An Unfiltered Life

<p>This week, Melissa opens up about what healing really looks like after years of people-pleasing, peacekeeping, and survival mode.</p><p>From navigating difficult relationships with her children, to unpacking old...

<p>Recorded in my car, with an overheating phone and imperfect audio, this is one of my rawest episodes yet. I’m sharing the true story of the destruction of my marriage, why the Taylor Frankie Paul story is so...

<p>What if the business you start today doesn’t need to be your forever business?</p><p>In this episode of An Unfiltered Life, Melissa shares the real story of her entrepreneurial journey - from knocking on doors as a...

<p>So many women have been praised their entire lives for being strong.</p><p>But what happens when being “the strong one” starts to break your nervous system?</p><p>In this deeply honest episode, Melissa shares her...

<p>Sometimes the most productive thing you can do… is absolutely nothing.</p><p>In this episode of An Unfiltered Life, Melissa shares a deeply personal reflection after taking a full day of rest following an emotional...

<p>In this raw, unedited-feeling episode, Melissa reflects on motherhood, entrepreneurship, burnout, and the dangerous myth that women should be able to “do it all.”</p><p>From building businesses for 20 years to...

<p>This episode comes with a gentle content note. If you usually listen around little ears, you may want to save this one for later.</p><p>Melissa shares a deeply personal reflection on why many women dim themselves...

<p>In this deeply honest and vulnerable episode, Melissa opens up about patterns, parenting, marriage, trauma, and the quiet cost of survival. She reflects on years of doing “what she thought she was supposed to do,”...

<p>In this episode, I’m sharing a real-time life update that weaves together business growth, emotional healing, creativity, motherhood, and personal boundaries.</p><p>I talk about what it’s been like watching Kevin...

<p>Big life changes are happening over here.</p><p>In this episode, I’m sharing some very real behind-the-scenes updates from our life right now. My husband is officially stepping out on his own and starting his own...

<p>If you’ve been feeling that itch to make more money, build something of your own, or finally stop asking permission to live your life - this episode is for you.</p><p>In this chatty, unfiltered episode, I talk about...

<p>Saving money gives us a dopamine hit… but actually doing the things that save money? That’s where it gets real.</p><p>In this episode, I share how I learned to save money when we truly had none - from paper routes...

<p>Christmas break is over, the house is finally quiet, and I’m having some real realizations.</p><p>In this episode, I talk candidly about what it actually means to decenter our kids - not by loving them less, but by...

<p>It’s Christmas Eve, so I’m doing what I love most; jumping on for a yappy, chatty catch-up. We’re talking about why our brains choose “familiar” relationships even when they’re unhealthy, what my therapist said that...

<p>Today is a happier one. Life update first… and then I’m telling you the real story of dating after divorce, what I worked on, what I looked for, what I avoided, and how I ended up remarried to a man who calms my...