If you've listened to our podcast, WHERE BRAINS MEET BEAUTY™, you no doubt know that I'm obsessed with Bravo, and specifically with the Real Housewives franchise. So, it was a particular thrill to welcome Gina Kirschenheiter, star of The Real Housewives of Orange County, to the show. We recorded our episode live in front of an audience in the beautiful Allure store in Soho as a joint celebration with the launch of my new book, Facing the Seduction of Success. It was a fabulous party and a chance for me to forge a new friendship with someone I admired. While the situations presented in The Real Housewives shows are clearly contrived, they reveal a great deal about character as the cast reacts to their circumstances, their stresses, and each other. What impresses me about Gina is how she manages to face these challenges in an open, vulnerable, and authentic way that obviously resonates with the show's viewers. She really has her head on straight about the show — what she loves about...
