Welcome to Not Alone With Melissa-Sue Methven!

Because Every Story Deserves to Be Heard.

This is a safe haven for honest conversations and shared healing.

Each episode features real stories from people who’ve faced life’s toughest moments and found their way forward.

Together, we break the silence, offer hope, and remind each other we were never meant to go through it alone.

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Oct. 22, 2025

EP 32: When Your Child Becomes Your Teacher

What if the most powerful parenting tool isn’t another strategy, but stillness? In this heartfelt episode, Melissa sits down with her 11-year-old daughter, Sophia, for an honest check-in about love, friendship, stress, and fa...

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Oct. 15, 2025

EP 31: The Truth About Dental Insurance, Debt, and Early Career Burnout

Think dental insurance pays for care? Try a 1970s coupon with fine print. Dr. Amrita Patel, dentist, author, and national speaker, joins us to unpack the real economics of dentistry, from PPO headaches and patient misconceptions to burnout and rebuilding confidence in a changing field. She shares practical strategies for simplifying systems, leading with empathy, and creating stability through in-house plans and honest communication. Beyond the numbers, we explore mental health, mentorship, …

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Oct. 8, 2025

EP 30: The Hidden Connection Between Oral Health and Chronic Illness

Your mouth could be telling the story of your whole body. From chronic inflammation and fatigue to kids’ sleep and behavior, biological dentistry reveals hidden root causes and offers practical ways to support lasting health....

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Oct. 1, 2025

EP 29: What If Your Memory Lapses Are Actually Signals?

Brain fog isn’t a flaw; it’s a message. In this episode, we dive into how hidden inflammation, toxins, and nutritional gaps can cloud your thinking and the exact steps that helped our family regain clarity. From gut testing a...

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Sept. 24, 2025

EP 28: Sometimes Your Body Figures It Out Before You Do

Trapped by fear, disconnected from your own intuition? Melissa share her journey of navigating a spouse’s addiction, chronic illness, and the invisible prison fear created and how she found clarity through nutrition, breathwo...

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Sept. 17, 2025

EP 27: Understanding Why Men Hide Their Feelings

What happens when America’s morning-show smile opens up about masculinity, fatherhood, and mental health? Emmy Award–winning host Brad Perry joins us for a raw, uplifting conversation about the pressures men face, the jealous...

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Recent Blog Posts

Oct. 22, 2025

What Kids Understand About Friendship Better Than Adults

The Pace of Modern Parenting Parenting can feel like sprinting on a treadmill that never slows. Lunches, sports, homework, and work emails blend into noisy loops that swallow entire days. This conversation between Melissa and her daughter Sophia o…

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Oct. 15, 2025

Dental Insurance Decoded

From Coupons to Care: Rethinking Money, Mindset, and Modern Dentistry Dentistry promises precision, purpose, and a stable living. Yet many new dentists step into practice blindsided by how money actually moves, how insurance actually pays, and how …

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Oct. 8, 2025

So, your “dead tooth” is throwing a party for bacteria

The Mouth as a MirrorBiological dentistry sees the mouth as a living reflection of the whole body. Teeth and gums are not isolated parts—they echo stress, immune load, hormones, gut health, nutrition, sleep, and environmental exposures. After…

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