The Honor You Podcast | Practical Tools for High Performance in Life, Careers, & Relationships Without Self-Abandonment

In this episode, Melissa sits down with advisor and speaker April Martini for a conversation about authenticity, trauma, resilience, nervous system regulation, and learning to respond differently when life feels overwhelming. April shares her journey from growing up in an abusive home to serving in the Army, leading in corporate America, and ultimately becoming an entrepreneur who helps women navi...

In this episode, Melissa discusses how we are overcomplicating the idea of “finding our purpose.” She breaks down why so many of us get stuck, whether we’re in the camp that desperately wants to live a purposeful life or the camp that feels like purpose is some unrealistic luxury. Melissa explores the generational shift happening right now, how old expectations collide with new freedoms, and why s...

What if the thing standing between you and the life you want isn't a lack of talent, motivation, or opportunity, but your attachment to the outcome itself? In this week’s episode, Melissa shares how deeply wanting something can sometimes create the very resistance that keeps us from fully pursuing it. She unpacks the subtle ways fear of failure, perfectionism, and emotional attachment can show up...

In this episode, Melissa explores a question that shifted the way she understands her own experience after leaving corporate leadership and building her coaching business: Was it really burnout, or was it trauma? After spending years believing she was recovering from burnout, Melissa shares how a recent realization uncovered something deeper. Through personal reflection, self-coaching, and honest...

Podcast Description: In this episode, Melissa explores one of the most overlooked factors in achieving your goals: identifying what you're truly willing—and unwilling—to do to create the life you want. Whether you're building a business, pursuing a personal dream, improving your health, or stepping into a bigger version of yourself, there often comes a point where excitement fades and resistance t...

In this episode, Melissa sits down with Candice Van Dertholen for a conversation on inner work, embodiment, and sustainable success. Together, they explore why we often fall into the cycle of constantly chasing the next goal instead of feeling present with what we’ve already created and are currently experiencing. They unpack the connection between inner work, self-worth, and long-term success, an...

In this week’s episode, Melissa continues her two-part series on procrastination and purpose, diving deeper into what actually keeps us stuck when we know we want something different for our lives. She unpacks why procrastination is rarely about laziness, and more often about fear, uncertainty, overthinking, and not fully deciding what we’re willing to experience in order to grow.  This conversati...

In the first of a 2-part series, Melissa discusses procrastination through a deeper lens — not just as a productivity issue, but as a disconnect between what you truly desire and the action you’re willing to take. She shares why putting off the things you genuinely want can leave you exhausted, out of alignment, resentful, and disconnected from your purpose. Melissa also explores the connection be...

In honor of Mother's Day, we are bringing back a fan favorite episode of the Honor You Podcast. Melissa say down with a very special guest, her mom, for a conversation about motherhood, fear, big life decisions, and what it actually looks like to honor yourself as a mother. Together, they talked about becoming a mom at a young age, raising a family while still figuring yourself out, making difficu...

In this episode, Melissa shares a real, behind-the-scenes look at what she’s navigating in this current season of life and business, specifically around self coaching, honoring yourself, and finally going all in on what you truly want. She opens up about the fear, resistance, and mindset patterns that show up when you pursue something that deeply matters, and shares how she’s learning to work with...

In this episode, Melissa breaks down what it really means to define success on your own terms, and why most people are measuring it all wrong. She shares her perspective on aligned success as the combination of purpose and profit, and how to stop drifting through life on autopilot and start making intentional choices that actually reflect what you want. If you’ve ever questioned whether the path y...

In this spicy bonus episode, Melissa brings you inside a real coaching conversation from one of her pods—where people, in this case, entrepreneurs come together to work through what’s actually getting in their way of aligned success. Note:The clients have given their permission for this session to be shared and were provided the opportunity to preview and approve the content prior to airing. Insid...

In this episode, Melissa breaks down the 10 biggest lessons she’s learned from her midlife pivot—from corporate anxiety burnout to building an entrepreneurial life rooted in aligned success. She shares how to navigate fear, identity shifts, financial uncertainty, and the reality of starting over. In this episode, Melissa discusses: The moment everything shifted—and why she couldn’t ignore it anymo...

