From Dumpster Fires to Diamonds
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.”
◆ My training
I hold a Master of Religious Studies from a seminary and I'm a certified Life Breakthrough Coach currently completing a graduate certificate in Psychology & Neuroscience of Mental Health. 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.
◆ What I’m building
🎙️ Podcast
Diamonds in Dumpster Fires—where faith meets neuroscience and healing gets real.
📱 Apps
Renewed Mind (faith + neuroscience for emotional regulation) and knit still (mindfulness through knitting).
📖 Book
Publishing with InterVarsity Press (2027) about resilience that doesn't require you to pretend everything's fine.
🎤 Speaking
Available for churches, conferences, and events about resilience, burnout, and rebuilding from the rubble.
💎 Coaching
Working with individuals through my KNIT Framework (mindfulness through making) and DIAMOND Framework (comprehensive resilience methodology).
◆ 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.