Today, we connect with Melany Oliver, an intuitive coach and energy healer with a passion for emotional healing. Melany shares her journey from exploring various fields of study to discovering her true calling in natural medicine, energy work, and helping others heal through emotions. MysticMag has the pleasure.
What were your professional beginnings like and how did you get into this line of work?
When it came time to choose a degree, I honestly had no idea what to pursue. I applied for various programs like hotel management, psychology, business, and even sports facility management, but I was still uncertain. So, I turned to my father for advice, and he suggested I take a gap year to work, travel, and figure things out. I took his advice, worked for half a year, saved some money, and then went traveling.
During my travels, I explored different parts of the world—Thailand, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, and Brazil—and it was through this experience that I discovered natural medicine. In Thailand, while my friends were taking cooking classes, I gravitated towards something different and enrolled in a Thai yoga massage course. From there, I dove into Thai herbal massage, and later, in Brazil, I found myself immersed in Yoga and Reiki, among other things.
By the end of the year, I knew that natural medicine and healing resonated deeply with me. When I returned to Dubai, I began searching for academic programs related to holistic therapies and found one at the University of Westminster in London. To get in, I needed to study biochemistry, so I spent a year at Solihull College, taking holistic and complementary therapies along with biochemistry. Afterward, I completed a three-year degree in holistic and complementary therapies, which I absolutely loved.
My passion for learning continued beyond university. I trained in hypnotherapy and became a practitioner of neuro-linguistic programming (NLP). I also dove deep into energy healing modalities such as Reiki, Access Consciousness, Theta Healing, Matrix Energetics, and Quantum Touch. Over time, I added intuitive readings, Akashic record readings, and trance healing to my skill set. I spent years learning about the body, energy, chakras, and how our thoughts and energy impact our body, our patterns, and our well-being.
My deep connection to energy healing stems from my upbringing. I was born in Bahia, Brazil, with a Brazilian mother and British father. Growing up, I spent a lot of time in Brazil, where spiritual and energy healing practices are very common. Whenever I felt down or depressed, my aunt and grandmother would take me to see spiritual doctors and witch doctors who would perform energy cleansings and rituals. This cultural influence left a significant mark on me and shaped my interest in energy healing.
However, after ten years of this, I realized something profound: despite all the energy healing and spiritual work I had done, I remained stuck in the same emotional patterns. I was still depressed, easily triggered, and not fully healing. That’s when I had a breakthrough—it wasn’t just about energy; it was emotions that were keeping people stuck. I began to observe that clients who processed their emotions during sessions were the ones who experienced real breakthroughs, while those who suppressed their emotions stayed in their patterns.
This realization led me to dive deeply into understanding emotions. I began journaling and studying emotions extensively, which ultimately transformed both my personal healing journey and my approach to helping others heal.
What are some fundamental ideas you base your coaching on?
First and foremost, emotions are at the core of my approach. I believe that emotions are the language of the soul, and they hold the key to breaking patterns permanently. From my experience working with hundreds of clients, I’ve seen that true growth and learning on a soul level come from processing emotions, especially those from childhood. Most of us weren’t taught how to process our emotions growing up—our parents didn’t know, schools don’t teach it, and society often encourages us to suppress emotions, which is harmful. Suppression keeps us stuck in negative patterns and can eventually lead to illness. So, the first principle I emphasize is the importance of recognizing and processing emotions.
Secondly, childhood plays a crucial role in shaping our emotional landscape. Many of the emotions we struggle with as adults stem from unprocessed emotions in childhood. By addressing and healing those early emotional wounds, we can free ourselves from recurring patterns that limit our growth and well-being.
The third principle is about healing from the heart. Over time, I’ve learned that true healing isn’t about using specific tools or techniques—it’s about how much truth you can accept in your heart. Healing begins with an emotional desire to know the truth and to feel your emotions. It’s about allowing yourself to process and accept the truth at a deep emotional level, and that doesn’t require any external tools. It’s a decision and a willingness to face the truth in your heart, and that’s what I guide my clients to do.
In essence, I teach clients to process their emotions, connect with their childhood experiences, and embrace heart-centered healing.
