Holistic healing. Life coaching. Peer support.
For people who are done surviving and ready to start living. Based in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Available everywhere.
6 steps. 3 phases. One standard that doesn't move. This is not a course — it's the work you do when you're finally ready to see clearly and act on what you see.
"If the story in their mouth doesn't match the story in their movement, believe the movement. Train your eyes, not your ears. That's where the truth lives."
— Melinda, Rize2NewHeitzName what you will and won't tolerate. See where reciprocity has gone missing. Understand what your silence has been costing you.
✓ Completely FreeAddress violations in the moment. Cut what drains you. Your energy is not free — and where it goes should grow.
Unlocked at $27If you are not actively changing something, you are choosing it. This phase asks you to own that — and act on it. The code you now live by.
Unlocked at $27The first two steps cost nothing. If it hits — and it will — $27 unlocks the full program for life. One time. No subscription.
Start Building →"People can change. I'm living proof. If I can do it, so can you."
Rize2NewHeitz was born from a journey most people wouldn't survive. Poverty. Homelessness. Loss. Rock bottom, and then some. Melinda didn't just come back from it. She built a practice dedicated to making sure nobody has to go through that darkness alone. No shame. No judgment. Just real support from someone who's been there.
Intuitive guidance and metaphysical practices that reconnect you to your inner wisdom. No belief system required. Just willingness.
1-on-1 counseling from someone who's walked the same road. Addiction recovery, trauma work, harm reduction. Real talk, real results.
Accountability training and lifestyle change advocacy. Not quick fixes. Deep, lasting transformation of mind, body, and spirit.
Or your money back. That's not marketing. That's a promise backed by someone who put her own life on the line to prove transformation is possible.
Change doesn't happen in a vacuum. It happens when someone finally meets you where you are — without judgment, without a script. Here's what that looks like.
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No pressure. No judgment. Just a conversation about where you are and where you want to be.
Not in yourself. Not in a higher power. Not even in the process. All you need is the willingness and commitment to maximize your mind, body, and spirit. Everything else follows.
Enter as you are. Leave as who you were always meant to be.
A holistic life coach works with you as a whole person — mind, body, and spirit — rather than focusing on just one area of your life. Melinda uses lived experience, accountability training, and spiritual support to help you identify what's holding you back and build the tools to move forward. It's not therapy; it's a partnership built on honesty, courage, and real-world transformation.
Yes — holistic healing addresses the root causes behind addictive patterns, not just the behavior itself. Rize2NewHeitz integrates harm reduction, spiritual advising, and peer support to meet you exactly where you are. Melinda has 13+ years of personal recovery experience and understands this journey from the inside out. Read more: What Is Holistic Addiction Recovery? A Guide for Families.
Peer support in recovery means working with someone who has lived experience with the same struggles you're facing — not a clinical professional reading from a manual. At Rize2NewHeitz, peer support counseling pairs real-life understanding with structured guidance to help you navigate recovery without shame or judgment.
No referral needed. You can book a free consultation directly through this website. Life coaching is not a medical service, which means there are no gatekeepers — just you deciding you're ready for something different.
Rize2NewHeitz is based in Escanaba, Michigan, and serves clients throughout the Upper Peninsula and across Michigan. Virtual sessions are available to anyone, anywhere — so location is never a barrier to getting support.
The Bad Bitch Backbone Program — Melinda's 6-step guided coaching experience — starts at $27, making it one of the most accessible entry points to real transformation. From there, sessions and ongoing support are priced to fit real people's lives, not therapy budgets.
Therapy is licensed clinical treatment focused on diagnosing and treating mental health conditions — it looks backward to understand what happened. Life coaching is forward-focused: it helps you figure out where you want to go and build the habits, mindset, and accountability to get there. For many people, the two complement each other. If you're not sure which fits, a free consultation is the best starting point. Learn more: Finding a Life Coach for Trauma: What to Look For.
The easiest first step is the Free Recovery Starter Guide — five actionable steps to begin your journey, delivered instantly to your inbox. From there, you can book a free consultation with Melinda or dive into the Bad Bitch Backbone Program.