Complex sentence: Oh gosh, no, no, I was extremely timid, and I had actually very great mentors and friends, both men and women who gave me some really tough advice, some really tough love, and that's really helped through the years.
Split into simpler sentences: Oh gosh, no, no, I was extremely timid, and I had actually very great mentors and friends. Both men and women who gave me some really tough advice, some really tough love, and that's really helped through the years.