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.

Google Glass–Clouding Vision with Glasses

By: Mary Fran Bontempo To hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below. I was in the fourth grade when I got the news. After months of squinting at the blackboard and whispering to the kids around me to ask what the teacher had written, my mother took me to the eye doctor. I needed glasses. Of course, I was horrified. Back then (I won't say just how far [...]

2018-10-30T09:46:26-04:00July 9th, 2013|0 Comments

The Heat–A Movie Review

  By: Mary Fran Bontempo If rough language isn't your thing, then avoid The Heat, the new movie starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy as a pair of mismatched cops on the hunt for a drug dealer. But if you can handle the scorched earth lingo spewing from McCarthy's mouth, then The Heat is one funny f***ing movie. The Heat brings Bullock's stuffed shirt FBI agent, Sarah Ashburn (Get it? She's caustic.) together [...]

2018-10-30T09:46:30-04:00July 5th, 2013|1 Comment

Freedom From the Things that Free Us

  By: Mary Fran Bontempo To hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below. Owning a car is one of those things we Americans equate with freedom. Being able to jump in the car and get to work, run errands or just drive and enjoy this great country of ours is a gift. Unless it isn't. Sometimes having a car is a ticket to the land of obligation. You [...]

2018-10-30T09:46:31-04:00July 2nd, 2013|0 Comments
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