My Journey through War and Peace, Melissa Burch

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My team was one of the first documentary crews in the Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War, and a story about me in Afghanistan was featured in <em>The New York Times</em>. I was just in my twenties when I traveled with the moujahedeen, filmed an attack on a Soviet convoy, slept with an Afghan commander, and climbed 14,000 foot mountains in the Hindu Kush. These experiences and many more are featured in my forthcoming adventure memoir, <em>My Journey Through War and Peace</em>.</p> <p> </p> <p>I was the executive producer of "Women in Limbo Presents," a national public television series about women’s lives, and I’ve served as president of the New York Film/Video Council. My book, <em>The Four Methods of Journal Writing: Finding Yourself Through Memoir, </em>was a #1 Amazon bestseller and is still in the top 10 in its category. I am also a homeopath. I co-founded the Catalyst School of Homeopathy and produced and hosted one of the first successful radio shows on Voice America on homeopathy. When I’m not cooking dinner for friends and family, I enjoy writing and speaking about my books, travels and spiritual practice.</p> ” class=”” _made_with_builder=”true”][/text_block][/column][/row][/section][section is_fullwidth=”” default_spacing=”” height=”auto” background_options=”{"background":"none","image":{"background_image":"","background_color":{"color":"","id":"fw-custom"},"repeat":"no-repeat","bg_position_x":"","bg_position_y":"","bg_size":"","parallax":"","overlay_options":{"overlay":"no","yes":{"background":{"color":"","id":"fw-custom"},"overlay_opacity_image":100}}},"video":{"video":"","overlay_options":{"overlay":"no","yes":{"background":{"color":"","id":"fw-custom"},"overlay_opacity_video":100}}},"color":{"background_color":{"color":"","id":"fw-custom"}}}” margin_bottom=”” section_style=”” class=”” auto_generated=”” _array_keys=”{"background_options":"background_options"}” _made_with_builder=”true”][row][column width=”1_1″ default_padding=”” html_label=”” padding_top=”0″ padding_right=”0″ padding_bottom=”0″ padding_left=”0″ background_options=”{"background":"none","color":{"background_color":{"color":"","id":"fw-custom"}},"image":{"background_image":"","background_color":{"color":"","id":"fw-custom"},"repeat":"no-repeat","bg_position_x":"","bg_position_y":"","bg_size":"","parallax":"no","overlay_options":{"overlay":"no","yes":{"background":{"color":"#eaa827","id":"color_1"},"overlay_opacity_image":100}}}}” tablet=”” class=”” _array_keys=”{"background_options":"background_options"}” _made_with_builder=”true”][slider slider_id=”669″ _made_with_builder=”true”][/slider][/column][/row][/section]