Don't Wait For Your Wake Up Call!

✨ What if mastering your mind was the first step toward creating the life, purpose, and financial abundance you truly desire? 💫In this inspiring solo episode of Don't Wait For Your Wake Up Call, Melissa introduces Impact Maker Alliance™, a powerful new community founded by Billie Aadmi, designed to bring together people who are ready to grow, transform, collaborate, and create a greater impact in the world! 🌍💖🧠 Discover how your Unconscious Mind influences your thoughts, emotions, behaviours, and results—and why understanding these patterns can open the door to lasting personal transformation.🌟 Whether you're beginning your personal growth journey, ready to master your emotional state through LIGHT FLOW™, or already a coach wanting to expand your skills, attract clients, and build a thriving business, the 10-pathway Impact Ascension Model™ is designed to meet you where you are!💰 And here's the beautiful part: You don't have to choose between making money and making a difference. You can have BOTH!🤝 Discover the power of shifting from ME to WE, connecting with like-minded souls, and embracing the philosophy of "Get Big to Give Big!"🔥 ONE SPARK. INFINITE IMPACT.🎧 Tune in and discover how your personal transformation could become the spark that changes countless lives!🎁 SPECIAL OFFER: Explore the LIGHT FLOW™ personal growth bundle, valued at $11,000, available for just $888!Personal Growth and CertificationTrainings:Impact Maker Alliance: https://ima-hub.base44.app/explore?ref=melissaMy Non-Profit – Girls Matter - https://girlsmatter.caOur Book (episode 249) - Empowered: The Journey From Victim Island To Solution City: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1989849776?psc=1&smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp”Introduction video about Girls Matter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/viewMeet Your Unconscious Mind Workshop: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/umFREE 7 Day Trial: NuCalm Products to recalibrate your nervous system / improve your sleep:: https://nucalm.comUse my promo code at checkout: YGHJ to get 15% off your monthly subscription, every month.Episode SummaryKey TakeawaysThe Core Problem: People are stuck in unconscious patterns (thoughts, emotions, behaviours) that prevent lasting change, even with conscious effort. Coaches struggle to build sustainable businesses and help clients achieve lasting results.The Solution: Impact Maker Alliance™ provides a community and a 10-pathway Impact Ascension Model™ to meet individuals at any stage of growth, from personal development to professional coaching and leadership.The Offer: The LIGHT FLOW™ personal growth bundle (valued at $11,000) is available to podcast listeners for $888. Professional coaching pathways use Unconscious Mind tools (NLP, Time Line Therapy®) to support meaningful client transformation.The Vision: Impact Maker Alliance™ challenges the belief that people must choose between making an impact and making money, promoting an Impact Economy™ where financial success enables greater good, exemplified by the "Get Big to Give Big" philosophy.TopicsThe Challenge: Unconscious Patterns & Coaching GapsPersonal Struggle: Many feel "something is missing" or are overwhelmed by anxiety, frustration, and self-doubt.The Unconscious Mind: Habits, beliefs, and automatic responses are deeply programmed, making conscious change difficult.Example: A driver is cut off, triggering an automatic angry reaction. Awareness creates a choice to respond intentionally.Coaching Gaps:Business: Passionate coaches lack clients and struggle with marketing and sales.Results: Clients understand concepts intellectually yet repeat old patterns because underlying issues may be unconscious.Analogy: "Like updating your laptop's software and expecting it to update your phone."The Solution: Impact Maker Alliance™ & Impact Ascension Model™Vision: An ecosystem for growth, collaboration, and impact, founded by Billie, who also co-founded Amplify Impact Academy with Melissa Deally.Impact Ascension Model™: A 10-pathway framework for evolution.1. SPARK SEED™: Initial awareness of wanting more.2. LIGHT FLOW™: Personal growth pathway to master thoughts, focus, and emotional state.Offer: Listener bundle valued at $11,000, available for $888.3. KARMA CODE™: Professional training in Time Line Therapy® to address past emotional patterns.4. DHARMA PATH™: Master Impact Coach pathway for advanced qualifications in Master NLP, Master Time Line Therapy®, Master Hypnotherapy, and Master NLP Results Coaching.5–8. Trainer/Leadership: Advanced, invitation-only pathways for qualified graduates.9. SOVEREIGN STAR™: All-in pathway incorporating the first eight pathways.10. VISIONARY NOVA™: For aligned investors.The Philosophy: Impact Economy™ & CommunityImpact Economy™: Challenges the belief that impact and financial success are mutually exclusive.Rationale: Financial