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  • John Rinaldo ©

    Sharing my writing, art, and lessons learned on Substack while documenting life’s journey and embracing each moment as it comes.

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    [NEWS-WORTHY] My Mission is to Break every Barrier, build New Bridges & open New Pathways focusing only on smaller writers, publications & podcasters to Rise, Connect & Thrive! ~Sharing is Caring~©️2026

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    I bridge business and consciousness. I create virtual and physical spaces to empower leaders to return to the softness of their heart and rhythm their success by remembering the embodied wisdom of theirs & Nature’s cycles.

  • Mary Baker

    For over 22 years, I have been working as both a licensed clinical counselor and a life coach with wonderful people who were struggling to get out of their own way and to be happy.

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    For the soul who’s still trying to breathe in the deep end. These letters won’t fix it — but they’ll sit with you in the ache. Written from North Carolina with sacred honesty and a steady hope.

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    Author of the best selling book: We Were A Nice Normal Family: A Memoir of Recovery From C-PTSD and the Trauma of Narcissistic Abuse.

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    Former ad exec and one-time podcast sidekick. Now writing memoir-driven stories and unfiltered reflections, served with humor and heart. Never AI.

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