Melissa Ames

If I can do it, so can you! How I went from deep depression and health issues to finding my life's purpose through running and traveling the world. And how no matter what circumstances you are facing now, you can too. This is a dynamic uplifting presentation that gets the audience's heart pumping through movement, awe inspiring video presentations, and an edge of your seat story of extreme loss to joyful manifestation. Melissa's story includes Going from... Flipping her car over on the freeway and losing her chance to join her dream acting program ---- to ---- making her dream come true of studying abroad in Costa Rica, switching her major to film and landing a job at Taco Bell Corporate through the law of attraction. Going through deep depression after a breakup, almost losing her job, facing heart palpations, and not knowing if she had any talent ----- to ----- training and running her first half marathon, landing a dream job in the entertainment industry, and more.

What 4 things need to change in the mental health care system to support people to true mind, body, soul alignment? Told from the unique point of view of someone diagnosed with Bipolar II disorder who remembers every detail of manic episodes and can guide an audience to understand what is actually happening in the mind during depression and mania and how a well rounded Eastern and Western modality approach can bring more people to a cure by treating the cause rather than the symptoms. Melissa will share her vulnerable story to empower change and her movement to start a mind, body, soul movement that will change the world.

The true story of what it takes to be a visionary and follow your purpose to start a global community. This scrappy start-up story of going from running 13 half marathons across the country to traveling to 7 countries in a month to interview runners I just met to starting a movement will inspire audiences to keep pursing their big scary, but exciting dreams. RUNfully Global is a documentary series and movement that aims to connect the world through running and pursing your big creative and philanthropic dreams. It includes an ambassador program, an interactive coaching program, global 5ks, and more. www.RUNfullyGlobal.com