Authentic Rebel

Authentic Rebel

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Freedom is our birthright yet the very things that make us free - authenticity, vulnerability, and acceptance are not aligned with society's values. Anyone else think this is weird? (Want to learn about my Hug Memoir? Check out my Rebel Hugger substack.)

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About Melinda Lee Schmitt

Melinda Lee is a mom of two teenage boys, a devout student of all things spiritual, a recovering perfectionist, and immensely fascinated with achieving the unachievable. Currently writing a memoir about hugging strangers.