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Meet Mel Rowland

As a Certified Trauma-Informed Coach, I’ve seen how transformative it can be to understand our own nervous systems can move beyond the patterns that keep us stuck. This isn’t just theory for me - it’s personal. Having navigated my own share of significant life challenges, I know how easily stress and pressure can keep us from showing up as our full selves.

Through my partnership with The Mental Wellbeing Company, I’m dedicated to sharing somatic, trauma-informed knowledge across Calgary and beyond. Whether you’re navigating a major life hurdle or simply feeling uninspired or "off your game," my goal is to help you bridge the gap to the well-being you deserve.

My work is grounded in an ICF and CPD-accredited Somatic Trauma-Informed Coaching Certification and my membership in the Trauma-Informed Professional Network. This training allows me to move beyond surface-level mindset shifts, focusing instead on how our physical response to stress shapes our daily performance and resilience.

I truly believe that when we prioritize nervous system awareness, we don’t just "get through" hurdles - we become our best selves. Whether you’re looking to reclaim your own motivation or empower your team to thrive, I’m here to help you build the practical skills needed for meaningful, sustainable change.

My Qualifications

  • Certified Trauma Informed Coach through The Mental Wellbeing Company

  • Completion ICF & CPD Accredited Somatic Trauma Informed Coaching Certification

  • Completion CPD Accredited Narcissistic Trauma Informed Coaching Certification

  • Completion CPD Narcissistic Abuse Specialist Certification

A Message From Caroline Strawson

CEO & Founder of The Mental Wellbeing Company

Caroline Strawson is a globally recognised mental health and nervous system educator, therapist, and coach.

She has lived experience of homelessness, domestic abuse, debt, and mental illness. Having not only survived, she has gone on to become a world-leading expert in the study and education of mental health and human behaviour. Caroline brings a wealth of knowledge to her mission of making mental health and trauma mainstream subjects for all.

Through founding the Mental Wellbeing Company, she is leading a movement to make trauma informed awareness and positive psychology tools the norm in schools, workplaces, public sector organisations, and beyond.

Her vision is a world where every human understands their nervous system, leading to more compassion, passion, resilience, and thriving.

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Healing is not a destination, but as your journey unfolds and you heal yourself, you heal the next generation, too.

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