Welcome today fellow griever. I appreciate you, I see you and thank you so much for listening and if you can, please ---Support the show

Today, I’m taking you behind the scenes — not just of the podcast, but of why I do all of this.

Spoiler alert: it’s not about making six figures. Not even close to what it's about!
It started with a mic, a grieving heart, and the hope that I could create the kind of podcast I couldn’t find after losing my son Alex to suicide. And in many ways, most ways that matter, it still is about that same 'seed' that was planted when the podcast started... the desire to create the space i couldn't find and to walk alongside others on this journey.

In this episode, I share how The Leftover Pieces was born — and how everything that’s followed (coaching, community, books, retreats…) has grown out of real conversations with other survivors like you. We talk about how I approach grief support differently, why I resist cookie-cutter coaching models, and how I’ve built this space with heart, not hustle.

Yes, I left a full-time job to do this.
No, I don’t have sponsors or ads.
Yes, this work is sacred.

And yes — if the podcast has helped you, you can support it (there’s a button on the website) — but this episode? It’s just me, being real, with no pitch. Just truth. The link is also here in the show notes (top and bottom) BUT I would love you to check out all of the new and newly "spruced up" things on the website! I have been working hard and am so proud of what you will find there.

Take what serves you, leave the rest. And thank you — truly — for being here.

💜
 Melissa

Sending love, peace and enough hope for us both! (See, that's just one way community helps -- we need others to be our strength and motivators and accountability partners when we can't get there alone!) "This is so lonely, but you do not have to be alone." - XO Melissa

Go to my WEBSITE "The Leftover Pieces; Rebuilding You" is support central. GET ON MY EMAIL LIST THERE (Blue buttons on home page)

Have you seen the NEW Anthology Book  "Becasue They Are Loved" -- submit your poems and letters TODAY!! Be an author-- tell their story! Because legacy matters

And what about Legacy? Let's remember your child together!! I start the ONE & ONLY Legacy Project this year (2025) --- and NOW is the time to get on the list for Jan 2026 LET"S CHAT - SCHEDULE A CHAT HERE

PS....The Legacy Writing Project in 2024 has finished. Volume 5 is out in the world & 6 is on the way as i type ...GET ON THE LIST NOW for the SINGLE DATE start for 2026
For a way to leave a Legacy of your child - GO HERE

If you, or someone you know, is struggling ww suicidal thoughts, reach out:
CALL 988   OR, you can also TEXT the word "HOME" to 741741 in the USA

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