I never thought I could publish a book on healing and thriving post sexual assault. In fact, I never thought I could heal let alone thrive. Now, many years later I successfully published “Hurt, Healing, and Hope: Thriving beyond Sexual Assault” and just published a …
Read MoreYour Voice Matters
I always appreciate listening to the thoughts of others. As part of a new ongoing feature of Write, Heal, Thrive I created a short 4 question survey to help me gain additional perspective of survivors and healing allies. If you would like to give your …
Read MoreRecent Media Feature
Recently I had the honor of making a guest appearance on the show, “Stores that Inspire Hope” with Kornelia Stephanie. It was such a great interview and Kornelia was a fabulous and caring host. You can watch the episode using the link below along with …
Read MoreCall and Response via Social Media
Healing but as readapting to life from living out of the country….different from my normal but perhaps a view into what might come next in my author journey. Normally in music, a call and response are between two singers or a singer(s) and an audience. …
Read MoreFeatured Guest: We Can Make a Difference Podcast
You may now listen to my voice as a featured guest of “We Can Make a Difference Podcast” hosted by Aneesh Prasad. Aneesh is an inquisitive young man searching for ways he can make a difference by speaking to people that he feels are already …
Read MoreA Glimpse into Healing and Thriving
Thankful for those who send me small gifts of encouragement. These moments light my way to keep moving forward no matter what debilitating thoughts enter my head. Today a gift from Janice, encouraging words from Nikita, a message from Clementina, and a Write Heal Thrive …
Read MoreWhere books are going
My goal is to have someone receive a book-performance piece in each state in the USA. So far I am up to 18 states and 3 countries. The more people the book reaches, the more possibilities that a survivor may begin to heal or that …
Read MoreBook Launch Presentation
Book Launch Event Update. The launch was great. The video of the book launch presentation is now on Youtube. If you would like to listen to it again or listen to it for the first time, visit my author channel: @MelissaBLombardoAuthor Due to potentially triggering …
Read MorePress Release
News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 16, 2023 Connecticut Author’s Debut Book Reveals Insights into Trauma and Healing After Sexual Assault; First-Person Accounts Share Path to Hope A Journey of Many Emotions and Unrelenting Obstacles, Meant to be Shared As Resource, Reference and Performance Piece …
Read MoreConnecting with others facing difficulties
In a publishing forum I am part of a mother wrote in and I was compelled to responde. What follows was my response to her, a grieving mother who is writing her book on the loss of her son. I post it only to give …
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