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Episode 29

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11th Mar 2019

29. Ariane de Melo - Finding Yourself & Embracing Your Story

Ariane de Melo is known as the Branding Director. She is a theatre actress, an award-winning author, and theatre director. As an expert storyteller, Ariane is also an official coach for TedX speakers, which she focuses on the fundamentals of public speaking.

In this episode, Ariane takes us through her story of adversity. At the vulnerable age of 19, she spontaneously moved from her home country Brazil to Germany. She quickly took note of many cultural differences including a harsh language barrier. While adjusting to the new culture, Ariane also found herself trapped in an abusive relationship in which she endured emotional and financial abuse, leading her into $12,000 worth of debts. 

Despite her adversities in the beginning, Ariane has a deep appreciation for cultural diversity and the benefits of traveling to learn about other cultures. She truly believes that resilience is the only way to stay true to yourself during the hard times.  

Connect with Ariane:

  • Follow Ariane on Instagram
  • Learn more about Ariane at www.arianedemelo.com

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About University of Adversity Podcast

Learn how to overcome failure and tragedy, while becoming your best self with the University of Adversity podcast. Join your host Lance Essihos as he interviews successful individuals that have fought the hard battles to overcome life’s obstacles. Lance started the University of Adversity podcast after overcoming his own adversities shared in episode 01. 

Join him and thousands of other entrepreneurs in learning how to use Adversity as a fuel to ignite your inner flame and live the life you have always desired. Tune in weekly for a dose of positivity, strength, and real-life practical advice to achieve your life goals.

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About the Podcast

University of Adversity
Real stories and tools to help you grow through adversity, burnout, and reinvention.
University of Adversity is a show about the moments that change us — especially the ones we didn’t ask for.

I’m Lance Essihos, and I sit down with athletes, bestselling authors, doctors, entrepreneurs, spiritual teachers, and everyday warriors to have real conversations about adversity — the kind that strips away the surface and forces us to face who we really are.

We go deep into the mindset shifts, emotional breakthroughs, and practical tools that helped them rebuild. Not just to survive, but to come back stronger, clearer, and more aligned.

This isn’t motivation.
It’s what happens after the breakdown, when you’re trying to put the pieces back together and make it mean something.

If you’re in a season of uncertainty, burnout, or reinvention — this show is here to walk with you.

We don’t just talk about getting through the hard times.
We talk about who you become because of them.

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Lance Essihos

As an experienced veteran with adversity, Lance has faced some of life's most difficult challenges. Grinding his way through the hockey ranks to traveling the world as a bartender. Through his personal battle with drugs and alcohol for well over a decade, the tragic loss of his brother to suicide followed by the great loss of his father to cancer only a year later, Lance realized he had hit rock bottom. In the darkest of days, he made a promise to himself that he would create a new life, one that would make an impact and inspire the masses, leaving the world in a better place than he found it. Lance has made it his mission to facilitate the message of positive change through adversity and encourage people to see the light through the darkness of life's worst moments.