success enables greater impact, such as investing in education and supporting nonprofits like Girls Matter.Community: A core pillar, providing a supportive environment for people who feel like the "black sheep" to connect with like-minded individuals.Benefit: Shifting from "ME" to "WE" enables greater collective achievement ("1 + 1 = 11").Next StepsPodcast Listeners:Explore the Impact Maker Alliance™ website. https://ima-hub.base44.app/explore?ref=melissaConsider the LIGHT FLOW™ personal growth bundle ($888 offer).Share the podcast with others interested in personal growth or coaching. About the Host:Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner and a Board Designated Master Trainer of Hypnotherapy, Trainer of NLP, Time Line Therapy®, and NLP Results Coaching, helping people get to the root cause of their health issues and then get lasting results. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body back into balance by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removing the toxins. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that helps you “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s business is 100% virtual – the lab tests are mailed directly to your home and she specializes in holding your hand and guiding the way to healing so that you don’t have to figure it all out on your own.Melissa has launched Amplify Impact Academy, with business partner, Billie Aadmi and together they train other coaches, practitioners and counsellors in the 4 mind-body healing modalities mentioned above, giving them powerful tools to use with clients to get results with greater ease, speed and grace. These courses teach life skills and anyone can take them, if you want to be a better leader, parent, partner, be empowered in your own life, these courses are for you!Melissa’s passion project is her non-profit, Girls Matter (www.girlsmatter.ca), breaking the poverty cycle 1 girl, 1 family, 1 village at a time. The mission is to keep girls in school and stop teenage marriages, because school isn’t free in over 50 countries around the world and when parents have to make the difficult choices of feeding their kids or paying for school, food wins. And when the girls hit their teen years, they will often be married off so that someone else becomes responsible to feed them. Keeping girls in school instead creates a generational ripple effect, because an educated girl is more than twice as likely to ensure her own children are educated. Educating girls also grows the GDP of countries, when they get into the workforce. This is how together, we can change the world.Guests on this podcast are...

🏆 What if peak performance isn't about pushing harder — it's about learning to play freely? In Episode 295, I sit down with Denise to explore her journey from playing international netball to coaching Scotland's national team, and the realization that completely transformed how she understood pressure, performance, and the mind. 🧠✨We dive into her book PlayFreely®️: The Spiritual Key to Athletic Excellence, the Three Principles of Mind, Consciousness and Thought, and her fascinating 50-50 approach to developing athletes — training the human dimension alongside technical and tactical skills. 🌟 We explore perfectionism, identity, expectations, intuition, and the difference between constantly striving and learning to thrive. Whether you're an athlete or simply someone placing enormous pressure on yourself to perform, this conversation may change the way you see your potential. 💫Free gift: A free digital download of PlayFreely®️ - The Spiritual Key to Athletic Excellence. To access this, please email Denise at [email protected], and she will send you a one-time purchase code, so you can access the book for FREE!My Non-Profit – Girls Matter - https://girlsmatter.caOur Book (episode 249) - Empowered: The Journey From Victim Island To Solution City: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1989849776?psc=1&smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp”Introduction video about Girls Matter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/viewPersonal Growth and CertifiacatonTrainings: Impact Maker Alliance: https://ima-hub.base44.app/explore?ref=melissaDHARMA PATH™ 4 – in – 1 designation trainings: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/quantum-life-mastery-school Meet Your Unconscious Mind Workshop: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/umFREE 7 Day Trial: NuCalm Products to recalibrate your nervous system / improve your sleep:: https://nucalm.comUse my promo code at checkout: YGHJ to get 15% off your monthly subscription, every month. Episode Summary:Key Topics: Athlete Experience: As a shooter for the 1995 Hong Kong national netball team, Denise experienced intense pressure and poor performance despite talent.Coaching Frustration: As Scotland's national coach (2008–2013), she saw the same pressure-induced underperformance