Your Grit and Grace | Melanie
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Helping high achievers ditch burnout culture, laugh at their inner critic, and find their way back to the sparkly kiddo inside (you know, the one who made up dance routines in the living room).
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Luna would like you to know that today still counts, even if everything feels weird and uncertain.
Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow isn’t real. Pet the frigging dog. 🐶💛
#yourgritandgrace #dogsarethebest #lunasaison
Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow isn’t real. Pet the frigging dog. 🐶💛
#yourgritandgrace #dogsarethebest #lunasaison
January 12, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Luna would like you to know that today still counts, even if everything feels weird and uncertain.
Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow isn’t real. Pet the frigging dog. 🐶💛
#yourgritandgrace #dogsarethebest #lunasaison
Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow isn’t real. Pet the frigging dog. 🐶💛
#yourgritandgrace #dogsarethebest #lunasaison
I don’t have tidy words today.
What happened in Minneapolis is horrific.
Calm beats chaos — every single time.
Take one breath. Stay human.
What happened in Minneapolis is horrific.
Calm beats chaos — every single time.
Take one breath. Stay human.
January 9, 2026 at 4:22 AM
I don’t have tidy words today.
What happened in Minneapolis is horrific.
Calm beats chaos — every single time.
Take one breath. Stay human.
What happened in Minneapolis is horrific.
Calm beats chaos — every single time.
Take one breath. Stay human.
I’ve been watching cardinals in my yard lately.
They don’t disappear in winter. Respect.
They’re out here singing without trying to impress anyone. Love it.
It made me rethink motivation, clarity, and Ikigai — a gentler way I’m approaching purpose this January. 🐦
They don’t disappear in winter. Respect.
They’re out here singing without trying to impress anyone. Love it.
It made me rethink motivation, clarity, and Ikigai — a gentler way I’m approaching purpose this January. 🐦
January 9, 2026 at 3:33 AM
I’ve been watching cardinals in my yard lately.
They don’t disappear in winter. Respect.
They’re out here singing without trying to impress anyone. Love it.
It made me rethink motivation, clarity, and Ikigai — a gentler way I’m approaching purpose this January. 🐦
They don’t disappear in winter. Respect.
They’re out here singing without trying to impress anyone. Love it.
It made me rethink motivation, clarity, and Ikigai — a gentler way I’m approaching purpose this January. 🐦
Happy final days of an arbitrary calendar moment made up to stress you out.
Nature’s still asleep.
If you are too?
Dayyyyyummmm.
Hottie-boom-body behavior.
Let’s rest.
Nature’s still asleep.
If you are too?
Dayyyyyummmm.
Hottie-boom-body behavior.
Let’s rest.
December 31, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Happy final days of an arbitrary calendar moment made up to stress you out.
Nature’s still asleep.
If you are too?
Dayyyyyummmm.
Hottie-boom-body behavior.
Let’s rest.
Nature’s still asleep.
If you are too?
Dayyyyyummmm.
Hottie-boom-body behavior.
Let’s rest.
Almost 40 and still eating grapefruit like a T-rex.
Sticky hands. No phone. Full presence.
Also: check your grocery store’s zero-waste bins.
I find citrus there all the time. Cheaper, less food waste, unexpected joy 🍊
Mindfulness doesn’t have to be elegant.
#CitrusMindfulness #MindfulEating
Sticky hands. No phone. Full presence.
Also: check your grocery store’s zero-waste bins.
I find citrus there all the time. Cheaper, less food waste, unexpected joy 🍊
Mindfulness doesn’t have to be elegant.
#CitrusMindfulness #MindfulEating
December 31, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Almost 40 and still eating grapefruit like a T-rex.
Sticky hands. No phone. Full presence.
Also: check your grocery store’s zero-waste bins.
I find citrus there all the time. Cheaper, less food waste, unexpected joy 🍊
Mindfulness doesn’t have to be elegant.
#CitrusMindfulness #MindfulEating
Sticky hands. No phone. Full presence.
Also: check your grocery store’s zero-waste bins.
I find citrus there all the time. Cheaper, less food waste, unexpected joy 🍊
Mindfulness doesn’t have to be elegant.
#CitrusMindfulness #MindfulEating
We lose our minds over tiny inconveniences.
But tolerate years on autopilot.
The real emergency isn’t the delay.
It’s letting your life pass you by.
You’re allowed to notice.
You’re allowed to change.
Even on Christmas Eve. ✨
But tolerate years on autopilot.
