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Things I Wish I Would Have Known: Overcoming Fear and Embracing Authenticity with Ginger Lee Bliss

Small Changes Big Shifts

Release Date: 03/02/2025

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Sometimes, the hardest thing we’ll ever do is face our own reflection and embrace who we truly are. Ginger Bliss takes us on a powerful journey of self-compassion, transformation, and breaking the cycle of self-doubt. She opens up about confronting buried pain, shifting from self-loathing to self-love, and discovering that true freedom comes from facing what scares us most. Through her story, we’re reminded that pain is inevitable—but suffering in silence doesn’t have to be. With wisdom, courage, and a heart full of hope, Ginger shows us that when we stop pretending and start reflecting, we unlock the path to a more authentic, fulfilling life.

Key Takeaways:

  • Avoiding pain doesn’t make it disappear—it seeps into behaviors and relationships. Facing it head-on allows for healing and personal growth.

  • Practicing self-compassion helps you embrace your worth, let go of perfectionism, and build deeper connections with others.

  • Other people’s words and actions are a reflection of them, not you. Releasing self-blame can bring more peace and confidence.

  • Small, intentional steps like journaling, listening to inspiring content, or following uplifting voices can lead to powerful mindset shifts.

  • Growth may change your relationships, but by living authentically, you’ll attract the right people who support your journey.

 

About Ginger Bliss:

Ginger L. Bliss is an accomplished executive leader with over two decades of experience developing staff and leaders, driving operational improvements, guiding strategic planning and business development within healthcare and corporate environments. With a proven track record in leadership, operations, marketing, communications, and organizational efficiency, Ginger has a unique ability to identify opportunities for growth, anticipate challenges, and develop solutions that enhance human behavior leading to increased engagement and satisfaction both personally and professionally, as well as organizational performance. 

Ginger is also the author and publisher of Brave Enough To Be Bliss, a memoir that delves into the power of self-reflection in overcoming fear and control within relationships. She launched her book in 2024 at the BrainStorm Summit in Washington, D.C., where she spoke to grieving parents and physicians working to find a cure for terminal pediatric brain cancers DIPG and DMG.

As the founder of GB Real Life & Leadership Strategies, Ginger provides tailored life and leadership coaching services that deliver strategic guidance and actionable plans with measurable outcomes. She works with adults of all ages, as well as emerging and executive leaders. Drawing on her deep and broad knowledge of human behavior, gained through years of professional experiences and personal healing, Ginger guides struggling humans and business leaders toward creating their own long-term fulfillment and success.

Ginger's expertise extends to operational enhancements having spearheaded transformative projects such as facility expansions and greenfield development, joint ventures, partnerships and mergers, process optimization, and relationship management. She has also successfully overseen multimillion-dollar budgets, and streamlined a variety of individual and organizational processes, consistently improving efficiency, accuracy, and cost savings.

Throughout her career, Ginger has held executive leadership roles, including Chief Operating Officer at Midwest Aortic & Vascular Institute, Vice President of Strategic Planning and Business Development at Carondelet Health, and Vice President of Marketing, Planning, and Business Development at Shawnee Mission Medical Center, among others. Her leadership in these organizations led to significant operational improvements, increased market share, and enhanced organizational performance. She maintains relationships with colleagues and vendors from every organization throughout her distinguished career because her primary concern and investment has always been with the people who cross her path. 

Ginger earned a master's degree in health services management from Webster University and a bachelor’s degree in journalism/mass communication from Kansas State University. She has been recognized for her leadership with inclusion in Ingram's Magazine 40 Under 40 Leaders and has actively contributed to many community organizations, including the serving as a board member for the HeadsUp Foundation for PCS, Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault, Spofford Home for Children, and the Leawood Chamber of Commerce.

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