This was a fun interview, but one where we also went very deep. I did some business coaching with Melissa about a year ago after finding her podcast. Melissa is a beautiful Soul with a different type of grief journey. She’s a Mom who went through a divorce a few years ago which is a grief journey of its own. Then, a couple of years ago, her former husband, her children’s father, left this life of his own choosing. Listen in as Melissa explains how she got that news, where she was, who was with her at the time, and so much more, including:
- How Melissa's childhood led to issues with codependency and people pleasing
- How her divorce led to her first awakening
- How a breakup from a subsequent relationship led to her second awakening
- Her path from being a teacher, to becoming a Reiki practitioner, writing a book and starting a podcast
- How she’s helping her children navigate the death of their father
- The physical changes that happen in our brain when we experience trauma
- How she initially tried to hide her grief from her children after their father’s death - and what she later realized about that
- How learning to “stuff” our feelings in childhood can affect us into adulthood
- Something that makes grief so difficult - and what’s required in the process
- Why grace is so important on your grief journey
- Why Melissa used laughter in her book, Beautifully Broken
- How I used “Sex and the City” to heal after my divorce
- The various ways guilt affects our grief
- Why you don’t want to “ugly cry” at a drag show
- What it means to “Awaken Your Inner Awesomeness”
You can find Melissa on Instagram or on her website.
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