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Melinda Edwards, MD Mother • Physician • Author of Psyche & Spirit • Founder • Spirituality and Autism
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Dr. Melinda is a mother and physician in Charleston, SC. She attended medical school at the Medical University of South Carolina and completed her residency in psychiatry at Stanford Medical Center. As a child of medical missionaries, Melinda grew up in a Mayan Indian village in Guatemala, Central America. Early in life she experienced an inner pull to a deeper truth. Her journey included various spiritual practices including meditation and inquiry, guidance from spiritual teachers, travel to India and living in spiritual communities. Her quest led to the ongoing discovery of the divinity in all. She currently works with underserved adults in South Carolina and is completing a book, "Psyche & Spirit: How a Psychiatrist Found Divinity Through Her Lifelong Quest for Truth and Her Daughter’s Autism." Melinda’s daughter Saachi is the source of her greatest joy and her deepest spiritual unfolding. The visions for the 501c3 nonprofit organization Darshan (https://livingdarshan.org/) and the annual Awaken Through Autism Conference (https://www.awakenthroughautism.com/) were born out of their journey together.

11/10/2025
I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to speak with Tom Corwin of The Post and Courier during this year’s Surfers Hea...
23/08/2025

I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to speak with Tom Corwin of The Post and Courier during this year’s Surfers Healing event. While Hurricane Erin’s swells kept the kids from heading into the water, the day was still filled with joy, connection, and the incredible spirit of community.

A heartfelt thank you to the Surfers Healing Foundation for creating such a beautiful space for families — your work continues to inspire hope and healing. 💙

06/08/2025

Autism isn’t a disconnection—it’s often a deeper connection the world doesn’t yet understand🤍

Watch the full conversation with Tami Simon on YouTube: Insights at the Edge – Melinda Edwards, MD

https://youtu.be/GleS_hZ6Fk8?feature=shared

Thank you to Tami Simon and Insights at the Edge for having me on the podcast 🤍In this conversation, we explore the ofte...
30/07/2025

Thank you to Tami Simon and Insights at the Edge for having me on the podcast 🤍

In this conversation, we explore the often-overlooked gifts of autism—what it reveals about sensitivity, interconnection, and even human evolution. Autism is so often misread as disconnection. But as both a psychiatrist and a mother to an autistic daughter, I’ve come to see it differently.

Honored to return to Mental Health News Radio with Kristin Walker for a deeply personal and in-depth conversation that a...
28/07/2025

Honored to return to Mental Health News Radio with Kristin Walker for a deeply personal and in-depth conversation that aired today. We explored my journey with my autistic daughter; wisdom I have learned from her, my autistic friends and my autistic patients; how we are all evolving into more openness—and how the sacred sensitivity of autistic individuals can guide us toward the Love that we all are.

Thank you, Kristin, for holding such a genuine and compassionate space.

Listen now at mentalhealthnewsradio.com

We often think longing means something’s missing. But it can be a guide—a quiet pull back to what we truly are.All longi...
16/07/2025

We often think longing means something’s missing. But it can be a guide—a quiet pull back to what we truly are.

All longings lead us to The Longing. Let it take you home.

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Join me TONIGHT at Lance Hall, located at 150 Meeting Street, or on Zoom for an in depth conversation on the gift of aut...
08/07/2025

Join me TONIGHT at Lance Hall, located at 150 Meeting Street, or on Zoom for an in depth conversation on the gift of autism. Register online at TheSophiaInstitute.org!

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Tomorrow I will be presenting "The Gift of Autism" in downtown Charleston, courtesy of the Sophia Institute. We’d love t...
07/07/2025

Tomorrow I will be presenting "The Gift of Autism" in downtown Charleston, courtesy of the Sophia Institute. We’d love to welcome you in person—but if you’re unable to attend, you’re invited to join us via the livestream over Zoom. Register online at TheSophiaInstitute.org.

Today is the day! Come join us for a presentation and discussion on The Gift of Autism. &Spirit              &SpiritMemo...
31/05/2025

Today is the day! Come join us for a presentation and discussion on The Gift of Autism.

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