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Shelly McNamara

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Shelly is an avid writer, storyteller, speaker, and humanist.

Her journey has brought her the experience of all that makes us human: loss, rejection, regret, healing, and deep love. Through these experiences, she intuits and names the kernels of truth that must be amplified for the greater wisdom and good to emerge. Her words speak to anyone who has been hurt, wounded, or made to feel “less than.” Shelly is passionate about building bridges and connections that enable individual growth and the growth of communities and organizations. She reminds us of the universal truth that we are all connected by love.

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Essays & Writings

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Your Lens Never Expanded

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Our lives become the lens we look through The lens we live through I see […]

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Regret

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I am the daughter of a man, a father, who lived a lifetime of regret. […]

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No Blanks, No Pauses

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We don’t usually get the privilege Of a title or label that includes and embraces […]

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LGBTQ+ Life at One of the World’s Largest Corporations

By Shelly McNamara | March 12, 2021

This article originally appeared in the The Advocate in February 2021. New years always bring hope. Fresh starts. New possibilities. Progress. Although the pain, fear, isolation, and uncertainty of the previous year have not disappeared and the virus remains virulent, signs of progress sit in view. We have a vaccine. Our democracy stayed strong and […]

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