{"id":1173,"date":"2008-05-23T09:45:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-23T09:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\/2008\/05\/ann-on-being-authentic.html"},"modified":"2008-05-23T09:45:00","modified_gmt":"2008-05-23T09:45:00","slug":"ann-on-being-authentic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondblue\/2008\/05\/ann-on-being-authentic.html","title":{"rendered":"Ann on Being Authentic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I love this video of Ann describing her second calling, to help others who suffer from mental illness. By being authentic herself, Ann has inspired me to do so, as well.<a href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=D6vNO1VY6Gw\">To view the YouTube video, click here.<\/a><object width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/D6vNO1VY6Gw&#038;hl=en\"><\/param><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/D6vNO1VY6Gw&#038;hl=en\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"transparent\" width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><\/embed><\/object><em>To read more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\">Beyond Blue, go to www.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue<\/a>, and to get to <a href=\"http:\/\/community.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\">Group Beyond Blue, a support group at Beliefnet Community, click here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love this video of Ann describing her second calling, to help others who suffer from mental illness. 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