Me. Er, my fairytale.
(You know—what I made up as I fought against life’s natural flow with great angst…) My name is Melanie Anne. I have a story, probably not to dissimilar from yours—the usual bumps and bruises, icky times, stuff I want to forget. I also have the same hidden ‘angry’ gene that rears its beautifully fierce head every so often – until I gently and lovingly herd it back in the cage! All too often I feel all too small, and then I summon my feminine super-hero powers and rise up for another push in the daily grind of living life large.
Not including my babies and being in a tall forest, I have two major passions. The first is CONNECTING WOMEN to truth, beauty, empowering experiences and to each other in order to create a global community of joyfully, purpose-driven feminine spirits. The second is PLAYING FULL-OUT in the game of life! Combine both and BHAM! I find myself unable to concentrate fully on those important things in life like dishes and the ole j-o-b.
Soooo… I guess that left turning my whole life upside-down, pursuing my passion and learning to accept support in all the degrading ways that weren’t left after childbirth. And what happened? THRIVE.
The journey condensed: become uber depressed, unsatisfied and unable to lie to oneself any longer. Have major meltdown, change everything—full stop—career, relationship, house in the ‘burbs. Hide under covers and cry for awhile, pick myself up, dust off and dive into creating the life of my dreams. Sound familiar? Sound easy?
In the process I birthed another kind of baby (just as painful, but on a soul level). Better World Industries Inc.—our mothership—exists because when women grow wings, the world transforms. Empowering women both personally and professionally became our mission. How do we do it? Expect creative, heart-centered innovation with women-centric spark.
The fun part: you can check in with me socially — to see how it’s going in each moment — you know, whether I’m flat on my face or jumping for joy? Friend me on FB, see what a twit I am with twitter, or put on your heels and peruse my LinkedIn res… Lord knows, I’m letting it all hang out.
For PERSONAL Empowerment
BetterWorldForWomen.com. You’re here! Are you ready to uncover your most powerful YOU? EXPLORE this massive resource inspiring you to design the life of your dreams! Find retreats to ground you, articles to inform you, and experiments to reinvent yourself and redefine your world!
For PROFESSIONAL Empowerment
Better World Industries Inc. also has a vision to empower women professionally. Visit Brand-HER.com for meaningful and strategic brand and design transformations for women entrepreneurs and business leaders. Awaken to your passion and purpose—Ignite your profits!
Small Print
Melanie has over 18 years in graphic design and marketing experience, 9 young years as a competitive gymnast, successfully climbed multiple tall mountains (not in a single bound) and is known to throw herself into excruciating ultra trail marathons just to see what she is capable of. As an art student at a renowned school in Vancouver for over half her life, a secret part of her longs to quit everything to paint, play with her family and travel. Well, all that and write an edgy book of course—who doesn’t want to do that?
