"My grades were abysmal,"
""It was absolutely terrifying," Mork recalls. "This was not a nice area. I would fall asleep to the sweeping searchlights of police helicopters, the cacophony of sirens, and occasional gunshots.""
"'I parked behind a bakery and would wait for the two-day-old bakery products to be set out in the dumpster,' she says."
Melissa Mork experienced academic struggles and low expectations in high school, likely tied to undiagnosed ADHD. A counselor redirected her toward a meat-cutting program instead of university, a moment that shaped her determination. She moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting but developed an autoimmune disorder that ended performing and left her homeless, living in her car and scavenging bakery goods to survive. A rear-end collision and insurance payout allowed her to return home. Weight gain followed due to medications and coping. Mork eventually built a notable career as a forensic psychologist and professor, tracing her drive to those early obstacles.
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