Intro to Expansion

In this episode, I launch Intro to Expansion, the free community and course that teaches and supports students in uncovering their power and defining who they are to create and expand their lives.In this episode, I review the components of expansion we’ve already covered and how we must proceed as energy beings in this destructive, distracting time.In addition to the community, I am sharing the first video in a series I'm calling From Contraction to Expansion that documents my process of building this community and its course foundations.You can find both linked below.📚 Intro to Expansion Skool Community📹 From Contraction to Expansion episode 1🗞️ Visit written Substack post This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

Before expansion, there was contraction…In this episode, we cover how contraction was the first thing you did, the choice we have to make for our shared future, and the mission before all of us.Despite our shared challenge, the only work you need to prioritize is your own. Given how central that work is and how essential you are, moving from contraction to expansion in your own life is the greatest contribution you’ll ever make.Additionally, we have arrived where we were going, and if you would like to continue this journey, there’s something I think you should see…🚀 Intro to Expansion--Click HereMelvynVisit written Substack postVisit Mel’s Substack This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

In this episode, we discuss how you are always creating, why creativity feels so mysterious and inaccessible, and a new way to define creativity that gives you back the vital function.You and I have a creative imperative to define ourselves and express what we receive to help shape the world. It’s time to tap into who you are and let your soul move into form.MelvynVisit written Substack postVisit Mel’s Substack This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

Your course of study, the interface of your soul, and your greatest gift. In this episode, we discuss your individuality and why it is so essential to your existence, its importance for the days ahead, and what happens when you work with the raw ingredients of your life experience.We’re going somewhere, and your being yourself is required.Are you ready to be an INDIVIDUAL?MelvynVisit written Substack postVisit Mel’s Substack This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

This episode introduces you to your essential nature: power and energy. We discuss how expressions of force can be confused for power, and how, on a major scale, this can delude us into thinking we have none. We also cover why, if at your core you are power, you don’t feel powerful. This topic is foundational to where we’re going. As a collective, as individuals, and you and me together on this *particular* journey.Give it a listen.MelvynVisit written Substack postVisit Mel’s Substack This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

In this episode, we discuss the fear within, the fear outside, and the promise fear holds within it during this chaotic time of reorganization.I also offer a brief practice to navigate and neutralize fear so you can leap.Give it a listen.MelvynVisit written Substack postVisit Mel’s Substack This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

The seasons are changing just as the times are.In this episode, I share the moment that let me know winter is coming and what that means for me. I also offer another way to not only look at but also work with these darkening times, the multifacetedness of our gifts, and how our slowing down can lead to great illumination on the other side.During this time, while we are giving and receiving physical gifts, I invite us to consider how we might give and receive internal gifts to a world that would benefit from them.This one felt special. Give it a listen.Visit the written Substack postMy YouTube ChannelVisit MelvynWinter.comVisit Mel’s Substack This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

In this brief episode, I share how this year has surprised me with its contents, what I no longer have to tolerate, and where I’m taking my talents next…What’s still true, is the gravity and importance of this moment for all of us and our need to stay focused on a future that we’d actually want to inhabit. Remember, though, we always have options.My work is changing, and I am meeting the opportunity to bring more of my colorful self to it fully and wholeheartedly. And it feels good to begin again.Of course, just as before, I invite you to join me.Melvyn 🔋Starting My YouTube JourneyVisit the written Substack postVisit MelvynWinter.comVisit Mel’s Substack This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

In this reimagining of the myth of Pandora’s box, we explore what might have transpired beyond Pandora’s releasing the evils into the world and her discovery of hope inside the box as she had to live with the consequences of her mistake.We explore the role her heart plays and what we can learn from that example in today’s age, when the need for courage and heart is at an all-time high.I also share how my own path and experience has mirrored this process and how my work is evolving.Put your headphones on and let’s go to a fantastical place.Melvyn🫀Visit the Substack PostVisit Melvynwinter.comVisit Mel’s Substack This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

