At Noon with Mel
If you caught Mel around noon, she’d probably be between worlds — a meeting at her HR job, a note half-written for a poem, or a video uploading from her phone. She’s a mom, a graduate student, a poet, and a content creator. A multi-hyphenate in motion.
Her life moves between care and creativity. “I’m a mom first,” she says. “I have a son, I work full time in HR, and I’m in grad school. Outside of that, I’m a poet, a writer, and an artist.”
That intersection (of structure and spirit) is what gives her world its pulse. What started as a curiosity in undergrad at The New School, studying culture and media, turned into a way of life. Her days now blend career consulting with creative expression: tarot readings, affirmations, body-positive dance videos, and lifestyle storytelling that brings people into her orbit.
The Ritual of Noon
If you stepped into her world at noon, you’d probably find her working or filming something quick, unplanned, and real. “I like to record when it feels natural,” she says. “Cooking, dancing, going somewhere new. It’s not about perfection.”
Her reset ritual is quiet. “I write letters to God,” she explains. “It’s not religious. It’s how I connect to something higher and remind myself that I’m guided.”
Writing, for Mel, is both art and anchor. “I’ve been in love with myself lately. Writing love poems to my own life feels like the most honest thing I can do.”
A Life in Motion
New York City is her backdrop and her teacher. She was born in Brooklyn + raised in Manhattan and still calls it home. “Anything feels possible when I can see the impossible all around me,” she says. “New York is a place where you can reinvent yourself whenever you need to.”
The energy of the city (the constant movement, the creativity, the noise) fuels her drive. It’s where she films, writes, and remembers who she is. “I’m a New Yorker through and through,” she laughs. “This city keeps me inspired. You can go outside and see a dancer on the train, a singer in the station, and think, yeah, I can make something too.”
The Mindset She Holds Close
That sense of self didn’t come from ease. It came from reflection, motherhood, and the decision to build confidence from the inside out. “Start from the beginning,” she says. “When did you feel the most like yourself? Go back there, or make a new beginning.”
Her creative and spiritual practices both lead her back to this truth: identity isn’t fixed. It’s practiced. Every poem, every tarot pull, every letter to God is another way of remembering.
The Noon State of Mind
If you scrolled through her camera roll, you’d find the texture of her life: light on brick, people in motion, her son mid-laugh, notes from a poem waiting to be finished.
Her noon self would probably say to her 9AM self: “Slow down. You’ve got time.”
Because for Mel, noon isn’t just a time of day. It’s a feeling, the space between hustle and stillness, between doing and being. A reminder that she can hold both.