What is the process of your Intuitive Coaching & Soul Healing and what can people expect from it?
The process of my Intuitive Coaching & Soul Healing is centered around teaching people how to do their inner work from the heart, empowering them to take charge of their emotional healing and personal growth. I focus on helping individuals develop their soul’s will, which is something I discovered out of my own personal experiences and challenges.
What I do is guide clients through a journey of understanding and processing their emotions, as many people are often confused about what their true emotional issues are. They might come to me thinking they know the problem, but more often than not, it’s something different. My role is to help them peel back the layers of emotions, starting from the surface issue they believe is the problem, and guiding them deeper until they can access the core emotional wound.
Once they access that core a few times and understand the process, they begin to grasp how to do this inner work on their own. So, a big part of what I do is empowering them to become self-sufficient in their healing journey. I’m just there to guide them along the way, to show them how to move from the headspace of thinking and overanalyzing into the heart space, where true healing and understanding happen.
You also offer self-study courses and e-books. What can you tell me about that part of your work?
One of my main courses is Healing Emotional Wounds, which serves as the foundation of my work. Every client I work with receives this course, as it provides a comprehensive understanding of the heart healing process, saving me from having to repeat essential information. It’s a key resource for anyone who wants to understand and begin their inner healing.
In addition to that, I have other courses such as Healing the Broken Heart, which was very popular for about ten years. During that time, I was known as “The Heart Healer,” so I created a step-by-step process for this course based on my work with heart-centered healing.
Another course I offer is Manifesting from the Heart, which focuses on the five sacred elements. This course is one of my favorites to teach, especially in person. It’s usually a full-day intensive where we dive deep into the practice of manifesting from a heart-centered space.
I also provide self-reflection e-books, such as The Soul Coordinates, which is a great starting point for anyone looking to explore their soul and begin the journey toward self-discovery and healing.
Can you share a memorable success story?
I’ve had the privilege of working with many clients who have experienced incredible breakthroughs, but one that comes to mind is a lovely woman from Seattle. She was highly intellectual and very much in her head, yet despite having everything to be happy, she felt deeply unfulfilled and depressed, like she was just going through the motions of life. We worked together for six months, and during that time, we focused on breaking down her resistance to feeling her emotions. Eventually, she began to heal, breaking free from her patterns, and she started to experience more joy and fulfillment in life. Her transformation was beautiful to witness, and she even shared a video testimonial that’s available on my website.
Another memorable client was a woman from the UK who worked with me weekly for about a year. She had been diagnosed with lupus, but the real emotional core of her illness was linked to the trauma of losing both her mother and twin sister to suicide, just a year apart. She had developed a desire to die herself and couldn’t cope with the overwhelming grief. Through our work together, she not only accepted the passing of her loved ones but also had profound healing sessions where her mother and sister came through with messages. Incredibly, her lupus symptoms disappeared entirely. Her doctor was stunned and even questioned the original diagnosis, but she was healed. Now, when she remembers her mother and sister, she does so with joy, feeling connected to them in a positive way.
These are just two of many stories, and I have more testimonials available on my website for those interested in learning more.
Is there anything else about your work that you’d like to share that we haven’t covered?
I think we’ve covered the key aspects of my work, but I’ll end by saying this: his path isn’t easy, and that’s probably why most people avoid it. It’s challenging, but absolutely worth it. One of the most important things I want to emphasize is that healing is a daily choice. It’s something you have to commit to every day—allowing yourself to feel your emotions, dealing with things as they come up instead of pushing them aside. When you suppress your emotions, they eventually build up, and that’s when people become like an emotional ticking time bomb.
So, my advice is to make feeling and processing your emotions part of your lifestyle. In my humble opinion, we’re here to grow and evolve on a soul level, and the only way to truly do that is by fully feeling our emotions. The more you do this, the more alive you’ll feel—like you’re truly living. Many of my clients are highly successful, living what appears to be the dream life, but they still feel unfulfilled. And that’s because they don’t know how to process their emotions from the heart. A lot of people try to do it from their heads, but that’s why it doesn’t work. True healing has to come from the heart.
To learn more about Melany’s work, you can visit melany-oliver.com
