ABOUT ME

Hi, I’m Mel. I’m multi-passionate. A kaleidoscope— Aren’t we all?

I am also a lifelong learner, self-reflector, ever growing. Healing while having a human experience is a never-ending process. The more we heal, the more aware we become.

I have discovered and continue to use a variety of tools for my healing journey. Those that have made the most impact, I offer to you. Currently, death work is not only my tool of choice but my life’s work and passion. I stand firm on the healing experienced in death contemplation. To care for the dying is sacred, a privilege I hold with great reverence.

My work with death and dying has allowed me to live a fuller and richer life. Having the honor of witnessing others transition and in doing my own death contemplation work, I have found a portal to rediscovering my true purpose and how to be more present.

Death doesn’t have to be something we fear. It isn’t doom and gloom. It is a natural transition to something greater. We are always evolving, expanding. Learning to hold loosely to the material and unite with our Inner Being, we can move through life’s transitions with more ease. We can become more open to adventure and experience, Love and Peace in the here and now. We can exit this human experience with grace and comfort.

I live a life full of color--hospice nurse, end-of-life doula, ordained minister, personal trainer, Reiki Master Practitioner. I get to have the experience of being a mother, an Omi, and a partner to my soulmate.

It took years of inner work, some rediscovery, and making empty space for new discoveries. I walked away from a life others wanted for me (an experience of a mini death) so I could create a life of my own. I tore down the veil of self-limiting beliefs, uprooted the virus of self-hate and destruction so I could cultivate a fertile mind for new thoughts, a new way to see and be myself. In a sense, I died to an old self and was reborn—a new creation.

This very human journey continues to bring in a plethora of experiences-messy, raw opportunities for growth being turned into treasured nuggets of wisdom. My goal is to use this platform to share my dreams, my stumbles and my successes. Buckle in for the good, the bad, and the ugly!

If nothing else, my hope is for you to be inspired. Inspired to be your true, honest, creative self—to dip your fingers into the paint and create a beautiful work of art—your life! There’s no greater masterpiece. 

Let it be colorful!

Join me on a journey of creativity, discovery, and healing. I spent years walking in circles, trying to heal from everyday human experiences: divorce, foreclosure, and alcohol dependence, just to name a few. I learned there is nothing outside myself that was going to save me. I had to go within, dig deep, and get dirty. Through it, I created a toolbox to address the underlying shame and abandonment at the root of the wounds.  To be completely transparent, I am still digging, going deeper into the underworld of ancestral wounds and healing.

I invite you to help yourself to one of my offerings. See what resonates; leave what doesn’t. There’s no one size fits all solution to healing. But I can tell you that I’ve experienced the transformative power of simply taking action. That leaps of faith with no landing plan in sight leave indelible marks.

The invisible net of Love is deep and wide, always catching us.

Once I was introduced to the power of vibration, I was hooked. I continue to deepen my energetic awareness techniques as I build my knowledge. I’m currently exploring the possibilities of interconnectedness when we link arms with death and see it for what it is—a cycle of life.

Death contemplation work is catapulting me into fully living, learning how to release the grip of fear and judgment and step wholly into my True Being—A Divine Creative Individualized Personality! We have been taught to fear death, but the secret is when Death is our companion, we know there is no finality. It’s all transition and evolving. We are always ascending.

Through all the laps of this journey, the spark that keeps my soul flame burning brightest, is witnessing others break free from self-imposed chains, whether it be in living or in dying. Yes, healing happens on the death bed…but why wait?

Wherever you are on your path, we’ve found each other. I believe in Divine timing, more so than accidents. If you feel the tug of curiosity- let’s connect. Share where you’re comfortable in the present moment. What do you have to lose?

Who knows? Maybe we’ll share more over a cup of tea in the near future.

This space is for getting real. For holding space for each other. For unbecoming all of the things that you thought you had to be. I invite you to explore, kick off your shoes, and stay awhile.

Come back often.

I am here for it all!

-Mel Parinello