Awakening to Deep Resilience
Overcoming Fear, Stress & Overthinking with Melli O’Brien
In this special episode of Awakening Conversations, Kate and Amanda welcome mindfulness expert, coach, and author Melli O’Brien. With nearly two decades in mental health education, Melli has helped over a million people worldwide—but even with all her training and experience, she found herself facing a period of overwhelming adversity that her existing tools couldn’t fully address.
This led her to develop the Deep Resilience Method—a revolutionary psycho-spiritual framework designed to cultivate true, lasting inner strength. In this heart-opening conversation, Melli and Kate explore the transformative power of mindfulness, the importance of understanding the ego, and how to navigate life’s inevitable challenges with clarity, self-compassion, and empowered action.
They dive into Melli’s newly released book, Deep Resilience, which offers a roadmap for anyone feeling stuck in fear, overwhelm, or the cycles of negative thinking. Whether you’re on the path of spiritual awakening, seeking mental and emotional stability, or simply looking for ways to feel more empowered in uncertain times, this episode is filled with wisdom, practical tools, and deep, soul-nourishing insights.
Listen in as Melli shares the RISE Method, her approach to breaking free from the mind’s conditioning, and why she believes mental health and spirituality are inseparable. Plus, don’t miss the exclusive details on her book launch and how you can access this life-changing resource.
Tune in now and discover how to shift from struggle to strength, reconnect with your values, and rise to life’s challenges with wisdom and grace.
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In this episode...
Takeaways:
- Traditional mental health approaches often fail to address the root causes of suffering. Melli’s Deep Resilience Method integrates mental, emotional, and spiritual strength to create lasting inner resilience.
- The ego isn’t something to fight—it’s a protective mechanism shaped by past conditioning. By working with it through mindfulness and self-awareness, we can free ourselves from limiting narratives.
- Trying to eliminate negative thoughts only strengthens them. Instead, recognizing thoughts as mental events rather than absolute truths helps us create space and regain clarity.
- Meeting fear and self-doubt with kindness neutralizes their power. When we embrace our inner struggles with understanding rather than resistance, transformation becomes possible.
- Mental health isn’t just about managing emotions—it requires wisdom and deeper self-knowledge. When we integrate both, we cultivate true inner stability and peace.
- Fear is a natural part of being human, but it doesn’t have to define our choices. By acknowledging fear with compassion, we can move forward with courage and clarity.
- When life feels chaotic, reconnecting with our values provides direction. Living in alignment with them brings a deeper sense of fulfillment, authenticity, and inner strength.
- Intelligence alone isn’t enough; wisdom, mindfulness, and compassionate action are essential for real change. By developing resilience, we contribute to a more peaceful and conscious world.
- Growth doesn’t come from overthinking—it comes from aligned action. Small, intentional steps taken from a place of awareness allow us to shift our reality and reclaim our power.
The guest
Melli O’Brien
Melli O’Brien is an internationally known educator and entrepreneur in the mental health space specialising in mindfulness and mental resilience. Through her courses, retreats and app she helped over a million people globally. She has been named by mindful magazine as one of the most powerful women in the mindfulness movement.
She is the co-founder of Mindfulness.com and ‘the mindfulness summit’ (the world’s largest mindfulness conference). Through these projects she has donated over $750,000 dollars for mental health charities around the world.
She is the creator of the deep resilience method. A trademarked method combining mindfulness with cutting edge, evidence based mental resilience skills that is aimed at helpful people stay mentally strong during times of high stress or adversity.
Melli’s own passion for teaching mental strength stems from her first-hand experience of overcoming depression and an eating disorder in her teens. After learning mindfulness at the age of 17 she had a series of breakthroughs that radically changed the state of her mind and ultimately her entire life.
Melli has well and truly earned her reputation as a global leader in the field of mental strength. She is on a mission to make the world mentally stronger. Her big vision is to unlock the best in human potential so we can see an end to the global mental health crisis and work together to solve the world’s most meaningful problems.
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