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<\/figure>website: drmeltavares.com<\/a> BIO:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n “Mel is an award-winning author who writes devotions, articles, and Bible curriculum for multiple sites, including Arise Daily and Word of Life Youth Ministries, and is a contributing author to multiple compilations. She is the author of multiple books in her ‘Healthy Living in a Toxic World’ series, which includes ’21 Days to Improved Mental Well-Being.’ She is a frequent podcast guest, speaker, and teacher of topics related to today’s culture, with a primary focus on how to maintain a resilient mental and spiritual lifestyle in the midst of chaos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Mel has a 35-year concurrent background in writing, ministry, and the secular counseling and coaching world; holds a Doctorate of Ministry in Pastoral Counseling She is a Board Certified Master Mental Health Coach and an Advanced Professional Life Coach. She belongs to AWSA, the AACC (American Association of Christian Counselors, and the ICCA (International Christian Coaching). Dr. Mel Tavares website: drmeltavares.comemail: drmeltavares@gmail.com BIO: “Mel is an award-winning author who writes devotions, articles, and Bible curriculum for multiple sites, including Arise Daily and Word of Life Youth Ministries, and is a contributing author to multiple compilations. She is the author of multiple books in her ‘Healthy Living in a Toxic World’ series, which includes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/awsa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7333"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/awsa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/awsa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awsa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awsa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7333"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/awsa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7333\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9731,"href":"https:\/\/awsa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7333\/revisions\/9731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/awsa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
email: drmeltavares@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
She\u2019s a wife, mother to seven adult children, and grandma to ten.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"