A Different Kind of Self-Help Book

Going Green With Your Self-Esteem

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“Inspiring and Refreshing
Melissa Wittenborn's new book Going Green With Your Self-Esteem, is a book filled with inspiring stories, quotes and strategies that will give you the confidence to bless and release your life challenges away.”

Johnny "The Transition Man" Campbell, DTM, AS Author of: "Move On" Your L.I.F.E is waiting.

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Is Your Life Perfect?

Most people’s lives are not.  Most people go through difficult challenges in their lives.

In the book Going Green with your Self-Esteem, readers are introduced to:
The Bless and Release Mindset: Turning Life’s Challenges into Growth

Life inevitably brings challenges that can leave us asking, “Why me?” Whether the struggle involves financial stress, health issues, relationship changes, or the loss of a loved one, difficult seasons can feel overwhelming. The Bless and Release mindset offers a powerful way to reframe these moments and move forward with clarity, resilience, and emotional strength.

At its core, the Bless and Release approach is about shifting perspective. Instead of becoming trapped in frustration, anger, or stress, this mindset encourages you to pause and ask a different question: What lesson can this experience teach me? Every challenge, no matter how difficult, carries an opportunity for growth, awareness, and transformation.

  1. Bless the lesson. Even painful experiences can reveal important truths about priorities, resilience, relationships, or personal strength. Recognizing the lesson helps transform hardship into a meaningful part of your life journey.
  2. Learn from the experience. Challenges often push us to develop new habits, stronger emotional awareness, and a deeper understanding of ourselves. This stage allows growth to replace resentment.
  3. Release the stress. Holding onto anger, guilt, or regret keeps us emotionally tied to the struggle. Through reflection, mindfulness, and simple nature-based exercises, the Bless and Release method helps you let go of the emotional weight that no longer serves you.

This therapeutic practice encourages people to reconnect with nature, reflect on life’s challenges, and cultivate a positive mindset during hardship. By learning to bless the lesson and release the burden, individuals can move through adversity with greater peace, resilience, and personal growth.

Sometimes life’s greatest breakthroughs begin when we choose to find the blessing and release the stress.

Open Going Green With Your Self-Esteem Whenever You Need a Mindset Reset

  • This book isn’t meant to be read cover to cover like a traditional book. Instead, it’s designed as a mindset reset tool you can turn to anytime life feels overwhelming.
  • Inside you’ll find 75 uplifting nature quotes paired with powerful “Bless and Release” mental health exercises designed to help shift your perspective and bring clarity during difficult moments.
  • Whether you’re struggling with debt, health challenges, divorce, grief, or major life transitions, each page offers a simple activity to help you pause, reflect, and release the emotional weight of the situation.
  • Whenever you feel stuck in the “yuck zone,” simply open the book, read a quote, and complete one of the guided exercises to help you take small, empowering steps toward a more positive mindset.
  • Because sometimes healing doesn’t require a long journey—just one moment of reflection and one small step forward.

Praise for
Going Green With Your Self-Esteem

  • I really enjoyed Going Green with your Self-Esteem, by Melissa Wittenborn. It’s such an easy, encouraging read that makes you stop and think about how small changes-both in how we treat ourselves and how we care for the world around us can really add up. It leaves you feeling inspired and a little more confident about making positive changes in your own life. Definitely worth picking up! – Elizabeth, GA
  • I would highly recommend that anyone going through any type of life's challenge read this book. The bless and release method and activities outlined in the book have helped me get to a better place mentally. I've picked it up often as it is one of those books that when I'm in a slump and do one of the exercises I immediately feel better. – Charlene, MO
  • Once I started reading this book, I could not stop. Melissa gently, but firmly guides the reader into self awareness and reflection. She provides realistic, workable advice on how to take the first steps towards healing. I continue to use this book as a valuable resource in peeling off layers of doubt and replacing them with positive affirmations.– Gloria
  • Melissa’s help with my 12 year old daughter’s self-esteem was amazing.  After just a few hours with her, she had a renewed self confidence and her grades are demonstrating that. – Nicole
  • Melissa is always able to counsel me and get me looking on the bright side of life when I feel defeated. Her optimistic outlook on any challenges I have is engaging and entertaining. – Anonymous
Going Green With Your Self-Esteem book cover by Melissa Wittenborn

About the Author

Melissa Wittenborn is a Certified Divorce Specialist, Toastmasters Table Topics winner, Toastmaster’s Competent Communicator, author, speaker, and business expert who helps people reinvent themselves during life’s most challenging transitions to create lasting success.

As a traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivor who was featured in Reader’s Digest, Melissa’s story of resilience has led to appearances on numerous TV shows and podcasts. She is the author of Going Green with Your Self-Esteem, now available in its updated Second Edition on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Google Books. While her experiences are universal, her outlook is uniquely transformative. Through walks in nature, she discovered that many answers to the “Why me?” question can be found outdoors—leading her to develop the “Bless & Release” theory, a philosophy that views life’s challenges as blessings in disguise, each offering valuable lessons before moving forward.

In 2025, Melissa contributed Chapter 9—focused on her “Bless & Release” theory—to the newly released Moral Injury: A Guidebook for Women Veterans. That same year, she was featured in major media outlets including Economic Insider, FinTech, Bloomberg, Business FM, C-SPAN, CBS News, Florida CNN Discovery, E! News, ESPN, Fox Business, Fox News, and Huffington Post for her groundbreaking SAVE THE GREENS program. This system helps individuals navigating divorce, separation, or widowhood reduce financial and emotional strain while enhancing estate planning through net worth analysis. Her clients consistently save time, money, and stress—emerging financially stable and emotionally renewed.

Known for her ability to inspire audiences from small groups to arenas of over 14,000, Melissa combines empathy and expertise in every presentation. As a proud member of the National Association of Divorce Professionals (NADP), she continues to empower others to find clarity, confidence, and peace in life’s transitions.

Melissa’s next book, set to launch in 2026, will be a teaching memoir that shares the strength and wisdom she gained through adversity—offering readers hope, healing, and the courage to grow.

Melissa Wittenborn author of Going Green With Your Self-Esteem