Going Green with your Self-Esteem 2nd EDITION
Now Available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Google Books, IndieBound, Books-A-Million, Walmart, as well as available internationally.
Certified Divorce Specialist
As a Certified Divorce Specialist™ and member of the National Association of Divorce Professionals, Melissa blends emotional empowerment with tactical financial clarity—so you stay grounded, prepared, and in control.
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SAVE THE GREENS
- Professional Keynote Speaker
- Spouse/Partner Programs
- Lunch Programs
- Dinner Programs
- Workshop Leader
- Personal Development Coach
- Financial Accountability Coach
- Health/Wellness Coach (What’s Wealth without your Health?)
Quickly getting you out of the "YUCK" Zone.
GETTING BACK TO NATURE..................GETTING BACK TO EMPOWERMENT....
Certified Divorce Specialist
Melissa is available to help you find clarity, confidence, and peace in life’s transitions. Please click here for more information.
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Welcome!
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.
Past clients include:
- MEOW PODCAST
- LEEZA’S PLACE
- CHICAGO’S GREEN FESTIVAL
- RESTORATION OF SPIRIT TV
- CHICAGO’S GREEN FESTIVAL
- LEADS CLUB INTERNATIONAL
- AAUW/HINSDALE
- ROTARY CLUB OF HINSDALE
- IAAP
- JUUVA
- NERIUM INTERNATIONAL
Melissa was on Chicago's Restoration of Spirit's TV Show where she discussed the storms of life, pot designs and her book, "GOING GREEN WITH YOUR SELF-ESTEEM".
RESTORATION OF SPIRIT TESTIMONIAL: Melissa is a heartfelt, inspiring, dynamic and yet humble speaker. Her presentation mixes a personal story of strength and hope with sincere care for others. She shows us that if she can do it, so can we! We are not alone on our journey and Melissa teaches us that we can still laugh and have fun while digging ourselves out of the trenches and moving forward in our lives. ...such as her "Bless and Release" system which I have come to rely on. Melissa is a blessing but don't release her!!