Heal Yourself. Transform Your Family.
I help parents and neurodivergent adults, including those navigating ADHD, postpartum, or raising uniquely wired kids, heal their nervous systems and reparent themselves so they can break generational cycles, move beyond overwhelm and self-doubt, and create authentic connection with themselves and their children.
Imagine what it would feel like to stop living in constant survival mode. To wake up in the morning feeling calmer in your body, clearer in your mind, and more grounded in your relationships. To finally feel like yourself again and know that the changes you are making are positively shaping your children, too.
This work is not about fixing you. It is about guiding you home to your authentic self. For many of us, survival meant silencing emotions, pushing through stress, and abandoning our needs until our bodies broke down. I know this path because I have lived it. Years of self-abandonment left me with autoimmune conditions and exhaustion. When I began to reparent myself, honor my wiring, and feel my emotions safely, my health, confidence, and family transformed.
Now I guide others to do the same because when you heal, you do not just transform your own life. You create a new legacy for your children.
“I’ve been hearing about and witnessing Melissa’s journey with this work for a while now. When I learned she’d be coaching and offering these services I jumped in without much thought. I just knew I needed to do it. Feel my feelings? Um, yeah, no. Why would I do that when I could put them away to explode on me at a random time like a jack in the box?! Learning to feel with my body has been something new but something so needed. I can literally feel my capacity for discomfort growing with each session which makes daily life much more enjoyable. Communication is better and my fuse is longer. Moving through life with more compassion for myself is a game changer. I would encourage anyone looking to better themselves and their relationships and heal old wounds to jump in to this life changing work. Melissa is dedicated to making these sessions as comfortable as possible, she is a compassionate coach who leads with her heart.”
WHO IS THIS FOR?
For Parents and Adults Ready to Break Free and Create a New Legacy
You want to show up as your best self for your kids, your family, and yourself. Yet you may feel stuck in a cycle of over-giving, perfectionism, and self-doubt, never quite feeling enough.
You might be:
A postpartum parent stretched thin, your body aching, your mind foggy, your heart longing to feel grounded again
A parent of a neurodivergent child, torn between supporting them and quietly wondering who is supporting you
A neurodivergent adult carrying years of shame or a late-in-life diagnosis, ready to stop surviving and start thriving
Imagine this: You promised yourself you wouldn’t yell today, but when the chaos piled up, you exploded. The guilt sinks in immediately, and you think, “I’m ruining my kids.” Now imagine the same stressful moment, but instead of yelling, you take a breath, stay regulated, and respond with calm authority. You see the shift in your kids’ eyes as they feel safe because you are safe.
If you are ready to feel balanced, whole, and empowered while modeling emotional safety for your children, this work is for you.
“Melissa’s kind and infectious energy coupled with her ability for helping reframe limitations around perspective and narrative around reality will leave you the ability and understanding on how to support yourself through life’s individual challenges. What made me decide to join was simple. Melissa understands how to reframe limiting beliefs and I was always curious about working in the realm of the reparenting approach. I wasn’t expecting that as soon as I started working with her, that naturally my mind would start to implement the coaching we practiced together. The way I reacted to external stimuli was now being responded to from an internal part of me that was more open and connected. If you are on the fence, I hope this testimony serves as the other side to salvation.”
NEURODIVERGENT ADULTS
Maybe you have just received a diagnosis later in life, or maybe you have always known you were different but never had the words for it. Growing up in classrooms and homes that did not understand left scars of shame, self-abandonment, and exhaustion.
Here is the truth. Your wiring is not a burden. It is a pathway to authenticity and freedom.
Together, we will focus on:
Building confidence in your authentic self so you can shine and be proud of who you are
Reframing neurodivergence as difference, not deficit, and embracing self-acceptance
Creating personal strategies for emotional regulation tailored to your nervous system
Identifying ways of working and living with ease that align with your strengths and interests
Releasing shame and integrating all parts of yourself so you finally feel whole
It’s Never Too Late to Thrive as Your Authentic Self
ADHD PARENTS OF NEURODIVERGENT KIDS
Supporting Parents Means Supporting Children
One of the fastest ways to change a child’s experience is to change the parents.
Living as an ADHD mom who desires a deeper connection with yourself and your child is not easy, especially when this way of parenting was never modeled. Many of us are cycle breakers, the first to shift outdated practices and embrace difference as strength.
