Melissa Wood-Tepperberg
👤 PersonAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
I started meditating. I've meditated every day since.
I started meditating. I've meditated every day since.
And that's how I'm here. And I can tell you that for a fact. I know that with everything inside of me because it was the thing that helped me see myself for the first time for like who I really was and not any persona or facade that I had put on. And I was really interested in wellness, but because my relationship with myself was still so dysfunctional,
And that's how I'm here. And I can tell you that for a fact. I know that with everything inside of me because it was the thing that helped me see myself for the first time for like who I really was and not any persona or facade that I had put on. And I was really interested in wellness, but because my relationship with myself was still so dysfunctional,
It was the thing that helped me look in the mirror and like find so much like deep love, like true love for me and for my skin and loving myself through my acne and not being at my happy weight. And it just helped me. It was like almost like just like defogging the lens and everything got like a little bit brighter.
It was the thing that helped me look in the mirror and like find so much like deep love, like true love for me and for my skin and loving myself through my acne and not being at my happy weight. And it just helped me. It was like almost like just like defogging the lens and everything got like a little bit brighter.
I was probably like a three, four. Really? The work that I was doing from like a one, two. So like I was – and that doesn't sound like progress, but it is. Yeah. And I think that's the thing that I – So you really hated yourself before that? I hated myself because of my actions. Really? I wasn't proud.
I was probably like a three, four. Really? The work that I was doing from like a one, two. So like I was – and that doesn't sound like progress, but it is. Yeah. And I think that's the thing that I – So you really hated yourself before that? I hated myself because of my actions. Really? I wasn't proud.
Complete. Completely disaligned. And when you can, you know, I was, it was very much focused on the physical. And then once I realized that I could regulate from bringing some calm to my mind, even just a little bit,
Complete. Completely disaligned. And when you can, you know, I was, it was very much focused on the physical. And then once I realized that I could regulate from bringing some calm to my mind, even just a little bit,
wow then i started moving differently and this is when i started understanding like no wonder why like i don't like those classes are not working for me because they make me feel really stressed out and anxious and they bring out all that stuff that i'm like really working towards shifting
wow then i started moving differently and this is when i started understanding like no wonder why like i don't like those classes are not working for me because they make me feel really stressed out and anxious and they bring out all that stuff that i'm like really working towards shifting
And then I started blending elements of Pilates and yoga and it was like I was just weaving these things together. But it felt like this like inner dance with myself. But it felt good. And I was not punishing myself for what I ate anymore. And I was just literally in flow. Like it brought me in this flow state.
And then I started blending elements of Pilates and yoga and it was like I was just weaving these things together. But it felt like this like inner dance with myself. But it felt good. And I was not punishing myself for what I ate anymore. And I was just literally in flow. Like it brought me in this flow state.
at this time i didn't even have 10 000 followers on instagram but i just felt this like it was like i have no idea how what where like what you're gonna do but Like you have to share this and you have to share this because you have to come back to that seven-year-old little girl who was looking outside the window when your dad drove away when my parents separated. And I felt like this is it.
at this time i didn't even have 10 000 followers on instagram but i just felt this like it was like i have no idea how what where like what you're gonna do but Like you have to share this and you have to share this because you have to come back to that seven-year-old little girl who was looking outside the window when your dad drove away when my parents separated. And I felt like this is it.
Like this is, unfortunately, like this is the car that I've been dealt and this is my life. And I think so many people who come from broken situations or even bad marriages feel like this is it. And It's not it. And you can change the course of your life at any point. Every moment is an opportunity to begin again, to do something different.
Like this is, unfortunately, like this is the car that I've been dealt and this is my life. And I think so many people who come from broken situations or even bad marriages feel like this is it. And It's not it. And you can change the course of your life at any point. Every moment is an opportunity to begin again, to do something different.
than you did the day before, that just helps you feel so deeply connected to yourself. And, you know, I talk a lot about meditation and movement, and that is how I created a platform. But as I'm at this point in my life today, it's from being so connected to whatever it is you connect to. But to me, it's the creator. It's this higher power so much greater than me.
than you did the day before, that just helps you feel so deeply connected to yourself. And, you know, I talk a lot about meditation and movement, and that is how I created a platform. But as I'm at this point in my life today, it's from being so connected to whatever it is you connect to. But to me, it's the creator. It's this higher power so much greater than me.