Mitzi Melaine (she/they) is a dynamic leader with 15+ years of experience in the legal, nonprofit, and public sectors.  Mitzi applies her embodied practice as a strategic advisor, coach, politicized healer, and writer.  Mitzi’s lineage with embodied practices begins with their ancestors who engaged quietude, rest, dance, song, and play to remember the truth of their dignity, divinity, and worth.  She currently is in regular practice with practitioners trained in the lineage of generative somatics.  

Mitzi is a natural problem-solver that inspires groups to shift the-way-things-have-been-done. Mitzi has a passion for designing and facilitating experiences that improve individual leadership, group cohesion, and that create space for creative ideas to emerge. Mitzi has an innate ability to help people and teams feel at ease in evaluating where they are and energized about visioning where they are headed — as she deeply believes in the transformative power of inspired minds and engaged hearts.

Mitzi is from the Midwest and currently resides in North Carolina with respect for and acknowledgement of the ancestral land of the Lumbee, Skaruhreh/Tuscarora, and Occaneechi people.

How to connect

I typically consider new projects in the Spring and the Fall. I will have capacity to be most responsive to inquiries during these times. At this time, I am most interested in coaching individuals 1:1. Though, I may have space for shorter term organizational projects. If you have interest in either, you can reach out following the instructions in the form below. (Here you can find more detail on my 1:1 coaching approach - self-revelatory practice).

Hello! Thank you for your interest in connecting.

The offerings I share are relationship-centered. Tell me about yourself or organization. Why are you interested in connecting with emerge/flourish? What seems most aligned? What are you curious about? Is there anything else you would like to share?

I will respond to inquires where there is mutual interest.

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What people are saying . . .

  • “I just wanted to make sure I sent you a personal note of thanks for the fabulous job you did today - you’re really good at what you do! I’m very hopeful that lots of good things will emerge from the process you’ve helped us initiate.”

    -S.O.

  • “Mitzi! Your words were palpable, you could see their impact spread across all the faces/bodies in the call. You spoke with clarity & gravity, and it was so wonderful to see empathy and recognition spread through the group in the chat & in the shares of others.”

    -S.S.

  • “It’s been nearly one month since our closing session. I am still appreciating those times together and all it cultivated. I’m feeling gratitude, fullness, and love. Thank you for your beingness!"

    -L.H.

  • “I write to share the news that we continue to build on the foundation established at the retreat you facilitated.”

    -R.T.