in her athletes.Traditional techniques (NLP, CBT) were inconsistent and "hit or miss."Epiphany: After being let go from her coaching role, reading books by Jamie Smart and Michael Neal led to a profound insight: "I am making all this up."This revealed that reality is a projection of the mind, not a camera-like recording of external circumstances.This insight connected her to the work of Sidney Banks and the Three Principles (Mind, Consciousness, Thought).The "50-50 Program" & Play FreelyCareer Shift: After her epiphany, Denise initially attracted clients with life struggles (addiction, illness) rather than athletes.She followed this "divine calling" for seven years before returning to her sports focus.The Book: Play Freely: The Spiritual Key to Athletic Excellence applies the Three Principles to sports.Structure: Personal story → Three Principles in sport → Real-world issues (retirement, grief).The Program: At the University of Kent, Denise implemented a "50-50 program" for netball.Goal: Dedicate 50% of training to technical/tactical skills and 50% to the "human dimension" (mind, consciousness, spirituality).Concept: Develop a "spiritual muscle" alongside physical conditioning.Key Concepts from Play FreelyIdentity: The book helps athletes see their true identity as creative potential, free from the need for external approval.Expectation vs. Exploration: High expectations are self-created stories that lead to disappointment.Example: Denise's club was initially indifferent to her return from Scotland. By not taking it personally and understanding their state of mind, she grew the club to 188 junior members and doubled revenue.Perfectionism: The "pressure illusion" stems from a belief that one is "not enough" unless they are the best.This creates a fork in the road:Striving: Grinding, determination, struggle.Thriving: Effortless flow, curiosity, intuition.The book helps athletes identify and release the thoughts that create this pressure.About the Guest: Denise Holland is a State of Mind Performance Specialist for youth, talent and elite sports. She supports talent and elite performers to understand the state of mind behind, clarity, confidence and flow. A former international netball athlete, National Coach for Scotland Netball, England Superleague coach and author of PlayFreely® – The Spiritual Key to Athletic Excellence, Denise brings over 35 years of lived experience in high-performance sport to her work with talented athletes, coaches and parents. Through PlayFreely®, she points athletes towards a fresh understanding of performance, one that does not rely on mindset training, mental toughness or techniques for controlling the mind. Instead, her work helps athletes see where their experience is coming from in the moment, and how pressure, overthinking, fear of mistakes and the need to prove themselves begin to settle when state of mind is understood more clearly. This understanding is especially relevant for young athletes in clubs, academies, universities and talent pathways, where selection, expectation, confidence and identity can become closely tied to performance. Contact:Website: Www.playfreely.co.uk (book website)Website: Www.deniseholland.orgEmail: [email protected]: [email protected] the Host:Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner and a Board Designated Master Trainer of Hypnotherapy, Trainer of NLP, Time Line Therapy®, and NLP Results Coaching, helping people get to the root cause of their health issues and then get lasting results. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body back into balance by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removing the toxins. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that helps you “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s business is 100% virtual – the lab tests are mailed directly to your home and she specializes in holding your hand and guiding the way to healing so that you don’t have to figure it all out on your own. Melissa has launched Amplify Impact Academy, with business partner, Billie Aadmi and together they train other coaches, practitioners and counsellors in the 4 mind-body healing modalities mentioned above, giving them powerful tools to use with clients to get results with greater ease, speed and grace. These courses teach life skills and anyone can take them, if you want to be a better leader, parent, partner, be empowered in your own life, these courses are for you! Melissa’s passion project is her non-profit, Girls Matter (www.girlsmatter.ca), breaking the poverty cycle 1 girl, 1 family, 1 village at a time. The mission is to keep girls in school and stop teenage marriages, because school isn’t free in over 50 countries around the world and when parents have to make the difficult choices of feeding their kids or paying for school, food wins. And when the girls hit their teen years, they will often be married off so that someone else...

