What people say…

I’d been at the cusp of a breakthrough… for a decade in what felt like every single area of my life. The word that comes to mind is ALMOST. Almost finishing my thesis, almost in a good place with my partner, almost untangled from a co-dependent relationship with my alcoholic father, almost at peace… with no end in sight.

This work was the loving slap in the face I needed.

I’m not going to lie to you, when I first found you your videos and posts totally resonated with me but when I saw what it would cost to work with you I literally laughed out loud. It took me 6 more months of “almost” hell to get me to a point where I thought, screw it, there’s nothing’s worth more to me than snapping out of this.

The past few months of working together have been unbelievable. Yes, I finished my thesis and that’s great, I’ve also gotten very clear on my boundaries with my dad without guilt or resentment which is nuts and an enormous relief, and my partner and I broke up (turns out, a really good thing). But the most valuable thing I’ve gotten out of this is a feeling of being fully alive, in my life and fucking free. It’s as if I’d been living with blinders and they’ve fallen off. I see myself, I feel myself, I’m not hiding all the time, or waiting. It’s so simple but so different. I want to say I got my life back but I don’t think I ever had it before.

Working with you has been waking up, you always bring me back to what is, and it’s astonishing to me to realize how much of what held me back was an unconscious choice and how I was always looking for what wasn’t here to save me. 

I can’t imagine not having done this. It’s scary how close I came to staying where I was. This has been the most important investment I’ve ever made. I’m grateful beyond measure that with so much out there, I found You and The BODY Cure.

To anyone that feels called to this work, do it! It’s challenging as hell but it’s also real magic. Melanie is the genuine article and this work is life.

-Norah Z

My god, where to begin.

I hadn’t really been into personal development until pretty recently and a close friend that was working with you recommended I give it a try. I saw how her whole outlook and behavior had changed, she was lighter, happier and sharper, she even looked more beautiful but I didn’t think I was in bad shape or that my life needed that much work. Fast forward a few months and I had my first anxiety attack. I’ve done therapy years ago and it didn’t do it for me so when my friend suggested I try you again I was skeptical but I gave it a go. I started with SHIFT and three weeks in started private coaching. Whatever you’re doing here, wow.

My life right now, and I mean my day and my body and what I do with it feels like a miracle. What you teach through The BODY Cure is gold. Pure gold. My understanding of my body, my understanding of other people, my understanding of everything has radically changed and I see the effects ripple. How could I not have seen this?! Is what I keep feeling. I’m excited for what living in this way will bring me. Thank you, Melanie.

- Viv L

Not for the faint of heart. That’s the first thing to say about this work. If you’re not willing to look at your own stuff and poke holes in your stories of why things haven’t worked out the way you wanted them to, then save your money.

I’ve been close to having several identity crises in our time together, but by some miracle you have a way of getting me on the side of truth and make it feel safe and good to look at things I never could have. I don’t know that it would be possible to get to where I am without your support and I know now that seeing myself clearly doesn’t make me weak and isn’t a way for me to feel bad or make others right while I’m wrong. I feel clear and free, I feel like I don’t need to defend myself all the time and can relax into my life and be present.

My family is so much happier for it, and I’m happy I have something positive to teach my kids and that they have a mom that’s showing them how it’s like to live from peace and clarity.

Thanks a million, Mel.

-Sharon

Melanie talks about a pragmatic awakening and that’s precisely what this work is like.

When I came to her I wanted to feel better and less tight all the time. I was walking on eggshells or always fixing a problem but since a lot of that had to do with my situation and the people in my life I couldn’t imagine what I could do differently.

You know what I found? This work makes it really easy to see where I’m adding to what I think the problem is and to see an alternative that’s present and honors what’s really true for me right then and there. When I let it be that easy (I’m still learning) my experience of it changes, but that has completely changed how my situation plays out and my relationships with everyone. I’ve felt a massive unburdening in the past few months, and I’ve also released so much of the absurd need to control other people’s experiences so I wouldn’t be uncomfortable.

Everything feels lighter, friendlier and more possible. Life feels new and I know it’s just the beginning. In terms of tangible changes, my wife and I are in a better place than we’ve been in 22 years of marriage, a lot of resentment I had for my kids is gone, and I don’t feel like the people in my life are my prison. I can breathe.

