Melissa Rampelli Ph.D.

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Melissa Rampelli, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of English at Holy Family University in Philadelphia, PA. She specializes in the history of psychology and gender studies among other areas.

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The Birth Story That Wasn't Promised
What happens when the birth story you're promised falls apart? Erica Stern's memoir, "Frontier," dives into the haunting overlap of trauma, obstetric history, and maternal identity.
How Expressive Writing Can Empower Students

Explore how expressive writing can empower students by helping them process emotions and foster personal growth, all through the transformative power of storytelling.

Explore how expressive writing can empower students by helping them process emotions and foster personal growth, all through the transformative power of storytelling.

Healing Shame and Trauma Through Writing and Reading

What role can writing and reading play in navigating trauma? Memoirist Barrie Miskin discusses her writing process and how it offered closure, connection, and hope.

What role can writing and reading play in navigating trauma? Memoirist Barrie Miskin discusses her writing process and how it offered closure, connection, and hope.

A New Mother's Struggle with Dissociation

Barrie Miskin’s memoir explores her battle with derealization depersonalization (DPDR) and the pressures of motherhood—revealing flaws in our approach to maternal mental health.

Barrie Miskin’s memoir explores her battle with derealization depersonalization (DPDR) and the pressures of motherhood—revealing flaws in our approach to maternal mental health.

How Writing Poetry Became a Lifeline for Processing Trauma

How did harnessing horror ironically pull a poet from horror's very depth? Read this deeply personal interview about the power of poetry and pop culture for identity reclamation.

How did harnessing horror ironically pull a poet from horror's very depth? Read this deeply personal interview about the power of poetry and pop culture for identity reclamation.

Slaying Trauma: A Pop Culture Healing Journey

From Buffy to the scream queen trope, delve into a journey of transformation and self-discovery as Fuhrer uses iconic narratives to confront and transcend personal trauma.

From Buffy to the scream queen trope, delve into a journey of transformation and self-discovery as Fuhrer uses iconic narratives to confront and transcend personal trauma.

"Breaking Through" With Books

Can literature truly transform minds and lives? Explore the findings in this study of Shared Reading as a therapeutic approach.

Can literature truly transform minds and lives? Explore the findings in this study of Shared Reading as a therapeutic approach.

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