Melissa Maimone is a Christian speaker and the author of Gathering Dandelions. She is an advocate for women who struggle with depression to live a bold, messy, magnificent life of vulnerability and victory for she believes that there is tremendous beauty in one's life struggles.

In this episode, you will learn how to deal with depression and turn your struggles into a positive experience. You will be inspired by Melissa's story on how she overcame depression.

Links:

www.melissamaimone.com

Discussed:

Gathering Dandelions- Melissa's Book

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Quotes:

"Get help! Find somebody to help you walk throughout depression." - Melissa Maimone

"Acceptance is what turned my life around. It started with people who accepted that part of me ." - Melissa Maimone

"Depression has a place in my life but it is not the driver of my life and depression is not the essence of who I am." - Melissa Maimone

Time Stamps:

09:45 - Melissa's depression struggles, what pivotal moment helped her overcome depression

14:00 - Melissa's vulnerable journey of being a mother with special needs daughter

17:08 - How Melissa reframed the negatives and turned it into positive experiences

20:41 - What people said to Melissa

30:00 - "Welcome to Holland" poem

33:00 - Gathering Dandelions book

43:00 - How "letting go" mean "landing in Holland"?

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