Who am I

Hi! If you’re reading this, welcome!

Some of you probably know me pretty well, and maybe some not at all, so this post is just a little bit about me that will hopefully fill in any gaps 🙂

My name is Mel, and I’m a 25-year-old living in Oklahoma and working as a therapist. I just graduated in May with my M.Ed. and am currently pursuing my license as an LPC.

If you had asked me who I was 3 years ago, I would have said I was a rower and a D1 athlete at the University of Oklahoma. And had you asked me 5 years ago, I would have said I worked for OU women’s basketball. And if you had asked me during the undergrad summers, I might have told you I was a writer, or a painter, or maybe even a musician. 

In my 25 years here, I’ve worn a lot of hats. And not a year has gone by that I haven’t been told to pick one. From my early days in athletics, I was told I needed to specialize. “The day will come when you won’t have the time and you need to pick.” Guess what? I never did. I played soccer, dabbled in golf, rode horses competitively for almost a decade, ran track, played volleyball into high school, and played basketball and rowed during the same season, driving from one practice straight to the next. Outside of athletics, I did the same thing. I played classical piano for 11 years, drew obsessively until I became ridiculously good at it—and then I started painting. After high school, I added writing to the mix.

I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase, “jack of all trades, master of none.” I’m here to tell you that’s a load of crap. All of the things I’ve done—no matter how well or how poorly—have taught me 

To a large extent, our identities are shaped by what we do. This is an intuitive cliche I’m sure you’ve heard a million times.