This one’s for the grandmas who quietly carry our history. In this episode, I share a tender memory of discovering a pink Mead notebook my Grandma Donna saved for decades—a notebook filled with poems and stories I wrote as a little girl. It’s not just about nostalgia. It’s about remembering the child I was, the dreams I had, and the quiet proof that I’ve always been a writer. I reflect on the power of holding on to our younger selves, how memory works when childhood trauma is part of the stor...
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This one’s for the grandmas who quietly carry our history. In this episode, I share a tender memory of discovering a pink Mead notebook my Grandma Donna saved for decades—a notebook filled with poems and stories I wrote as a little girl. It’s not just about nostalgia. It’s about remembering the child I was, the dreams I had, and the quiet proof that I’ve always been a writer. I reflect on the power of holding on to our younger selves, how memory works when childhood trauma is part of the stor...
⚠️ Trigger Warning: This episode discusses eating disorders. If this topic feels too heavy right now, please take care of yourself and skip as needed. In this episode of Little Book of Confessions, I open up about my own struggles with disordered eating and the girl I met at 17 who changed me forever. She was 19, beautiful, brilliant — and in pain. Her letters, quotes, and poems still live in my journal, and I read them here today because her voice — and the voices of so many — deserve ...
Little Book of Confessions with Melissa May
This one’s for the grandmas who quietly carry our history. In this episode, I share a tender memory of discovering a pink Mead notebook my Grandma Donna saved for decades—a notebook filled with poems and stories I wrote as a little girl. It’s not just about nostalgia. It’s about remembering the child I was, the dreams I had, and the quiet proof that I’ve always been a writer. I reflect on the power of holding on to our younger selves, how memory works when childhood trauma is part of the stor...
