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The Light at the Other Side

The Light at the Other Side

Written by: Melissa Corrigan
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We are celebrating the light at the end of the tunnel of trauma and abuse and exploring the challenges along the way.

My name is Melissa Corrigan, or simpIy ~m. I'm an adoptee, trauma survivor, Navy veteran, mom to LGBT teens, ally, advocate, wife, friend, and person. I have amassed a wealth of life experiences (with or without my consent), and I'm here to share valuable life lessons, wisdom, stories, and random pieces of information like great recipes and interesting works of art.

If you're looking for partisan positioning, I lean to the left. The above paragraph should have let you know that. I believe every human being has the inherent right to dignity, safety, and freedom. Aside from that, I'm open to discussion and contemplation of all viewpoints.

My writing can be found at Medium and includes essays on adoption, trans issues, parenting, parenting specifically LGBT kids, and more.

Melissa Corrigan 2023 Hygiene & Healthy Living Parenting Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Relationships
Episodes
  • Planning, Writing, Coping in a New Normal

    Planning, Writing, Coping in a New Normal
    Mar 21 2025

    What new titles should I use? "Updates from the US"? "Missives from America"? I don't know if this will be a series... I'm just writing and speaking on what we're living with right now in the United States and what I'm doing to cope. Thank you for listening in!

    [I am recovering from the flu- forgive my voice.]

    To subscribe to receive my weekly (and sometimes daily!) newsletters: counterstorymedia.substack.com

    To access the pamphlet referenced in this episode (pw: whiterose): counterstorymedia.com/tnp

    To see all my other projects:

    counterstorymedia.com
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    33 mins
  • Special Episode: A Mother's Missive from Inside the United States

    Special Episode: A Mother's Missive from Inside the United States
    Feb 12 2025

    The American people are under assault by the incoming regime. People here are being targeted, having rights stripped, and facing further persecution.

    I am a mother. I want you to know how this is impacting my family.

    Join me in resisting this aggression.
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    25 mins
  • Exploration of Family: Parenting Young Adults

    Exploration of Family: Parenting Young Adults
    Dec 6 2024

    By the time your kids are seventeen, you're feeling like a pretty seasoned parent, right? Kind of got most things down pat.

    And then you're thrown into new territory as your child becomes an adult and suddenly we are navigating new situations, scenarios, boundaries, expectations, and realities.

    It can be disarming and quickly become a negative situation for everyone involved. It takes a ton of patience, self-exploration, and work to make it through this period with your relationship intact.

    Join me as I explore the unique challenges of parenting a young adult, and learn from some mistakes I made. We can all grow and learn together.

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    Just a reminder that you can financially support this project in a couple of ways:

    You can support the project on Patreon here: patreon.com/counterstorymedia

    You can support the project on Substack here: counterstorymedia.substack.com

    Under the umbrella of CounterStory Media, we have several existing projects:

    The Light at the Other Side- podcast and written word that is more general stories about life beyond trauma

    Adoptere- written word from the exclusive perspective of adoptees and birth mothers.

    Served- written word from the exclusive perspective of US military veterans

    Deconstructing Dogma- written word from those exploring their spiritual journey during or after leaving an organized religion

    New: Our Appalachian Spirit: an upcoming charity anthology sharing the works of Appalachian authors, poets, and artists.

    Thank you so much for joining me, and I hope you enjoy this season of The Light at the Other Side.

    ~m
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    31 mins
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