About Mary Fran Bontempo

MARY FRAN BONTEMPO is a speaker, author and humorist who teaches audiences to control their most powerful influence: Self-Talk. Author of The Woman’s Book of Dirty Words, and Not Ready for Granny Panties, Mary Fran proves small changes in self-talk yield big life changes, allowing individuals to redefine their lives both professionally and personally in a rapidly changing world. A Huffington Post and Thrive Global contributor, and regular columnist for Women’s Voices Magazine and Best Kept Self, Mary Fran inspires and motivates readers and listeners to tame the self-talk beast, leading them to personal and professional renewal and success. After thirty years’ experience as owner of a full-service recruiting firm, and finding herself in the middle of a perfect life storm—turning 50, a crashing economy, and most devastating, a son with serious addiction issues—Mary Fran created the blog, Not Ready for Granny Panties, authoring two books in the series and developing a life-affirming brand full of practical wisdom and wit. A frequent media guest and speaker, audiences delight in her empowering and entertaining message.

Breaking a Sweat at Book Club

    By: Mary Fran Bontempo To hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below. How does something that’s supposed to be fun turn into a stomach-churning, anxiety inducing, “Oh, please don’t tell me that’s tonight,” event? Recently, in an attempt to expand my horizons (read: get out of a sink hole-like rut), I decided to get involved in a new activity. It sounded like a good idea at [...]

2018-10-30T09:47:35-04:00May 14th, 2013|0 Comments

Mother’s Day Treats

    By: Mary Fran Bontempo   Sure, Friday is our "Entertainment" day here at NRFGP, and we usually talk about movies, TV or other events, but really, what's more entertaining than presents? Mother's Day is this Sunday, the one day a year when moms can rightfully expect to be pampered. Unfortunately, our idea of pampering doesn't always jive with that of our families--the ones responsible for delivering said pampering. This month, MORE [...]

2018-10-30T09:47:39-04:00May 10th, 2013|0 Comments

Open Air Dining

by Chrysa Smith Finally, it feels like spring. And that means more places for scrumptious Open Air Dining. Brasserie 73 http://www.brasserie73.net Along Rt. 63, lies the cute little cluster of shops and restaurants that makes up the Village of Skippack. Among the quaint Pennsylvania structures, you'll find one building that looks a little like the Ritz in Paris. It's white, it's striking, it's architecturally bold and classic. And It's quite good. Again, it [...]

2018-10-30T09:47:40-04:00May 9th, 2013|0 Comments

A Mother’s Day Cliche

    By: Mary Fran Bontempo To hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below. Little kids, little problems. Big kids, big problems. When my kids were little and one was crying and bleeding with a boo-boo, another was having an “accident” just after being dressed for church and the third was telling me he had to create a model of the solar system for school the next day, [...]

2018-10-30T09:47:42-04:00May 7th, 2013|0 Comments
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