Who Is Melony Hill?
Fast Facts
Has hosted over 300 live events
Award-winning author and advocate
Brand ambassador, volunteer and peer led program facilitator with Nami’s Nami Metropolitan Baltimore
Spoken on Local, National and International platforms
Legally disabled and self-employed
Survivor and overcomer of physical, mental, emotional and sexual abuse
Safe Space Curator, Mental Health Advocate and Therapeutic Writing Coach. Founder of Stronger Than My Struggles. Creator of International therapeutic writing workshop, award winning author and advocate, philanthropist.
Target Audience Ages 12-75
Speaking Topics
Overcoming Adversity
Creating the Life You Desire and Deserve
Mental Health Awareness and Advocacy
Therapeutic Writing as Self-Care
Once counted out by society due to the obstacles she had to overcome and challenges she faces daily, Melony has proven that she is a survivor. The 8x author and advocate is a survivor of long-term molestation, physical, mental and emotional abuse in the home.
In 2009 Melony started intensive outpatient therapy, seeing a therapist 1-3 days a week was diagnosed with a multitude of emotional dysfunctions such as PTSD, depression, anxiety disorder and dissociative identity disorder ( multiple personalities)
Therapy changed her life. Years of intense therapy led to her finding more stably in life. Over the years, she's had her relapses and any day could be a bad day, but most days are good. She loves to help people achieve their dreams and goals as she has.
Never one to let an obstacle deter her from her goals, Melony has thrived, despite her mental, physical and emotional limitations. A full-time entrepreneur since 2007, after multiple career paths, she found he true calling as a Curator of Safe Spaces to have hard conversations.
Stronger Than My Struggles, aims to heal through the written and spoken word, offering resources, support and services to survivors from all walks of life.
In May 2019, Melony made history as she launched the first ever Black Mental Health Awareness Tour, Crazy Like a Fox: Black Mental Health Matters.
