Love Rises, Hammond, LA (2026)

05/19/2026

I was reflecting on the power of words, and how they shape our lives in ways you may not realize.

And, I have this question for you… Are you actively participating in creating the life you want…
or the one you don’t?

The voice is not merely for self-expression.

It is directive.
Creative.
Architectural.

🙌What you speak repeatedly becomes the framework your life begins to organize around.

What you suppress does not disappear — it settles into the body.

What you tolerate teaches the nervous system its threshold.

What you minimize quietly reshapes your sense of worth.

🌟And what you declare begins calling reality toward it.

The spoken word carries orientation.
It tells the psyche what is true, the body what is safe, and the spirit what is possible.

Over time, life bends itself around the language you live inside of. How powerful!

Part of the healing process for many people is learning how to speak truth with courage — without shrinking, minimizing, apologizing, or abandoning themselves in the process.

This is one of the core principles behind the Expression Distortion within the Heart–Spine Axis™ Method — how the voice shapes identity, nervous system patterning, relationships, and ultimately, reality itself.

Love Rises Wellness
Dr. Christina Melancon, ND
Trauma-Informed Coach
loveriseswellness.com

05/05/2026

In this week’s reflection, I’m sharing something I return to often in my work:
Before anything can change…
we have to learn how to feel.

Not think.
Not analyze.
Not explain.

But actually feel what is happening in the body.

Most of us were never taught how to do this.

We were taught to override discomfort,
to push through stress,
to silence emotions that didn’t feel safe to express.

But the body doesn’t forget.
It holds patterns—quietly, intelligently—waiting for the moment it’s finally safe to be felt.

This is where healing begins.

Not in forcing change,
but in returning to the body and allowing truth to surface.

When we begin to feel again,
we reconnect to the intelligence that has been there all along.

If you’ve been feeling disconnected, overwhelmed, or unsure of what your body is trying to tell you…
this is the first step.

Not fixing but feeling.

This is the work I guide:
Feel • Stay • Shift • Live

Heart–Spine Repatterning Sessions:
A guided process to help you release emotional patterns, reconnect to your body, and create lasting change in how you feel, respond, and live.

I’m currently offering a limited number of introductory Heart–Spine Repatterning Sessions ($79) for those who want to experience this work firsthand.

If this resonates and you feel ready to begin, you’re invited to schedule a complimentary consultation to explore working together, or just get started with your first appointment here https://l.bttr.to/abpN1
(virtual, phone, in-person)

www.loveriseswellness.com
Christina Melancon, ND
Trauma-Informed Coach

04/15/2026

What I Love about Rose? — This Week’s Herb Feature

I’m sharing what I love most about working with rose… not just as a flower, but as an embodied experience of the heart.

There is something instantly softening about rose. You can just feel it!

The aroma alone opens the chest, inviting you to slow down, breathe deeper, and feel.

Rose carries a gentle, nurturing medicine.

It’s rich in vitamin C, supporting the immune system and skin health, while also working on a more subtle level — helping to open the heart, soothe emotional tension, and bring you back into your feminine essence.

What I love about rose is this:

It reminds you that softness is strength.

In a world that often pulls us into doing, pushing, and holding it all together… rose invites you to soften. To receive. To reconnect with your heart and your natural rhythm.

When we use the medicine to its fullest, we’re not just consuming an herb…We’re allowing it to shape how we feel, move, and show up.

This week, rose felt like a return to the heart.

How I upgrade my coffee...
A Simple Morning Ritual I Love

Rose-Infused Honey:
• 1/4 cup dried rose petals
• 1 cup natural, local honey

Place both in a small mason jar and let sit overnight.
In the morning, strain into a clean jar, seal, and label.

I love adding one teaspoon of this rose-infused honey to my morning coffee — a simple way to bring a little softness and beauty into the day.

I offer personalized, curated one-on-one healing experiences in your home — designed to support your body, mind, and spirit in a deeply intentional way.

You can schedule a complimentary consultation through my website.

— Dr. Christina Melancon, ND
Trauma-informed Coach
www.LoveRisesWellness.com

04/01/2026

This is beautiful.

03/26/2026

During harvesting season, I just love the feel of my bare feet on the grass and dirt ... the intimacy with nature, the birds serenading me as I pick dandelions. It reminds me of the need to
Get Back to the Basics.

