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Meet Melinda
Naturopath, Author, Yoga Teacher, Wellness & Fitness Coach, Speaker, Reiki Healer, Entrepreneur and Mama & Step-Mama
Thanks for stopping by to get to know me.
It is hard to see yourself past the girl.
A girl who grew up on the rough side of Sydney, and who had her fair share of heartbreaks and big mistakes.
I am like all the other women out there who felt insecure as a teen, trying to find my way through the crowds and looking for confidence in all the wrong places... Drugs. Sex. Partying. Body image. Boys.
I wandered the earth with no more than a backpack from the age of 17, knowing there was more to life, but struggling to put my finger on what it was. I was searching. I read spiritual books, investigated religions and philosophy, and spent time reflecting on nature for the answers.
But the party scene kept finding me and off I would go back into another spin of wild nights and groggy days.
Whilst living in a van in Whistler with my fiance, true intervention occurred. I fell pregnant unexpectedly and that was the pivotal life-changing moment I needed.
To know the love of a mother for her child.
My little Braith showed me what I had been searching for...
love. connection. and the biggest learning was knowing that giving is far better than receiving.
My baby didn't stay with me for long. His little life was 7 1/2 months short and he broke my heart when he left me... but he also healed it.
This little miracle came to teach me how to love beyond what I knew possible.
I had two precious boys shortly after, Oska and Banjo who continue to light up my world and teach me daily.
I have seen the dark days of divorce, embraced being a single Mama, given my heart to a man I adore (and challenges me significantly), and became a step-mum to his 3 children.
I suffered severe depression on and off for 6 years, all while trying to support my family as we grieved the loss of my eldest stepson in early 2020.
Man it has been an intense ride, but I wouldn't change a thing
My family has my heart, while my work is my calling.
My education in fitness, natural medicine, nutrition, and reiki healing were beautiful blessings to understand the physical and metaphysical worlds.
But my biggest teacher has been my life experiences.
All the lemons life has served me have made me more convicted to help and share.
Studying from a textbook has no meaning unless you can relate it to the human experiences of pain, suffering, joy, and love.
After a career in health from the age of 21, I knew I needed to do more. I needed to create my own space that saw the human experience as a holistic adventure.
I opened Redhead Wellness Sanctuary in 2016 with one purpose;
To create a space for the people
To humanise the wellness movement.
The Sanctuary was the next pivotal moment in my life. Creating something truly from the heart. It was a difficult decision to let it go when I needed to focus on my family and health in 2021.
In 2017 I wrote my first three books; The Natural Path, The Happy Diet, and Diggin' Your Dark Side.
The Natural Path draws on my credentials as a Naturopath and Mama. Giving useful home remedies to families for the frequent ailments we can, for the most part, control with a natural approach.
Diggin' Your Dark Side was an absolute labour of love. Sharing my encounter with depression, losing my son, sexual abuse, and being swallowed up by society's expectation that ACHIEVING = BEING WORTHY.
Experiencing and overcoming bouts of depression has made me who I am today. Sharing the tools I learned along the way is my way of giving back to our world.
I've now written my fourth book, Becoming. A fiction tale about finding your life's purpose. A story that shows us how tightly interwoven we all are.
My new baby is Mid-life Boom, helping women with their everchanging hormones and bodies. My new program is launching in June... watch this space.
And now you are all caught up! This is where I am today... fumbling about, trying to be of service where I can, and being real.