Hello, world, and happy holidays to you and yours from the Discover Your Talent team.

Our gift to you this week is five encore interviews of the most popular shows from the last 12 months.

We hope you enjoy them, and we look forward to sharing the journeys of more fascinating

guests in the coming year. Here's today's encore interview with Melissa Cohen. Welcome, Melissa.

Hi, Don. Great to be here. Thank you so much. Question, are you using your talents doing work that you love?

Yes, I am. Good. That's why we're here to hear the whole story.

Melissa Cohen is a licensed clinical social worker, independent educational consultant, certified professional coach, and Amazon best-selling author of Parent

Knowledge, a simple guide to surviving your team. She has been in practice for more than 20 years

and is dedicated to helping individuals find their own identity while managing their need

for independence, whether it is anxiety, conflict resolution,

communication, self-esteem, or managing expectations. Melissa tailors her approach to each unique

situation. In addition, Melissa is a member of NASW, an associate member of IECA, and the founder of the not-for-profit

Cohen Esophageal Cancer Initiative.

Melissa, that's a brief summary of your career.

Give us a few minutes now and tell us what you're working on now, what projects you're in now

that have you motivated and fired up if you will?

Well first and foremost I'm building my business. I watch it change every day.

Where I started is not where I am now and I love the process of finding what works for me and for the people that I come in contact with.

In addition, I found a really great way to balance and I can be a mom and I can do it all and I

can help my family as much as I'm helping other people.

That's a heroic effort.

Not many people can do that.

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