
The Long Way Home | SOVEREIGN Magazine® Podcast with Chris Melville
Published: July 29, 2026
Duration: 30:13
Trigger Warning: In this episode of the SOVEREIGN Magazine® Podcast, host Nicole George reconnects with Chris Melville, SOVEREIGN Magazine®'s In-House Coach, to explore the theme “Finding Your Tribe” for the July Full Moon issue. Chris shares how a chaotic childhood led her to become the “good child,” carrying others’ burdens through people-pleasing, overthinking, and masks like being the helper or jokester to belong.
She reflects on a late-40s “dark night of the soul” after her marriage broke down, and the added challenge of cultural belonging as an American living in the UK. Together, they discuss discernment in c...