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May 26·edited May 26Liked by Kimberly Warner

Oh, man, Alisa. I adore you. I know you don't know me from Adam and that this probably means little, considering you and who you are and your incredible resilience. You now have a solid fan. This interview, Alisa and Kimberly, should be set in the center of everything we're reading. A big RESTACK coming! Doing my research to figure out the choices I might still have. Am I being an idiot? I ask this all the time of the me inside me. Great reminder ... Love to you. Though I can't pay, I am so with you and I hope that doesn't discount me. ~ Mary

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May 26Liked by Kimberly Warner

WOW so much great stuff in this dialogue between two extraordinary women! Midlife health challenges, near-death revelations, and life-affirming actions that we can take as we go forward.

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Thank you for listening Alicia! Alisa could be the poster-child for life-affirming... it's hard to fathom being knocked down to ground zero as many times as she has but it seems she always rises from the rubble with even greater motivation and wisdom.

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Agreed, and I hope we all get to collab and vibe off each other sometime soon :)

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you must have pur her in my feed cuz i just seemed to have read her posts recently and they popped out i can see even as the talk gets serious why you dont keep liquids around while reading her ☺️!

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Haha, yes. She has quite a way with words. I secretly hope she does stand-up someday. ;)

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May 26·edited May 26Liked by Kimberly Warner

The roller coaster ride of living with a chronic illness. My special takeaways;

“… you're more than just your diagnosis. You're multitudes. “

“…see the joys outside of the diagnosis…”

“…don't pin your whole life on the diagnosis.”

Thank you Kimberly .And thank you Alisa Kennedy Jones.A wealth of information. Raw and beautiful. A resource ,some scripted for the now, the rest ;

filed under hope to never need.

“Momma always said…life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.” Appropriately said by Forrest Gump; The 1994 movie starring Tom Hanks. One of my favorites.

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One of my all-time favorites. What's not to love about Forrest? Innocence always wins. Thank you for listening dear Lor. I highly recommend reading her Gotham Girl: Interrupted... so many more takeaways, though you'll never feel like you're reading a prescriptive memoir. It's a load of laughs and gutsy inspiration. x

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Yes, “You gotta find the WE in the ME” Just turn the M upside down!

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If only more people recognized how simple it can be...;)

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It’s Alisa week! I was so excited to see this in my inbox! My Funny AF Woman interview with Alisa drops Wednesday!

This was a wonderful conversation. I’m so excited for you, Alisa. Everything you’re juggling is rooted in a selfless joy and determination to shake up the norm. Huzzah!

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Oh how awesome! Nice timing. :) Looking forward to listening to your conversation this Wednesday!

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A lighthearted and profound conversation between you two, brave, brilliant beauties! It's been lovely getting to know Alisa. I laughed and cried with you in spirit.

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Void of desire, perhaps it becomes simpler still…

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Incredible interview, so much to love here. Thank you for These gems, Kimberly.

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I had no idea that seizures could be as, Alisa said “ecstatic” — that is so interesting!

A very interesting and engaging conversation :)

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