Melissa Boles

LATEST ARTICLES ( 64 )

• Your Voice Matters

  On Saturday night, my friend Megan and I went into Portland to see a play. Written and adapted for the stage by WSU Vancouver professor Desiree Hellegers, “No... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2015 HEALTH, LIFE COACH, LIFESTYLE, PSYCHOLOGY

• You Can’t Change If You Don’t Try.

  

  I’m not very good at this. I want to be the person that I know I can be, with a big life and a big heart and an ability to love people no matter what is... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2015 HEALTH, LIFE COACH, LIFESTYLE, PSYCHOLOGY

• When You Let Go, You Grow.

  

  For the last three years, I’ve chosen a word to focus on during the year. The first year was Challenge. The second year was Magic. This year, it’s Grow. Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2015 HEALTH, LIFE COACH, LIFESTYLE, PSYCHOLOGY

• Let It Go

  

  Initially, I didn’t really see the appeal. I was raised on The Little Mermaid and Peter Pan and Beauty the Beast. In the history of Disney films, Frozen... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2014 HEALTH, LIFE COACH, LIFESTYLE, PSYCHOLOGY

• Tables of Books

  

  I finished Preston Yancey’s Tables in the Wilderness around 1:00AM this morning. I remember setting the book down next to my bed, switching off my bedside... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2014 HEALTH, LIFE COACH, LIFESTYLE, PSYCHOLOGY

• My Greatest Fear is That I’ll Always Feel Small & Ordinary.

  This morning, my friend Mike sat on the edge of my bed, took a gulp of water from the mason jar he’s claimed as his in our house, and brushed his hair away... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2014 HEALTH, LIFE COACH, LIFESTYLE, PSYCHOLOGY

• Beauty, Part V

  

  The final person I asked about beauty was a good friend of mine named Aly, who is a beautiful writer and someone that has made a huge impact on my life. I hope... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2014 HEALTH, LIFE COACH, LIFESTYLE, PSYCHOLOGY

• Beauty, Part IV

  

  Emily Virtue, an English professor at Western Carolina University (where I finished my graduate degree), is the fourth person that will be sharing their... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2014 HEALTH, LIFE COACH, LIFESTYLE, PSYCHOLOGY

• Beauty, Part III

  

  In continuing with our conversation on beauty, my friend Lauren Nespoli, who I’ve known for several years, shares her perspective. Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2014 HEALTH, LIFE COACH, LIFESTYLE, PSYCHOLOGY

• Beauty, Part II

  

  This week I’m talking about beauty, and am sharing interviews I conducted with some friends of mine earlier this year. Today Laura Backe, who works for More Lov... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2014 HEALTH, LIFE COACH, LIFESTYLE, PSYCHOLOGY

• Beauty, Part I

  

  This week is going to be about beauty. Back in February, I interviewed some friends of mine about their thoughts on beauty, intending to use them as part of a... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2014 HEALTH, LIFE COACH, LIFESTYLE, PSYCHOLOGY

• What Do You Want?

  

  I didn’t write here yesterday. I spent the day reading and doing a little personal reflection and doing some cleaning. I didn’t accomplish everything I intended... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2014 HEALTH, LIFE COACH, LIFESTYLE, PSYCHOLOGY

• Building Your Family

  

  Have you watched Big Love? How about Grey’s Anatomy or American Horror Story: Coven? I ask because these shows are some of my favorite examples of building a... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2014 HEALTH, LIFE COACH, LIFESTYLE, PSYCHOLOGY

• Believe What You Know

  

  “I’m trying to believe what I know,” she said, her voice cracking over the video. “I made a list of all of the things I know about myself, everything I’ve been... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2014 HEALTH, LIFE COACH, LIFESTYLE, PSYCHOLOGY

• High School Does Not Deserve a Pedestal.

  

  I read a post this morning about a Homecoming Queen who was, and is, struggling with depression. She was crowned “the most popular girl in all of high school,”... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2014 HEALTH, LIFE COACH, LIFESTYLE, PSYCHOLOGY

• Are We out of the Woods Yet?

  

  For the last 26 years, with the exception of a week-long stint in eighth grade that does not count, I’ve been single. I’ve been in love, but it was unrequited... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2014 HEALTH, LIFE COACH, LIFESTYLE, PSYCHOLOGY

• Becoming One with Yourself

  

  This weekend, I went to a spa. On Saturday evening, I had a bath and wrap – 25 minutes in a hot mineral bath with apple spice aromas, and 25 minutes wrapped in... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2014 HEALTH, LIFE COACH, LIFESTYLE, PSYCHOLOGY

• Keep Loving Yourself.

  

  Sometimes I feel like I have no friends. I moved away from home for a couple of years, and now that I’m back, sometimes it feels like I spend all of my time... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2014 HEALTH, LIFE COACH, LIFESTYLE, PSYCHOLOGY

• Can You Kill a Cactus?

  

  I’m pretty sure I killed a cactus. I was really, really careful. I only watered it once a month, like the lady who sold it to me said to do. Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2014 HEALTH, LIFE COACH, LIFESTYLE, PSYCHOLOGY

• Fighting Resistance

  

  I’m going to tell you a (not-so-secret) secret. I struggle with Resistance. Resistance, according to Steven Pressfield, is the enemy inside of me. Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2014 HEALTH, LIFE COACH, LIFESTYLE, PSYCHOLOGY