From Wounds to Words: How Writing Helps Us Heal
Mellissa Thomas is a Jamaica-born author, U.S. Navy veteran, copyeditor, poet, and award-winning indie screenwriter who has spent her career proving one thing: your story is worth telling. A trauma-informed writing coach and former Chief Editor who grew a Central Florida newsroom from 3 contributors to 33, Mellissa now guides women through life's hardest chapters — helping them transform pain and transition into powerful, publishable books. She is also the creator of a podcast called Getting The Win Show. She doesn't just teach writing. She teaches reclamation. Please like, share, and subscribe: / @believeinyourbetterpodcast

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Writing Advice Every Writer Should Hear (Anne Lamott Interview)

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bell hooks & john a. powell: Belonging Through Connection (Othering & Belonging Conference 2015)

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Michelle Obama speech brings tears to Barack | Watch it in full

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Healing Out Loud: Writing Through Life’s Hardest Moments: Ep. 7

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Healing After Rejection: Identity, Inner Child Work & Emotional Restoration

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Maya Angelou & James Baldwin in Conversation | THIRTEEN

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‘Why did y’all leave me?’: Whoopi Goldberg shares her grief story

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How I Set Myself Free | Keke Palmer | TED

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The 30-Year-Old Timeline Is A Total Lie | Just Getting Good

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Trump slurring BADLY, STUNS leaders

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Medium Reveals The MOST DETAILED & EPIC Explanation of What Happens When You Die | Marie Manuchehri

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Violence Expert: Real Self-Defense Is TERRIFYING

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How to Talk to Animals | The Animal Communicator: Anna Breytenbach

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Robby Hoffman: Growing Up Poor Never Leaves You | The Interview

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The Invisible Wall: What the Netherlands Reveals About Belonging

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Ocean Vuong Teaches the Art of Writing (NYU Professor)

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Toni Morrison interview | American Author | Award winning | Mavis on Four | 1988

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How liberals monetized trauma | Catherine Liu on Marx, Trump, and identity politics

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Toni Morrison on language, evil and 'the white gaze'

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