I host a weekly podcast show, Thrive: Mental Health and the Art of Living Free. Every week, I talk to people I respect about faith and mental health. My passion is helping you overcome challenges, process painful emotions, and understand your God-given identity.
This season, we are talking about self-care. Specifically, ways to care for your mental, spiritual, physical, emotional, and relational self. If you are struggling to survive, this show is for you!
If you would love to grow in your faith and mental health, check out the show!
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Wonderful insightful conversations
In this hustling-for-approval world, Melissa is a breath of fresh air. Helping women who want to live an emotionally and spiritually healthy life, she and her guests do so in honest, authentic ways that deepen their relationship to Jesus. Highly recommended. It is real. No fluff. Just getting down to the grit and grace of it all.-
Behind Closed Doors with Dr. Jessica Peck :: [Episode 120]
Teens are dealing with a world that is changing at a dizzying rate and with challenges unlike any other generation in history. While trying to process and navigate, parents are also trying to help their teens. What can we do to help our kids? If you’re asking yourself that question – today’s episode is for…
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Unshackled with Dr. Elizabeth Stevens :: [Episode119]
Hey Friends! As we continue our year-long series about learning to live healthily, I’m reminded that I started this in January, and here we are already in October! I started this series as a way for me to learn more about living healthy in all areas of my life. Today’s episode is so important as…
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What’s Big Starts Small with Pastor Mike Novotny :: [Episode 118]
Can you believe that 2022 is winding down? We only have a few more months till we are in a new year! We are also window down in our year-long series as well we are going to be diving into some fantastic conversations over to next several months to help you thrive in your life. …
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Brave Boundaries with Dr. Sasha Shillcutt :: [Episode 117]
As we continue our series on how to thrive in your life, one of the necessities is setting and keeping boundaries in your life. I’m so excited to have Dr. Sasha Shillcut back on the join today to talk about her new book, Brave Boundaries. We discuss how to live your priorities, and you have…
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Suicide Prevention with Scott Erickson :: [Episode 116]
Hey friends! I just wanted to give a quick trigger warning – especially if you have little ones in the car or around who may be listening … it might be a good idea to pop in some earbuds or save this episode for later. Also, I believe is this a great episode for those…
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The Cost of Control with Sharon Hodde Miller:: [Episode 115]
Hey Friends, As I’ve mentioned, we are in the middle of a year-long series about you learning to live healthier lives. We’re talking about taking small and easy tips to increase your happiness, build better relationships and feel stronger. When I think about freedom and living healthy, we want to look at the fun stuff,…
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Maturing into Yourself with Ray Leight :: [Episode 114]
Hey Friends, As you know, we are in the middle of a year-long series all about living healthy. We have discussed the small, easy steps to increase happiness, build better relationships and feel stronger. Today’s episode fits in with our series theme just perfectly. I’m talking with Pastor and author Ray Leight on the show…
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Godly Dating 101 with Tovares Grey :: [Episode 113]
Hey Friends, We continue this week with our year-long series to live healthily and thrive in your life. Today, we are talking all about your relational health. If you are dating – are you not attracting the right people? Are you wondering about pursuing dating in a godly way? Then, friends, this episode is for…
Thoughtful and Insightful!
This is a podcast you don’t want to miss! Melissa chats about beyond-surface-level topics that get you thinking and pondering. I love her focus on faith, and the conversations she has with incredible guests! It’s a must-listen!