Again and again after 25 years in the health field, I always come back to the basics. It's a simple philosophy.

So many people reach out asking about the latest fad — the newest supplement, the quickest fix, the trending protocol.

And what I’ve seen time and time again is this:

Fads come and go… and so do their results.

But what stands the test of time is learning how to steward your health consistently.

Your body is not a problem to fix.
It is a temple. A gift.
And it follows a natural, intelligent rhythm.

When we honor that rhythm, healing becomes sustainable.

I always come back to the basics:

1. Eat natural, whole, unprocessed food
2. Move your body daily
3. Drink clean water for hydration
(a pinch of Celtic sea salt adds minerals and supports cellular absorption)
4. Stay grateful and forgiving
5. Use herbs over isolated chemistry
6. Get morning sun
7. Stay in prayer
8. Zoom out and be patient — there are no quick fixes

This isn’t complicated… but it does require consistency.

When you align your daily habits with how the body was designed to function,
you don’t have to chase healing — you begin to *live it*.

And that, to me, is the real work.

Let's get you back to the basics!
Now accepting virtual appointments.
985-242-0399

Love Rises
— Dr. Christina Melancon, ND

03/23/2026

I’m opening space for a few clients right now.

If you’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected from your body—I help you come back into alignment, gently and deeply.

Using EVOX Perception Reframing, we bring awareness to the deeper patterns shaping your experience—and allow them to soften, shift, and release.

This is a space to return to yourself.

If it feels aligned, you can schedule a session by texting 985-242-0399.

Dr. Christina Melancon, ND
Trauma-informed coach
Love Rises Wellness Center

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03/17/2026

Are you taking too many supplements… or feeling overwhelmed trying to figure out what your body actually needs?

Are you tired of swallowing handfuls of pills every day?
Confused about what to take—or what even works together?

You’re not alone.

Let’s simplify it.

Schedule a Supplement Review with Dr. Christina, ND and receive a personalized biofeedback supplement scan to help you:
• Eliminate what your body doesn’t need
• Focus on what truly supports you
• Align your supplements with this season of your life.

This is about clarity, simplicity, and supporting your body in a way that feels grounded and intentional.

Schedule your session: Text SR to 985-242-0399 to schedule this 60 minute session. Bring your current supplements to the appointment.

Dr. Christina Melancon, ND, CDS II
www.DrChristinaND.com
Love Rises Wellness Center & Apothecary

12/31/2025

My Butt is Bigger Than Yours!

Social media has quietly turned beauty into a contest.

Scroll for even a second and the message seeps in:
I’m not curvy enough.
My skin isn’t tight enough.
I need to fix something.

The constant comparison of the size of body parts doesn’t inspire—it fragments. It pulls you into the mind, and away from your heart.

In other words, “Enough with the bouncy butts in spandex! Geez”

💙Self-love powerfully rises above comparison culture and the obsession with physical appearance.

💙 Self-Love doesn’t ask you to measure yourself against anyone else. It isn’t looking for a “better version” of your skin, butt, or chest.

💙Love is coherence.
It is Resonance within.

When you stop performing for approval and return to embodiment, competition, comparison, and feelings of deficiency fall away.

💙 Here’s how love rises 💙
What makes you truly magnetic and beautiful has nothing to do with being curvier or fitter—and everything to do with being real and embodied—the harmonious merging of mind, body, and spirit.

— Love Rises 💙
Dr. Christina Melancon, ND
Trauma-informed Coach

www.DrChristinaND.com

12/29/2025

Love Rises — Coming Soon💕

There are creations that come quickly.
And then there are those shaped by a lifetime.💕

Love Rises was born from devotion—to truth, to integrity, to the quiet knowing that love is the most powerful healer there is. No matter what I walked through, that knowing carried me.

Now, alongside a circle of heart-led women who have each been forged by their own becoming, we are opening a sanctuary—one that honors growth, remembrance, courage, and the wisdom of the heart.

This is an invitation to rise into who you truly are.

More to come.💕

To open very soon in Hammond Louisiana, Love Rises Wellness Center
Reclaim. Restore, Renew.

Heather King Jayna Manieri Young Keely Anglin Tonya Hebert Mollere

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