288: When Life Gives You Lemons, Write a Book with Melissa Collins Harrell

Listen in to this chat with Melissa Harrell. When life gave Melissa Harrell lemons used her counseling skills to make lemonade. Effective, informative, and inspiring, Common Threads illuminates the influence of stress and mental illness on the affected parties and their families as they struggle to heal. From an early age, Melissa Harrell was familiar with the implications of mental illness on a family, particularly youngsters. Although she knew her parents loved her, she was forced into the role of caregiver during her childhood due to her age, and she responded by turning to dance, faith, and a strong inner core as a basis for healing. Melissa eventually began a successful career in counseling as well as health. But she encountered another series of traumatic episodes. From her moving, first-person narrative, she provides her resilience and strength and a positive approach to everyday life. This book contributes to helping professionals and those contending with trauma.  Her website https://rccforyou.com/ Unearth hope https://unearthhope.org/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/melissacollinsharrellauthor/ Grab Elizabeth and Stella Meet ZOE https://amzn.to/3EQKgtO Grab Common Threads https://amzn.to/3XmgmF7