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Mel Gentry Bosna

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Self Help, Psychology, Memoir

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Melodee Gentry Bosna (she/her) has a BS in Sociology, a Master of Social Work and is licensed as a clinical social worker in Arizona where she’s been in private practice since 2011.

She’s worked professionally in the mental health field since 2007 in a variety of roles and in 2021, kicked off a qualitative research project to test her theories surrounding consent, boundaries, self-trust and the specific reasons their development is delayed.

More commonly known as ‘Mel Bosna’ by those who've met her, she’s passionate about joining others on their reclamation journey and aims to agitate the systems that compromise our safety (looking at you capitalism, white supremacy, patriarchy and ableism). She’s hell-bent on contributing to building a saf ...more

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In The House Of Me: A path from self-abandonment towards self-reclamation through a practice of embodied consent
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