2019 April: Keeping it Real

I have a friend and her name is Anne she is an amazing friend, Mother, Grandmother and business owner and she is a very compassionate clinical psychologist. I met her many years ago, but over the last couple of years I have gotten to know her really well. There is […]

How does it make you feel?

1 May, 2019 in 2019 April: Keeping it Real tagged #curiosity / #emotions / radioscript by Amanda

“Show them what crazy can do.” Serena Williams – Nike It is 11 at night and I have just returned from being at the gym because my teenage daughter was inspired by the vision and words of the amazing tennis athlete, Serena Williams when speaking for the equality of women […]

Show Them What Crazy Can Do

30 Apr, 2019 in 2019 April: Keeping it Real tagged balanceforbetter / equality / genderequity / passion / radioscript / womensrights by Penny

How do you explain ‘keeping it real’? Often we use terms like vulnerability, authenticity and honesty. But I think there is another important dimension. Audience. For me ‘keeping it real’ is just as much about the other person. How well do they know me? How much of my story or work […]

Who are you speaking to?

30 Apr, 2019 in 2019 April: Keeping it Real / Radio Scripts tagged #story / radioscript / sharing by Kelley

Recently I sent an email out to my readers asking them how they were going in the realm of friendship. My latest manuscript is about connection in a disconnected world and I wanted to here from them what they thought. I was overwhelmed by the response with over 95% of […]

Keeping it real in friendship

30 Apr, 2019 in 2019 April: Keeping it Real / Radio Scripts tagged friendship / radioscript / socialmedia by Amanda

‘Does it hurt?’ asked the Rabbit. Real isn’t how you are made,’ said the Skin Horse. ‘It’s a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real.’ ‘Sometimes,’ said the […]

Living my best (shabby) life

29 Apr, 2019 in 2019 April: Keeping it Real tagged poem / Shabby / Velveteen rabbit by Joni Leimgruber

Stop playing the songs in your lives that aren’t pointing you toward your family and your family’s well-being. Just because you know the words isn’t a good enough reason to keep playing songs you’ve outgrown in your life. Maria Goff I was a parent in the nineties–back in the day […]

Sing Your Own Song

22 Apr, 2019 in 2019 April: Keeping it Real tagged family / Maria Goff / parenting by Elaine Fraser