From Diamonds to Dumpster Fires
Hi, I’m Melie
Resilience coach, podcast host, app creator, and soon-to-be published author.
But before all that, I was someone whose life completely fell apart.
Divorce. Burnout. The kind of transitions that make you question everything you thought you knew about yourself, your faith, and your future.
But here’s what I learned in the rubble:
Resilience isn’t about bouncing back. It’s about building the capacity to move forward.
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My training
- ◆Master of Religious Studies
- ◆MA in English, Creative Non-fiction
- ◆Postgraduate Certificate in Psychology & Neuroscience of Mental Health
- ◆Certified Life Breakthrough Coach
- ◆PhD student, Social Psychology
I combine theological depth with evidence-based neuroscience because your faith and your mental health don’t have to be at odds — they can actually work together.
My real education, though, came from navigating my own dumpster fires and discovering that the tools that actually work aren’t the ones sold in pretty Instagram carousels.
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Why I do this
Because I’ve been where you are.
I know what it’s like to feel like everything is burning down.
I know the exhaustion of trying to “stay positive” when your life is a mess.
I know the isolation of feeling like you’re the only one who can’t figure it out.
And I also know that healing is possible, even here.
Not the Instagram-filter version of healing. The real, messy, two-steps-forward-one-step-back kind. The kind that involves neuroplasticity, prayer, nervous system regulation, and a whole lot of honesty about what actually helps.
If you’re rebuilding, I’d be honored to walk alongside you.
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What I’m building
Apps
Renewed Mind (faith + neuroscience for emotional regulation) and knit still (mindfulness through knitting).
Podcast
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires® — a faith-meets-neuroscience podcast about building resilience in life's messiest moments.
Book
It’s Okay If You’re Falling Apart — a book about rebuilding after burnout, publishing August 2027 with InterVarsity Press.
Speaking
Faith-based talks on resilience, burnout, and rebuilding — for events, retreats, and teams.
Coaching
Diamond Clarity — a 30-day async coaching experience for women in the messy middle of a major life transition.
Blog
Essays on resilience, neuroscience, and finding God in the hard places — real and unfiltered.