About ForgiveMess
About
Have you done something you’re not proud of?
Hurt someone—and in turn, hurt yourself?
If you’re wrestling with unforgiveness, there is a way out.
In ForgiveMess: Part Memoir. Part Roadmap. A Journey to Peace Through Self-Forgiveness, award-winning journalist and TV host Michele Lazcano takes you deep into her journey through personal failure, heartbreak, and redemption. Drawing on years of therapy, hard-won insight, and a flicker of hope that refused to die, Michele offers a raw, compassionate guide for finding peace, even when you think you don’t deserve it.
Each chapter blends Michele’s intimate storytelling through grief, loss, love, and healing, with powerful insights from leading voices in mental health, neuroscience, spirituality, and personal transformation.
ForgiveMess isn’t just a memoir.
It’s a roadmap to forgiving yourself.
Mess and all.
The Author
Michele is a multiple award-winning journalist and storyteller.
She’s the recipient of the Edward R. Murrow Award, multiple Emmy Awards, and the Gabriel Award for producing stories that uplift and nourish the human spirit. A Certified Grief Educator, Michele lives in New England with her two sons.
You
This book is for anyone who’s ever longed to be forgiven—or struggled to forgive someone else.
It’s for those carrying shame, regret, or a past they wish they could rewrite.
Whether you’re living behind actual prison walls or simply stuck in a prison of your own making, ForgiveMess is a hand on your shoulder, a voice that says:
You’re not alone. And it’s not too late.
This book is for the ones who wonder if they’re too far gone.
The ones who play their mistakes on repeat.
The ones who want to believe healing is possible—even when they aren’t sure they deserve it.
If that’s you, you’re in the right place.