What if the moment you've been waiting for is the one you create? This week, Maura sits down with Grammy Award–winning artist and The Mama's Den podcast co-host Melanie Fiona, whose voice has been a soundtrack to so many of our lives, through heartbreak, healing, and everything in between. Melanie gets raw about one of the hardest chapters of her career: leaving her label while simultaneously losing her voice to vocal issues. But here's the thing — sometimes rock bottom becomes the foundation for something beautiful. She shares how this double blow became her spiritual awakening, giving her the clarity and courage to rebuild on her own terms. You'll hear the real stories behind her most personal songs, including her latest single, Mona Lisa Smile, and learn how she's created The Mama's Den as a space where mothers can show up authentically. Melanie says, "No more waiting for the right moment — you have to make the moment right now." This conversation is about the messy, beautiful work of becoming more yourself over time, how motherhood shifts everything, and why your vulnerability might be your superpower.
Grammy-winning artist Melanie Fiona has navigated every high and low the music industry can throw at someone and emerged stronger each time. Host Maura Chanz warmly welcomes Grammy Award–winning artist and The Mama's Den co-host for a heartfelt conversation about resilience, reinvention, and what it really takes to survive and thrive, both in the industry and in life.
Melanie opens up about growing up in Toronto with parents who trusted her enough to give her the freedom to explore a career in music. She gives Alicia Keys her flowers, praising her as a great example of balancing music with motherhood. Discover how music flows through Melanie’s motherhood, from turning Sam Cooke and Nat King Cole classics into lullabies to passing down her musical legacy to the next generation. She also shares the mission behind The Mama's Den—a podcast and community dedicated to creating authentic spaces for mothers to show up as they are. This episode delves into the intersection of artistry and motherhood, the strength found in vulnerability, and how the moments that try to break us can ultimately remake us into who we’re meant to be.
Connect with Melanie:
Instagram: @melaniefiona
https://melaniefiona.com/
Connect with Maura:
Instagram: @maurachanz
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