Awaken Your Inner Awesomeness with Melissa Oatman-A daily dose of spirituality and self improvement

What holds you back from living a life you love?  Most of us are holding onto past people or problems that keep us stuck where we are. We don’t realize that we are actually blocking our abundance. In order to receive, we need to be in alignment with what the Universe is bringing us. The very first way to do that is to be thankful for where we are now we may not be where we want to be yet, but we a...

Meet Lana, the author of the book "Like a Moth to a Flame: Fatal Attraction."  In her book, Lana recounts her story of dealing with a toxic and abusive person.  In fact, this abuser ended up spending 6 hours trying to find ways to kill Lana.  As he was stomping on her neck, she had a realization that it was not her time to go and that God would not let her die.  This event caused her to have a mas...

How is self-love affecting your manifestations? In today’s episode, I channel a message from the Universe. The Universe said that many of us are not seeing our manifestations come to fruition because we are blocking them energetically.  I talk about how our lack of self-love is causing our manifestations to slow down. I also tell you which angels you can work with to build self-love, and I talk to...

Do you suffer from over thinking?  Over thinking is the killer of all joy. All it does is cause fear and anxiety, and it robs us of our peace. We end up focusing on all of the things that could go wrong, which causes us to try to control everything. We end up making situations worse and making huge messes. Over thinking is just a form of fear. When we trust and let go of control, we allow wonderfu...

Meet Matchmaker Maria. Maria works for a company who matches single men and women.  She comes from four generations of matchmakers in her family.  She talks to us today about how she uses her intuition and energy reading skills to help make matches that bring her clients long lasting love.  She shares some helpful insight on dating during a pandemic, and how to get exactly what you are looking for...

Are you taking care of yourself?  I mean truly taking care of yourself. We often put everyone else’s needs ahead of our own, and we become overwhelmed, burned out, and resentful. It’s time to stop trying to be everything to everyone and start truly living life for you again. You can’t live a happy and abundant life if you are exhausted. Start taking stock of your live today to see what you can cha...

Many listeners and clients over the years have asked me how to tap into their psychic abilities. I believe everyone is born with abilities. Sometimes we block them out when we are growing up for various reasons. If you have ever been interested in learning more about psychic abilities or how to foster them, then today's episode is for you.  Today I talk about the four C’s of intuition, which are c...

Meet Zack. As a young college student Zack struggled with depression.  He tried medications, natural resources, and it took him years to find the right tools to help him climb out from that depression.  He did it, and now he is showing you how you can do it too.  In his new book, "The Official Depression Relief Playbook," Zack shares with his readers all of the tools that it took him years to find...

Today, I am joined by Katie Nall.  Kaite is a TEDx speaker, and Florida mathematician showing others how to dissolve their WAFFLES- worries, anxiety, fear, frustration, lethargy, exhaustion, and stress. She empowers women to stand in their power and really look at their finances. She talks to us today about how to release fear and anxiety surrounding finances.  She even takes me through her own pe...

Meet Wayne Forrest.  Wayne a is Tedx speaker and transformational life coach.  He talks to us today about how struggle helps us to grow.  Wayne experienced extreme struggle in his life when at 25 years old he had an accident that left him in a wheel chair.  He went from being a physically strong farmer to someone who needed help doing even the most simple tasks in life.  Wayne could have chosen to...

Meet Nicole Ananda.  She talks to us today about healing with energy, love, and compassion.  Nicole spends her life using alternative therapies to help others in all areas of their lives.  We talk about how important it is to heal emotional wounding. Nicole is a Healing Arts Professional Mentor/Trainer, 500-ERYT Yoga Teacher Trainer, Certified Life Coach, Author and Mother. She offers a holistic a...

What exactly is toxic positivity and how could it affect you? Toxic positivity is the belief that no matter how dire or difficult a situation is, people should maintain a positive mindset. This attitude doesn't just stress the importance of optimism, it minimizes and denies any trace of human emotions that aren't strictly happy or positive.  Toxic positivity actually invalidates someone else’s fee...

Meet Joey Braun.  Joey is the creator of "The Mindshape Podcast." Joey was a teenager who was bullied in school.  His experience left him feeling depressed and like there had to be more to life.  He started binging on podcasts and self-improvement books, and he decided that he needed to do something to make a difference in the world.  What did he do?  He created a podcast where others could share...

Today I welcome Ozan Kulcu.  He is the author of the book 'A Lean Mind: Managing the Mind Process to Reach Emotional Balance'.  He talks to us today about one thing that we humans love to abuse: Emotions! He digs into the mind process - a process which one visualizes how the mind works with identity, memory, senses, core beliefs, and emotions; constantly producing thoughts and eventually actions....

Today, I welcome Madhur-Nain Webster.  After Receiving her Masters degree from the University of Oregon State, Madhur-Nain became a licensed Marriage and Family Therapists in the State of California and now runs a very successful practice in Napa, CA. Her conviction of the positive influence that meditation has on the psychology and well being of a person plays a major role in her approach to ther...

Are you allowing the Universe to support you right now, or are you still trying to control everything that happens in your life?  When you are out of alignment with what the Universe wants to bring you, you make life harder for yourself. Being in alignment means that things come easier to you. You realize that life doesn’t need to be a struggle. Life only becomes a struggle when we forget to trust...

My guest today is an expert in holistic well being.  Maria talks to us today about why dieting doesn't really work, and how mindset is absolutely key when it comes to well being.  Learn how she works with clients to help them achieve the results they want in order to stay healthy. Her mission is  to empower women to create their own version of holistic well being. Through switching up her diet and...

Are you having a difficult time manifesting?  Does it feel like you are actually repelling your blessings?  You may be doing just that and not realizing it. The law of attraction states that everything starts with our thoughts. Whatever we focus on grows. If you are not minding your thoughts, you may actually be blocking your blessings and not even realize it. In today’s episode, I talk about how...

Today I welcome my guest, Mike Pickles.  He is an author, a motivational speaker, and the host of the podcast "The Daily Dill."  We talk about how to get motivated, release your fears, and take a leap of faith.  You know...like starting a podcast.  We also talk about the importance of genuine human connection.  We are all too often focused on the material things in this world when we should really...

Today, we are joined by Jelena Basrak, founder of the Mums Sunshine Group.  Jelena is an expert in parenting.  She talks to us about the Montessori method, where children are allowed to explore.  We discuss how the traditional education setting is stifling creativity and growth in children. She gives us tips for how to cope in this new virtual setting. If you ever felt like you were alone in paren...

We are going through some tough energy right now. You may be thinking to yourself, “I thought 2021 was supposed to better than 2020?”  Don’t worry. It will get better. Some of us are just going through some final lessons so that we don’t bring any unnecessary baggage with us into 2021. At least I know I am. Today I talk to you about how to cope with this heavy energy so that you don’t allow it to...

Meet Edward Mannix. He is the author of the book "Impossible Compassion" and creator of the The Compassion Key. Today, he talks to us about clearing karmic imprints using compassion. He explains to us that karmic imprints are similar to smudges on lenses. It distorts the way we see things. This can affect the way we show up in relationships. He even walks us through a mini version of his karmic im...

Mike Collins is the founder of sugaraddiction.com. Michael has been completely sugar-free for over 30 years. He is Chairman of the Board of a Food Addiction Institute that helps raise awareness about processed food and sugar worldwide, a 501(c) non-profit and is the founder of SugarAddiction.com which has been helping thousands successfully quit sugar for over nine years. Today he talks to us abou...

Meet Jean Walters.  She is a Best Selling Author in the US and Internationally. And, through her intuitive channel, she has provided over 35,000 Akashic record readings to people all over the world.  It is but one highlight of a varied and successful career, which includes working with and training individuals, organizations and businesses.  Today she talks to us about her new book "The Magic and...

What stories are keeping you stuck today? We all have stories that we tell ourselves about money, love, or even our own self-worth. These stories keep a stuck, but they don’t have to. What if I told you that we could delete these stories and totally rewrite them?  Well, we can. Today, I talk about how when you heal your old stories, you’re actually healing an entire lineage. You’re not just healin...