Eavesdropping: Conversations with two Life Consultants

In this episode, Melanie sits with her son Blake in a fireside-chat-style conversation. They talk about family dynamics and how codependency showed up for Blake in a savior complex. We hope you take a listen. _____________________ If you'd like to book a discovery call with Melanie, you can do that at melaniehuggard.com Follow her journey with writing a book with her daughter, @momdaughterconnection Connect with her on her personal Instagram @melanie.huggard and you can email her at: hello@melaniehuggard.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/melanieandfriends/message

Melanie shares some thoughts on healing in this short, impromptu episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/melanieandfriends/message

Melanie flies solo today and shares a tool that her psychologist gave her to help in writing her book. It's a tool that can help when you feel stuck with anything and can reveal some unconscious motivations. Bringing these unconscious motivations to our awareness can help us get our power back. _____________________ How would ____ hurt me? How would ____ help me? How would not _____ hurt me? How would not _____ help me? ______________________ If you'd like to book a discovery call with Melanie you can do that at melaniehuggard.com Follow her journey with writing a book with her daughter, @momdaughterconnection Connect with her on her personal Instagram @melanie.huggard and you can email her at: hello@melaniehuggard.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/melanieandfriends/message

Melanie invites client Rebekah who is an educator to share about her processes with loyalty. They chat about how loyalty has kept her in places longer than necessary because she is the one who sticks around. Are you a loyal person? Do you find it hard to leave jobs or say no to things? Join us as we chat about this on today's episode. Look for episodes to release every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month. If you'd like to book a discovery call with Melanie you can do that at melaniehuggard.com Follow her journey with writing a book with her daughter, @momdaughterconnection Connect with her on her personal Instagram @melanie.huggard and you can email her at: hello@melaniehuggard.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/melanieandfriends/message

In today's episode, Melanie is joined by her client Wylene. They discuss how judgment shows up as a protector. Look for episodes to release ever 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month. If you'd like to book a discovery call with Melanie you can do that at melaniehuggard.com Follow her journey with writing a book with her daughter, @momdaughterconnection Connect with her on her personal Instagram @melanie.huggard and you can email her at: hello@melaniehuggard.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/melanieandfriends/message

Melanie is flying solo in today's episode. She shares about the skill of asking quality questions so you can level up your relationships whether professional or personal. She also goes on a rabbit trail about waiting and cell phones. Take a listen! If you'd like to book a discovery call with Melanie you can do that at melaniehuggard.com Follow her journey with writing a book with her daughter, @momdaughterconnection Connect with her on her personal Instagram @melanie.huggard and you can email her at: hello@melaniehuggard.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/melanieandfriends/message

On today's episode, I have Amanda Upton of the podcast Make Things Happen to share the importance of movement and the power it has to shift mindset, attitude and more. Amanda is a Yoga teacher, former Yoga Studio Owner as well as a former Corporate Training and Development Director, turned Mindset Coach for Female Entrepreneurs. She helps women business owners uncover the beliefs, blocks, behaviors, habits and patterns of thinking that prevent them from creating the business and life they desire. As the podcast host of Make Things Happen, she shares proven techniques and strategies to help women access positive energy and personal power so they can make things happen in their life and career- like more money, joy, time and energy. Amanda lives in Southern Vermont where she enjoys skiing, swimming and mountain biking with her husband and six-year old daughter. Website: https://www.soulcareclub.com/ Monthly Free Class: https://www.soulcareclub.com/freeclass Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soulcare.club/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/soulcareclub If you'd like to book a discovery call with Melanie you can do that at melaniehuggard.com Follow her journey with writing a book with her daughter, @momdaughterconnection Connect with her on her personal Instagram @melanie.huggard and you can email her at: hello@melaniehuggard.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/melanieandfriends/message

