My #BeReal guest today is Don Ortolano. I was very excited to hear from today’s guest. He is the father of a previous #BeReal writer as well as the father of one of my favorite friends. It gets even more wonderful because tomorrow you will hear from another one of his daughters and a granddaughter.…
My #BeReal guest today is C. Streetlights. This lady comes to the series via Rachel Thompson. I am so grateful to find myself among such a wonderful community of writers. Today C. Streetlights has submitted this beautiful poem for the series. She is also being very real in that she has never showed her tattoo…
My #BeReal guest today is Sandy Ramsey. Please welcome this beautiful lady to the series. Sandy has written about some very important and deep struggles. Somewhere between her stories I fell in love with her inner strength. When we realize perfection is a myth we can get on with being real. This is me. And…
Note: To avoid confusion, please insert winks liberally. I don’t love hashtags. I’ll hashtag on Instagram because I have it in my head that it’ll get me followers. I also use it sparingly on Twitter to promote my blog. Wanting followers is something I can easily be real about. (Imagine a hashtag before “be real.”)…
My #BeReal guest today is Jacqueline Cioffa. I first noticed this lovely lady on the The Lithium Chronicles. She is another mental health advocate. It’s hard enough for most of us to piece together the real us but imagine being in the modeling industry. An industry dressing you up and asking you to portray their…
My #BeReal guest today is Lorrie Hellcat Bamford. Lorrie is someone I met offline in a ClubFitz class. ClubFitz is an amazing hip hop class with two incredible charismatic and energetic instructors who inspire the REAL in those who take their class. I immediately fell in like with Lorrie and her demeanor. She has…
My #BeReal guest today is Joe Medler. I am very happy to have another male perspective on this topic. Joe is a new acquaintance and I hope you give him a very warm welcome to this series. When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are.” ― Donald…
My #BeReal guest today is Kate Tilton. I am so appreciative of the response I’ve had with this series. I hope you guys are enjoying getting to know some new people. I have to thank Rachel Thompson for today’s guest. Kate is an inspiration to other 21 year old women looking to change the world…
My #BeReal Guest today is Christine Cissy White. I spent an hour trying to decide how to introduce today’s guest. I can’t do it justice. You need to read this. If you ever feel your story isn’t important all you have to do is read this. Your #BeReal might be the very things someone else…
My #BeReal guest today is Kitt O’Malley. Kitt is full of surprises and I have had the honor of seeing her lovely face on twitter quite often. She is a supportive member of the mental health community online and I am super glad she is participating in this series. Thank you for sharing your real…
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