✨ What happens when you've achieved the success you were told to pursue, yet something inside still feels unfulfilled? In Episode 294, I sit down with Graham Skidmore, whose 21-year career at Rocket Mortgage eventually led to burnout and a healing journey that brought together Western science with Eastern, Indigenous, and spiritual approaches. 🌿 Rather than viewing his unique physiology solely through diagnostic labels, Graham began exploring a different question: What if these differences could also hold gifts?🧠💫 We explore the integrated healing model behind the Harmony Health Institute, addressing the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual aspects of the person. Graham shares his framework of Growth, Restoration, and Reclamation — shifting from seeing life as happening to us toward exploring what our experiences may teach us, transforming our relationship with past trauma, and reclaiming parts of ourselves we may have lost along the way. ❤️‍🩹 This conversation is an invitation to look beyond one-size-fits-all healthcare and explore what whole-person healing can mean for you.Free gift: For the first 10 people who respond by connecting with me on my website, (https://harmonyhealthinstitute.com) I will offer a free session to help people understand themselves as beings of consciousness going through an experiential learning process that expands their consciousness, gifts, abilities, and wisdom and offer guidance to assist them with healing and enjoying their journey.My Non-Profit – Girls Matter - https://girlsmatter.caOur Book (episode 249) - Empowered: The Journey From Victim Island To Solution City: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1989849776?psc=1&smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp”Introduction video about Girls Matter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/viewPersonal Growth and CertifiacatonTrainings: Impact Maker Alliance: https://ima-hub.base44.app/explore?ref=melissaDHARMA PATH™ 4 – in – 1 designation trainings: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/quantum-life-mastery-schoolMeet Your Unconscious Mind Workshop: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/umFREE 7 Day Trial: NuCalm Products to recalibrate your nervous system / improve your sleep:: https://nucalm.comUse my promo code at checkout: YGHJ to get 15% off your monthly subscription, every month. Episode Summary:Key TakeawaysCatalyst for Change: Burnout as a Rocket Mortgage executive led to a healing journey integrating Western and Eastern approaches. Western medicine's labels (ADHD, etc.) felt limiting; Eastern views reframed his unique physiology as a spiritual gift, not a defect.Integrated Healing Model: The Harmony Health Institute provides "scalable individualized care" by addressing the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual bodies. This model offers choice (tech-guided vs. practitioner-led) to meet diverse needs, contrasting with Western medicine's "one box" approach.Core Philosophy: Graham Skidmore's framework—Growth, Restoration, Reclamation—shifts perspective from "things happening to us" to "things happening for us." This reframing transmutes trauma into gratitude and empowers individuals to reclaim their authentic selves.TopicsCatalyst: From Corporate Burnout to Healing JourneyGraham Skidmore's 21-year career at Rocket Mortgage culminated in burnout and unfulfillment despite achieving traditional success.Western Medicine's Approach:Diagnoses (ADHD, dyslexia, etc.) provided labels but felt limiting, causing a loss of confidence.Prescriptions offered temporary relief but didn't address the root cause.Integrated Healing Approach:Combined Western science with Eastern, indigenous, and spiritual practices.Shifted perspective: unique physiology is a spiritual gift, not a defect.This integrated view enabled true healing and clarified his life's purpose.The Harmony Health Institute: An Integrated Healing ModelMission: Provide "scalable individualized care" where traditional medicine leaves off, focusing on life enjoyment, not just biomarkers.Approach: Address the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual bodies.Framework: Growth, Restoration, Reclamation.Growth: Reframe life events as catalysts for learning.Restoration: Transmute trauma (guilt, shame) into gratitude.Reclamation: Reclaim lost parts of the authentic self.Structure: Offers choice in delivery (tech-guided vs. practitioner-led) and integrates diverse modalities:Traditional: Psychology, psychotherapy, chiropractic, PT, addiction counseling.Non-Traditional: Yoga, breathwork, human development (e.g., Human Design).About the Guest: Graham Skidmore is a former Rocket Mortgage executive turned entrepreneur, activist, and mystic. After reaching the traditional markers of success — six-figure income, the house, the car, the country club membership — he found himself burned out, miserable, and unfulfilled. That collapse became the catalyst for a deeper healing journey, one he now teaches as a cycle of personal growth: restoration of the genuine, authentic self and reclamation of the connection with the higher self — transforming life events from happening to us into happening for us. Graham now works at the intersection of consciousness, healing, and human potential, building life-centric ecosystems — education, tools, community, and systems — that give people the infrastructure to understand themselves as beings of consciousness going through an experiential learning process that expands their consciousness, gifts, abilities, and wisdom. His work centers on providing power to the people, starting in the health and wellness space, and reflects his belief that technology, including AI, should be used to enrich human agency rather than replace it. His broader mission is to build bridges that deepen our understanding of the human spectrum and experience — he sees this work as creating space for new ways of being to emerge during Earth's justice-through-restoration period, focused on living in alignment with the divine intelligent design. He believes that when individuals are truly supported, we can build a world of happy, healthy, productive, and empowered people.Contact:Website: https://harmonyhealthinstitute.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/harmonyhealthinstitute?utm_source=qrLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/graham-skidmore?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_appYoutube: https://youtube.com/@understandingthescienceofyou?si=6p7y8ailISDVfg4wAbout the Host:Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner and a Board Designated Master Trainer of Hypnotherapy, Trainer of NLP, Time Line Therapy®, and NLP Results Coaching, helping people get to the root cause of their health issues and then get lasting results. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body back into balance by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removing the toxins. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that helps you “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s business is 100% virtual – the lab tests are mailed directly to your home and she specializes in holding your hand and guiding the way to healing so that you don’t have to figure it all out on your own. p...

Is your job quietly taking over your life? 😰💼 In this episode, Daniela explores the growing problem of work stress and burnout, sharing how chronic stress can shift the brain into survival mode and impact our health, creativity, and decision-making. 🧠⚡The good news? Simple practices like conscious breathing, hand massage, self-hugs, and even water can help calm the nervous system and bring us back into balance. 💧🫶 Daniela's message is simple: don't wait for your wake-up call—your wellbeing matters now. ✨ FREE GIFT: We would love to offer your audience a complimentary neuroscience-based Happiness at Work Workshop for their organization. The workshop provides practical tools to reduce workplace stress, prevent burnout, improve wellbeing, and create healthier and happier ways of working. There is no cost for the workshop. To request one, simply email [email protected]: For Those Who Have a Job and Are Not Happy... Yet | Barnes & Noble® My Non-Profit – Girls Matter - https://girlsmatter.caOur Book (episode 249) - Empowered: The Journey From Victim Island To Solution City: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1989849776?psc=1&smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp”Introduction video about Girls Matter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/viewPersonal Growth and CertifiacatonTrainings: Impact Maker Alliance: https://ima-hub.base44.app/explore?ref=melissaDHARMA PATH™ 4 – in – 1 designation trainings: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/quantum-life-mastery-schoolMeet Your Unconscious Mind Workshop: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/umFREE 7 Day Trial: NuCalm Products to recalibrate your nervous system / improve your sleep:: https://nucalm.comUse my promo code at checkout: YGHJ to get 15% off your monthly subscription, every month. Episode Summary:Key TakeawaysWork stress is a crisis: 6/10 US/Canadian workers are "workaholics" (defined by constant work thoughts, Sunday anxiety, Friday relief), leading to burnout and health issues.Burnout rewires the brain for survival: Chronic stress depletes GABA, shifting the brain from creative problem-solving to a reactive "fight or flight" mode.Simple tools calm the nervous system: Techniques like conscious breathing, hand massage, and self-hugs trigger calming neurotransmitters (serotonin, oxytocin) to counteract stress.Free resources are available: Happy Organizations offers a free, anonymous "Workaholics Anonymous Lab" and a complimentary neuroscience workshop for Melissa's audience.TopicsThe Problem: Work Stress & BurnoutDaniela's work was inspired by her own stress-induced hospitalization 20 years ago.The average person spends ~90,000 hours at work, making purpose and happiness essential."Don't wait for your wake up call" → Find purpose now to avoid deathbed regrets."Workaholics Anonymous Lab"A free, anonymous online support group (Saturdays via Google Meets).Created by Happy Organizations, Inc. (a collective of scientists, strategists, etc.) to address the crisis.Goal: Provide tools to regulate the nervous system without organizational pressure.Rationale: Free access ensures no worker is left without support due to cost.The Science: How Stress Impacts the BrainChronic stress depletes GABA: This neurotransmitter, which normally promotes calm, is overused.Brain shifts to survival mode: The system enters "fight or flight," focusing on defense over creativity.Consequences:Impaired decision-makingReduced conflict resolution skillsIncreased susceptibility to illnessProductivity research: Shorter workweeks (e.g., 4-day) increase productivity and loyalty, proving less work with more consciousness is more effective.The Solution: Simple Neuroscience ToolsThese tools are divided into pre-work, during-work, and post-work categories.Conscious Breathing:Stress → fast, shallow mouth breathing, which signals danger to the nervous system.Technique: Nose breath, hold, mouth exhale. This calms the system and improves brain function.Self-Massage:Massaging hands and fingers triggers calming neurotransmitters (serotonin, oxytocin).Benefit: A discreet way to self-regulate during stressful meetings.Self-Hugs:A powerful way to self-soothe, best done in private (e.g., a bathroom break).Water:Drinking water and submerging hands can have a calming effect.About the Guest: Dr. Daniela Jines is an internationally recognized Happiness at Work Strategist, researcher, author, and global advocate for happiness at work as a human right. A PhD in Organizational Happiness and Fulbright Scholar, she is the co-founder of Happy Organizations and Director of Happiness & Culture at SurfBreak Hawaiʻi. Drawing on more than 20 years of experience and research across 30+ countries, Daniela combines