In this episode, I provide an update on what I’ve been up to since Winterfall, the importance of identifying as creative AND powerful, and how old agreements can keep us stuck.I also share a sign I received that it was time for me to leave a previous relationship, and how similar directional signs exist for all of us.Give this one a listen!Visit Winterfall DirectoryVisit written Substack postVisit Mel’s SubstackVisit MelvynWinter.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

What a dynamic time to be alive, eh?In this first of two standalone episodes, I respond to some of the things happening in the news and around the world to offer some encouragement, enlightenment, and hope.In this episode, I discuss the implications and symbolism of Zohran Mamdani’s NYC mayoral campaign, the reminder that busy bees have for us about living, and the power and ease that can come from living “from your eternity” in an age of rampant illusion.Folks, we are swiftly approaching a new frontier, and if we allow ourselves to be totally hijacked by the news cycle and *everything* going on, we won’t properly prepare for it.There is SO MUCH heart in this episode, give it a listen, reclaim your power and let’s get busy.With more love than you can imagine,Mel 🤟🏿Visit written Substack postVisit Mel’s SubstackVisit MelvynWinter.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

In this see you later episode, I share a few musings that have enchanted me this winter season. I share more about how Melvyn Winter came to be, or rather came to me, what winter teaches us about creating from seeming death, and how snowflakes are great teachers of individualism and collectivism.I share what I want to see from all these new creators and business owners popping up, a truth about the fear of “visibility,” and how everything going is simply reorganization and answered prayers.Come muse with me a bit before we begin a new cycle of seasons come Aries season.Winter 🏔️Visit written Substack postVisit Mel’s SubstackVisit MelvynWinter.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

In this month’s roundup episode, I discuss the purpose this stretch of recent posts have served, Winterfall—the rollout of Melvyn Winter, a bit about the accompanying playlist that I’m calling a Sonic Declaration (below).In this edition, I also discuss some of the current and future astrology and how we can respond to and preempt it. I also share what I’ll be doing now that I’ve completed such a big undertaking. Spoiler alert: Joy. And a little cussing, if need be.Finally, I charge you with how to navigate in light of all these posts and astrology, leaving you with the poem that has anchored me for 10 years in the spirit of meaningful work. I thoroughly enjoyed this one and I hope you do, too. There’s something different in the air…Melvyn ❄️Visit written Substack postWinter: A Sonic Declaration (Playlist) - Apple MusicWinter: A Sonic Declaration (Playlist) - SpotifyVisit Mel’s SubstackVisit MelvynWinter.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

In this very most important episode, we explore the symbology of the winter season, why I am so obsessed with it, and the work the arrival of winter invites, nay summons, us to.I also reintroduce myself and commit before you to my mission in this life. I share with you the “weapons” in my quiver and the necessary-ness of contraction ahead of our inevitable expansion.I also charge you to commit to your own mission; inclusive of your gifts, your contributions, and your paramount role in our shared unfolding.It has been my distinct pleasure to share with you my transformation.MELVYN WINTER ❄️ Visit written Substack postWinter: A Sonic Declaration (Playlist) - Apple MusicWinter: A Sonic Declaration (Playlist) - SpotifyVisit Mel’s SubstackVisit MelvynWinter.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

Conscription:[ kuhn-skrip-shuhn ]noun* compulsory enrollment of persons for military or naval service; draft.In this episode, I lay out the various crises brewing just outside of our awareness and how we the people have long been at war. I cover how we can adequately prepare for the dark and trying times ahead, why they’re necessary, and how our light is what will save us.Finally, the promise of victory we can carry to help us navigate this “endgame.”A little bleak to start, but I leave you empowered and with guidelines to navigate these times.The takeaway? We’re going to be ok. It’s the getting there we’re focused on.Melvyn 🫡Visit written Substack postVisit Mel’s SubstackVisit MelvynRustin.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

In this deeply personal, era-ending episode, I share my connection with the famed Civil Rights figure, Bayard Rustin, some of his accomplishments prior to the March on Washington, and how I came to adopt his name.I also discuss how I plan to move forward given the state of the world and what it means to me to follow my own star. You may need tissue for this one and you can’t say you weren’t warned.Give this a listen.MelvynVisit written Substack postVisit Mel’s SubstackVisit MelvynRustin.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

