Common Threads
I write about healing, emotional intelligence, and the patterns we develop to survive—and how we learn to let them go. This space is for reflection, growth, curiosity, and truth telling.
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Chapter 4 - Hiding in the Middle of the Pack
It was August of 2007, the first night of class in graduate school. I entered the classroom full of excitement, mixed with a healthy dose of anxiety. I was back at the same university where I earned my bachelor’s degree.
It was a place I f...
Lightening the Load
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Hello, My Loyal Readers,
I hope you are all doing well as we wind down to the end of the summer months. As I realized the first week of August was slipping by, I noticed something unusual—I wasn’t feeling...
Chapter 3 – Lonely Soul
In early 1991 I was a 15-year-old sophomore in high school. I had made it through the dreaded freshman year, yet somehow, I found myself feeling a bit adrift. Freshman year I was a cheerleader. Making the squad surprised me more than anyone...
Birthday Reflections
I just celebrated my 51st birthday, so I guess now I’m officially in my fifties and no longer hovering at the beginning of them. I was struck by something the night of my birthday and the following morning as I reflected on my recent trip a...
Chapter 2 - The Elephant & the Albatross
I go into detail in my book, The Weight of Silence: Emerging from the Shadows of Family Addiction, about my experience with addiction in my family, but I’m not going to do that here. I will share some relevant details and excerpts to help y...
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Hi, I'm Melinda. I write about the beauty and messiness of healing and growth from my lived experiences. Through stories and reflection, I search for the common threads that remind us we're more connected than we realize. I hope you'll join me. \ud83d\udc9c\ud83e\udd8b
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