You Are Worthy, Let Yourself Relax a Bit | Ep. 030 - Dr. Melissa Corley Carter

Redraw Your Path

Join host Lynn Debilzen in this fun interview with Melissa Corley Carter on Redraw Your Path!

In this interview, Lynn learns about Melissa’s journey to becoming The Barefoot Dancing Rocket Scientist, from advancing her career in the Air Force, being rejected as an astronaut despite her credentials, and becoming a leadership coach and author. Their conversation touches on:

• How sometimes other people and the universe may know better what you need in your path, especially when you’re likely to make fear-based decisions
• The impact of wrapping your entire identity around a career, and what happens when you’re redirected or that’s taken away from you
• How discovering life at a different pace can create space for reflection and redrawing

Tune in for a dynamic discussion on life and growth!

About Melissa:

Dr. Melissa Corley Carter, The Barefoot Dancing Rocket Scientist, uses basic principles of rocket science to help rockstar humans reclaim their power, own their awesomeness, and take giant leaps of faith.

An actual rocket scientist, 7 continents marathoner, astronaut reject, speaker, award-winning author, and certified professional coach, Melissa will inspire you to celebrate the power of who you are and to ignite your passion for the life you live.

Before becoming a coach, Melissa spent twenty years aspiring to become an astronaut. In pursuit of that goal she earned two engineering degrees from Stanford University, a commission as an officer in the U.S. Air Force, and a PhD in astronautical engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School. Despite perfect vision after corrective eye surgery, her pre-surgical eyesight disqualified her and shattered her astronaut dream.

In the years since, she’s realized that her dream emerged from an intuitive knowing of her spiritual connection with the universe, from a desire to inspire people to greatness the way astronauts had always inspired her, and from the vision of a unified and harmonious world. In her daily dance with the universe now, she's truly living her dream.

Melissa is the author and photographer of the award-winning 2021 coffee table book, "Running the World: Marathon Memoirs from the Seven Continents," and the companion wisdom card deck, "Running YOUR World." In her book she shares her outer journey across the continents and her inner journey of recovering from shattered dreams and realigning her life with powerful purpose. Her wisdom cards will guide you to pause, reflect, align your own life with powerful purpose, and take inspired action toward your dreams.

Melissa’s journey has taught her that identity and goals are not synonymous, that even major disappointments hold gifts beyond imagining, and that every experience invites us to take a small step — or a giant leap — into greater alignment with who we really are.

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Connect with Melissa:
Get her book and companion wisdom card deck: https://www.epiclifeactually.com/shop

Website: https://www.epiclifeactually.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissacorleycarter
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melissacorleycarter
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melissacorleycarter
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@melissacorleycarter

Resources mentioned:

• Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way

Connect with Lynn:

• www.redrawyourpath.com
• www.lynndebilzen.com
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynndebilzen/