Episode 97

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Published on:

30th Oct 2024

Seeing Yourself As Art

Ali and Melissa talk about photography and cacao and the gift of seeing yourself as art.

About the Guest:

Melissa Robin • Transformational Empowerment Facilitator + Photographer 

Melissa Robin understands the challenges of self-acceptance on a deeply personal level. As someone who has experienced body and gender dysmorphia and mental illness, she knows how difficult it can be to relax, express yourself fully, and be seen. This is why Melissa has dedicated her work to creating spaces where authenticity can be safely nurtured and revealed.

Through nature-based somatic practices, meditation, and sacred rituals, Melissa brings clarity, insight, and energy to those she guides. As a Trauma-Informed Somatic + Temple Body Facilitator, she is committed to supporting others on their journeys and documenting the process with photography. Her powerful visual storytelling provides lasting reminders of divine strength that clients can return to again and again.

Is Melissa the Right Guide for You?

Are you ready to capture and share your true essence with the world? If so, Melissa is the guide you’ve been looking for.

The Alchemy of Visual Storytelling

With over 15 years of experience, Melissa has helped thousands of individuals and hundreds of businesses uncover their authentic selves through the lens of her camera. Her expertise lies in transforming the intangible beauty of human essence into compelling visual narratives that resonate deeply.

Inspired by the Raw and Real

Melissa draws inspiration from the rawness of human experience—its complexities, vulnerabilities, and triumphs. She thrives in capturing these real moments, translating them into visual stories that inspire connection, courage, and compassion. Her work goes beyond aesthetics; it’s about empowering others to step into their truth.

More Than Photography—A Healing Journey

Melissa’s process is more than just capturing images—it’s a journey of healing and self-discovery. She builds a bridge between her clients’ inner messages and outward images, guiding them to embrace their authenticity and share it confidently with the world.

Guest Links:

www.melissa-robin.com

www.instagram.com/melissarobinphoto

https://www.facebook.com/melissarobinphoto

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About the Podcast

Find Your Joy
Alison Perry-Davies’s belief is that wherever we come from, we have all known some level of pain, loss and trauma, these things do not need to define us. She doesn’t ignore that these things have happened; however, she decided this is not the way her story ends. Using integrated creative therapies along with sound and vibrational therapies she continues to explore and share complimentary healing modalities.

In this podcast she shares her story as well as having many other people sharing their stories about ways that they have found their healing and their way to find joy. Some of the guests will include authors, artists, painters, singers, songwriters, musicians, doctors, healers of different modalities, people who love to organize people who love to build things, people who find ways of raising dogs and kids and, you know, it really doesn't matter exactly what it is. It's all about finding our joy, and finding a way to make life work.

About your host

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Alison Perry-Davies

Alison Perry-Davies (Ali) is intentional about Finding Joy in her life

Sustaining a brain injury, diagnosed with PTSD and a raising a daughter with a variety of challenges, Ali decided there had to be more to life than what she was experiencing and began her journey to find more joy.

Ali’s belief is that wherever we come from, we have all known some level of pain, loss and trauma, these things do not need to define us. She doesn’t ignore that these things have happened; however, she decided this is not the way her story ends. Using integrated creative therapies along with sound and vibrational therapies she continues to explore and share complimentary healing modalities.

Ali hosts the podcast, Find Your Joy. She is also a co-author in 2 WOW (Woman Of Worth) Books as well as a Family Tree series book on Mother Son relationships. She went on to write her own book,
“The Art of Healing Trauma; Finding Joy through Creativity, Spirituality and Forgiveness” which went to number one best seller in seven categories on Amazon.

A motivational speaker, singer/songwriter, poet, blogger and author, Ali also shares her thoughts and ideas through her blog and website at aliwayart.com

Ali continues to use humour and compassion to invite, inspire and encourage others to Find Their Joy.