My name is Melissa Rae Toni, and I am an author, self-healer, and positive world changer. As a woman who both studied psychology and personally felt the effects of the cold labeling system at large, I set out on a mission at age twenty-six to understand my wounds and heal, rather than accept the condition bipolar. Now, eight years later, I believe everyone has the power to unburden themselves from labels and get to the root of the lies surrounding and trauma wounds within. I believe everyone has the power to overcome the broken health system and heal.

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My memoir, Somewhere in the Middle, is the story of my personal journey from traumatized label-acceptance and psychiatric pills to exhilarating, challenging, and overall rewarding self-discovery through holistic healing. As many of my issues stemmed from a lack of self-love and self-confidence, my story is about finding home within myself and shining light on the truth. Through a variety of holistic healing methods, a newfound spirituality, as well as a creative rock project, I emerge renewed to discover that I am my own hero.

 

Currently, this memoir is not available for purchase, but check out my latest two books Real World Healing (Available Now!) and Somewhere Out There (Winter 2026)

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