The real emergency isn’t the delay.
It’s letting your life pass you by.
You’re allowed to notice.
You’re allowed to change.
Even on Christmas Eve. ✨
December 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
We lose our minds over tiny inconveniences.
But tolerate years on autopilot.
The real emergency isn’t the delay.
It’s letting your life pass you by.
You’re allowed to notice.
You’re allowed to change.
Even on Christmas Eve. ✨
But tolerate years on autopilot.
The real emergency isn’t the delay.
It’s letting your life pass you by.
You’re allowed to notice.
You’re allowed to change.
Even on Christmas Eve. ✨
Merry Christmas Eve, Eve.
In a world of corporate nonsense, this silly Mint Mobile holiday card actually made me smile.
We love small joys where we can get them. Tammy Reynolds for the win.
#MintMobile
#RyanReynolds
#HolidayHumor
#ChristmasEveEve
#SmallJoys
In a world of corporate nonsense, this silly Mint Mobile holiday card actually made me smile.
We love small joys where we can get them. Tammy Reynolds for the win.
#MintMobile
#RyanReynolds
#HolidayHumor
#ChristmasEveEve
#SmallJoys
December 24, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Merry Christmas Eve, Eve.
In a world of corporate nonsense, this silly Mint Mobile holiday card actually made me smile.
We love small joys where we can get them. Tammy Reynolds for the win.
#MintMobile
#RyanReynolds
#HolidayHumor
#ChristmasEveEve
#SmallJoys
In a world of corporate nonsense, this silly Mint Mobile holiday card actually made me smile.
We love small joys where we can get them. Tammy Reynolds for the win.
#MintMobile
#RyanReynolds
#HolidayHumor
#ChristmasEveEve
#SmallJoys
The people who seem most at ease made a quiet choice:
they do less.
Not less care.
Less pressure.
Busy fills time.
Peace creates space.
We get to choose. ❄️
#WackaWednesday #MindfulMoments
they do less.
Not less care.
Less pressure.
Busy fills time.
Peace creates space.
We get to choose. ❄️
#WackaWednesday #MindfulMoments
December 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The people who seem most at ease made a quiet choice:
they do less.
Not less care.
Less pressure.
Busy fills time.
Peace creates space.
We get to choose. ❄️
#WackaWednesday #MindfulMoments
they do less.
Not less care.
Less pressure.
Busy fills time.
Peace creates space.
We get to choose. ❄️
#WackaWednesday #MindfulMoments
Noticing small things on a walk and deciding they’re adorable feels like a very underrated life skill 🍂
(These leaves absolutely have personalities.)
(These leaves absolutely have personalities.)
December 16, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Noticing small things on a walk and deciding they’re adorable feels like a very underrated life skill 🍂
(These leaves absolutely have personalities.)
(These leaves absolutely have personalities.)
Gentle reminder from Mickey today:
Not every day is a growth day, you emotionally complex sugar cookie.
Some days are just for naps, snacks, and vibing — no meaning-making required.
If your dog doesn’t guilt-trip himself about “being productive,” maybe you don’t have to either. 🐾💛
Not every day is a growth day, you emotionally complex sugar cookie.
Some days are just for naps, snacks, and vibing — no meaning-making required.
If your dog doesn’t guilt-trip himself about “being productive,” maybe you don’t have to either. 🐾💛
December 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Gentle reminder from Mickey today:
Not every day is a growth day, you emotionally complex sugar cookie.
Some days are just for naps, snacks, and vibing — no meaning-making required.
If your dog doesn’t guilt-trip himself about “being productive,” maybe you don’t have to either. 🐾💛
Not every day is a growth day, you emotionally complex sugar cookie.
Some days are just for naps, snacks, and vibing — no meaning-making required.
If your dog doesn’t guilt-trip himself about “being productive,” maybe you don’t have to either. 🐾💛
Holiday reminder:
Even if you're in a cranky lil funk, you're still human gold.
Festive elf today? Grumpy casserole tomorrow?
Valid. All of it. 💛
#mindfulness #wackawackawednesday #yourgritandgrace
Even if you're in a cranky lil funk, you're still human gold.
Festive elf today? Grumpy casserole tomorrow?
Valid. All of it. 💛
#mindfulness #wackawackawednesday #yourgritandgrace
December 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Holiday reminder:
Even if you're in a cranky lil funk, you're still human gold.
Festive elf today? Grumpy casserole tomorrow?
