This month’s Life, Rewritten guest is someone dear to my heart. Melinda and I first met over 15 years ago through dance, and over the years, our paths — and creative collaborations — have often aligned at the intersection of movement, creativity, and mindfulness.
She’s a true renaissance spirit: an artist, photographer, dancer, model, gardener, and coach who brings soulful presence to everything she does. Whether through coaching or her art, Melinda holds space for others to uncover their authentic voice and craft lives rooted in meaning, expression, and possibility.
What I admire most about Melinda is how fully she shows up — there’s a sense of integration, of wholeness, that makes her presence deeply grounding and inspiring. In our conversation, we explore her own journey of becoming, how she supports others in reclaiming their voice, and what it really means to live an authentic life.
About Melinda:
Melinda Parkhurst is an ICF (International Coaching Federation) ACC Certified Professional Career Coach, mixed-media artist, and photographer.
With a B.S. in information systems and working in business operations for several decades across various industries, she began shifting her focus to a more holistic, creative, and spiritual path. She earned an M.A. in Transpersonal Psychology with a concentration in Creativity and pursued a professional coaching certification.
Specializing in supporting women throughout their personal and professional journeys, Melinda’s coaching practice draws on her extensive work experience and training. She is passionate about pro bono coaching work with emerging leaders and creatives in non-profits as well as mentoring interns and recruiting new team members in her full-time role in HR and business operations.
She is also the author of Stories of Myself: Your journey of self-discovery through storytelling, mindfulness, movement, and creativity practices. You will often find her digging in the dirt in her garden, covered in paint spatters in her studio, or taking in her surroundings through her camera lens.
Instagram: @melindaparkhurst
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