Episode 24 - The Twenty-Fourth One... and Gala Darling
Wendi and Dfernando's twenty-fourth episode and their guest interview is bestselling author, speaker, professional optimist, and founder of The Vortex: Gala Darling. Gala Darling has been teaching radical self-love — a selection of powerful techniques and tools which help women transform their lives — for over a decade. Her work helps women find their voice, live without fear, and fall in love with life. Born in New Zealand, she moved to NYC with one suitcase when she was 24 years old, and used radical self-love to heal from an eating disorder and depression. She is the bestselling author of three books: Radical Self-Love: A Guide To Loving Yourself And Living Your Dreams (2016), Radical Radiance: How To Make Love To The Universe And Manifest Anything (2019), and Hologram Heart: A Radiant Guide To The Romantic Revolution (2020). Her first book, Radical Self-Love, went to #1 in its category and has been translated into five languages. Her blog, galadarling.com, has been going strong for way over a decade, and features over 2700 articles dedicated to inspiring and uplifting women. She holds workshops, leads international retreats (featured in Vogue), and regularly travels the world speaking to excitable crowds. In addition to Vogue, she has also been featured in The New York Times, Teen Vogue, New York Post, Elle, Cosmopolitan, The Daily Telegraph, The Age, and countless others. She has been endorsed by Oprah (her book Radical Self-Love was chosen by O Magazine as one of their best on self-love), and has been interviewed on CBS, ABC News, and Hay House Radio. Gala has spoken about radical self-love at SXSW Interactive and dozens of other events across the world, in addition to lecturing at NYU (twice). Her TED Talk has been viewed over 250,000 times. Gala has worn mouse ears in Iceland's Blue Lagoon, walked the runway at New York Fashion Week, and once danced naked in front of strangers at a self-esteem workshop. She believes in kale and crystals, goal-setting and gratitude, kaleidoscopic colour and kicking ass. Gala is the founder of The Vortex, a community of babes who are devoted to feeling good and creating sensational lives. The Vortex is an international bad bitch crew, over a thousand strong, who come together every day to learn new skills, support one another, and swap notes on how to live sensational lives. Also on Episode 24, Wendi and Dfernando mention the California fires and gender reveal parties, the deleted "Shrimp Fork" scene in the now-classic comedy BRIDESMAIDS, and on the RIPE a ROTTEN REPORT there's I LOVE LUCY and THE LUCY SHOW on Hulu, missing the GAP commercials, Madonna's MDNA The Beauty Roller and celebrities with their misguided weight-loss programs. Follow us on our Instagram: Wendi McLendon-CoveyDfernando ZarembaGENERATION RIPE ... and our guest Gala Darling and her YouTube Channel Remember to subscribe, rate a leave a review for GENERATION RIPE Visit Dfernando Zaremba's website: dfernandozaremba.com