Valid. All of it. 💛
#mindfulness #wackawackawednesday #yourgritandgrace
Even if you're in a cranky lil funk, you're still human gold.
Festive elf today? Grumpy casserole tomorrow?
Valid. All of it. 💛
#mindfulness #wackawackawednesday #yourgritandgrace
Hello, you resilient little biscuit 🌻
This year’s been feral, but don’t give up on it yet.
Time? Fake.
Kindness? Elite.
You still trying?
Top-tier behavior.
#WackaWackaWednesday
This year’s been feral, but don’t give up on it yet.
Time? Fake.
Kindness? Elite.
You still trying?
Top-tier behavior.
#WackaWackaWednesday
November 28, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Hello, you resilient little biscuit 🌻
This year’s been feral, but don’t give up on it yet.
Time? Fake.
Kindness? Elite.
You still trying?
Top-tier behavior.
#WackaWackaWednesday
This year’s been feral, but don’t give up on it yet.
Time? Fake.
Kindness? Elite.
You still trying?
Top-tier behavior.
#WackaWackaWednesday
For the women who keep life glued together — appointments, bills, emotions, all of it — this one’s for you.
Pretty please, advertisers… no more “women on the go.”
I’m in my park-it era.
My stop-drop-and-flop-it era.
Presence > panic. Rest > rush. 💛
#wackawackawednesday #RestisPowerful
Pretty please, advertisers… no more “women on the go.”
I’m in my park-it era.
My stop-drop-and-flop-it era.
Presence > panic. Rest > rush. 💛
#wackawackawednesday #RestisPowerful
November 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
For the women who keep life glued together — appointments, bills, emotions, all of it — this one’s for you.
Pretty please, advertisers… no more “women on the go.”
I’m in my park-it era.
My stop-drop-and-flop-it era.
Presence > panic. Rest > rush. 💛
#wackawackawednesday #RestisPowerful
Pretty please, advertisers… no more “women on the go.”
I’m in my park-it era.
My stop-drop-and-flop-it era.
Presence > panic. Rest > rush. 💛
#wackawackawednesday #RestisPowerful
This week’s Wacka Wacka reminder: you didn’t claw your way through burnout just to play small now.
Live wide open. Choose joy. Say yes to the magic your inner kid always believed in. 💛
#WackaWackaWednesday #MindfulLiving #SelfCompassion #BurnoutRecovery #YourGritandGrace
Live wide open. Choose joy. Say yes to the magic your inner kid always believed in. 💛
#WackaWackaWednesday #MindfulLiving #SelfCompassion #BurnoutRecovery #YourGritandGrace
November 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
This week’s Wacka Wacka reminder: you didn’t claw your way through burnout just to play small now.
Live wide open. Choose joy. Say yes to the magic your inner kid always believed in. 💛
#WackaWackaWednesday #MindfulLiving #SelfCompassion #BurnoutRecovery #YourGritandGrace
Live wide open. Choose joy. Say yes to the magic your inner kid always believed in. 💛
#WackaWackaWednesday #MindfulLiving #SelfCompassion #BurnoutRecovery #YourGritandGrace
There's no reason we should have to "thrive in a fast-paced environment"...
Fake urgency isn’t leadership. It’s a burnout factory in a cheap Halloween costume.
Being still is the brilliance, babe. ✨ #Mindfulness #Burnout #YourGritAndGrace
Fake urgency isn’t leadership. It’s a burnout factory in a cheap Halloween costume.
Being still is the brilliance, babe. ✨ #Mindfulness #Burnout #YourGritAndGrace
November 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
There's no reason we should have to "thrive in a fast-paced environment"...
Fake urgency isn’t leadership. It’s a burnout factory in a cheap Halloween costume.
Being still is the brilliance, babe. ✨ #Mindfulness #Burnout #YourGritAndGrace
Fake urgency isn’t leadership. It’s a burnout factory in a cheap Halloween costume.
Being still is the brilliance, babe. ✨ #Mindfulness #Burnout #YourGritAndGrace
Your future self is watching this version of you like a favorite movie — popcorn in hand, cheering for you to slow down and actually enjoy this scene.
You don’t have to rush to the plot twist. This moment? It’s part of the hurrah-journey, too. 💛
#MindfulLiving #SelfCompassion #YourGritAndGrace
You don’t have to rush to the plot twist. This moment? It’s part of the hurrah-journey, too. 💛
#MindfulLiving #SelfCompassion #YourGritAndGrace
October 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Your future self is watching this version of you like a favorite movie — popcorn in hand, cheering for you to slow down and actually enjoy this scene.
You don’t have to rush to the plot twist. This moment? It’s part of the hurrah-journey, too. 💛
#MindfulLiving #SelfCompassion #YourGritAndGrace
You don’t have to rush to the plot twist. This moment? It’s part of the hurrah-journey, too. 💛
#MindfulLiving #SelfCompassion #YourGritAndGrace
October 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
New series: Waka-Waka Wednesday.
Inspired by my dream spirit Muppet: Fozzie Bear 🐻🎤. A total hoot. Humor + inner kiddo joy + ditching burnout = badass muppet energy.
This week’s affirmation as we move from September to October ⬇️
Inspired by my dream spirit Muppet: Fozzie Bear 🐻🎤. A total hoot. Humor + inner kiddo joy + ditching burnout = badass muppet energy.
This week’s affirmation as we move from September to October ⬇️
October 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
New series: Waka-Waka Wednesday.
Inspired by my dream spirit Muppet: Fozzie Bear 🐻🎤. A total hoot. Humor + inner kiddo joy + ditching burnout = badass muppet energy.
This week’s affirmation as we move from September to October ⬇️
Inspired by my dream spirit Muppet: Fozzie Bear 🐻🎤. A total hoot. Humor + inner kiddo joy + ditching burnout = badass muppet energy.
This week’s affirmation as we move from September to October ⬇️
The world’s a lot lately, so I’ve been clinging to joy: New Girl, Will & Grace, Bob’s Burgers (obviously).
My inner child sounds like Linda Belcher yelling at raccoons.
So here’s your unsolicited pep talk:
🎵 Gimme a Y! Gimme an O! Gimme a U!
Who’s amazing? YES IT’S YOU!! 🎵
Luv youuu 💛
My inner child sounds like Linda Belcher yelling at raccoons.
So here’s your unsolicited pep talk:
🎵 Gimme a Y! Gimme an O! Gimme a U!
Who’s amazing? YES IT’S YOU!! 🎵
Luv youuu 💛
September 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The world’s a lot lately, so I’ve been clinging to joy: New Girl, Will & Grace, Bob’s Burgers (obviously).
My inner child sounds like Linda Belcher yelling at raccoons.
So here’s your unsolicited pep talk:
🎵 Gimme a Y! Gimme an O! Gimme a U!
Who’s amazing? YES IT’S YOU!! 🎵
Luv youuu 💛
My inner child sounds like Linda Belcher yelling at raccoons.
So here’s your unsolicited pep talk:
🎵 Gimme a Y! Gimme an O! Gimme a U!
Who’s amazing? YES IT’S YOU!! 🎵
Luv youuu 💛
Just wrapped co-leading a 21-day mindfulness challenge with IOSM while launching my biz. What I thought would help others ended up shifting me, too.
Some days, I crushed it. Other days? Back to square one.
💛 Read the full reflection: bit.ly/21dayslater
Some days, I crushed it. Other days? Back to square one.
💛 Read the full reflection: bit.ly/21dayslater
June 8, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Just wrapped co-leading a 21-day mindfulness challenge with IOSM while launching my biz. What I thought would help others ended up shifting me, too.
Some days, I crushed it. Other days? Back to square one.
💛 Read the full reflection: bit.ly/21dayslater
Some days, I crushed it. Other days? Back to square one.
💛 Read the full reflection: bit.ly/21dayslater
🎤 Showed up with big Monday energy and some very unpolished vocals.
Because joy > pitch. And showing up > perfection.
Now excuse me while I break into some 80s classics like it’s my job. 😎
#BreakMyStride #MindfulMomentum #YourGritAndGrace #CarKaraokeVibes #BlueskyVibes
Because joy > pitch. And showing up > perfection.
Now excuse me while I break into some 80s classics like it’s my job. 😎
#BreakMyStride #MindfulMomentum #YourGritAndGrace #CarKaraokeVibes #BlueskyVibes
May 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
🎤 Showed up with big Monday energy and some very unpolished vocals.
Because joy > pitch. And showing up > perfection.
Now excuse me while I break into some 80s classics like it’s my job. 😎
#BreakMyStride #MindfulMomentum #YourGritAndGrace #CarKaraokeVibes #BlueskyVibes
Because joy > pitch. And showing up > perfection.
Now excuse me while I break into some 80s classics like it’s my job. 😎
#BreakMyStride #MindfulMomentum #YourGritAndGrace #CarKaraokeVibes #BlueskyVibes
Grief isn’t weakness.
It’s love remembering.
“I allow my grief to speak—not as weakness, but as a reflection of what I held dear. It isn’t something to escape—it’s something to honor. And I meet it with compassion.”
#ForRealFridayFeels #MindfulGrief #YourGritAndGrace
It’s love remembering.
“I allow my grief to speak—not as weakness, but as a reflection of what I held dear. It isn’t something to escape—it’s something to honor. And I meet it with compassion.”
#ForRealFridayFeels #MindfulGrief #YourGritAndGrace
May 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Grief isn’t weakness.
It’s love remembering.
“I allow my grief to speak—not as weakness, but as a reflection of what I held dear. It isn’t something to escape—it’s something to honor. And I meet it with compassion.”
#ForRealFridayFeels #MindfulGrief #YourGritAndGrace
It’s love remembering.
“I allow my grief to speak—not as weakness, but as a reflection of what I held dear. It isn’t something to escape—it’s something to honor. And I meet it with compassion.”
#ForRealFridayFeels #MindfulGrief #YourGritAndGrace
Mother’s Day hits differently for everyone.
Whether you’re a mom, grieving one, longing to be, or not on that path—You matter.
There’s space for your story here. 💛
#MothersDay #MentalHealthAwareness #MindfulLiving #YourGritAndGrace
Whether you’re a mom, grieving one, longing to be, or not on that path—You matter.
There’s space for your story here. 💛
#MothersDay #MentalHealthAwareness #MindfulLiving #YourGritAndGrace
May 11, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Mother’s Day hits differently for everyone.
Whether you’re a mom, grieving one, longing to be, or not on that path—You matter.
There’s space for your story here. 💛
#MothersDay #MentalHealthAwareness #MindfulLiving #YourGritAndGrace
Whether you’re a mom, grieving one, longing to be, or not on that path—You matter.
There’s space for your story here. 💛
#MothersDay #MentalHealthAwareness #MindfulLiving #YourGritAndGrace
🌎 The Earth is on fire.
🧠 My brain is fried.
💚 My heart is tired.
I wrote something for the folks who feel like they’re carrying too much right now.
First blog post I’ve written in years—and it came straight from the nerves.
👀Read here: bit.ly/4lD0n1D
#EarthDay #Burnout #Mindfulness #NonGrasping
🧠 My brain is fried.
💚 My heart is tired.
I wrote something for the folks who feel like they’re carrying too much right now.
First blog post I’ve written in years—and it came straight from the nerves.
👀Read here: bit.ly/4lD0n1D
#EarthDay #Burnout #Mindfulness #NonGrasping
April 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
🌎 The Earth is on fire.
🧠 My brain is fried.
💚 My heart is tired.
I wrote something for the folks who feel like they’re carrying too much right now.
First blog post I’ve written in years—and it came straight from the nerves.
👀Read here: bit.ly/4lD0n1D
#EarthDay #Burnout #Mindfulness #NonGrasping
🧠 My brain is fried.
💚 My heart is tired.
I wrote something for the folks who feel like they’re carrying too much right now.
First blog post I’ve written in years—and it came straight from the nerves.
👀Read here: bit.ly/4lD0n1D
#EarthDay #Burnout #Mindfulness #NonGrasping
Woke up real sad and really missing people, so I did what anyone would do:
I fake-called the entire internet to sing to them.
If you're lonely today, you're not alone.
I love you. Really.
#yourgritandgrace #happymonday #Itsokaytobesad #MindfulMonday #MelSingstoYou #MindfulConnnection #YouAreLoved
I fake-called the entire internet to sing to them.
If you're lonely today, you're not alone.
I love you. Really.
#yourgritandgrace #happymonday #Itsokaytobesad #MindfulMonday #MelSingstoYou #MindfulConnnection #YouAreLoved
April 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Woke up real sad and really missing people, so I did what anyone would do:
I fake-called the entire internet to sing to them.
If you're lonely today, you're not alone.
I love you. Really.
#yourgritandgrace #happymonday #Itsokaytobesad #MindfulMonday #MelSingstoYou #MindfulConnnection #YouAreLoved
I fake-called the entire internet to sing to them.
If you're lonely today, you're not alone.
I love you. Really.
#yourgritandgrace #happymonday #Itsokaytobesad #MindfulMonday #MelSingstoYou #MindfulConnnection #YouAreLoved