What if reality is more than what meets the eye? Nicola Melly’s journey into the unseen.

In this heart-centered conversation, I’m thrilled to be joined by Nicola Melly—a life coach, cacao ceremony facilitator, attuned energy healer, and photography producer—who shares her raw and transformative journey of self-discovery and spiritual awakening.

Together, we explore the question: Who are you, really? Nicola opens up about her shift from corporate life and consumer culture to an inner world of healing, intuition, and plant medicine. She candidly shares her experience of a spiritual awakening that emerged after years of numbing through overworking, partying, and disconnection. From her first energy healing session to discovering ceremonial cacao, Nicola takes us through the process of learning to listen to her inner voice—and eventually following it all the way to Cornwall.

We also dive into:

• The healing power of ceremonial cacao
• Her journey from burnout to spiritual alignment
• Reclaiming emotional authenticity and embodiment
• What a "ceremonial dose" of cacao really means
• The capitalist distortion of plant medicine
• Navigating ego, fear, and identity in modern life
• Spiritual entrepreneurship and heart-led decision-making

Nicola’s story is rich with insight, humour, and honesty—and a reminder that healing is not linear. It’s messy, magical, and always calling us home.

Find out more about Nicola here. 

Guest: Nicola Melly 
Host: Urmi Raval
Sound Editor: Maja Pronko

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