In this episode, I describe the fork humanity finds itself at and the choice we must make for how we move forward. I discuss the pros and cons of both the transhumanism movement and good ole fashion spirituality (redefined of course). I discuss how looking at the future as a problem to be solved is dangerous and bland and how as kids we were trained to transform—be it through a firestone, a transformation brooch, or simply experience.Finally, how the choice you make is a serious one, but supported by a “helpful Earth.”For the times we’re living through, give this episode a listen and let me know what you decide.Melvyn 🧘🏿‍♂️Visit written Substack postVisit Mel’s SubstackVisit MelvynRustin.comRead about the Heart Coherence exercise mentioned at the end of the episode This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

Happy Black History Month!In this episode, I provide my perspective on the good in the disaster we are facing, the hidden benefit of crafting your artful life, and my solution to the mostly word-only posts.Additionally, I share the urgency of our acting in alignment with ourselves, what we need to “get after,” and the newest channel coming soon to a screen near you.We’re setting a tone and settling into this moment. Give this episode a listen!Melvyn ✊🏿Visit written Substack postVisit Mel’s SubstackVisit MelvynRustin.comLink to POV Cruise Balcony This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

In this episode, I share how a simple, but challenging activity can help us define our distinct lives and what we can do to begin embodying that life.I describe how pulling your attention back from all the places it typically goes and placing it on this activity can help you notice clues hidden in plain sight for you.Finally, I share how this activity can help us begin making gentle contact with parts of ourselves we may have lost contact with.This practical, action-based episode is the perfect complement to the previous posts that outlined all the challenges before and ahead of us.Let’s get you connected to your light and walking your path.'Melvyn 🎨Visit written Substack postVisit Mel’s SubstackVisit MelvynRustin.comLike the World is Going to End - Ben Rector This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

In this ‘Making Of’ episode, I describe the challenges I faced while writing The Return of the Light, I provide some afterthoughts to that post and how I intend to modify my behavior moving forward and how we’ll “let it all play out.”At any rate, I hope that you are connecting to your light, tuning out the noise, and staying planted in your own mission. Give this fun, laidback episode a listen. Be warned, though, there are some sneaky, cheeky lines in it! Melvyn 🌕 Visit written Substack postVisit The Return of the Light (to share)Jon Bellion’s Kid AgainVisit Mel’s SubstackVisit MelvynRustin.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

In this era-defining episode, I outline and provide context for the darkness we are seeing all around us, explain why it’s important for us to accept our place here and now, and the ways we’re being actively disempowered and plotted against.I share the importance of cultivating our energy—the raw material of the new world and tie all this to the Winter Solstice, the Winter Season, and the return of the light.Give this episode a listen. There is a lot of heart and a lot of light within it.May you be illuminated.Melvyn 🔆Visit the written Substack postVisit Mel’s SubstackVisit Melvynrustin.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

In this episode, we take a short trek through history to examine the life of the most famous proponent of heliocentrism, the model of the universe that places the sun in the center of a rotating chorus of planet, Nicolaus Copernicus.In it, I draw parallels between Copernicus’ time and ours and outline the curious, winding path Copernicus took to revolutionize our reality.In a time ripe as this one for discovery and invention, I hope that you will listen to this episode for tips on how to navigate this time and discover yourself.With great illumination,Melvyn ☀️Visit the written Substack postVisit Mel’s SubstackVisit Melvynrustin.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

In this episode, I share what I’ve been up to since my last post and the mini courses of study I’ve undertaken post-The Journey Home.In it, I share insights I’ve gained from studying the shadow, emotions, and narcissism in families and what this means for what I (and hopefully we) do next.May these reflections be a welcome addition to your holidays and may 2025 bring us goodness we didn’t expect.Give this episode a listen.Melvyn ❄️Visit the written Substack postVisit Mel’s SubstackVisit melvynrustin.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

