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EPISODE · Sep 23, 2025 · 1H 2M

S3E10 How To Soften Your Edges Without Losing Your Fire with Melissa Wood

from Core Self · host Mona-Vated

What if the very traits that once made you fiery and competitive could be softened into tools for balance, calm, and growth? In this episode, Mona sits down with her longtime friend Melissa Wood (@MelissaWoodTepperberg) to talk about evolving through life’s hardest moments, embracing spiritual practices, and finding alignment beyond the hustle. Melissa shares the things that have  transformed the way she approaches work, motherhood, and self-care. Together, they explore all of this and more.

What if the very traits that once made you fiery and competitive could be softened into tools for balance, calm, and growth? In this episode, Mona sits down with her longtime friend Melissa Wood (@MelissaWoodTepperberg) to talk about evolving through life’s hardest moments, embracing spiritual practices, and finding alignment beyond the hustle. Melissa shares the things that have  transformed the way she approaches work, motherhood, and self-care. Together, they explore all of this and more.

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