Melissa Blake

Bio

Melissa Blake is a freelance writer and blogger from the Midwest. For the last eight years, she's written the blog So About What I Said, which covers disabilities, relationships, lifestyle, and pop culture. Her work has also appeared in The New York Times, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, ELLE, Redbook, Bustle, SheKnows and The Establishment. She's been known to overshare and has an unabashed love for pop music, polo shirts and PEZ dispensers.

Melissa Blake Articles

My father may have been gone, but he was still here. My name connected me to him, and that realization was incredibly powerful.

What I Realized About My Last Name After My Father's Death

My last name links me to my father. Every time I see it, every time I write it down, I think of him. It helps me keep him alive in my soul, and it makes me feel like I’m carrying a part of him with me wherever I go.

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Sadly, I know I'm not the only one who was hurt by Logan Paul's video.

Why Logan Paul's Suicide Victim Video Hurts People Like Me

Sadly, I know I'm not the only one who was hurt by Logan Paul's video. I know because it's a hurt shared by so many survivors of suicide.

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How Binge-Watching The Golden Girls Brought Me Closer To My Mom

Thanks to The Golden Girls, I was able to see those mother/daughter dynamics play out between two adults.

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Every week, we'd gather in our family's small living room and watch Dawson's Creek together.

How Watching Dawson's Creek Brought Me Closer To My Dad

Every week, we'd gather in our family's small living room and watch Dawson's Creek together. And, thankfully, a tradition — and a bond — was formed.

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Why It’s Powerful When Celebrities Like Britney Spears Talk About Mental Health

Any Millennial and Gen-Xer will tell you that Britney Spears defined a generation.

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Do they not realize that there’s a person on the receiving end of those words?

What It Feels Like Getting Bullied On Social Media 

Last month, I received the cruelest, most demeaning form of hate to date, on Twitter.

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