Guest Profile

Melissa Barnes

About Melissa Barnes
Melissa Barnes spent over two decades as a funeral director, holding space for grief and witnessing the heartbreak of lives unlived. Outwardly successful yet inwardly empty, she eventually found herself starved of desire and aliveness. From this rupture she created The RISE Method™ — a transformational path for women who appear to “have it all” but feel disconnected, numb, or hollow inside.

Melissa is a Licensed Class-1 Funeral Director and Certified Legacy & Leadership Mentor based in Ontario. As a mother, wife, and relentless seeker of purpose, she guides high-achieving women to reclaim their bodies, their intimacy, and their truth before time runs out.