Hi, I'm Mel
Registered Holistic Nutritionist
Midlife Coach
15+ YEARS IN PRACTICE.
For over a decade, I worked as a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, helping women create healthier lives from the outside in. But behind the scenes, I was running on empty and hiding the pain I was in.
I was the one who could handle everything, the one people relied on. The one who kept going, even when I was exhausted.
From the outside, it looked like I had it all together. But inside, I felt overwhelmed, disconnected, and constantly on edge.
I was doing all the "right" things. Eating well, showing up, keeping it all moving, and still, something didn't feel right.
In 2017, it became impossible to ignore. Burnout. Anxiety. Depression. Deep exhaustion. Autoimmune illness. My body wasn't asking anymore, it was demanding change. What I had been pushing through for years finally stopped me, and that breaking point became my turning point.
At first, I thought I needed to fix myself, try harder, do more, get it right. But what I actually needed was to slow down and start listening. To my body, my emotions, and the parts of me I had been ignoring for years.

I understand what you're going through because I lived it
That's when everything began to shift. I found my way to mindfulness, yoga, and nervous system work, not as something to "add on," but as a way to come back to myself.
And slowly, things started to feel different. Less pressure and noise. More steadiness, clarity, and best of all, more me.
What I came to understand is that I’d only ever been looking at one piece of myself. As a nutritionist, I knew how to care for my body from the outside in. But I’d been ignoring my emotions, my nervous system, and the woman underneath it all. And later, I saw women doing deep inner work while their bodies were still exhausted, depleted, and changing in ways no one had explained to them.
Real change happened when I brought it all together. Today, my work combines everything I know as a nutritionist with everything I’ve learned about the nervous system, mindfulness, and coming back to yourself. I care for the whole woman: her body, her emotional life, and her connection to who she is.
Most of the women I work with are like I was: midlife women who aren't falling apart on the outside. They're functioning, showing up, doing what needs to be done, while quietly wondering who they are underneath it all.
But inside, they feel:
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Constantly “on,” even when they try to rest
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Overwhelmed by the mental load of everything they carry
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Waking at 3am, running on caffeine, and wondering when their body stopped keeping up
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Tired in a way that sleep doesn’t fix
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Disconnected from themselves and not sure when that happened
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Like they’re moving through life, but not really inside it
Through 1:1 Midlife Nutrition & Coaching, and my free Coming Home audio series, I support women in midlife as they care for their changing bodies, step out of survival mode, reconnect with who they are, and build a life that’s actually theirs.
This work is simple, but it's not surface-level. It's the kind of work that changes how you move through your life.

A Little About My Background
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Registered Holistic Nutritionist - Canadian School of Natural Nutrition 2011
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Level I & II Reiki Practitioner
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200HR Yoga Teacher - KalaYoga
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20HR Restorative Yoga Teacher
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20HR Mindfulness Meditation Teacher
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Yoga Nidra Teacher
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Feminine Embodiment Coaching
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Mindful Eating Teacher
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Intuitive Eating Pro Skills Course