This is the Shameless Mom Academy episode 414 with David DeGeorgio. Show notes for this episode,

including any links mentioned in the episode, as well as any discount codes from our sponsors,

can be found by going to shamelessmom.com and clicking on episode 414. Welcome to the Shameless Mom Academy. I'm your host, Sarah Dean. I'm here to give you and other

passionate, driven, unapologetic moms, tools, resources, and a little bit of humor to help you lead

more positive, powerful, and purposeful lives every damn day. One of the best things about the

Shameless Mom Academy is our community.

So be sure to join us in our free private Facebook group to connect with other shameless moms

just like you. You can find us over at shamelessom.com forward slash Facebook. All right,

let's dive into today's episode.

David DeGeorgio is the number one international bestselling author of being unapologetic.

He's also a keynote and TEDx speaker, a Comparanoia expert, and a speaking and confidence

consultant for students, teachers, parents, influencers, and celebrities.

He's a writer for the Good Men Project, Thought Catalog, Thrive Global, and Success Profiles Magazine.

His philanthropic endeavor, project being unapologetic, dares to tackle bullying and build confidence and self-esteem while funding dream projects for high school performing arts students.

I do not have a lot of shameless men on this show,

but when I do, they are so good. So David was actually recommended to me through my producer,

Christy. So shout out, Christy for making this connection happen. David is such a gem. He's beautiful.

He's brilliant. And I was so, so honored to have him come on the show and join me and us in our community for this conversation.

So listen in to hear David share how an incident in kindergarten kicked off years of him being bullied, how he broke the cycle of being victimized by life circumstances, the very real struggle of paranoia, how to manage and overcome Comparanoia,

how he coped with being abandoned by his parents when he came out at age 33,

his experience in shameless parenting in a non-traditional way today,

and how he's practicing celebration, especially during challenging times.

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