Former Nashville Mayor Megan Barry Hopes Her 'Worst Day' Inspires Others

Former Nashville Mayor Megan Barry, who was forced to resign earlier this year, is quietly re-emerging in the public eye.

At a public appearance in Nashville last week, where she said she's trying to use her "worst day" as an inspiration for others. And that worst day was not March 6 when she had to resign.

"It wasn't the day I had to plead guilty to a felony. It wasn't the day I had to confess to an affair. It was the day that Max died."

Police arrived at her door in the middle of the night last year to deliver the terrible news. Her only child, on a cross-country trek home after graduating college, died of a suspected overdose.

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