neuroscience, organizational science, human rights, and practical tools to help leaders build healthier, happier, and higher-performing workplaces.Contact info:Website: https://www.happyorganizations.org LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniela-jines-90b701170/ Instagram: @behappyatwork1.TOPICS:Workaholics Anonymous Lab — Why we created a free global community to help people build a healthier relationship with work, prevent burnout, and learn practical tools for wellbeing. Free neuroscience tools to feel better at work — Simple practices people can use immediately to reduce chronic stress, calm the amygdala, protect cognitive performance, and recover during the workday. What happens to the brain when we work too much — How prolonged cognitive effort affects the prefrontal cortex, glutamate, cortisol, creativity, decision-making, and emotional regulation. Why happiness at work should be accessible to everyone — Well being shouldn't depend on whether an employee or organization can afford expensive programs; practical education and support can be made freely available. How to start changing your relationship with work today — Small, realistic changes involving….About the Host:Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner and a Board Designated Master Trainer of Hypnotherapy, Trainer of NLP, Time Line Therapy®, and NLP Results Coaching, helping people get to the root cause of their health issues and then get lasting results. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body back into balance by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removing the toxins. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that helps you “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa’s business is 100% virtual – the lab tests are mailed directly to your home and she specializes in holding your hand and guiding the way to healing so that you don’t have to figure it all out on your own. Melissa has launched Amplify Impact Academy, with business partner, Billie Aadmi and together they train other coaches, practitioners and counsellors in the 4 mind-body healing modalities mentioned above, giving them powerful tools to use with clients to get results with greater ease, speed and grace. These courses teach life skills and anyone can take them, if you want to be a better leader, parent, partner, be empowered in your own life, these...

What if your body is already warning you long before the health crisis arrives? 🚨🌿 In this episode, Jessica, founder of Phoenix Functional Health, shares how 90-hour workweeks led to a public breakdown—and ultimately transformed the direction of her life and career.Jessica explains why symptoms like fatigue, headaches, poor sleep, and caffeine dependence may be common, yet aren't signs to be ignored. Through functional lab testing and personalized health strategies, she helps entrepreneurs listen to the body's "whispers" before they become screams. 🧬✨ Her message: your health is one of your greatest business assets—invest in it before you're forced to. 💛Free gift: The Adrenal Mocktail Guide: https://phoenixfunctionalhealth.com/adrenal-mocktail-guide/If you’re eating well but still running out of energy - or relying on another cup of coffee to keep going—your body may need better resources, not more pressure.The Adrenal Mocktail Guide includes 10 simple, mineral-rich drink recipes designed to support hydration, steady energy, stress resilience, and recovery. They’re quick, practical, and easy to work into a busy day, because supporting your body shouldn’t become another full-time job.My Non-Profit – Girls Matter - https://girlsmatter.caOur Book (episode 249) - Empowered: The Journey From Victim Island To Solution City: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1989849776?psc=1&smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp”Introduction video about Girls Matter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3-xqzJLZW14om1PhFClcU_oRSZ8zgip/viewPersonal Growth and CertifiacatonTrainings:Impact Maker Alliance: https://ima-hub.base44.app/explore?ref=melissaDHARMA PATH™ 4 – in – 1 designation trainings: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/quantum-life-mastery-schoolMeet Your Unconscious Mind Workshop: https://amplifyimpactacademy.com/umFREE 7 Day Trial: NuCalm Products to recalibrate your nervous system / improve your sleep:: https://nucalm.comUse my promo code at checkout: YGHJ to get 15% off your monthly subscription, every month.Episode Summary:Key TakeawaysPersonal Burnout as Catalyst: Jessica's 90-hour workweeks led to a public nervous breakdown, which she recovered from using functional health. This experience became the foundation for her practice, Phoenix Functional Health.Proactive Health