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Tracey Gold is an American actress born on May 16, 1969. She is best known for her role as Carol Seaver on the television series Growing Pains. Gold's performances earned her recognition in the entertainment industry, and she has appeared in various films and TV shows. In addition to acting, she is an advocate for mental health awareness, sharing her own experiences to help others. Tracey Gold continues to inspire with her work in both acting and advocacy.
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"I've got a pretty good appetite right now."

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"All I need to do to stay healthy is look at my three boys."

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"You can't enjoy life if you're not nourishing your body."

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"My body started to shut down. I got really, really ill. When you're starving yourself, you can't concentrate. I was like a walking zombie, like the walking dead. I was just consumed with what I would eat, what I wouldn't eat."

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"I'll always have a baby face."

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"I'm not acting, but I am acting."

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"I am the person who is a mother against drunk driver."

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"I will never have a drink and get behind the wheel of a car. It's not illegal to drink and drive, but there becomes a certain point where it does become a crime."

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"After the crash happened, I was so humiliated and embarrassed. I thought of Mothers Against Drunk Drivers, that they must hate me."

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"I'm not a religious person. I'm Catholic, so I consider myself more of a spiritual person. I believe in God."

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"I remember that all of a sudden, the car felt like I couldn't control it. It was absolutely the most horrifying experience. We rolled over, off the freeway. I think there was something wrong with the car."

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"Any actor will tell you, anybody in the public eye, that the tabloids are the worst kind of ramification of being a celebrity."

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"I love acting. But I love being a mother. To be a full mother and a full person, you have to do what you love, and that's acting. But I like the best of both worlds."

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"I've been so in my moment about my life."

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"When I was 19 years old, I came down with anorexia. I had it for about a year before it became public. And it had a lot to do with my self-esteem."

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"I don't believe things happen in vain. I believe they happen for a reason."

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"I have faith in the justice system, and what will happen will happen. I'm just trying to do the right thing."

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"You don't have the judgment after you've had the drink. If something truly catastrophic had happened that evening, I don't know how I could have lived with myself. I feel like I've gotten a second chance."

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"I had years of therapy to recover from this. A lot of it had to with being a people pleaser, being the ultimate good girl. I wanted everyone to like me. I didn't really have a voice. I was afraid of growing up."

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"Sometimes I forget about taking care of myself."

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"I didn't think I was fat. I just thought I didn't need to gain any weight. But I would drop weight and then I would be comfortable with that number. Then I would lose more weight and that would become my new number."

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"Our family has gone through a very difficult time. My husband and I have taken the brunt of it. I've never known what it truly felt like to be so sad and desperate inside."

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"I'm the most cynical person, and I know what that sounds like when you say, I don't drink and drive, and I don't. But I know people look at that with skepticism, and I understand."

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"I had a very public battle with anorexia."

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"You can stay in therapy your whole life, but you've got to live life and not talk about life."

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"Anorexia, you starve yourself. Bulimia, you binge and purge. You eat huge amounts of food until you're sick and then you throw up. And anorexia, you just deny yourself. It's about control."

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"I knew that by getting behind the wheel of the car and having had something to drink, the responsibility laid on my shoulders."

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"Life comes full circle."

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