In this bonus episode, Melissa shares a real coaching conversation with a client navigating energy, momentum, and the pressure to “push through.” Together, they unpack what it looks like to honor your natural rhythm instead of forcing productivity, especially when your energy doesn’t operate in a steady, linear way. Note:The clients have given their permission for this session to be shared and wer...

In this episode, Melissa shares a powerful shift she’s experiencing right now: what it really means to honor your mind to support your soul’s desires,and how your thoughts may be the missing link between where you are and what you want. She breaks down how understanding your brain and taking specific actions can help you stop spiraling, start creating better results, and finally feel aligned in yo...

In this episode, Melissa explores how expectations combined with entitlement can quietly sabotage your purpose, fulfillment, and deepest desires. She shares a personal story about navigating physical challenges in midlife and unpacks the neuroscience behind expectations, why our brains create them and how they can both help and hinder us. Melissa also walks through practical steps to help you stay...

Melissa is celebrating the one-year anniversary of The Honor You Podcast and sharing 10 powerful lessons she’s learned about consistency, confidence, aligned success, and honoring yourself. From starting before you’re ready to redefining success on your own terms, this episode is both reflective and actionable for anyone building something meaningful in their life or business. Giveaway: To celebra...

In this episode, Melissa sits down with author, speaker, and coach Joni Woods to talk about what it really means to honor yourself when you’re done living for everyone else. Joni shares her journey through marriage, divorce, and rediscovering who she truly is after years of people-pleasing and living under others’ expectations. Together, they explore the courage it takes to choose yourself and reb...

In this special episode, Melissa joins Baiba Wisse on the Living in Technicolor Podcast to explore what it truly means to honor yourself and redefine success on your own terms. Melissa shares her journey from corporate leadership to entrepreneurship, including the wake-up calls that pushed her to build a deeper relationship with herself. Together, Melissa and Baiba discuss purpose, fulfillment, an...

In this episode, Melissa and Janice discuss emotional resilience, burnout among high achievers, and how learning to “pay yourself first” emotionally can prevent the breaking points many driven professionals experience. Janice DaCosta, a global logistics leader, coach, and author of Pay Yourself First: The Blueprint to Emotional Wealth, shares the deeply personal story that sparked her work helping...

In this episode, Melissa sits down with Dave to discuss how to explore what it really means to pivot your career with confidence, embrace discomfort, and create opportunity instead of waiting for it. From corporate sales to launching a global sales operations team, Dave shares how he built roles that didn’t previously exist by advocating for better systems, trusting himself, and focusing on alignm...

In this episode, Melissa sits down with Sara, a garden coach and author, to explore what it truly means to honor yourself, especially when life forces an unexpected pivot. After learning she was being terminated from her 47-year career, Sara reinvented herself, built a thriving garden coaching business, and discovered profound life lessons through nature. From entrepreneurship after 60 to grief, v...

In this episode, Melissa explores why you can have the salary, the title, or work you care about, and still feel like something’s missing. She breaks down her framework of Aligned Success, the balance of resources and fulfillment, and shares how honoring herself led to both. If you’ve felt empty despite accomplishment, or purposeful but under-resourced, this episode will help you see where you’re...

In this episode of the Honor You Podcast, Melissa explores what happens when a long-held identity changes — particularly after a career transition — and how unacknowledged pain can quietly show up as bitterness, disengagement, or regret. She shares how honoring past experiences, rather than dismissing them, can restore energy, clarity, and a renewed sense of direction. This episode offers a though...

Have you ever gotten the thing you thought you wanted, the job, the money, the relationship, the house, and then realized… this isn’t doing what I thought it would? In this episode of the The Honor You Podcast, Melissa talks honestly about why that happens. Why the things we chase can feel exciting at first and then fall flat, why that doesn’t mean anything is wrong with you, and what you can do a...