Author: Melissa Elise Hall (Missy)

Heyyy!! My name is Melissa. I'm affectionately called Missy. I'm a survivor who has learned to thrive! As one who has overcome depression, suicide, abuse and physical illness, I know that hope is real. Everything that I've been through has been for my good. My struggle helped me to more clearly see me and discover hope, happiness, and purpose.

The Gift of Life

.Reading time 3 minutes.

I should be dead. It’s really that simple. By the time I was 14, I had been depressed, suicidal, participated in risky behavior, almost drowned and was grabbed seconds before being run down by a speeding SUV. The fact that I’m alive is both a miracle and a blessing. I’m convinced that I am here […]

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Abuse in Hindsight

.Reading time 11 minutes.

Previously published on the old blog platform, blog.momentswithmissy.com  Before falling in love, like for real love, I had several notions of what it’d be like. I imagined how happy we’d be, how much we’d enjoy talking with each other throughout the day and how fun our dates would be. Love would find me and usher me […]

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We Made It!

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Welcome to 2017. Can you believe it? Last year seemed to have flown by so quickly. I hope that you enjoyed your New Year celebrations and that you are ready to tackle (and by tackle I mean WIN) this new year. We’re in the second week of January already. We have been given an awesome opportunity […]

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Identifying the Process

.Reading time 7 minutes.

At 20 years old, I was making preparations to be a wife. At 23, I was single, again. Life hadn’t gone as planned. My heart was broken; I was mentally fragmented and emotionally more damaged than ever. Broken, bitter and confused, I sealed my heart. Men became the enemy and love was a concept that […]

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Can’t Put Your Finger on It?

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One of the things that touches me the most is that so many people don’t realize how much they need help and healing. I didn’t realize that I was broken and needed help. I knew that something wasn’t right in my life. I knew that I wasn’t happy; but I didn’t know why. I couldn’t put my finger on the source. It […]

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