Author, Actress & Speaker Mel Wells: Finding Purpose After An Eating Disorder

"Follow the breadcrumbs. Just follow those little nudges, whispers,
signs and clues of what you enjoy and what your soul really enjoys.
be really honest about that. If you want to change your life, start
by doing more things that you love. Surround yourself by people
that inspire you rather than drain you. Have more friendships with
people who are doing things that they’re really excited about." My
guest this episode is Certified Health Coach, International
Speaker, Bestselling Author and Actress, Mel Wells. At the age of
18, Mel landed her dream job as an actress on popular UK soap
Hollyoaks. On the surface, she had it all. But beyond the magazine
covers and showbiz parties, Mel was suffering from an Eating
Disorder that ruled her life, leaving her feeling empty and
unhappy. In 2012, Mel’s life changed forever when her Dad died from
cancer. Combating her struggles with food became more urgent and
purposeful, and Mel trained in nutrition to become a health coach.
Over time, Mel healed her relationship with herself and food, and
embarked on a second career, launching a coaching business. Her
passion, she says, is “helping women establish a brand new
relationship with food” and for the past five years she’s been
doing just that. She is Hay House’s Youngest author has been
featured in Forbes Under 30, Women’s Health, Cosmopolitan and more
as a leading women’s expert in her field. In early 2018, Mel made
the brave decision to return back to where it all began, almost a
decade later, to pursue a career in acting once again. She said:
“It’s never too late to return to that inner child inside of you -
that little girl full of dreams - and make her come alive again.”
In this episode, Mel and I talk all about her childhood ambition to
become an actress and how she manifested this. She opens up about
how issues with body image and food took complete hold of her life
for six years. Mel speaks candidly about what this was like, but
also how a new path opened up as a result of this very struggle. As
an author of two bestselling books, Mel shares plenty of fantastic
advice for people craving what she calls a "full up" life. She
explains how she helps other women and how you can help yourself
too. And finally, she also speaks about the future and how she is
returning to what her inner-child desired (while doing everything
else). Mel really is a true multi-tracked, multi-talented,
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