Pinkies, please welcome Marjorie Florestal as she makes her debut on the Pink mainstage. Join us in holding warm space for her as she tells the story of reconnecting with her culture. Welcome Marjorie, and thank you!

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“What’s in a name?” Shakespeare asks. After all, a rose is a rose is a rose. And yet, I know this not to be true. When I read Colson Whitehead’s brilliant novel, Apex Hides the Hurt, I couldn’t help but let out one good, hard, soul-splitting belly laugh as I stumbled across this line: “A rose by any other name would wilt fast, smell like bitter almonds . . . God help you if the thorns broke the skin.” Yes, I thought. The name of a rose gives it its very identity. We could call it something else, but then it would be something else. It was only when I recognized this one simple truth that I came to know what I needed to do. I needed to reclaim a long forgotten part of myself. I needed to reclaim my own true name.

by Lissa Rankin, MD

Okay. I have to warn you. I’m about to rant. So if you’re not in the mood, I blow you kisses and give you permission to move on. You’ve been forewarned. You know I don't really like to talk about politics at Owning Pink, but sometimes I have to OWN my truth and say how I really feel, so bear with me. If you're seeing me on Sacramento & Company TV today, forgive me. I promise we'll be talking more about mojo tomorrow. But part of getting- and keeping- your mojo is being brave enough to say how you feel, even if your thoughts are controversial.

Dearest Pinkies, please welcome back Pink metaphysician and astrologer Tara Sutphen. Tonight is the full PINK moon, and Tara is here with some insight as to its significance. Not surprisingly, the Pink moon is all about getting to our truth, being okay with who we are, and gently releasing that which doesn't serve. Of course! We'll let Tara tell you the rest. Take it away, sister!

By Lissa Rankin, MD

Marla Maples and I had the most lovely chat this morning, and I have to say I totally have a crush on her now. You might know Marla as the ex-wife of tycoon Donald Trump, but I know Marla as this loving, spiritual, awakening being longing to shed the baggage of her past and serve the world with her gorgeous heart.

My heart goes out to her. Imagine living in a world that sees you not as you are, but as some artificial montage of what the media has crafted together in the tabloids. What you’ve read in the magazines is not the Marla I spoke with today. Just as my Perfect Storm lifted me into the cyclone and landed me on my spiritual path, Marla’s oh-so-public divorce catapulted her into discovering her calling- to help the world awaken and discover that we are all interconnected, that we are all One World of Love (the title song of the CD she is creating).