ONCE YOU ARE REAL
ONCE YOU ARE REAL is a memoir that recounts some of my most touching, trying, and tormented times. It was written from a need to get the thoughts out of my introverted head and onto the page so that I could begin to remember and recover. It was my way of healing and feeling connected. I hope that my stories are received by you in such a way that you then feel encouraged to share your stories. For in the end, what we tend to hide away and allow to be a source of isolation can transform into our ultimate source of connection.
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About the Book
ONCE YOU ARE REAL is a memoir of one woman’s intimate stories of death, divorce, insecurity, and failure. As a small town introvert who finds speaking complicated and cumbersome, R.L. Peters effortlessly writes from the heart. Despite losing her mother as a child, Rhonda continues on to graduate from college, then medical school, and residency. She seems to have it all - a marriage to her high school sweetheart, a family life with two thriving daughters, a home on the lake, and a career as a physician and entrepreneur. But what if all of those perceived accomplishments are pushing her further away from her core being - a yearning to write with real honesty? One evening, she literally bares it all in a Facebook post about her postpartum belly and the choice to have abdominal surgery. What ensues is a heartwarming outpouring of connection from other women with similar issues. It is then that Rhonda finally realizes her gift of story-telling and its ability transform struggle into strength and isolation into connection.
This is an unabashed chronicle that speaks to anyone who yearns for deeper, genuine connections and a more candid life. Inspired by the truth-tellings of Glennon Melton’s Love Warrior, and Rachel Hollis’s Girl, Wash Your Face - this memoir just might inspire you to write yours.