Hi, I’m Melvyn Rustin and I give you The Journey Home.In this episode, after a long, arduous journey, I wrap up this stretch of our journey by detailing what The Journey Home is, what it’s meant to me, how to navigate it, and more.My intention with The Journey Home is to provide a practical, lived-through, model for internal expansion.Give this episode a listen, share it with a friend, and embark on your own journey within.This has been my greatest work and I am so grateful to have you walk alongside me.MelvynVisit the written Substack post (with links to everything)Visit Mel’s SubstackVisit MelvynRustin.com (for The Journey Home + more) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

In this episode, I share some closing thoughts about The Journey Home, what’s next for Mel’s Substack, what’s next for me, data collection, an Astro update, and parting thoughts for your heart amid these transformative times.Give this episode a listen, share with a friend, and I’ll talk to you soon.Journey Home survey releasing WEDNESDAY JULY 10th.Melvyn 🫶🏿Visit the written Substack postVisit Mel’s SubstackVisit MelvynRustin.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

In this final Audio Commentary episode, I share my broad reflections on the journey that’s brought us to this moment through a playlist of songs that best capture what I’ve felt.The story has been dynamic and winding, but all in all, I feel triumphant, fulfilled, and most of all: myself.We start off a bit turbulent then things loosen up as the song selections reflect my changing perspective. This Audio Commentary nicely and sentimentally wraps up the amazing journey we’ve been on for the last year and I’m so glad to share it in full.Open up your preferred music player, queue up the episode, hit play and let’s go on one last journey together.***Editor’s note: There are a few pictures in the Substack post that are worth checking out and are referenced in the episode. Check them out below***Melvyn ⚓Spotify - Audio Journal - Epilogue: HomeApple Music - Audio Journal - Epilogue: HomeVisit the written Substack postVisit Mel’s SubstackVisit MelvynRustin.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

In this penultimate episode of our journey, I describe what is required of us once we return home to ourselves. I review what this journey together has been like for me and how the smallest act of starting scared has changed my life.I also highlight what I believe this means for you and me especially now given the state of the world. Your heart knows the way back to yourself. You need only take the first step and trust yourself as much as you can right now.In this episode, I also describe the meaning of the image that is the cover for the Epilogue and Audio Journal (linked below).After this episode is the Audio Commentary for the Epilogue and then we’ll be finished with our ascent.Thank you so much for going on this journey with me. I hope it has inspired something in you and that you will take small joyful steps toward things you love as a result.With all my love,Mel 🤟🏿Audio Journal - Epilogue: Home (Spotify)Audio Journal - Epilogue: Home (Apple Music)Visit the written Substack postVisit Mel’s SubstackVisit MelvynRustin.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

In this episode, we cover the ways either-or thinking has robbed us of a full experience, how everything can be used to help us expand, and what an integrated state of being can offer us.We cover all this through the lens of our individual roles in an uncertain future. May this episode and this journey we’ve been on together inspire you to live. Fully. Deeply. Irrevocably.It’s time to expand into all you are.Give this episode a listen.Melvyn ♾️Visit the written Substack postVisit Mel’s Substack This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

In this behind-the-scenes, Making Of episode, I detail the winding, unsuspecting journey that led to the creation of MelvynRustin.com, my digital wellspring. I discuss the eleventh-hour challenges that almost stopped me and how the tool it’s built on, Notion, helped me understand myself. This episode is a beautifully reflective tale that I’m sure will inspire you to consider how you’re being invited onto your own journey of becoming.Give this one a listen!Melvyn 🫶🏿Visit the written Substack postVisit and subscribe to Mel’s SubstackVisit MelvynRustin.com the digital wellspring This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

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MelvynRustin.com is live now! In this short episode, I talk a little about the digital wellspring, I’m calling it, what it means to me, and how it will benefit you.This website and moment represents a turning point toward a greater ability for me to create, curate, and offer so much of what I discover and build and I’m so incredibly glad to have you here. Give this episode a listen and visit MelvynRustin.com now!Melvyn 🫶🏿 ⛲️ 🌐 🚀 😭 🏔️ Visit MelvynRustin.comVisit written Substack postVisit Mel’s Substack This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

