Some stories crack you open — this one rebuilds you from the inside out.

In this episode, I sit down with Melissa, author of Scar Tissue: How to Find Relief from the Pain of Your Emotional Wounds Without Toxic Positivity — and what unfolds is part soul confession, part masterclass in alchemy.

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After losing her daughter, Melissa learned what it really means to live awake inside your grief. She doesn’t sugarcoat it — she shows us how to name it, move with it, and let it transform you into someone more powerful, more present, more alive.

This one will shake something loose in you (and then teach you how to hold it).

Here’s what we explore:

The difference between “feeling it” and healing it — and how to tell which one you’re doing
The spiritual truth behind grief that no amount of positivity can touch
What happens when you stop performing healing and start living it
How radical responsibility becomes the ultimate freedom practice
Why “the spine of the queen” starts with sacred rage and real surrender
How love — even in loss — becomes the bridge to your next purpose

✨ Try this: Next time your heart aches, resist the urge to fix it. Sit with it. Name it. Ask what it’s here to teach you. That’s where your power hides.

Grab Melissa’s book Scar Tissue wherever you read — and if this episode cracked you open, share it with someone who needs to remember that healing doesn’t mean happy… it means holy.

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https://www.speakingofmelissa.com

Follow Melissa on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/melissadlugolecki/

https://scartissuebook.com/

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