Little Messes Everywhere

A mother, a therapist, a yogi, a businesswoman - oh, and perimenopausal.

That feels like an intro to a joke, the joke of being a middle-aged woman. Little Messes Everywhere is about me trying to navigate this life with education, research, wit, charm, sarcasm, and sheer confusion, while hoping to help others in similar situations.

Without further ado, let me take a second to introduce myself. The day and hour you choose will determine which Melissa you will get. I am a mother of two extremely active teenagers. I have been a therapist for 25 years ( happy quarter-century career goals?), I am a yogi - this, my friends, I take very seriously. My journey through yoga will be discussed alongside most of my other personalities. I am a businesswoman. FYI, that wasn’t on my year-2000 bingo card. And most importanly I am in the dreaded perimenopause stage of my life. The last one - I have ZERO shame in discussing. Welcome to 2026. If I have to go through it, you too should learn about it, either to be prepared for it or to help your partner or friends through it.

Finally, I have no idea how to work Substack - I’m from the Facebook era. So sit back, enjoy, hopefully we can all learn from each other, while laughing and crying together.