It’s hard to describe the value of working with Melanie because so much of what it does is invisible, but when you really go for it and get a taste, it’s like nothing else and life becomes a completely different story. Do it for yourself and watch that be a gift you give to the people you love.

-Andrew G

Dear Melanie,

I enrolled in SHIFT when it first came out in January and I took the three first modules and then let the ball drop.

A couple of months after forgetting all about it I caught myself complaining to a friend about the same problem I’ve had forever and I remembered why I’d first joined SHIFT. You’d talked about something inside us that is invested in us wanting what we want but never getting there and it hit me, that’s what was going on. That night I started SHIFT from the beginning again and went at it totally committed to breaking the pattern, whatever it takes. I’ve just finished the course and I can feel and see what you mean. I return to the lessons almost daily and know in my heart that this is the path. No more excuses.

I’m actually glad I let the course fall by the wayside and had that come to Jesus moment, otherwise I wouldn’t have seen so clearly. I want to see where the pieces fall now that I’ve completed the course but my next goal is to work with you personally. Thank you for the work you do.

-Stella M

My work with Melanie was a game changer. Her coaching was truly memorable because I felt empowered at a level I hadn’t been before.

She, being so authentic and true to her essence gave me the full permission I needed to be true to mine, and that had a deep transformative effect for me and for the way in which I do my work.

Melanie is so intuitive and tuned in to her inner wisdom that everything we worked on resonated deeply with my needs. She has been a deep inspiration and a source of support and love in and outside her sessions. I have for her a deep sense of admiration and gratitude, and strongly recommend working with her to those that wish to go beyond what they consider possible.

-Sasha C

Every time I have come to a session with Melanie, I have been met with such a huge container of love, respect, and a gift of insight from the perspective of someone who really wants me to see my best self at all times.

I believe that the work Melanie is doing has the power to transform lives into the acceptance of their divine inheritance of pleasure. Pleasure in all forms. But truly a grounded understanding of pleasure as it relates to me, myself, and I.

Speaking for myself, as someone who has given so much energy to show up for others and continually give from dry reserves, it’s been a huge blessing to be able to come to an hour with Melanie, once a week, and let it all go so as to move toward really filling that well again with the self-worth that gives me anything and everything.

Sometimes being face-to-face with the opportunity to love myself THAT much is super challenging, but Melanie’s unflinching presence and care-FULL guidance coupled with a space that is imbued by her charisma and gentle power makes me see, remind, and believe in what I’m doing all the way through. It’s evident that Melanie has done a ton of her own soul work, and has been flying a powerful journey herself, to be able to be the coach she is today.

I’m so grateful to have someone in my life that is such a cheerleader and fire for my dreams, my body, my love, and my life. Melanie is my breath of fresh air. All this, and I feel like my words can only express a fraction of how impressed and grateful I am about this woman.

- Carol B

I can’t find a better word to describe my experience working with Melanie than Extraordinary. There’s something beyond the linear understanding and unfolding of every session, a depth that can only be measured against the depth you’ve gone to within yourself before.

The container she creates is an alchemical potion of safety, acceptance, wisdom, guidance and all the mind-blowing tools she uses to help you transform holistically, starting from identifying the very root of the issue and then guiding you through an incredible journey of untangling the knots in your unconscious mind, reconnecting to yourself, your body, your heart, your sexuality and power in a very structured and clear way.

I also loved the customized practices she developed for me to do in-between our sessions. The transformation I’m observing in myself and my outer world is so rapid and tangible, I’m simply in awe of this work and of Melanie - truly a modern-day magician.

-Julie S

“Melanie is a one of a kind, absolutely out of this world human. I was fortunate to be coached by her multiple times and each and every time I was left in awe and admiration how skillful her approach is, how deeply she saw me and how lovingly and gently she was able to show me places in my psyche that needed my attention and integration.

Every session with her was a break through for me. She has a natural talent for holding her clients with gentleness, ease and exquisite nurturing care that I have never experienced with anyone else. I can’t recommend her enough as your guide on your journey. Melanie is Magic!”

-Iryna S

Melanie is an absolute pleasure to interact with. Spending time with her I have felt both safely held in her warm compassion and gently challenged to rise up into my highest self. She combines her creativity, intelligence and warmth in a special configuration of compassionate truth. I would highly recommend taking the opportunity to meet and work with her.

- Adriene C