do their usual routine. I was told that I have children now, and no longer am afforded alone time. I would ask for some alone time, or just an hour to myself without my daughters. I reached out for help several times with his family. I was in a domestic violence relationship with their father. I did not always provide the best images for them to see. When I look back on the last five years and reflect on everything that I have been through, I have to acknowledge that they went through those exact same experiences with me. It is because of them, that I was led to where I am today. Victoria Jackson I am a mother of two beautiful little girls, ages three and five. Master of Science in Product Stewardship.Master of Science in Global Health and Sustainable Development.She is in pre-production for a reality show about her singing at the Grand Ol' Opry, and is producing a feature film that she wrote, Jane Blond Saves the World (One Mistake at a Time). Jackson got her Master's Degree in Film from Lipscomb University in 2021. Jackson authored "Is My Bow Too Big?" in 2012, about how she got on TV, published by White Hall, and she authored "Lavender Hair," published by Broadstreet, about her breast cancer journey and recovery in 2017. She still does an occasional movie or TV show, most recently she appeared in "Matchbreaker" on Netflix, played the wife of Eric Estrada in the Pureflix sitcom, "Malibu Dan (2018), and played Alma in "Lost Heart" (2020). In 2012, Jackson's husband retired and they followed their grown daughters and grandchildren to Nashville where Jackson continues to perform her songs and stand up onstage. She raised a family and recorded two children's album, "Ukulele Lady," and "Ukulele Ditties for Itty Bitty Kiddies," by Choo Choo Records, and produced a collection of her original songs, "Use Me," by Birdie Singer Publishing. In 1991, she re-united with her high school sweetheart, married him, and moved to Florida where he was a police helicopter pilot. Following 7 appearances with Johnny, she starred in many movies and TV shows, most notably, Saturday Night Live (1986-1992). Supporting herself as a cigarette girl and as a typist at the American Cancer Society, and waitress at The Kipling Retirement Hotel, she performed stand-up comedy for two years until Johnny Carson put her act (which consisted of her doing a handstand while reciting poetry) on national TV. Crawford sent her a one-way ticket to the show-biz capital and put her in his night club act. Attended Florida Bible College received a gymnastic scholarship to Furman University, attended Auburn University one year and ended up in Hollywood, California via summer-stock in Birmingham, where she met Johnny Crawford (The Rifleman). Was a cheerleader and a homecoming queen. Her dad was a gym coach so she competed in gymnastics from age 5 to 18. Victoria was raised in a Bible-believing, piano-playing, gymnastic home with no TV.
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