Strategy: The core message is to address health issues early ("whispers") to prevent major crises ("screaming"). This proactive approach treats health as a business asset, enabling founders to operate at their peak.Functional Labs for Precision: Functional lab tests are the cornerstone of the method. Unlike standard medical tests, they use optimal health ranges to identify subtle imbalances in hormones, gut health, and more, eliminating guesswork.Holistic, Phased Implementation: A 6-month program uses comprehensive lab data to create a "Performance Blueprint." Implementation is phased, starting with small, high-impact changes to avoid client overwhelm.TopicsJessica's Origin Story: Burnout & Functional HealthJessica's career began in massage therapy (2008), focusing on the mind-body connection through Shiatsu and Qigong.A period of extreme overwork (90-hour weeks) led to a public nervous breakdown, characterized by severe irritability and feeling physically fragile.Key Insight: Recovery showed the limits of "soft" healing arts alone. Functional health testing revealed fundamental imbalances (gut, hormones, stress) that were the root cause.Outcome: Correcting these imbalances restored her resilience, allowing her to handle a 70-hour workweek without feeling overwhelmed. This experience inspired her to help other founders avoid the same path.The Problem: Normalizing "Common" SymptomsA critical distinction was made between "common" (frequently experienced) and "normal" (a sign of optimal health).Common but Not Normal Symptoms:HeadachesOver-reliance on caffeineFatiguePoor sleep (e.g., waking at 2–3 a.m.)The Body's Communication Analogy:Whispers: Early, subtle symptoms.Yelling: Major crises or disease.Societal Pattern: Waiting for a major crisis before addressing health, which leads to longer, more difficult recovery.The Solution: Functional Lab Testing & Personalized PlansFunctional lab tests provide objective data to interpret the body's signals, removing guesswork and client self-blame.Key Differences from Standard Medical Tests:Standard: Uses broad "normal" ranges based on a sick population, often missing subtle issues.Functional: Uses optimal ranges for thriving health, identifying imbalances before they become severe.Melissa's Example: Daily migraines were resolved by identifying and correcting low progesterone via functional labs, a cause her doctor missed.Core Principle: Symptoms are not isolated.Same System → Different Symptoms: Hormonal imbalance can cause headaches in one person and fatigue in another.Same Symptom → Different Systems: Headaches can stem from hormones for one person and inflammation for another.Conclusion: This requires a personalized, non-cookie-cutter approach.Phoenix Functional Health Process1. Comprehensive Lab Testing: A suite of tests provides a full picture of interconnected systems.Tests Cover: Hormones, immune function, inflammation, gut balance, minerals, food sensitivities, detox capacity, blood sugar, and thyroid function.2. Performance Blueprint: A personalized plan is developed from lab data and client history.Includes: Diet, exercise, stress management, sleep hygiene, and targeted supplementation to resource the body.3. Phased Implementation: The 6-month program introduces changes incrementally.Rationale: Prevents overwhelm by focusing on small, high-impact steps.Goal: Not perfection, but learning the body's language to make informed choices.About the Guest:Jessica Van Antoine, FDN-P, is the founder of Phoenix Functional Health, a performance health practice for high-achieving female founders who are doing many of the “right” things—eating well, exercising, taking supplements, trying to manage stress—and still don’t quite feel like themselves.After nearly 20 years in health and wellness, Jessica has learned that fatigue, brain fog, restless sleep, irritability, and slower recovery rarely belong in separate boxes. They’re signals. Her work combines functional lab testing with personalized nutrition, lifestyle, and nervous-system support to uncover the larger pattern, reduce the guesswork, and identify what matters first.This work is personal. During a chapter of 90-hour workweeks, Jessica kept pushing until the glass finally shattered: she found herself curled beneath her desk, sobbing, unable to carry one more demand. Rebuilding taught her that the answer wasn’t less ambition. Her body needed better resources.Today, Jessica helps women listen before their bodies have to scream. Her goal isn’t to hand them another overwhelming wellness plan, but to help them understand what’s draining the body and brain their business depends on—so they can feel like themselves again and have enough of themselves left for the lives they’re building.Contact info:LinkedIn: