Beautiful Conversations

Melanie is a fantastic facilitator and coach. While I am not a parent of a teen yet myself, I work with teens and my husband and I are preparing for starting a family. Melanie's resources have been incredibly beneficial in understanding the needs and behaviors of teens, using new communication strategies to build connection, and ultimately strengthening relationships with depth, compassion and ease. Thank you for demystifying communication Melanie! Highly recommend her coaching and courses!

Absolutely amazing course! I was a bit nervous to start but Melanie is simply so lovely as well as knowledgeable and caring. This is one of the best things I have done and I know I will utilise what I have learnt through all communication aspects of my life. Thank you Melanie.

Working with Mel has been an extremely satisfying journey for me. I began our sessions with certain ideas about what I wanted to cover in the sessions and this changed as we progressed through. I was able to achieve certain goals I set, and then move into deeper exploration of my limiting beliefs. I had some vital aha moments during our sessions. Mel is a fantastic listener, compassionate person and able to build an open relationship with me. I would recommend Mel if you are seeking to explore new ways of thinking, struggling with where you are at in your life, or simply to help you achieve something that you thought was attainable.

I had the privilege of completing two courses with Melanie, the first mainly focused on improving our communication and problem solving skills with our teenagers, the second about regulating thoughts and emotions, becoming aware of our values, setting boundaries around those and learning to communicate these with clarity and compassion. I found both courses very valuable and highly recommend Melanie as a coach to anyone seeking to improve communication, rapport and a positive atmosphere within their household and beyond.

Mel's course has taught me some valuable new ways to engage with my teenage daughter. The results were immediate once I started to practice the new ways of engaging and as I have continued to use and build on this it has continued to progress. Both my husband and I completed the course and this has also helped and I have access to the resources to revisit if I need to. Mel 's coaching style is open and honest and creates an environment where you feel comfortable to share your own experiences which certainly helps with applying the learnings to your own situation. I would recommend this course to any parent looking to enhance communication with their teenagers / young adults.

I totally recommend considering Beautiful Conversations to people wanting to up-skill when communicating and connecting with their teens and other important people in their lives. Melanie is upbeat, insightful and compassionate, while also clear, calm and relaxed. She provided an atmosphere of trust and companionship which allowed our small group to easily share and explore feelings and ideas. I felt fully supported and through the regular sessions developed new insights into the thoughts and feelings behind my behaviour, together with practical tools for parenting with confidence that I'm heading in the right direction, that little by little change can start to happen and new habits can be formed. Loved it!

With regard to the group sessions I participated in, I would very much like to thank Melanie for her honesty in sharing her own personal experiences, showing us what she had learned (and how) so that we (and those near and dear to us) could benefit from that knowledge and understanding.A very safe and supportive forum was created by and for us to share our stories and work through blocks, new ideas, inspirations and frustrations.Melanie’s coaching left me feeling like I now have some new tools, behaviours and ways of dealing with situations that I never had before. These new skills have created a more peaceful state of being for me.I also feel now that in situations where previously I would have been more reactive, I am now able to stay calm, reflect on what is really going on and choose from different learnings how to respond. I have definitely experienced a shift from reacting to consciously responding.I am also mindful of where in my life boundaries had slipped, what the impact of that was, and that it is okay for me to have and hold boundaries, in fact, essential for my own happiness, and those around me.I will hold on to these breakthroughs as I know the huge benefit that comes from them.Thank you Melanie

I had the pleasure of joining a zoom course of Teen Talk which was a weekly 2 HR session for 6 weeks, with some work ons in between. Melanie presented valuable content and we had great conversation on how to apply it all in various situations. Thoroughly recommend this to anyone at all, teens or no teens. Really glad I found you Melanie.

Mel’s coaching style and approach have been incredibly transformational for me. I work with her to manage an incredibly hard situation in my life and the learnings and the support she offered have not only helped me with that situation but have also thought me an important lesson in managing all difficult situations. Through her kind and supportive approach, she made me feel safe to open up and work thought some difficult issues I had trouble accepting prior to working with her. I highly recommend Mel as a coach and trainer. She is incredibly skilled, professional, and knowledgeable. Thank you Mel for your amazing support.

I worked with Mel, early this year, setting an outcome for something that I had been wanting in my life. At the same time I was quite fearful of achieving that. I look back on that session now and realise how deeply that work impacted on that whole area of my life. Mel's kind, compassionate and generous approach supported me to dream boldly. She brought such joy to the experience of working together, in a way that surprised me at the time. The joy she brought is now associated with that area of my life, which is a beautiful gift.