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Kelly Lemons

Kelly Lemons

Founder and Director of A Place To Be Spirituality Center in the Milwaukee area, a welcoming spirituality and community center.

Aug 27, 2026

MPC: Milwaukee's Philanthropic Community

MPC: Milwaukee's Philanthropic Community

A Place to Be

Aug 27 · 27m

Jill Economou
Jill EconomouHOST
2:28
So talk to us about what was the idea behind this concept?
Kelly Lemons
Kelly LemonsGUEST
2:32
Yeah.
Kelly Lemons
Kelly LemonsGUEST
2:33
So when I was quite young, a little girl, I experienced this deep rejection from my family of origin.
Kelly Lemons
Kelly LemonsGUEST
2:40
On top of that, I came to understand that who I was wasn't enough, wasn't good enough.
Kelly Lemons
Kelly LemonsGUEST
2:46
And so I began to live very much outside of myself.
Kelly Lemons
Kelly LemonsGUEST
2:49
Constantly trying to fit in, constantly trying to, you know, belong, feeling on the margins, feeling ostracized.
Kelly Lemons
Kelly LemonsGUEST
2:56
And so this is how I grew up.

7 MINS LATER

Jill Economou
Jill EconomouHOST
10:19
And more specifically, I guess, too.

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