Real Talk with Gail

Honest conversations about life, transitions, and the little things that make a big difference.

Real Talk

with Gail

Dear Follow-Through: We Need to Talk balance fresh start i can relate Jul 08, 2025

I’ve tried a lot of diets.
And the truth?
They all work.

Until they don’t.
Until I quit.
You know what I mean?

I’ve counted points, tracked macros, timed my meals, given up carbs, added more protein, tried fasting, swore off sugar, and even bought the matching containers. And each time, I start of...

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The In-Between: Where We Become i can relate self-acceptance May 20, 2025

I have often said—when we’re in the thick of something hard, something we didn’t choose or can’t quite explain—it’s not in that exact moment that we pause and say, “Wow, I’m really learning something here!”

Usually, it’s months… sometimes years… before we can look back and see how much it changed u...

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When Did Our Topic of Conversations Become THIS? i can relate laugh a little Feb 18, 2025

I don’t know exactly when it happened, but somewhere along the way, my friends and I talk less about the latest trends and have started swapping stories about our (she says in a whisper) "aches and pains." (Now picture Charlie Brown's AAUGH!!!)

Instead of “Did you see the new fall boots?” it’s “I t...

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