
I Spent Years Hating Myself Until I Started This Practice
Published 1/9/2026

Published 1/9/2026
Melissa Wood-Tepperberg shares the moment she found herself on her bathroom floor, looking in the mirror with tears streaming down her face, saying "I hate you" to her own reflection after years of binge drinking, bulimia, and drug experimentation. She opens up about growing up in poverty with four…