- Monica Lewinsky said Monday that her new goal was to end cyberbullying.
- "Having survived myself, what I want to do now is help other victims of the shame game survive, too."
- Lewinsky joined Twitter on Monday, too, a coordinated effort to step into public life once again.
- Lewinsky cited the 2010 Tyler Clementi case as the reason she was going public with her cause.
(CNN) -- Monica Lewinsky told an audience in Philadelphia on Monday that her new mission in life was to end cyberbullying. Her speech -- and her goal -- come as the former White House intern steps into the public eye after years of trying to live privately.
"Having survived myself, what I want to do now is help other victims of the shame game survive, too," she told the audience at Forbes' 30 Under 30 summit. "I want to put my suffering to good use and give purpose to my past."
Lewinsky, who as an intern in 1995 had an affair with President Bill Clinton, said she was "patient zero" of online harassment.
"There was no Facebook, Twitter or Instagram back then," she said. "But there were gossip, news and entertainment websites replete with comment sections and emails which could be forwarded. Of course, it was all done on the excruciatingly slow dial up. Yet around the world this story went. A viral phenomenon that, you could argue, was the first moment of truly 'social media'."
Monica Lewinsky embraces U.S. President Bill Clinton at a Democratic fundraiser in Washington in October 1996. Lewinsky, the White House intern who had a sexual relationship with Clinton during his time in office, has finally broken her silence on the affair in a Vanity Fair article. 
Lewinsky sits in a car after meeting with her lawyers in 1998. 
Lewinsky is escorted by police officers, federal investigators and attorney William Ginsburg, second right, as she leaves the Federal Building in Westwood, California, in 1998. She was there submitting evidence on her relationship with Clinton, who was impeached by the House of Representatives on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice. He was later acquitted. 
Lewinsky's father, Bernard, hugs her in front of his home in Brentwood, California, in 1998. 
In 1998, Lewinsky arrives at her attorney's office in Washington, where her immunity agreement with independent counsel Kenneth Starr was announced. 
Lewinsky poses for a photo with President Clinton in this image submitted as evidence by Starr's investigation and released by the House Judiciary Committee in September 1998. 
Another image submitted as evidence in September 1998 shows Lewinsky meeting President Clinton at a White House function. 
Another photograph submitted as evidence shows Lewinsky working in the White House office as President Clinton looks on. 
Lewinsky, far left, is seen with President Clinton at the White House. 
Lewinsky is pushed in a crowd of reporters after meetings with her attorneys in Washington in 1999. 
Lewinsky speaks with young fans as she signs copies of her autobiography, "Monica's Story," in 1999. 
Lewinsky gestures during her deposition in a video shown during Clinton's impeachment trial in 1999. 
Lewinsky appears in a "Ladies Man" skit with Tim Meadows on "Saturday Night Live" in 1999. 
Lewinsky laughs with actor Ian McKellen at the 2002 GQ Men of the Year Awards in New York City. 
Lewinsky watches a collection presentation during the 2002 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City. 
Lewinsky poses for a photo with rapper Cam'ron, left, and businessman Damon Dash in 2002. 
Lewinsky and literary agent Luke Janklow attend a benefit for the American Cancer Society in 2011. 
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Monica Lewinsky: Life in the spotlight 
Monica Lewinsky tweets: #herewego Lewinsky became emotional when describing the months after her 1998 scandal with the president, when national attention was fixed on her.
"Staring at the computer screen, I spent the day shouting: 'oh my god!' and 'I can't believe they put that in' or 'That's so out of context,'" she said. "And those were the only thoughts that interrupted a relentless mantra in my head: 'I want to die.'"
Lewinsky also recapped her affair with Clinton.
"Sixteen years ago, fresh out of college, a 22 year old intern in the White House -- and more than averagely romantic -- I fell in love with my boss in a 22-year old sort of way. It happens," Lewinsky said. "But my boss was the president of the United States. That probably happens less often. Now I deeply regret it for many reasons, not the least of which is that people were hurt. And that is never okay."
The former White House intern -- who since has received a masters from the London School of Economics and tried her hand as a purse designer -- said the affair was "my everything."
Regrets and insights: 6 major takeaways from Lewinsky's interview
Lewinsky, however, struck a resilient tone, according to Forbes, and focused on what she wants to do going forward: End cyberbullying.
The former White House intern has said in past interviews and essays that she feels a connection with people who have been caught up in online scandals that forever changed their lives.
In a May Vanity Fair piece, where she discussed life after her affair with Clinton, Lewinsky cited the 2010 Tyler Clementi case as the reason she was going public with her cause. Clementi was a freshman at Rutgers who committed suicide after his roommate secretly used a webcam to stream his sexual encounter.
"My own suffering took on a different meaning," Lewinsky wrote about her reaction to the Clementi case. "Perhaps by sharing my story, I reasoned, I might be able to help others in their darkest moments of humiliation. The question became: How do I find and give a purpose to my past?"
In the piece, Lewinsky said her new goal was to "get involved with efforts on behalf of victims of online humiliation and harassment and to start speaking on this topic in public forums."
Lewinsky's speech comes on the same day that she joined Twitter, a move that is just the latest step in Lewinsky's re-entry into public life.
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