Happy Friday!Today I am welcoming you all to my personal Notion workspace, our digital wellspring, to support our elevation and expansion.Give this episode a listen to learn what Notion is if you’re unaware, a brief description of the journey here, and to get prepared for the release today (Friday, June 14th) of our digital wellspring.Keep an eye out around 12:30 PM! Melvyn 🫶🏿Visit the written post on SubstackVisit Mel’s Substack This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

Happy Thursday!We’ve got a big day tomorrow! I feel like everything I’ve written and worked on up to this point has been leading up to this moment. Tomorrow’s release thrills me in a way few of the posts have. I hope you love it, or at least enjoy it, as much as I do. Given all I’ve talked about and how we have proceeded, I'm almost certain that you will understand its importance as we wrap up and move forward. You’ll have to share with a friend. But check out this episode discussing that as well as additional notions I’ve had. If you head over to the Substack post, you can watch the video this episode’s audio is pulled from and you’ll be able to put my voice to my face!Melvyn 🫶🏿Visit the Substack PostVisit Mel’s Substack This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

In this episode, I provide brief reflections on the journey we’ve been on, some behind-the-scenes moments, and what happens after we have completed this stretch of our journey together.I speak a bit more about the importance of the June 14 release for our next steps together and I share a brief video of clips and moments chronicling the journey of creating “The Ascent” (linked inside the post).Give this episode a listen! Melvyn RustinVisit the written Substack postVisit Mel’s Substack This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

In this episode, we discuss the importance of naming yourself amid all the names you’ve collected over the course of your lifetime. In this episode we are encouraged to consider what we’d like to experience and name it for ourselves, adopting a new, more powerful sense of self.After the journey we’ve been on and the wisdom and insights we’ve collected, it feels appropriate to take the time to name ourselves in light of our dreams.Grab your pen and give this episode a listen.Melvyn ✍🏿Visit the written Substack postVisit Mel’s Substack This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

In this episode, I share my perspective and some tips for navigating multi-passionateness based on my observations of multi-hyphenates and their habits. I share how much of a gift you, a multi-hyphenate, are to the collective and the association between the multi-talented and the electric slide. If you’ve struggled with your pattern of starting and stopping things and being broadly interested, this episode is for you and I mean it from the bottom of my heart.Melvyn 🖼️Visit the written Substack postVisit Mel’s Substack This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

In this episode, we explore the value and approachability of small steps on the way to who we are. We examine the power and enormity of avalanches and what they teach us about small starts and big breaks.We also cover the importance of patience and how if we’re not careful, we can miss our lives rushing to a destination we never chose and don’t want to arrive at.Given everything we’ve covered and the height of our aims, patience is the virtue that will help us persist until the finish.Give this episode a listen before you begin or during your climb to the top.Melvyn 👣Visit the written Substack postVisit Mel’s Substack This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

This episode is an announcement episode for the month of June. In it, I provide an Astrological update and recommendation, comment on Reconstruction, Wellspring, and make a very special announcement.Let me holla at ya!Melvyn 🌈Visit the written Substack postVisit Mel’s Substack This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

In this episode, we discuss how focusing our affirmations more on who we want to be, that is, from within, can make them more effective and expedite our arrival at who we want to be.We discuss how our current way of affirming is like furnishing a barn and what we can learn from train rides to certain destinations. This is a fun, simple episode that can make a massive impact.Give it a listen.Melvyn 🗣️Visit the written post on SubstackVisit Mel’s Substack This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

In this episode, we cover the importance of being beyond ceaseless doing and how we can get better at starting things that have the potential to grow beyond our current imagination.This first content episode in the Wellspring stage put to use what we’ve covered in previous stages as well as sets us up for the rest of Wellspring. Give it a listen and plan your next artful start.Melvyn 👨🏿‍🎨Visit the written Substack postVisit Mel’s Substack This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

Plentiful. Embodied. Resourced from the deep within.This audio commentary episode is the most fun I’ve had yet. In this edition, I have collected and annotated songs that speak to our power, our dreams, and the redemptive work before us to do. I also, unsuspectingly, speak a lot about the value and power of relationships as we move forward and create a new world.As I have emerged from the dark and begun reconstruction myself, this Wellspring Commentary is a good time. You can think of this one as me essentially saying: To me, my millennials.So much love, heart, and laughter in this one.Melvyn 🫶🏿Visit the written Substack postVisit Mel’s Substack This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

In this short Musing episode, I share from my heart a summons to all those who have had to conceal, abandon, and disown parts of who you are. Happy Pride!Melvyn 🌈Visit the written Substack postVisit Mel’s Substack This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

In this deeply personal episode, I narrate the journey to my coming out and the dark, rocky terrain I had to navigate to make it to the other side. I think this episode has got a bit for everybody. So let me tell it in my own words the price I had to pay to live in the light.In this one, we cover the Second Adolescence queer people typically have to live through, why our identities (and your, too) are so important, and what the treatment of queer youth means for the family system. Let my life be an example of how even the darkest moments can produce the most brilliant life.Dive in.🎧Wellspring Playlist Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/v-wellspring/pl.u-aZb00D7tPyBdPWWellspring Playlist Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Cw3rgp0uVMUyAe6e9ikQf?si=bKjLHJ6pSxOEEiJC7cSsBA&pi=u-jcAD3G3zQq-iMelvyn ⛲️Visit the written Substack postVisit Mel’s Substack This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

In this Musing episode, I discuss the near-daily opportunity we get to practice receiving and experiencing the things we most desire. In it, I also share a few additional ways we’ve been given indicators of where we’re headed as well as provide a playful analogy of how we delay our greatest experiences.Give it a listen!Melvyn 🚿Visit the written post on SubstackVisit Mel’s Substack This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

In this episode, I detail through my experience growing and being active in church and various religious groups, how subtle patterns of abuse, hate, and control have infiltrated and thrived in Christian churches. I highlight the numerous ways this happens, who it often happens to, and what we might do to get our personal Christian faith back on track so we may see God.Honorable mention to the ways Queer people are kept close so they can receive intimate spiritual harm while being exploited.Buckle up, this one is a doozy, but it’s got a whooole lot of heart. All else is folly.Melvyn ⛪Visit the written Substack postVisit Mel’s Substack This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

In this Musing, I share what we can learn from bell towers about consistency, service, and the beauty of our souls. Please receive this encouragement to not only begin again but at a pace you actually like.Give it a listen.Melvyn 🔔Visit the written post on SubstackVisit Mel’s Substack This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

In this episode, we explore 7 indicators of the state of our American empire, what this means for us, and the posture we should take as we move forward. Despite all that’s happening out in the world, this episode is a reminder to bring it back to what’s ours specifically to discover and to dedicate ourselves to.Give it a listen!Melvyn 🌐Visit the written Substack postVisit Mel’s Substack This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

In this Musing episode, I share some thoughts about process and how our commitment to processes that support our bodies enables us to function optimally and embody all we’ve covered so far.Give this musing a listen and take a look at your own process and adjust as you see fit.Melvyn ⚙️Visit the written Substack postVisit Mel’s Substack This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

In this episode, we discuss how our imaginations are the chief creative power we have available to us to reconstruct our lives. We cover the “lowdown” on imagination, the science of it, exercised to strengthen and direct our imaginations toward the lives we want to lead and why we struggle with our imagination and creativity in the first place.After all the internal reconstructive work we have undergone these last few weeks and months, we finally have a tool that takes all of that work and directs it both inwardly and outwardly. This is powerful constructive work we’re doing and I invite you to dive into the episode.MelvynVisit the written Substack postVisit Mel's Substack This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com

In this Musing episode, I discuss an alternative view of our emotions and how they can assist us on our way to our highest aims. As always, I invite you to navigate your emotions with gentleness and curiosity. Explore this perspective and muse with me about our emotions.Melvyn 🚸Visit the written post on SubstackVisit Mel’s Substack This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit introtoexpansion.substack.com