“Unfinished Business a prescriptive, compassionate, user-friendly guidebook for the heart, infused with hard-won wisdom and true concern for the emotional health and authentic well-being of us all. Both science-based and deeply personal, the work in this book helps us to understand our challenging life events from an entirely different perspective and offers us an invitation to lovingly face ourselves, our fears, and our heartbreaks, so we can finally heal from the past and move on. By using her own difficult losses and past traumas Melanie encourages us to organize our complicated histories and take inventory of what was lost so we can enthusiastically grab hold of all that is yet to come. It’s an eye-opener. I loved every page.”
—Cindy Crawford, International SuperModel, Entrepreneur, TV Personality, New York Times best-selling author, Mom

“Unfinished Business is a beautifully written survival guide for anyone with a past, a present and a future. An inspiring roadmap for those of us who have ever had doubts about our place in the world. I’ve used it myself and found it phenomenally helpful. This one is a must read!”
—Dr. Beverly Kaye, Wall Street Journal best-selling author of Love Em or Lose Em, Up is Not the Only Way, Hello, Goodbye, and Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go

“Honestly taken aback by the process Melanie so eloquently writes the reader through. Her ability to help us understand our emotional history as well as how to set it free is a kind of superpower for those of us determined to heal and reach our greatest potential. Engaging. Insightful and a life changer for me. Grateful to have read it! It's that good.”
—Eric Yavebaum New York Times best-selling author of 7 books including Leadership Secrets of the World’s Most Successful CEOs

“In Unfinished Business, Melanie Smith explores the powerful force that can hold us back from fulfilling our potential for success, health, and happiness. The accessible, evidence-based steps in this book can help us put our unfinished business behind us so that we can become the best version of ourselves and flourish. Beautifully written and a necessary read in these disorienting times.”
—Tal Ben-Shahar New York Times best-selling author of Happier, Being Happy and creator of the most popular course in Harvard University’s history

“Melanie Smith’s Unfinished Business is required reading for anyone feeling stuck in the past or in unhealthy patterns, yet instinctively knows that there is so much more they are capable of becoming. Most people are unaware of the deep pain of their past, and how it is holding them back. Many more have resigned themselves to their suffering, and think it is permanent and impossible to ever be 'finished.' But Unfinished Business provides hope, tools, and skills that create lasting change and healing once and for all. If you are looking to transform your relationships, professional life, and most importantly, yourself, Melanie’s scientifically supported and proven work changes you on a cellular and energetic level so that you can live fully, abundantly, joyfully and claim the life you knew deep down was possible all along.”
—Mary Curran Hackett, best-selling author of Proof of Heaven and Proof of Angels

“Throughout our thirty-plus-year friendship, Melanie’s constant desire has been to help people heal and live authentically. Unfinished Business distills all of her knowledge, tools, and wisdom into a practical, step by step guide that is a must-have resource to help us all navigate our painful pasts and ever-changing, complex lives. From the very first page you know that you are in amazing hands as you learn, grow, and heal from Melanie's hard-earned strength, compassion, honesty, and insights. This book is a true work of heart.”
—Nancy McKeon Actress, Writer, Producer, Director, Mom

“This is a heartening, straight-talking resource for readers looking to start the work that it takes to (as Smith puts it) ‘weed’ their gardens and re-plant in ‘clean and clear’ soil. Smith makes the work look approachable and nourishing.”
—Publishers Weekly BookLife


“Smith offers a self-help book for survivors of trauma… The author aims to help readers heal and transform despite difficult pasts…useful guidance here for people recovering from loss.”
—Kirkus Reviews