I believe there is a uniqueness in each of us that, when allowed to flourish, brings forth the gift that we have to offer. In individual and relationship therapy, and in teaching and mentoring writers, my mission is to encourage and draw out this gift, fostering our native capacity for living a life of depth and delight. The darkness of not knowing precedes the birth of something new, and the light of positive regard and grounded hope makes possible the blossoming into the whole person we are meant to be.

Read an interview with Melinda (PDF document opens in a separate window) from the January 2012 issue of One Thousand Trees eZine

Read an author spotlight profile of Melinda (opens in a separate window) in the Story is a State of Mind website

Read "A Better Story" by Melinda in issue 145 of The New Quarterly

Click here for a selection of Melinda's writings.