Melissa Bernstein, LIFELINES

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Zibby Owens

Connection, Inspiration, Moms, Entertainment, Arts, Reading, Books, Parenting, Literary

4.4 • 602 Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

"The cry of my own soul to be seen became so great that the risk of not saying who I was, was much greater than the risk of saying who I was." Co-founder of Melissa & Doug, Melissa Bernstein, joins Zibby for a heartfelt and thought-provoking conversation about coming forward with her lifelong experience with existential depression and how it has inspired creativity throughout her life. Her book, LifeLines, opens a door for others who may be going through the darkness as well and offers resources and a friendly hand to help them come into the light.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Libby Owens, and you're listening to the award-winning podcast, Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books.
0:07.0	I'm also the host of Moms Don't Have Time to Lose Weight, and I'm the editor of the anthology,
0:12.2	which you should run out and buy called Moms Don't Have Time to, a quarantine anthology.
0:16.8	All proceeds of that book go to COVID-19 vaccine research.
0:20.4	And I'm the editor-in-chief of Moms Don't Have Time to Write a new publication on Medium.
0:25.0	And we're accepting submissions, so please send your personal essays there.
0:29.1	And if all that isn't enough, you can follow me on Instagram at Zibby Owens.
0:32.9	And my website is Zibby Owens.com.
0:35.0	Okay, now back to this amazing podcast.
0:39.4	Melissa Bernstein is the author of Lifelines, an inspirational journey from profound darkness to radiant light. Melissa, along with
0:45.0	her husband Doug, is the co-founder of the toy company Melissa and Doug, which has created over
0:49.2	5,000 children's products, I think 4,999 of which I might have, and sold billions of dollars of toys
0:56.4	since its inception. Raised by educators, Melissa and Doug started the business in their garage in 1988,
1:02.2	and they've been on a mission ever since to provide open-ended, inventive, non-technology-driven
1:06.7	playthings for young children. Throughout Melissa's remarkable career, she kept secret,
1:11.0	her lifelong battle with severe depression and anxiety. She reveals her struggles in Lifelines,
1:16.6	her first book, which she wrote to help others who are also suffering. Melissa's book,
1:21.0	heralds the launch of lifelines.com, an online ecosystem, she and Doug are underwriting
1:25.8	to support those seeking support, guidance, and community on their mental health journeys.
1:30.1	Melissa lives in Connecticut with Doug and their six children.
1:32.8	That's right, six children.
1:34.5	Welcome, Melissa.
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