Mom is the Proudest Title that I Have | Ft. Alanah Melton

Description: In this heartfelt episode of The 3 Parallels Podcast, Dr. Jason Branch sits down with long-time friend and professional colleague, Alanah Melton, for a powerful conversation about healing, growth, and authenticity. Alanah shares her journey through therapy, single motherhood, and public service—including her work with Birmingham’s youth and her current role in the mayor’s office addressing homelessness. With honesty and vulnerability, she reflects on setting boundaries, navigating her relationship with her mother, and the transformative power of mental health support. This episode is a rich exploration of self-discovery, resilience, and the intentional path toward becoming your truest self.


Lifework:

1. Boundary Setting Challenge: Learn to set healthy personal and professional boundaries. Alanah discussed how she transitioned from being "a mom to everyone" to focusing specifically on her own son and personal growth, which requires intentionally saying no and protecting one's emotional energy.


2. Mental Health Exploration Challenge: Commit to exploring your mental health through therapy or counseling. Alanah shared her transformative journey of understanding herself through therapy, breaking generational patterns, and addressing underlying issues that impacted her relationships and personal development.

3. Self-Care Intentionality Challenge: Create a personalized self-care routine that genuinely recharges you. Alanah emphasized that self-care isn't one-size-fits-all and encouraged listeners to find what works for them - whether it's journaling, meditation, travel, or simply taking 10 minutes of quiet time - and to be consistent yet flexible in practicing it.

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Connect With Our Guest:
Alanah L. Melton is a Birmingham native and an Alumna of Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia.  She is public servant, focused on homeless strategy.  In this role she conducts long-range homeless service planning for services and facilities. Alanah manages process improvements and implements solutions, collaborates with other city agencies, local businesses, nonprofit organizations, community leaders, and national partners to execute programs and initiatives. 
 
She has a strong passion for serving the community that has nurtured her.  Alanah’s devotion to improving the quality of homeless services throughout Birmingham has led to the creation of an internal homeless advisory committee to gather expertise and experience. This committee is focused on creating policy around encampments and warming stations, securing housing for the City of Birmingham’s homeless population, and connecting homeless and at-risk for homelessness persons to resources.   
Melton’s greatest achievement is mom to her only son, Damon, age 14.


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