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The home of all things human.
HEALTH COACHING | BREATHWORK | SELF-INQUIRY
Stressed, overwhelmed, on the 'tippy edge' of burning out?
Here we restore stable foundations through awareness, Breathwork, daily rhythms and self-discovery.
You can create a beautiful life and do epic things, but the solid base comes first.
WHY 'I GET IT'
At 28, whilst working on a brilliant award-winning TV series (with the best crew in the world), my whole world came to a crashing halt. I burned out, big time.
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I experienced endless and I mean, endless symptoms because my 'physical and emotional' bases were absolutely depleted and in total chaos.
Years of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome followed.
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If I knew then, what I know now, it wouldn't have happened... but I just didn't fathom that I wasn't invincible at the time.
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It wasn't until I couldn't get out of bed, that I was forced to listen to my body.
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It was a big wake-up call and it took years (as well as a move to the other side of the world) to get myself back to feeling healthy again.
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Today, things are feeling a whole lot lighter and I'm grateful for every single simple day where I get to choose what I want to do and I CAN do it.
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Alongside my own recovery, I've been deeply immersed in study, training, and studying some more. In recent years I've been providing support in a variety of ways.​​​
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Someone smart once told me that 'it feels good, to feel good'.
They were right, it really does. And I want that for you too.
SCOPE & TRAINING
Mel is an applied breath resilience instructor (in the final stages of Certification), Somatic Breathwork Facilitator, and has completed Compassionate Inquiry training — weaving together the mind, body, breath and nervous system.
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Her practice draws on the evidence-informed base of breath science, the somatic depth of embodied emotional inquiry, and the human warmth that makes people feel safe enough to gently open into self-inquiry.
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Trained in Compassionate Inquiry — the method developed by Dr. Gabor Maté — and certified through the School of Breath Science's Applied Breath Resilience Instructor Training, she brings both the science and the humanity to every session.
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She is currently completing the Oxygen Advantage protocol training and a Diploma of Counselling toward ACA registration.
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Mel works with private clients online and in-person from Coffs Harbour, NSW.
1. Intro Breath & Allostatic Load Assessment
This 90-minute session gives us an idea of how your allostatic load is sitting (accumulative effect of long-term stress) — how you're breathing, how you're recovering, and how the load may be impacting you.
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Using a structured set of evidence-based measures, we build a clear baseline together. From there you'll gain insight into what may be contributing to how you feel — and what your system could need to be able to shift.
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A powerful standalone session, but also becomes the foundation for everything we build together if you choose to go further.
(1.5 hours · Online or in-person, Coffs Harbour NSW)
2. Grounded, The Program
RESTORATION TO RESILIENCE
Guiding you from burnout/ overwhelm using a progressive 3R system: restoration, regulation and resilience.
Moving through three clear progressive phases — at your personal pace, integrating each step in order to support long-term stability.
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Restore — slowing down and exploring present awareness. Understanding personal state, longer term traits, habits and beliefs. Building the foundation needed before anything else can shift.
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Regulate — exploring the breath more actively, what's driving your stress load, and starting to build the tools that create real, lasting change.
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Resilience — expand your capacity to meet life's demands with stable, efficient recovery.
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Our capacity to live a full life we love comes down to the foundation it's built upon. We start there.
(6 - 8 Sessions · 1 hour · Fortnightly · Online or in-person, Coffs Harbour NSW)
3. Breathwork & Self-Inquiry Session
SINGLE SESSION, 1:1 OR PRIVATE GROUPS
A single session to slow down and reconnect. Breathwork and curious inquiry woven together — creating space for awareness and gentle self-discovery.
Available for individuals, couples, small groups and workplace teams.
(Online or in-person, Coffs Harbour NSW)
A soft place to land.
For those looking for somewhere to reconnect.
Here we explore how long-term stress (allostatic load) could be contributing to overwhelm, poor health and challenges with regulation.
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Let’s soften some of those survival edges and explore what's driving them.
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I offer a human-to-human experience that's warm, compassionate and where all parts of you are welcome.
Space to decompress.
Life can feel fast and full at times.​
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These moments offer space to slow down and gently drop back into connection with ourselves.
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Slowing down takes courage. It can sometimes feel uncomfortable to explore what’s sitting there right beneath the surface. We create space for that here.
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When we meet ourselves with gentle, open curiosity, we expand our capacity to meet others in the same way.
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Imagine a world with a little more patience and compassion for each other?
welcoming all parts of ourselves
the parts which simply make us human
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