Melanie has a new friend on today's episode, Lisa Camooso Miller of the Friday Reporter Podcast. She is here today to share the importance of authenticity in public appearances whether it's a stage or the PTA. Lisa shares the importance of being true to yourself no matter what you're showing up to. Lisa Camooso Miller is a public speaking and media coach to executives and professionals looking to advance their presentation skills. She's a 30-year public affairs professional and host of The Friday Reporter podcast. You can learn more about what Lisa is doing at www.fridayreporter.com If you'd like to book a discovery call with Melanie you can do that at melaniehuggard.com Follow her journey with writing a book with her daughter, @momdaughterconnection Connect with her on her personal Instagram @melanie.huggard and you can email her at: hello@melaniehuggard.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/melanieandfriends/message

Disclaimer: swear words were used in this episode. On this episode, Melanie brings her new fast friend Nicole to share about her chaotic childhood with an unstable mom and critical dad and how that stunted her emotionally. She describes how she is a runner and the discomfort of being "messy" within relationships. She gives Melanie tips on how to be a friend to her and sums up her emotional health journey as "returning back to herself". You can follow Nicole on Instagram @nicoleelock If you'd like to work with Nicole as a consultant, you can email her at nicoleloughranconsulting@gmail.com You can find Melanie: At melaniehuggard.com to book a discovery call with her. On her personal Instagram @melanie.huggard and you can email her at: hello@melaniehuggard.com Follow her journey with writing a book with her daughter, @momdaughterconnection --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/melanieandfriends/message

On today's episode, Melanie shares her experience with a call from a company claiming to partner with Experian and wanting to lower her interest rates. Here is a link to the blog she references Experian Blog. Note: we are moving the podcast to publish every Tuesday moving forward If you'd like to book a discovery call with Melanie you can do that at melaniehuggard.com Follow her journey with writing a book with her daughter, @momdaughterconnection Connect with her on her personal Instagram @melanie.huggard and you can email her at: hello@melaniehuggard.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/melanieandfriends/message

In this episode, Melanie asks Rebecca random questions pulled from a deck of cards from the Best Self series. Rebecca is coming out with a podcast soon. You won't want to miss that. If you want to stay connected to what Rebecca is doing in the field of human trafficking, follow her on Instagram @imrebeccabender Melanie is taking new clients! If you'd like to book a discovery call with Melanie you can do that at melaniehuggard.com Follow her journey with writing a book with her daughter, @momdaughterconnection Connect with her on her personal Instagram @melanie.huggard AND you can email her at: hello@melaniehuggard.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/melanieandfriends/message

Disclaimer: the word sh** is used once toward the end of the episode. On this 50th episode of Eavesdropping, Melanie chats with her friend Rebecca Bender. Rebecca is an author, speaker, and social activist who consults and equips professionals and organizations to identify and fight human trafficking. They discuss therapy, learning what makes your heart sing, navigating disappointments and more. If you want to stay connected to what Rebecca is doing in the field of human trafficking, follow her on Instagram @imrebeccabender Melanie is taking new clients! If you'd like to book a discovery call with Melanie you can do that at melaniehuggard.com Follow her journey with writing a book with her daughter, @momdaughterconnection Connect with her on her personal Instagram @melanie.huggard AND you can email her at: hello@melaniehuggard.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/melanieandfriends/message

Flying solo today, Melanie shares her own struggles with imposter syndrome and what she has done about it. She shares how she discovered the term Imposter Syndrome and what she has done to address it. If you'd like to book a discovery call with Melanie you can do that at melaniehuggard.com Follow her journey with writing a book with her daughter, @momdaughterconnection Connect with her on her personal Instagram @melanie.huggard and you can email her at: hello@melaniehuggard.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/melanieandfriends/message

In today's short episode, Melanie encourages you to dream again. You can find Melanie: At melaniehuggard.com to book a discovery call with her. To see the picture of the mug she is talking about go to her personal Instagram @melanie.huggard and you can email her at: hello@melaniehuggard.com Follow her journey with writing a book with her daughter, @momdaughterconnection

Sorry for missing Friday's posting. Here is a quick, better late than never episode. We hope you enjoy as Melanie is flying solo today and talking about how we can shame ourselves when having opposing feelings, thoughts, and sensations. She gives 3 things you can do to "hold space" for both opposing feelings, thoughts and sensations. Take a listen to learn more. If you'd like to book a discovery call with Melanie you can do that at melaniehuggard.com Follow her journey with writing a book with her daughter, @momdaughterconnection Connect with her on her personal Instagram @melanie.huggard and you can email her at: hello@melaniehuggard.com

Aaron and his family are visiting, so we sat down for this impromptu last-minute episode. This episode ends up being a smorgasbord of topics. Come and listen as two friends talk about: Self-reflection Decentralizing yourself Marriage Men/Women dynamics Protection vs Lack of trust Mentors, and more. Disclaimer: The words sh** , and ***hole are used. We generalize topics based on our experience. An old statistic was used about the number of words that women use versus men, there are other studies that state views that debunk this. If you'd like to book a session with Melanie you can do that at melaniehuggard.com Follow her journey with writing a book with her daughter, @momdaughterconnection Connect with her on her personal Instagram @melanie.huggard and you can email her at: hello@melaniehuggard.com You can learn more about Aaron on his website aaronhayesconsulting.com Follow him on Instagram @aaronhayesconsulting

This is a follow-up to the previous episodes discussing "What Helps Teams Win". We'd love for you to go back and listen to those. Aaron shares his 3C's and 3 things that break down communication. All these nuggets can be applied to your personal and professional life. I hope you enjoy this episode. --- If you'd like to book a session with Melanie you can do that at melaniehuggard.com Follow her journey with writing a book with her daughter, @momdaughterconnection Connect with her on her personal Instagram @melanie.huggard and you can email her at: melaniehuggard@gmail.com You can learn more about Aaron on his website aaronhayesconsulting.com Follow him on Instagram @aaronhayesconsulting

This episode features Sherah's interview with Ken and Melanie. Having lived with Ken and Melanie, Sherah wanted to share some of the talks she's had with them while sitting around the table. Ken shares his insights into what helped him grow as a man and his 30-year relationship with Melanie. They touch on: chores counseling sex dating If you want to hear more from Ken on any topic, email Melanie with your questions or suggestions, hello@melaniehuggard.com If you'd like to book a discovery call with Melanie you can do that at melaniehuggard.com Follow her journey with writing a book with her daughter, @momdaughterconnection Connect with her on her personal Instagram @melanie.huggard and you can email her at: hello@melaniehuggard.com

This is a follow-up to the previous episodes discussing "What Helps Teams Win". We'd love for you to go back and listen to those. Aaron shares his 3C's and 3 things that break down communication. All these nuggets can be applied to your personal and professional life. I hope you enjoy this episode. --- If you'd like to book a session with Melanie you can do that at melaniehuggard.com Follow her journey with writing a book with her daughter, @momdaughterconnection Connect with her on her personal Instagram @melanie.huggard and you can email her at: melaniehuggard@gmail.com You can learn more about Aaron on his website aaronhayesconsulting.com Follow him on Instagram @aaronhayesconsulting

Melanie and Aaron recap the "What Helps Teams Win" episode by giving opposite advice for your follow-through. This is all done in fun and should not be taken seriously. We would love your questions for future Opposite Day episodes so email Melanie at hello@melaniehuggard.com to submit a question. But in the subject line "Opposite Day Advice Question"

In today's episode, Jenny Gordon interviews Eavesdropping host Melanie to get to know her better. Jenny has a lot of questions for Melanie after being a mentee, client, and colleague. I hope you enjoy listening to this episode. If you'd like to be a guest for a future episode of Opposite Advice Day, email me at hello@melaniehuggard.com If you'd like to book a session with Melanie you can do that at melaniehuggard.com Follow her journey with writing a book with her daughter, @momdaughterconnection Connect with her on her personal Instagram @melanie.huggard and you can email her at: hello@melaniehuggard.com

Today's episode is the second part of Aaron sharing his nuggets on what helps teams win. He Shares about practicing the fundamentals, and we chat about how that can apply to personal relationships too. The episode finishes out by discussing focusing on goals and figuring out what your layup is. If you're wondering what I am talking about, then take a listen and find out. If you'd like to book a session with Melanie you can do that at melaniehuggard.com Follow her journey with writing a book with her daughter, @momdaughterconnection Connect with her on her personal Instagram @melanie.huggard and you can email her at: melaniehuggard@gmail.com You can learn more about Aaron on his website aaronhayesconsulting.com Follow him on Instagram @aaronhayesconsulting

Mother's day can be a hard time for a lot of people. In today's episode, Melanie flies solo to speak a blessing. So find a quiet place to listen and connect as Melanie walks you through some connection time. BOOK GIVEAWAY CONTEST: To enter the contest to win Maya Angelou's book, Letter to My Daughter go to melaniehuggard.com and enter your email into the yellow pop-up and hit subscribe to get notified when our book Rootbound: A Mother's Journey, A Daughter's Pain will be released. Everyone who subscribes between May 6th and May 9th will be entered to win, there will be 2 winners. If you'd like to book a discovery call with Melanie you can do that at melaniehuggard.com Follow her journey with writing a book with her daughter, @momdaughterconnection Connect with her on her personal Instagram @melanie.huggard and you can email her at: melaniehuggard@gmail.com

In this episode, Melanie invites Aaron to share his personal thoughts on what helps teams win. The nuggets he shares can be applied to professional and personal life. In the first part, he covers communication and the three parts that are needed for winning communication. I hope you enjoy this episode. If you'd like to book a session with Melanie you can do that at melaniehuggard.com Follow her journey with writing a book with her daughter, @momdaughterconnection Connect with her on her personal Instagram @melanie.huggard and you can email her at: melaniehuggard@gmail.com You can learn more about Aaron on his website aaronhayesconsulting.com Follow him on Instagram @aaronhayesconsulting

On today's episode, Melanie invites her oldest daughter Amanda in an impromptu episode. You'll get a peek into their relationship and some of the whys behind writing the book together about fear and control in their relationship. You can find Melanie: At melaniehuggard.com or her personal Instagram @melanie.huggard and you can email her at: melaniehuggard@gmail.com Follow her journey with writing a book with her daughter, @momdaughterconnection

Language Use Disclaimer: the word sh*t was used. Can married people be friends with the opposite sex? Can single people be friends with the opposite sex who are married? Melanie and Sherah discuss their personal “codebooks” when navigating friendship with the opposite sex. Melanie shares what's that's like as a married woman and Sherah shares how she navigates that as a single woman. Come and listen! We'd love your feedback. If you've enjoyed this, please be sure to like, subscribe and share. Language Use Disclaimer: the word sh*t was used. You can find Melanie: At melaniehuggard.com or her personal Instagram @melanie.huggard and you can email her at: melaniehuggard@gmail.com Follow her journey with writing a book with her daughter, @momdaughterconnection You can find Sherah: on Instagram @sherah.janell and her website sherahjanell.com

In today's episode, Melanie and Rachel share the dynamics of their friendship with Melanie being 20 years older than Rachel. They share what they love about each other and some of the concepts that frame how they approach friendships with others. As the listener, we hope you are inspired to create more safety in your friendships; that you would consider friendships that may be outside of your norm, and get more love into all of your friendships. You can find Melanie: At melaniehuggard.com to book a session with her. On her personal Instagram @melanie.huggard and you can email her at: melaniehuggard@gmail.com Follow her journey with writing a book with her daughter, @momdaughterconnection You can find Rachel: On Instagram @rachelhughesconsulting You can book with her at rachelhughesconsulting@gmail.com Send us your questions or just a message to say hi! We would love to hear from you!

In this episode of Eavesdropping, Melanie and Aaron continue their discussion on friendship. They discuss how a friend is not only good for your emotional heart, but also for the physical body. They also look at the importance of a friend who can love you and tell you the truth, as well as the cost of giving and receiving feedback. Aaron discusses the difference between judgment and discernment and how conflict might hurt in the short term, but build stronger relationships in the long run. What is your experience with conflict and confrontation in friendship? Do you have someone you trust to tell you the truth? Send us a message! We would love to hear from you. Did you have any aha moments? You can reach Melanie through Instagram or email. If you would like to book with Melanie, you can book a session here: melaniehuggard.com Instagram: @melanie.huggard Email: melaniehuggard@gmail.com Follow Melanie's journey as she writes a book with her daughter: @momdaughterconnection on Instagram. You can learn more about Aaron on his website: aaronhayesconsulting.com If you like hearing from Aaron, follow him on Instagram @aaronhayesconsulting to watch his daily videos of encouragement.

Disclaimer: “bull sh*tter” is used. Join Aaron Hayes, Melanie's friend, and fellow life consultant, as they discuss the levels and value of friendship, the challenge of developing adult friendships, and how to know if someone is a good friend. What a good friend will and won't do, and the importance of being a friend to yourself. Good friends are first loyal to themselves and to their core values, but they're also on a healing and growing journey. What are some of your beliefs about friendships? In what ways are you a friend to yourself? Send us a message! We would love to hear from you. Did you have any aha moments? You can reach Melanie through Instagram or email. You can reach Aaron on his Instagram as well. If you would like to book with Melanie, you can book a session here: melaniehuggard.com Instagram: @melanie.huggard Email: melaniehuggard@gmail.com Follow Melanie's journey as she writes a book with her daughter: @momdaughterconnection on Instagram. You can learn more about Aaron on his website: aaronhayesconsulting.com If you like hearing from Aaron, follow him on Instagram @aaronhayesconsulting to watch his daily videos of encouragement.

Children repeat the stories they see, so what does that mean for the kids who are witnessing terrible stories? When a child has a loving consistent adult, they begin to see that a different story is possible. Compound the number of consistent adults, and you're helping this kid build resilience. On this Episode of Eavesdropping, Melanie and Aaron discuss the critical role a mentor can play in the life of a child AND the role in the life of an adult. We may not be able to change the trauma a child experiences, but we can help a child build resilience and create a new narrative. We can do that for adults as well. In this episode we discuss: Aaron's time with children from adverse backgrounds. Finding purpose in suffering. The fallacy that you need to be perfect to be a mentor. Melanie's journey to find her mentor. The importance of inviting leadership into your life. Thank you so much for listening! We would be so encouraged to hear from you. Please reach out if this episode helped you in any way. You can find Melanie: At melaniehuggard.com or her personal Instagram @melanie.huggard and you can email her at: melaniehuggard@gmail.com Follow her journey with writing a book with her daughter, @momdaughterconnection You can learn more about Aaron on his website aaronhayesconsulting.com Follow him on Instagram @aaronhayesconsulting

In today's episode, Melanie and Rachel talk about how our pain in bonding with God can be connected to the pain we have with our family. Rachel shares a tool that will help you discover if there's a connection between the two for you. They discuss the journey of wiping the face of our fathers off of the face of God. What does a secure relationship with God (and people) look like? You're comfortable with closeness. You trust that you're valuable and worthy. You can communicate openly and honestly. You can disagree, have a voice. You have interdependence, not independent of Him, or codependent with Him. You can be vulnerable. Melanie and Rachel share ways that they have bonded with their parents and how that affected their bond with God and then share how they now bond with God outside of the typical Christian themes of reading the bible and worship with music. You can find Melanie: At melaniehuggard.com to book a session with her. On her personal Instagram @melanie.huggard and you can email her at: melaniehuggard@gmail.com Follow her journey with writing a book with her daughter, @momdaughterconnection You can find Rachel: On Instagram @rachelhughesconsulting You can book with her at rachelhughesconsulting@gmail.com Send us your questions or just a message to say hi! We would love to hear from you!

Disclaimer: we are just having fun and don't want you to do ANY of the things mentioned in this podcast. On today's episode of Eavesdropping, Melanie and her friend Aaron and fellow life-consultant answer questions and give advice on the topics of dating, and conflict. Tyler wants to know if his expectations might be getting in the way of seeing clearly in his dating relationship. Aaron reminds Tyler of the importance of lowering his expectations, foregoing his morals and values and trusting his urges. Additionally, we look at the vital role dating a "looker" plays in any relationship and the classic, Isolate Yourself and Listen to Nobody method. Susan wonders what she can do about her husband who shuts down and constantly avoids conflict. Aaron and Melanie discuss the building blocks of bitterness and explore the specifics of cultivating blame. They look at the importance of living in the past and tell Susan how she can keep a detailed list of the wrongs her husband commits in order to cut him down. The next time that bastard leaves his underwear on the door handle, you know what to do. We hope you enjoy this episode of Eavesdropping and could laugh along with us. Every 5 weeks or so we will do an Opposite Advice Day episode where we give really bad advice to questions listeners ask. If you want to submit a question to be used in future episodes email us with SUBJECT: OPPOSITE DAY QUESTION. In the body of the email share your question along with the name you want us to reference on the episode at melaniehuggard@gmail.com. I look forward to hearing from you! You can find Melanie: At melaniehuggard.com or her personal Instagram @melanie.huggard and you can email her at: melaniehuggard@gmail.com Follow her journey with writing a book with her daughter, @momdaughterconnection You can learn more about Aaron on his website aaronhayesconsulting.com Follow him on Instagram @aaronhayesconsulting

This episode has been labeled explicit due to the use of one f-bomb. Melanie has Aaron share one of the concepts he learned while getting his Master of Education, he calls it The 5 Chemical Washes. He shares how at five different times in our life our brain will experience a chemical washing and with each stage, there are new questions and new realities a person walks out. Here are the life stages that this happens: Baby. Puberty. Post-adolescences. Mid-life. End of life. If you're a young person being overly hard on yourself and how you should be further in your life, or a middle-aged person that feels like a teenager in their processes of life, then take a listen, and let us know your thoughts and questions. We will make a second episode answering any questions that we get. You can learn more about Aaron on his website aaronhayesconsulting.com If you like hearing from Aaron, Follow him on Instagram @aaronhayesconsulting To watch his daily videos of encouragement. You can find Melanie: At melaniehuggard.com or her personal Instagram @melanie.huggard and you can email her at: melaniehuggard@gmail.com Follow her journey with writing a book with her daughter, @momdaughterconnection

Melanie and Rachel get back together after weeks of not podcasting together. Rachel shares about accepting her humanity with a God is regulated and securely attached. Come listen as they discuss if there is a difference between being broken or having brokenness and how either way, it's a piece of the puzzle of the human soul. Melanie is currently taking clients. Book with her here: https://melaniehuggard.com Rachel is currently taking clients. Email her here: Rachelhughesconsulting@gmail.com __ Social media: Melanie on Instagram MomDaughterConnection on Instagram Rachel on Instagram Email: @melaniehuggard@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you. What questions do you have? Any aha moments. Send us a message!

On this episode of Eavesdropping, Melanie and her friend Aaron literally just laugh the entire time. If you need a break from the endless passive consumption of serious media, we hope hearing Melanie and Aaron laughing together brightens your day. Enjoy! You can find Melanie: At melaniehuggard.com or her personal Instagram @melanie.huggard and you can email her at: melaniehuggard@gmail.com Follow her journey with writing a book with her daughter, @momdaughterconnection You can learn more about Aaron on his website aaronhayesconsulting.com Follow him on Instagram @aaronhayesconsulting

“Change happens when the pain of staying the same is greater than the pain of change.” - Tony Robbins On this episode of Eavesdropping, our host, Felony Melanie chats with friend and fellow life-consultant Aaron Hayes who works as a consultant and guide to high-level leaders and organizations. This week, we take a break from our usual episodes with Rachel while she's out changing the world, to discuss the challenges and benefits of a big move across the country. Join us as we discuss: Moving. How change reveals our greatness. Grace in transition. The gift of a new environment and fresh perspective. Rhythms and rest. A psychological safety net. Wise counsel. You can find Melanie : On her journey with writing a book with her daughter, @momdaughterconnection or her personal Instagram @melanie.huggard and you can email her at: melaniehuggard@gmail.com AARON HAYES BIO Aaron Hayes spent the last 21 years working with students and teams as a coach, mentor, teacher, pastor, entrepreneur, and consultant. He has a passion to empower leaders to step into dreams and passions and sustain them through powerful workshops and trainings. Aaron and his wife, Sarah, have five rambunctious children from the ages of 10 to 27 and haven't slept in ten years, but are still very happy. Aaron is the founder of Catalyst Mentoring and alumnus of Leadership Redding. Currently, Aaron works as a consultant and business coach working with teams across the country. You can learn more about Aaron on his website aaronhayesconsulting.com Follow him on Instagram @aaronhayesconsulting

Melanie is flying solo today and shares some thoughts around motherhood. Melanie is currently taking clients. Book with her here: https://melaniehuggard.com __ Send me a message! I would love to hear from you. What questions do you have around today's episode? I'd love to hear from you. Social media: Melanie (https://www.instagram.com/melanie.huggard AND https://www.instagram.com/momdaughterconnection/

In today's episode, Melanie and Rachel discuss being addicted to God. Melanie processes what it was like for her when she recently felt a strong increased desire for God to move supernaturally. Why was she feeling that? Was it completely about have more of God, or what there pain behind it? Take a listen. Melanie is currently taking clients. Book with her here: https://melaniehuggard.com Rachel is currently taking clients. Email her here: Rachelhughesconsulting@gmail.com __ Send us a message! We would love to hear from you. What questions do you have? Any aha moments? Social media: Melanie (https://www.instagram.com/melanie.huggard AND https://www.instagram.com/momdaughterconnection/ Rachel (https://www.instagram.com/rachelhughesconsulting/)

In this episode of Eavesdropping, Melanie introduces her new friend and fellow life consultant, Rachel Hughes! Rachel is passionate about helping clients find breakthroughs from codependency and eating disorders. Join us as we explore: Melanie and Rachel's manicure. The honor of being a life consultant and how to stay humble. Repairing parent-child relationships. The importance of attunement and validation. The importance of self-compassion. The work it takes to not allow shame to be the driver. __ Melanie is currently taking clients. Book with her here: https://melaniehuggard.com Rachel is currently taking clients. Email her here: Rachelhughesconsulting@gmail.com __ Send us a message! We would love to hear from you. What questions do you have? Any aha moments. Social media: Melanie (https://www.instagram.com/melanie.huggard/ https://www.instagram.com/momdaughterconnection/, email: @melaniehuggard@gmail.com). Rachel (https://www.instagram.com/rachelhughesconsulting/)

Melanie and Sherah discuss how and why deconstruction has become “a thing”. Sherah shares how deconstruction for her has looked and she breaks down religious trauma and spiritual bypassing. Melanie shares a little of her early church life experience and her relationship with God. Follow Melanie and Sherah on Instagram Melanie : @momdaughterconnection & @melanie.huggard Sherah : @sherah.janell (formerly @thegrandestorey) To book a session check out their websites : melaniehuggard.com & sherahjanell.com (formerly Thegrandestorey.com)

In this episode, we discuss all things TRIGGERS. Types of triggers, what they can feel like, how to view them and more. Take a listen as Melanie and Sherah discuss how to address your own triggers. Follow Melanie and Sherah on Instagram Melanie : @momdaughterconnection & @melanie.huggard Sherah : @sherah.janell (formerly @thegrandestorey) To book a session check out their websites : melaniehuggard.com & sherahjanell.com (formerly Thegrandestorey.com)

How do you view trauma? Melanie and Sherah break down trauma and address some of the definitions and views people have surrounding trauma. Also, heads up, the examples given in this episode can be difficult to hear. Follow Melanie and Sherah on Instagram Melanie : @momdaughterconnection & @melanie.huggard Sherah : @sherah.janell (formerly @thegrandestorey) To book a session check out their websites : melaniehuggard.com & sherahjanell.com (formerly Thegrandestorey.com)

How is your relationship to your body? Melanie and Sherah talk about the body and how to be in relationship with your body. They introduce the concept of listening to the wisdom that the body carries and the gift that your body is. Follow Melanie and Sherah on Instagram Melanie : @momdaughterconnection & @melanie.huggard Sherah : @sherah.janell (formerly @thegrandestorey) To book a session check out their websites : melaniehuggard.com & sherahjanell.com (formerly Thegrandestorey.com)

In this episode, Melanie and Sherah break down vulnerability, how it can be used in relationships, and the expectations in it. Melanie shares her metaphor of what it looks like when we try to love everyone else, but not ourselves. Take a listen. Follow Melanie and Sherah on Instagram Melanie : @momdaughterconnection & @melanie.huggard Sherah : @sherah.janell (formerly @thegrandestorey) To book a session check out their websites : melaniehuggard.com & sherahjanell.com (formerly Thegrandestorey.com)

This episode was recorded Feb 2021. In the midst of grieving the loss of her dad in November 2020, Melanie shares about her pain around community and friends hoping that her in the moment very raw process can help others. Listen as Sherah supports her through this vulnerable episode. Follow Melanie and Sherah on Instagram Melanie : @momdaughterconnection & @melanie.huggard Sherah : @sherah.janell (formerly @thegrandestorey) To book a session check out their websites : melaniehuggard.com & sherahjanell.com (formerly Thegrandestorey.com)

In this episode, Melanie and Sherah talk about the entanglements of believing in "the one". You'll hear encouragements of navigating dating and your own intuitions along with personal stories from their own experiences. Follow Melanie and Sherah on Instagram Melanie : @momdaughterconnection & @melanie.huggard Sherah : @sherah.janell (formerly @thegrandestorey) To book a session check out their websites : melaniehuggard.com & sherahjanell.com (formerly Thegrandestorey.com)

On this week's episode, Melanie and Sherah talk about the power of choosing into a situation. We always have choices, but where are we giving our yes? What we choose into is what we give our power to. As they converse, they give real life examples of how to choose into what we want with our life - our relationships, time, and their perspective on choosing into relationship with God. What if God isn't in control, but just in charge? What if we are not in control, but are in charge? These are some questions to ask as they dive into answers. Follow Melanie and Sherah on Instagram Melanie : @momdaughterconnection & @melanie.huggard Sherah : @sherah.janell (formerly @thegrandestorey) To book a session check out their websites : melaniehuggard.com & sherahjanell.com (formerly Thegrandestorey.com)

Melanie and Sherah talk about vulnerability. They share their own perspective along with how to face moments that require vulnerability and how to walk it out. Follow Melanie and Sherah on Instagram Melanie : @momdaughterconnection & @melanie.huggard Sherah : @sherah.janell (formerly @thegrandestorey) To book a session check out their websites : melaniehuggard.com & sherahjanell.com (formerly Thegrandestorey.com)

There are different ways to handle disagreements between friends. Do you talk it out? Choose not to touch those topics? Is being right more important than connection or would you value connection over being right? Melanie and Sherah share there thoughts and how they choose to approach disagreements in their relationships. Follow Melanie and Sherah on Instagram Melanie : @momdaughterconnection & @melanie.huggard Sherah : @sherah.janell (formerly @thegrandestorey) To book a session check out their websites : melaniehuggard.com & sherahjanell.com (formerly Thegrandestorey.com)

Have you been to a therapist? Maybe you are currently seeing one and are loving your experience! Or maybe, you are seeing one and you feel it is time for a change. In this week's episode, Sherah and Melanie talk about how to find a therapist that works for you as well as how to “break up” with a therapist that isn't working out. They share some of their personal experiences with being life consultants and having clients, as well as their experiences with their own therapists to help you with your decision. "We were not created to have all the answers to our own life, but rest assured, there is someone for everyone to talk to!" Follow Melanie and Sherah on Instagram Melanie : @momdaughterconnection & @melanie.huggard Sherah : @sherah.janell (formerly @thegrandestorey) To book a session check out their websites : melaniehuggard.com & sherahjanell.com (formerly Thegrandestorey.com)

Sherah and Melanie talk about loneliness in this episode. They offer some shifts of perspective to help focus on the possible opportunities in moments of feeling alone. Follow Melanie and Sherah on Instagram Melanie : @momdaughterconnection & @melanie.huggard Sherah : @sherah.janell (formerly @thegrandestorey) To book a session check out their websites : melaniehuggard.com & sherahjanell.com (formerly Thegrandestorey.com)