Radical Self-care with Melody Murray

Send us Fan MailA word from Melody: I preach self-care to my clients CONSTANTLY. “You can’t pour from an empty cup.” “Create and maintain healthy boundaries.” “Engage in honest, direct communication.” “Trust your gut.” And, the most important - “Do what you need to do for you.” So, that’s what I’ve been doing. Crying when I feel it, hibernating when I need rest, going on walks, talking and not talking. Women are taught to give in, accommodate, acquiesce. Give your life, submit your bodies and suppress your dreams to serve everyone BUT yourself. And if you don’t, you’re shamed and called selfish. I'm not built that way. I can't and won't sacrifice me. I choose me and look forward to the day when a woman choosing her own path, isn't considered radical.Now, I’m practicing what I’ve preached for so many years… And I don’t regret a damn thing.• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Child Mental Health Specialist• Private practice counseling individuals 14 and up• Interviewed by the NY Times, the Business Insider, ""The Doctors"", E! Networks and ""Peace of Mind with Taraji"" on Facebook Watch• School District Mental Health Liaison for students and families in crisis• Co-Hosting relationship conversations to a local audience in Houston. Goal is to normalize and validate the human experience and destigmatize mental health therapy.• Completed first book, “Mourning the Living”• Four years as a Hospital ER Mental Health Evaluator assessing homicidal and suicidal patients. • Former Reality TV producer and director• Standup comic in LA for 5 years• Former Children's show co-host • Expert in childhood trauma, family dynamics and suicidal ideationMelodyLMFT.comFacebook and IG: MelodyLMFTFollow Pearl on social media TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook: @PearlchiarenzaRemember to embrace your inner pearl, nourish yourself, and find balance in life.Stay true to your authentic self and continue working on your personal growth.Follow Pearl onsocial media TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook: @PearlchiarenzaGo to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.wsliving.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Remember to embrace your inner pearl, nourish yourself, and find balance in life. Staytrue to your authentic self and continue working on your personal growth.