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Your Grit and Grace | Melanie
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Helping high achievers ditch burnout culture, laugh at their inner critic, and find their way back to the sparkly kiddo inside (you know, the one who made up dance routines in the living room).

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For the women who keep life glued together — appointments, bills, emotions, all of it — this one’s for you.

Pretty please, advertisers… no more “women on the go.”
I’m in my park-it era.
My stop-drop-and-flop-it era.
Presence > panic. Rest > rush. 💛

#wackawackawednesday #RestisPowerful
November 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Fear’s not the villain — it just needs to fire its PR rep. 😏
New post’s up on Your Grit & Grace: “The Fear Season.”

🦁 bit.ly/the-fear-sea...
#Mindfulness #ImposterSyndrome #YourGritandGrace
🌒 The Fear Season: Why Imposter Syndrome Means You’re Onto Something
(Your nervous system’s freaking out because you’re growing — not because you’re wrong.)
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November 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
This week’s Wacka Wacka reminder: you didn’t claw your way through burnout just to play small now.
Live wide open. Choose joy. Say yes to the magic your inner kid always believed in. 💛

#WackaWackaWednesday #MindfulLiving #SelfCompassion #BurnoutRecovery #YourGritandGrace
November 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
There's no reason we should have to "thrive in a fast-paced environment"...

Fake urgency isn’t leadership. It’s a burnout factory in a cheap Halloween costume.

Being still is the brilliance, babe. ✨ #Mindfulness #Burnout #YourGritAndGrace
November 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Your future self is watching this version of you like a favorite movie — popcorn in hand, cheering for you to slow down and actually enjoy this scene.

You don’t have to rush to the plot twist. This moment? It’s part of the hurrah-journey, too. 💛

#MindfulLiving #SelfCompassion #YourGritAndGrace
October 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Modern life tells us to rush, to fill every silence, to hustle through every transition.
But nature doesn’t panic when she pauses — she trusts her timing.

This week’s post is a love letter to that stillness.
🦁 Witch, Please: Finding My Inner Lioness → bit.ly/witch-please...
Witch, Please: Finding My Inner Lioness (and the Courage to Be Still)
🪄 Witchy-witchy, woo-woo, wink — a spell for slowing down before you combust.
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October 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Ever look at a pile of laundry & feel personally attacked? 😅
Turns out, it’s not just socks, it’s science.

My latest piece dives into why tidying up isn’t about perfection, it’s about peace.
Read here: bit.ly/a-kinder-kondo
#MindfulLiving #Decluttering #SelfCompassion
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October 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Missed Monday ‘cause I was on vacation and turning 39. ☀️🎂

Unpopular opinion: getting older is AWESOME.
More me. More joy. More life.

Full reflection 👉 bit.ly/Unpopular-op...

#WakaWakaWednesday #YourGritAndGrace
Unpopular Opinion: Getting Older Is AWESOME
A love letter to birthdays, laugh lines, and unapologetic realness...
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October 15, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Affirmation of the week:
You’re what the French call… lucky AF. 😉✨
#MindfulHumor #ConsciousLuck"
October 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Life threw squirrels, A/C meltdowns & mailbox mayhem my way lately.
Instead of spiraling, I chose: "I’m lucky."

New blog → Lucky Me — How to Practice Conscious Luck When Life Gets Weird 🍀
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#Mindfulness #ConsciousLuck
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October 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
New series: Waka-Waka Wednesday.
Inspired by my dream spirit Muppet: Fozzie Bear 🐻🎤. A total hoot. Humor + inner kiddo joy + ditching burnout = badass muppet energy.

This week’s affirmation as we move from September to October ⬇️
October 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
“Before the Month Ends: A Mindful Check-In” is live!

Calendars? Made up.
9-to-5? Made up.
Time itself? Basically… also made up.

So instead of stressing about the finish line, let’s celebrate like the squirrels in my bird feeders 🐿️✨

Read it here 👉 bit.ly/before-the-m...
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September 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Empathy isn’t weakness. It’s the most rebellious move we’ve got. 💥
Wrote a new piece on why kindness still matters (especially when it feels like the world’s too cranky for it).

