#55 Melanie Klein

Melanie Klein—sociology and women's studies professor, empowerment coach, speaker, author, and consciousness raiser—shares that the best way to get to the other side of a life-shattering experience is to take a wide perspective on the phrase "you are not alone." Know that the trauma you’re experiencing is part of a larger matrix, and individual healing is an opportunity to have an impact on the collective: when we heal ourselves, we heal everyone. Melanie learned this lesson while enduring several traumatic experiences, including disordered eating, sexual harassment and violence, an abusive relationship, low self-esteem, and compulsive exercise.

Find Melanie on Instagram: @melmelklein.