by Melanie Vetter | Oct 21, 2020 | Connection
Recently I reconnected with a friend I hadn’t been in touch with since early college days. We knew each other as little kids through our late teens. We spent the summers in the same little town, both working for the recreation department as swim instructors, dishing...
by Melanie Vetter | Oct 14, 2020 | Connection
It really feels good to be connected with friends, family, community. And these past six months have been a challenge, even for an introvert like me. We’ve had to be creative to stay connected. It’s been great to be able to “visit” with friends while walking socially...
by Melanie Vetter | Sep 16, 2020 | Design Your Life
What do you really want in your life? How do you want to feel? What do you dream of doing? What really matters? Did those questions bring up a glimmer of an idea that you squashed down before you could really look at it? Did you imagine that life you dream of but...
by Melanie Vetter | Jun 24, 2020 | Resilience
These past few weeks have been tough on all of us. Last week in my free journaling session the participants mentioned how helpful and calming spending time journaling about their lived experience has been. I agree. So I want to share with you some of the tools we use...
by Melanie Vetter | Sep 18, 2019 | Resilience
I wrote my first blog post for Wellfleet Circle almost three years ago. It was entitled The Power of Story. It’s no surprise to me that hundreds of blog posts later, The Power of Story and writing for yourself as a way of self-knowledge and growth is still the focus...