
Tomorrow whispers, "You're not ready yet," and buys you another night, another round, another hangover you swore you wouldn't repeat.
But deep down, you know the truth: there's never going to be a perfect day to quit. There is just today - the day you finally decide to stop watching your life from the sidelines and start living it.
You don’t have to reach a breaking point to decide you want more for your life.
You wake up one day and realize you're living the same day on repeat.
Same drinks.
Same conversations.
Same quiet promises to yourself.
And that familiar thought drifting through your mind,
“One day things will be different.”
You tell yourself you'll get it together after this weekend. Or after you this stressful week. Or when life calms down.
But it never really does, does it?
You're not failing. That's your nervous system doing its job - clinging to what feels familiar, even when it's destroying you.
You're not unfixable. You're just stuck in survival.
Rebuild your natural confidence and power within - and trust yourself again
Make peace with yourself and stop fighting your own mind
Build relationships that feel safe, mutual, and real - not performative or draining
Feel comfortable in your own skin again
Sleep deeply, wake rested, and move through your days with real energy
Stop living for the next escape or "night off" - and start enjoying the one you're in
Have more time, money, and energy for what actually lights you up
Handle hard days without unraveling or losing momentum
Turn regret into insight - and use it to move forward instead of spiral downward
Feel your energy, focus, and motivation come back online - without forcing it
Remember what actually matters - and start living in line with it again
Design a life that feels exciting, grounded, and entirely yours
Wake up proud of how you're living - and grateful you didn't give up on yourself
It's not just about alcohol. It never was.
It's about the pressure that never stops, the emotions you don't know how to name, the loneliness that comes out of nowhere even when you're surrounded by people.
It's about trying to hold it all together - until you can't.
You drink to turn down the noise.
You drink to turn it up.
You drink to feel connected.
You drink to feel nothing.
You drink to feel something.
You drink to escape your body.
You drink to just stop caring for five minutes.
Because underneath it all, you just want to feel okay and good inside it.
What starts as comfort becomes a cage.
It’s the same loop again and again — not because you're failing, but because your brain is wired to trust what it knows, even when it hurts.
It's not about the alcohol. You've been addicted to disconnection - to the escape and numbness that feels easier than feeling.
It's about remembering how to live connected, happy, regulated, and present - without needing the escape.
That's where Meant for More comes in.
It's not a detox or quick fix.
It's a re-entry - a return to your mind, body, and spirit.
A way to rebuild the self you lost along the way.
This is your return to wholeness.

"Living with peace in the deepest levels of my soul"
"I went from debilitating daily anxiety to living with peace in the deepest levels of my soul. I went from just surviving to becoming someone I recognize again and love being.
- Valentina S.


"Inner quiet"
"Melissa helped me quiet the inner monologue that tells me I don't deserve anything good."
- Bekah, 38


"I am worthy of love and happiness"
"Melissa helped me come to believe that I matter, that I am worthy of love and happiness."
- Christina H.


founder of Meant for More, Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC), and Recovery Coach with more than a decade of professional experience in the behavioral health field - spanning addiction, mental health, and trauma recovery.
I've been alcohol-free since 2011 and am constantly exploring new, research-backed ways to strengthen and deepen my own recovery and those I help - because growth doesn't stop when the drinking does.
In 2011, I was exhausted, anxious, and terrified of what life without alcohol would be like. I thought it would be boring and small - that I'd lose my edge, my friends, and my sense of self.
What I discovered was the opposite.
Sobriety didn't shrink my life - it expanded it and created opportunities I didn't imagine would be possible.
Removing alcohol wasn't the end. It was the start of everything that came next - the foundation for rebuilding a powerful life that finally felt like I was me again.
Over the past decade, I've supported hundreds of people and families in recovery - helping them move from self-doubt and survival mode into lives that feel connected and genuinely good to wake up to.
My approach is evidence-based and neuroscience-informed, blending principles from attachment theory, mindset coaching, emotional reprogramming, and universal spirituality to help people understand not just what they do - but why they do it, and how to change it for good. It's grounded in how we relate to ourselves, to others, and to the world around us - and how repairing those relationships creates genuine belonging, peace, and confidence.
I built Meant for More to be the program I wish I'd had when I got sober. Honest, Human, and Never Shaming. A space to remember who you are, rebuild purpose and direction, reclaim your power, and feel emotionally free again — in a way that actually shows up in your life, not just in your mind.
It's a comprehensive framework shaped by holistic understanding of mental health and substance use - grounded in years of experience helping people untangle the patterns that keep them stuck and build the foundation for the next - and best - chapter of their life.
It's about reclaiming the parts of yourself that got lost along the way - and creating a life that feels rich, real, and electrifying to live.

You won't be doing this alone.
Every client is paired with a certified Meant for More Recovery Coach - personally trained by me to deliver the same high-touch, compassionate, no-nonsense support that defines this program
Your coach becomes your anchor - helping you stay consistent, process breakthroughs, and apply every concept to your real life.
Our team brings expertise across every stage of recovery - from building stability to rediscovering purpose. Together, we support you through:
Finding your footing in early sobriety
Learning how to regulate your emotions and feel connected to your body
Feeling safe to be fully yourself, and learning how to build close connection again
Honoring what matters to you without shrinking, people-pleasing, or losing yourself
Reconnecting to your career, identity, and sense of purpose
We meet you where you are - and stay with you until
you see who you were always meant to be.
Come just as you are.
Meant for More is built for the in-between space - when you know alcohol (or any numbing behavior) isn't working anymore, but you don't know how to live without it yet.
You don't need a perfect streak. You just need a pulse of willingness - and a little curiosity about who you could be without the substance.
That's not a red flag - it's a sign you're ready.
Fear is just your nervous system saying, "We've never done it this way before."
You don't have to be fearless - just willing to keep an open mind.
We'll take it from there.
Then you're exactly who this was created for.
Relapse doesn't erase progress - it just reveals where your system still needs support. This program helps you reconnect with the inner resources that worked before - so you can stop looping and start integrating.
Every time you come back, you come back wiser and stronger.
No. Think of it as the bridge between treatment and everyday life - or the space before you're ready for either.
Meant for More is a coaching-based program that helps you try on life alcohol-free - forward-focused, practical, and built around connection.
It pairs beautifully with therapy, 12-step, or other recovery supports. Many people do both and find the combination accelerates healing in ways neither could alone.
Meant for More is designed to fit your real life - not overhaul it.
You'll get small, meaningful steps each week that build momentum without burnout.
No. You can participate quietly until you're ready.
Every exercise and call is designed to meet you where you are - whether you process out loud or internally.
Only if you choose to share it.
Your coaching and participation are fully confidential.
You'll be part of a community of people walking similar paths - but what you share, and when, is entirely up to you.
No. You just have to believe that something bigger than fear exists - whether that's love, connection, or your own potential.
We explore spirituality through curiosity, not dogma.
You get to define what "something greater" means to you.
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