Melissa Patrick

She Is. {Poem}

45 Lessons in 45 Years.

How Do You Mourn a Stranger?

Self-Love will, Literally, Set you Free.

Partners in Crime: Looking Back on a Lifetime of Shenanigans with Grandpa Bill.

Is it Vanity or my Inability to Accept the Inevitable?

Being Single is Not a Curse.

Some Goodbyes You Never Get.

Stop Telling People to “Cheer Up”.

Thank you for Leaving Me.

I Wasn’t Sorry, But I am Now.

Love is Forever, Until it Isn’t: 11 Reasons your Relationship will (Most Likely…

Grandma Val is one Smart Cookie.

A Letter to My Daughters.

Let them Come & Let them Go.

It is Not Your Job to Make Me Happy.

TGI…Almost Spring!

When Life Kicks Your Ass, Learn the Lesson

Here I am (Again) with a Broken Heart.

We have Always Been Running Out of Time.

Is it a “Happy” New Year?

A Letter To My Daughters

It’s Time to Start Loving Your Body, Flaws and All

Why “Special” by SZA is a Good Reminder for all Girls

As 2022 Comes to an End…

My Name is Melissa & I’m an Alcoholic.

We Don’t Run, We Stay

Time to Move On

Help Ease the Winter Blues with these 5 Remedies.

Some of the Many, Many Reasons why I Love You.

Sure, I’ve felt “In Love” before—But Never Like This.

What to do when your Day Goes to Sh*t.

How Self-Awareness helped me Heal from my Abandonment Trauma.

The Benefits of Practicing Mindfulness

On Finally Figuring out How to Live a Life Full of Purpose, Peace & Love.

Depression is Not All Doom & Gloom.

When Hitting Rock Bottom Gives us the Courage to Choose Peace.

The Only Thing I’m Chasing is my Dreams.

Learning to Love Again: How (at 42) I Finally Found the Love I Deserve.

People are going to Judge You—Here’s why it Doesn’t Matter.

8 Signs we’re (finally) in a Healthy Relationship.

The Magic of Living with an Open Heart.

How to Let Go of those People with Toxic Tendencies—For Good.

Sometimes It’s Okay to Seek Validation from our Online Friends.

Somewhere Along the Way, I Lost Myself & Finally, I’ve been Found. 

Dating after Divorce is Scary Business—especially when you Have Kids.

“I’ve Never Felt this Way Before” & other Lies he’s Tell…

Depression looks Different for Everyone.

A Letter to Myself I Never thought I’d Write.