Jennifer Alumbaugh is the founder of the Neuro Defiant Collective and owns a coaching practice, Expansive Expressions that exists to transform culture for late identified autistic and ADHD entrepreneurs. Jennifer is a queer, fat, gender expansive, scrappy, hilarious, fiercely kind human that has huge dreams of collective liberation and smashing oppressive. But to get here, she first had to discover in her forties that she was autistic and had ADHD then retired from her 15 year career as a complex trauma therapist and rebuild her life and work from scratch-- Neuro-divergently. This is her story ..read more

In this captivating episode of we dive deep into the remarkable journey of a Sarah Dickenson who escaped a cult and an abusive marriage but lost herself in motherhood, ultimately reclaiming a newfound purpose in life. Sarah shares her personal story of enduring the psychological manipulation and control within a cult, as well as the challenges she faced in an abusive relationship. After her children graduated, she experienced a profound sense of emptiness, depression, and uncertainty about her identity. Her journey of self-discovery began at a crucial turning point. Tune in as she recounts how ..read more

Get ready to take a deep dive into our guest's incredible journey of self-discovery! In this episode, Cree opens up about her personal transformation, sharing how she went from doubting herself to truly loving who she is. But that's not all – she's also cracked the code on tracking and understanding her menstrual cycle, and now she's on a mission to help other women do the same. Cree's mission is Is to liberate women from external systems of control by RECLAIMING THEIR POWER WITHIN and tuning into the inherent wisdom of their body and menstruation​. Join us as we uncover the priceless ins ..read more

Today I'm sharing the top three actions you can take to learn more about who you are, what you want. Because I want your life to be more than sleep, work and taking care of other people! My new class - Coming Home: The exact steps to know who you are and what you want APRIL 25th, 6 pm MST /8 pm EST LINKS for MELISSA: Get your Free Roadmap to Unlocking Your Bad Bitch Magic! Learn more about working with Melissa on her website Follow Melissa on Instagram She would love to hear from you! - Send an email to melissa@melissalyonwest.com ..read more

Today I'm talking with Charlene Lam of Curating Grief. Charlene Lam is a certified grief coach, speaker and curator of The Grief Gallery. She helps grieving people feeling weighed down by all “the stuff” after the death of a loved one, both physical and emotional. After her mother died suddenly in 2013, Charlene leaned into her creativity and instincts as a curator to guide herself through grief. She developed her Curating Grief coaching framework to help people heal in a creative, accessible way. Originally from NYC, she's now based in Lisbon, Portugal and works with grieving people wo ..read more

Today I'm talking about what it means to find your purpose and what coming home to yourself means. If you are struggling figuring our what is next for you, if you find yourself numbing because it all feels overwhelming - then please listen! LINKS for MELISSA: Get your Free Roadmap to Unlocking Your Bad Bitch Magic! Learn more about working with Melissa on her website Follow Melissa on Instagram She would love to hear from you! - Send an email to melissa@melissalyonwest.com ..read more

On today's episode hear from Sarah Reesor, who left a successful dance fitness career right on the cusp of mega success. She created and started PHunk Fit in 2016 and trained over 100 PHunk Fit Instructors, with over 32 classes available and in 5 US States. In June of 2020, Sarah and her husband opened PHunk Studio SLC.  But then Sarah was diagnosed with Graves Disease and Thyroid Cancer, which led her to completely pivot her business. She closed down her studio, and stepped away from her dance fitness brand and started Dance Therapy to help others heal. This is her story. LINKS for ..read more

Latoya Dixon Smith had to wade through multiple layoffs before finding her passion of activating women to find confidence and self-acceptance through empowering boudoir healing ceremonies and speaking about accessing pleasure, power, and peace through the power of the erotic. Here is her story... or at least part of it, she'll be back for more soon! LINKS for LATOYA: Learn more about working with Latoya on her website Follow Melissa on Instagram LINKS for MELISSA: Get your Free Roadmap to Unlocking Your Bad Bitch Magic! Learn more about working with Melissa on her website Foll ..read more

Fuck anyone who wants us to be used up for their gain! If you are in the process of building a life that serves you then listen in as Melissa shares how she's forgotten that she doesn't have to do EVERYTHING, remembering she has a choice and her 3 favorite things to restore her energy. LINKS for MELISSA: Get your Free Roadmap to Unlocking Your Bad Bitch Magic! Learn more about working with Melissa on her website Follow Melissa on Instagram She would love to hear from you! - Send an email to melissa@melissalyonwest.com ..read more

Is it possible to recover from an abusive marriage? What about two!? Angelique shares how it happened for her and also three actions that helped her step into a life of adventure and freedom.  PS. I maybe share a story about almost dying from food poisoning in the woods! LINKS for ANGELIQUE: Find Angelique and all her hikes, trips and backpacking adventures at the Wine Hiking Society Follow Angelique on Instagram LINKS for MELISSA: Learn more about working with Melissa on her website Follow Melissa on Instagram LINKS for MELISSA: Get your Free Roadmap to Unlocking Your ..read more