This work begins with you. By reparenting yourself and regulating your nervous system, you naturally create more ease, joy, and connection with your child.
In our work together, you will:
Reframe your neurodivergence with compassion instead of shame
Learn tools and strategies that support both you and your child
Design a lifestyle that honors your wiring and preferences
Build confidence in modeling emotional regulation and self-advocacy
When you choose to support yourself first, your children benefit naturally.
Imagine this: It’s 7 p.m. and your child is melting down over homework again. Papers are crumpled, pencils thrown, and you’re torn between wanting to help and wanting to scream. The guilt creeps in as you think, why can’t I handle this better? Now imagine sitting beside them, calm and steady, helping them regulate while staying grounded yourself. No yelling, no shame, just connection.
WHY THIS MATTERS FOR POSTPARTUM MOTHERS
Your Nervous System is Your Baby’s First Home
Postpartum is not just recovery; it is rebirth. Your hormones shift, your body is healing, your nights blur into days, and your sense of self feels cracked open. Some moments bring waves of love. Others bring tears you cannot explain. And through it all, your nervous system is carrying not just you, but your baby too.
Science shows that your baby does not just hear your words; they feel your state. When you are anxious, depleted, or running on empty, your tiny body absorbs that stress. When you are calm, present, and grounded, their nervous system learns safety, resilience, and connection.
Through this work, you will receive compassionate support tailored to this delicate season:
Real-time Voxer support so you never have to leave home to be held
Sessions paced to your energy, honoring the rhythm of your body and your baby
Simple but powerful nervous system tools to find calm in midnight feedings or endless cries
Guidance for your identity shift so you feel whole and proud in your new role
Family pattern rewiring so your baby grows up rooted in compassion instead of inherited stress
Imagine this: It is 2 a.m. You are rocking your baby, tears brimming from sheer exhaustion. Normally, your body would spiral into overwhelm. This time, you pause, breathe, and use the tools you have learned. You feel yourself settling. Your baby feels it too; their little body softens in your arms. That is the power of nervous system healing in postpartum.
Why I Do This Work
Two Ways to Begin Your Transformation
I grew up undiagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia, struggling in school and battling stress-induced autoimmune conditions from the age of four. As a highly sensitive child, I carried the unspoken pain of my family. In the early grades, I felt lost in school. With my head in the clouds and constantly distracted, I took on a lot of messages about myself and my capabilities. The way I thrived in the classroom wasn’t measured or valued, and as a result, my self-esteem and confidence in myself were deeply impacted.
Seventeen years ago, when I became a mother, I knew I had to break these patterns. As I healed myself, I saw my children heal too.
Today, I blend reparenting, somatic healing, and strength-based strategies to help parents and adults rewire old stories and create lasting transformation. My research on mothers and neurodivergent kids was published in the Journal of Education for the Gifted. This work is not just my career—it is my mission.
What It’s Like to Work With Me
This is not surface-level coaching. It is not about quick fixes. It is about guiding you back to yourself so you can show up in life and parenting from a place of authenticity and strength.
You will:
• Heal your nervous system so you can move from reactivity to calm presence
• Reparent your inner child and release old patterns of self-sacrifice and perfectionism
• Learn somatic tools that support you in real-life moments
• Discover strength-based strategies that help your family thrive
Between sessions, you’ll have Voxer support so you never feel alone.
My Services
Two Ways to Begin Your Transformation
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Eight 90-minute Zoom sessions
Weekly, then bi-weekly pacing as integration deepens
Voxer support (M–F) for in-between guidance
Investment: $2,222 (or 2 payments of $1,111) -
Twelve 90-minute Zoom sessions
Customized pacing to your needs
Voxer support (M–F) for daily integration and support
Investment: $3,333 (or 3 payments of $1,111)
Still Have Questions?
Q: What if I’ve tried therapy before and nothing stuck?
This approach goes deeper than surface-level tools. Together, we rewire the nervous system so change lasts.
Q: I’m in postpartum and barely have time for myself. Will this really work for me?
Yes, with Voxer support and pacing tailored to your needs, you will integrate healing into daily life without adding more pressure.
Q: I’m not sure I can invest right now.
The bigger cost is staying stuck in overwhelm and passing it down to your children. Flexible payment options are available so you can start now.