Auntie Mel Mel Life Unfiltered

Content Warning: This episode includes discussion of domestic violence, marital rape, sexual abuse, and adoption-related trauma. While we avoid graphic detail, some content may be difficult for listeners. Please listen at your own pace. In Episode 14 of Auntie Mel Mel: Life Unfiltered , I sit down with sisters Cassidy and Chrystyna for a powerful and honest conversation about adoption, domestic vi...

After years of struggling with depression, anxiety, and feelings of unworthiness, Ben chose to question everything he had been conditioned to believe about himself and the world. Instead of continuing down a path that felt emotionally empty, he stepped away — living in a tent in the forest, hitchhiking across Europe, organizing a nomadic horseback journey through Mongolia, and volunteering in eco-...

Content Warning: This episode discusses pregnancy loss in detail and includes strong language, emotional storytelling, and raw descriptions of grief. Please listen when you feel emotionally safe and supported. This is my why. In this deeply personal solo episode, I share the story behind Auntie Mel Mel Life Unfiltered — and the truth about losing our 8 sweetpea babies. I didn’t plan to get as emot...

Episode 11 is about listening — really listening — to the body. In this conversation, I sit down with artist and art therapist Lesley Andrew to talk about healing, creativity, nervous system regulation, and redefining success. Lesley shares her personal journey navigating multiple gynecological surgeries, including a hysterectomy, and how those experiences reshaped her relationship with her body....

🖤 Content note: This episode discusses child loss, grief, and trauma. Please take care while listening. In Episode 10 of Auntie Mel Mel Life Unfiltered , Mel sits down with Jason , the creator of Letters to Zachary , a grief community born from unimaginable loss and transformed into connection, vulnerability, and purpose. Jason is a father who spent 12 years as a stay-at-home dad and medical care...

In this episode, I’m joined by Victoria, a somatic and mindfulness coach and co-founder of the Healing Arts Center. We talk about healing from the inside out, nervous system regulation, burnout, trauma, and what it really means to reconnect with your body in a gentle, supportive way. Victoria shares her journey into somatic work, how mindfulness and body-based practices can support healing during...

Content Warning: This episode includes discussion of pregnancy loss, adoption, and foster care themes. Listener discretion is advised. In this episode of Auntie Mel Mel: Life Unfiltered , I sit down with Megan Jones to talk about her journey into motherhood through adoption. This is a conversation about love, resilience, and finding your way forward when life doesn’t unfold the way you expected. M...

Welcome to WWAMMD — What Would Auntie Mel Mel Do? 🎡 In this first-ever WWAMMD episode, Auntie Mel Mel and co-host Chris Morgan spin the wheel and answer big, real-life questions covering mental health, dating, relationships, music, technology, and modern culture. WWAMMD is a monthly series where nothing is off-limits and conversations are honest, compassionate, and unfiltered. This episode also d...

Karyn Ward’s journey is one of loss, resilience, and choosing recovery when everything felt lost. From becoming a young mother and losing her twins to SIDS, to navigating addiction, incarceration, and ultimately finding hope through recovery and service — Karyn shares her story with honesty and strength. Today, she is a leader in the recovery community, an advocate for incarcerated women and the h...

In this episode, Auntie Mel Mel sits down with Nicole Reynolds, a birth, postpartum, and grief/loss doula and perinatal mental health therapist, to talk about the realities that often go unspoken. Together, we explore what doulas really do, why mental health support in the perinatal space matters so much, and the grief that can exist when others move toward parenthood while you’re waiting, unable...

In this episode of Auntie Mel Mel: Life Unfiltered, I’m joined by Kristen, CEO & founder of Intertwine Canine, for an honest, educational, and fun conversation about dogs, humans, and the things that don’t get talked about enough in the animal industry. We dive into: 🐶 Why dogs aren’t “stubborn” — they’re often just untrained or misunderstood 🐶 Dog training myths and outdated methods that are st...

In this episode of Auntie Mel Mel: Life Unfiltered , I’m joined by Chris Morgan for a powerful, honest conversation about mental health from both sides of the couch . Chris is a Certified Peer Recovery Supporter , meaning he supports others not just through training — but through lived experience. Together, we talk openly about addiction, mental health struggles, recovery, burnout, and what it rea...

In this deeply moving and heartfelt episode, I sit down with Sarah Cox, the heart behind Journey for Jasmine. Sarah shares her personal pregnancy and infant loss story and how her grief led her to create a space where loss parents feel seen, supported, and less alone. We talk about why she created Journey for Jasmine, the meaning behind Project Finding Your Rainbow — the traveling rainbow skirt th...

In this episode of Auntie Mel Mel: Life Unfiltered, I’m sitting down with a longtime friend I’ve known since elementary school to talk all things concerts, music, memories, and the chaos that comes with live shows. We weren’t best friends who did everything together growing up—but somehow, over the years, music became a shared thread in our lives. Funny enough, we both attended Inkcarceration, a m...

In this deeply honest episode, I sit down with my cousin Stephanie for a conversation that went far beyond what we planned. We talk about choosing sobriety, raising a teenage daughter while healing yourself, and the complicated emotions that come with motherhood — including the ones people don’t always say out loud. Stephanie opens up about navigating grief, family dynamics, and breaking generatio...

Welcome to Auntie Mel Mel, Life Unfiltered — the podcast where we say the things everyone else whispers. This intro episode is a quick hello, not the official launch and not Episode #1. It’s here to give you a feel for who I am, why this podcast exists, and what kind of real, unfiltered conversations you can expect. Expect honesty, humor, rambling (on purpose), and stories that make you laugh, cry...

Auntie Mel Mel Life Unfiltered is a real-talk podcast where nothing is off-limits. Hosted by Melanie “Auntie Mel Mel” Clark, this show dives into the messy, meaningful, hilarious, painful, and powerful moments that shape us. From grief, addiction, motherhood, and mental health to relationships, family dynamics, career stories, and everything in between — every episode is a reminder that your story...