Ep 35: Rebuilding Confidence After Rejection: A Guide for the Anxiously Attached with Sheilanova Cornelio

In this episode, I’m joined by anxious attachment coach Sheilanova Cornelio, who specializes in helping people rewrite their emotional stories, untangle shame-based thought patterns, and create the kind of deep inner safety that allows them to thrive in relationships and in life.

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Ep 34: The Power of Confession: Unlocking Resilience Through Radical Honesty with Holly Mutlu

What if confession wasn’t about guilt, shame, or punishment, but about freedom?

In this episode of Diamonds in Dumpster Fires, Melie sits down with author, pastor, and rapper Holly Mutlu to explore confession as a radical act of resilience.

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Ep: 18: Wearing Your Heart On Your Sleeve: The Blessing and the Battle

In this episode of Diamonds in Dumpster Fires, Melie gets real about what it means to wear your heart on your sleeve—and why that’s not a weakness, it’s a superpower. From Shakespeare to C.S. Lewis to the Psalms of David, she unpacks the beauty (and the occasional chaos) of being emotionally open.

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