This afternoon I received an email from a young woman who wrote to tell me that Melissa’s story inspired her to reach for her own “Someday..”. I was so moved by her words that I asked if she would be willing to write a guest blog post. Thank you Lindsay for sharing your story. ~ [...]
“I think Melissa has an eating disorder,” the doctor said. I can still picture his office, diplomas and awards covering his walls, Melissa in the leather chair beside me. As I stared at him across the expanse of his desk Melissa’s eyes filled with tears and my reaction was immediate. I said he was wrong, [...]
The aisles were littered with various cans of energy drinks and bottles of water. Underneath the seats were crumpled notes and dog-eared textbooks. In the classroom sat 200 students, slouched in their seats wearing everything from sweatpants to five inch high heels. They chewed on pencils, stared at the ceiling for inspiration and furrowed their [...]
“What brings you here?” Such a simple question for a situation that had become so overwhelming over a couple of months. I’d had bouts of depression in the past, but never as lingering or as complex as the one that I had been experiencing that year. At the time I was working for a mental [...]
I’ve never met Chelsea Clinton. I hope I do one day. I never met her grandmother, Dorothy Rodham, who passed away last month. I wish I had. There was a long article in today’s New York Times about Chelsea’s decision to begin leading a more public life and the process she went through in making the decision. Chelsea Clinton Living up to the Family Name. I hope she doesn’t mind that I’m referring to her by her first name. I feel like I know her, which I’m [...]
I stared at my computer screen. I froze in disbelief as I began scrolling through the emails in my inbox. In between offers for flat screen TVs and other great holiday deals on things I didn’t need, sat an email with the following subject line: Acceptance Into the 2012 California Independent Film Festival I slowly [...]
The impact of Someday Melissa around the world has been overwhelming: “I am a 22 year old college student and I have struggled with bulimia all my life. This story has inspired me, and certainly made me seek out the help I have needed desperately to get well.” “The story was genuine and listening to [...]
Yesterday I went into the city to watch the New York City Marathon. It was a perfect marathon day, cool temperatures and sunny skies. The kind of day that sparkles. The kind of day that makes you believe anything is possible and makes you feel happy to be alive. From beginning to end, the streets [...]
Several days ago I stumbled on a blog posting I wrote over a year ago, in September, 2010, for our first, very short-lived blog. I’d actually forgotten about that blog as we focused on completing Someday Melissa. I would like to share part of that entry: “Yesterday I received an email from a therapist at [...]
Last week I flew out to California for the National Eating Disorders Association Annual Conference. As the lights of Los Angeles came into view outside the plane’s window, I couldn’t help but think about Melissa. She always talked about moving there when she was healthy, when she’d beaten ED, determined to fulfill her dream of [...]
