Melanie shares her life experiences and how she came to learn about "Grace". She relates her story of growing up surrounded by poverty and difficult life situations, with strong sibling tension, moving to the U.S., and adapting to a new culture. Melanie shares how she learned to give herself grace and forgiveness for standing on the side of privilege. In effect to her experiences, Melanie advocates for giving yourself grace through self-understanding as she believes this is the first step to genuine kindness.