Misti Spencer

Author · Survivor · Free Spirit

Peace, music,
and the long
walk home.

Misti Spencer writes about the hard roads and the wildflowers that grow along them. A wanderer at heart, at home in gardens, on the water, and inside a song.

Misti Spencer reaching skyward beneath a tree of turning autumn leaves
Wander down

In her words

A gentle soul
with deep roots.

I believe the things that break us can also become the soil we grow in.

I am an author, speaker and advocate, and my work draws from both lived experience and years spent walking alongside others through growth and life's harder transitions. I write about trauma, healing, identity, resilience and self-discovery, weaving honesty, insight, humor and music into stories about the experiences that shape us.

I am also a wife, mother of two, dog mom, nature lover and business owner. When I am not writing, you will likely find me barefoot in a garden, paddling somewhere quiet, or following a trail with a song in my head.

Peace, love and harmony are not a slogan to me. They are the practice I came home to.

Cover of Drinking Beauty and the Seven Narcissists, a memoir by Misti Spencer

Her debut memoir

The true story of one woman finding her way home.

Trafficked and groomed as a child, Misti survived years that would have unmade most people. Her memoir is the honest account of that road and the long walk back toward light, wholeness and her own name, told through the music that carried her the whole way.

Songs you already know by heart become the keys that unlock each chapter, turning private pain into something shared, understood and, finally, survivable.

Her world

The things that keep her whole.

Recovery was never one big moment. It was a thousand small returns to the things that make her feel alive.

Gardens & flowers

Slow mornings walking gardens, learning the names of things that bloom.

On the water

Paddle-boarding and kayaking the quiet springs, where the noise finally stops.

Trails & hikes

Long walks under live oaks, one foot in front of the other, again and again.

Music, always

The thread through everything. The language her healing learned to speak.

Peace & harmony

A daily practice of softness, gratitude and staying open to wonder.

Lifting others

Advocacy and survivor-informed work, turning her story into a hand held out.

Speaking & coaching

Thirty years helping people find clarity and calm.

I received my BS in Psychology along with my Certification in Alternative Therapies and Energy Medicine at the University of Central Florida. Go Knights! I am also a published curriculum author at the University of Central Florida, and I serve on the Advisory Board at the UCF Center for the Study of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery as the Community Personal and Professional Development Expert.

For thirty years I have helped people reach their personal and professional goals, drawing on deep experience in behavioral and alternative therapies, life skills coaching, management, business development, sales, training, public speaking, event organizing, hosting and promotions.

My goal is to help YOU in your pursuit of clarity, calm, success and wellness through strategic planning, goal setting and accountability.

Topics Misti speaks on

Available to speak
  • Stress Management
  • Work-Home-Life Balance
  • PTSD and Other Stress Related Disorders
  • Confidence & Self-Esteem
  • Family Relationships & Dynamics
  • Love, Intimacy & Sex
  • Mindfulness & Meditation Challenges
  • Motivation & Procrastination
  • Anxiety & Panic Attacks
  • Eating Disorders
  • Impulsivity & Compulsivity
  • Identity & Sexual Orientation Challenges
  • Parenting Children with ASD & ADHD
  • Adults and Children with Autism & ADHD
  • Substance Abuse & Addiction
  • Assertiveness & Negotiation
  • Career Planning & Growth
  • Communication
  • Transitions Both Personal & Professional
  • Business Development

Her words

Make Decisions That Benefit Your Dreams.

Misti Spencer

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Whether it is a speaking invitation, a question, or a note about your own road, this comes straight to Misti.