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From Gail

From Gail

For all of the people who reached out to give me a hand up time and again, this is my payment forward: My Story. Because you are not alone. And Hope Survives.

My Professional Passion

My Professional Passion

This is my personal site, and I do not write here on behalf of anyone else. But this is my professional passion: supporting the trusted relationship between physician and patient.

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You Think You Can Lead a Start-Up?

8 do's and don'ts to consider before starting or joining a start-up including the real meaning of leadership. Reminders to myself after living off the grid again.

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Show and Tell in Social Media? What Should You Be Saying Online?

I’ve had my writing published consistently since I was 15, including weekly columns over the years.  So I thought when I started to dip my toes into social media a year ago that I would

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Who Am I Now? A rewrite on rebranding yourself.

The awesome part of living past trauma is that you get an authentic chance to start over. Okay, you have no choice, but it is still a big bonus. I get to decide

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A Mother’s Criminal Act for Her Sick Child

In order to get my mentally ill child the help the doctors recommend, and to protect my other children, I have to become a criminal and risk losing all four of my children.

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The Life, Death, and Legacy of Donna Hersh- Wife of Mark Dimor AKA @marksphone

Per Webster’s and Wikipedia, a eulogy is “A speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, typically someone who has just died.”  But if you look further into the word praise, that

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How to Know You’re With the Wrong Guy- 7 Signs He’s Not Mr. Right For Dating or Marriage

7 Traits of The Wrong Guy: Anger, Controlling, Criticizing, Isolating, Untreated Addiction or Mental Illness, Financial Disasters, Violence. How to weed out when you're dating to find Mr. Right; and how to assess