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Empathy Is Not a Dirty Word
Why kindness isn’t weakness, it’s the most rebellious move we’ve got.
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September 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The world’s a lot lately, so I’ve been clinging to joy: New Girl, Will & Grace, Bob’s Burgers (obviously).
My inner child sounds like Linda Belcher yelling at raccoons.
So here’s your unsolicited pep talk:
🎵 Gimme a Y! Gimme an O! Gimme a U!
Who’s amazing? YES IT’S YOU!! 🎵
Luv youuu 💛
September 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Just wrapped co-leading a 21-day mindfulness challenge with IOSM while launching my biz. What I thought would help others ended up shifting me, too.

Some days, I crushed it. Other days? Back to square one.

💛 Read the full reflection: bit.ly/21dayslater
June 8, 2025 at 11:22 PM
That moment when you want to react, but choose to pause instead?
That’s where your power lives.

New article on the books that taught me to lead with intention, not impulse.
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#Mindfulness #PauseBeforeYouReact #FridayFeels #YourGritAndGrace
The Power of the Pause: What My Annual Book Stack Taught Me About Emotional Intelligence, Mindfulness, and Owning My Response
💛 Mindfulness meets mindset: The emotional reset I return to every year (and the book stack that helps me get there).
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May 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
🎤 Showed up with big Monday energy and some very unpolished vocals.
Because joy > pitch. And showing up > perfection.
Now excuse me while I break into some 80s classics like it’s my job. 😎
#BreakMyStride #MindfulMomentum #YourGritAndGrace #CarKaraokeVibes #BlueskyVibes
May 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Grief isn’t weakness.
It’s love remembering.

“I allow my grief to speak—not as weakness, but as a reflection of what I held dear. It isn’t something to escape—it’s something to honor. And I meet it with compassion.”

#ForRealFridayFeels #MindfulGrief #YourGritAndGrace
May 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Mother’s Day hits differently for everyone.
Whether you’re a mom, grieving one, longing to be, or not on that path—You matter.
There’s space for your story here. 💛

#MothersDay #MentalHealthAwareness #MindfulLiving #YourGritAndGrace
May 11, 2025 at 8:35 PM
🚶‍♀️ Feeling fried? This 5-min Mindful Walking Meditation helps you step out of your head & into your body—one breath at a time.

🎧 youtu.be/pgRl3QCXZ3U
📥 Journal prompts: bit.ly/3F1T2bc

No pressure. Just presence.
#MindfulWalking #YourGritAndGrace #GroundingPractice #WalkWithMe #GuidedMeditation
Awareness of Walking Meditation
YouTube video by Your Grit and Grace
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May 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
🌎 The Earth is on fire.
🧠 My brain is fried.
💚 My heart is tired.

I wrote something for the folks who feel like they’re carrying too much right now.

First blog post I’ve written in years—and it came straight from the nerves.

👀Read here: bit.ly/4lD0n1D

#EarthDay #Burnout #Mindfulness #NonGrasping
April 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Woke up real sad and really missing people, so I did what anyone would do:

I fake-called the entire internet to sing to them.

If you're lonely today, you're not alone.

I love you. Really.
#yourgritandgrace #happymonday #Itsokaytobesad #MindfulMonday #MelSingstoYou #MindfulConnnection #YouAreLoved
April 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Friday For-Real Feels - Life gets lighter when you stop trying to micromanage the universe.

☔️ Rain will fall.
🚗 Traffic will traffic.
🙃 People will people.

Breathe. Focus on what you can shift.
Let the rest go—with love (or a good sigh).

#Mindfulness #FridayFeels #YourGritAndGrace #affirmations
April 18, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Hey, I’m Melanie—mindful hype woman & recovering overachiever.

If you're tired of people-pleasing, burnout, or feeling like you’ve been carrying everyone else’s expectations...
You're in the right place. 💛

Let’s unlearn the grind & root into grace. Welcome!

#YourGritAndGrace #BurnoutRecoveryClub
April 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM