About

My Story

Connect with peace, live with joy, grow into possibility.

Mel, certified life and wellness coach, smiling outdoors

I became a certified life and wellness coach through the Gaja Collective, a women-owned and run company, where I trained in coaching, deep listening, presence, Ayurveda, meditation, and breathing techniques. I am also a medicinal aromatherapist, certified through Wisdom of the Earth.

But the real foundation of my work is lived. I have spent twenty-eight years living with three autoimmune diseases, and in that time I have come to understand the mind-body connection not as an idea, but as something I practice every day. When you live in your body the way I have had to, you learn how much the mind and the body shape each other, and how much presence can change.

That is what I bring to coaching. The techniques I share for calming, for finding joy, for grounding yourself through your senses are the same ones that help me care for myself, mind and body together.

Mel standing in front of a mural of wings

Why caretakers

For the people who give themselves away

I work with people who give themselves away to others. Caretakers of children, of aging parents, of anyone who needs them. People living with chronic illness, chronic pain, or the kind of fatigue that comes from holding everything together for everyone else.

If that is you, you may have lost touch with who you are, what you want, and what brings you joy. My work is about helping you find your way back, and integrating all of it into your wholeness.

Connect with peace, live with joy, grow into possibility.