Bios

Little-Bit-Longer Bio

Rev. Dr. Melissa Phillippe is a singer-songwriter and teacher with nine albums of original music in release. Her wife, Rev. Z Egloff, is a cartoonist, spoken word artist, and author of the spiritual humor blog, Life in Z-D: A Goofball’s Guide to Enlightenment.

Melissa and Z are both long-time students and teachers of consciousness and transformation. Over the years, they’ve developed unique techniques and practices for personal growth and expansion. These practices improve individual lives and make the world a better place!

At their virtual home, OhMyGod Life, they share their knowledge and joy in videos, music, books, blogs, cartoon memes, and more. They also speak, perform, and facilitate workshops and retreats world-wide.

Both Melissa and Z hold Masters Degrees in Consciousness Studies from Holmes Institute. Melissa also has an Honorary Doctorate from Holmes Institute for her years of service in the music and healing arena. Z also holds a Masters Degree from J.F.K. University in Spiritual Counseling Psychology.

Melissa and Z’s mission is to bring Radical Joy to the world!

Melissa Bio

Rev. Dr. Melissa Phillippe is a singer-songwriter, spiritual counselor and teacher with nine albums of original music in release.

Melissa’s passion is to help people transform their thinking and their lives. Her mission is to support people in awakening to the awareness of their own Divinity.

Hope and healing are the common threads running through her work. Her history of trauma and drug addiction continues to inspire her journey, and her decades of sobriety have provided a wellspring of awareness and compassion that she uses in all her work.

In addition to all that good stuff, Melissa holds a Masters Degree in Consciousness Studies from Centers for Spiritual Living. In honor of her service in the music and healing arena, she was awarded an honorary doctorate from Centers for Spiritual Living in 2010.

Z Bio

Z Egloff is a writer, cartoonist and spoken word artist. They are also the award-winning author of the spiritual humor blog, Life in Z-D: A Goofball’s Guide to Enlightenment.

Before exploring their artistic side, Z spent over a decade in the healing professions. They worked in a variety of venues, from counseling centers to case management with high-risk youth.

Z’s career as a creative entity began with the publication of their novel Verge, in 2008. A second novel, Leap, was released in 2012. Z was awarded the Bywater Prize for Fiction in 2008 and an Independent Publisher Book Award in 2014.

Like Melissa, Z holds a Masters Degree in Consciousness Studies from Centers for Spiritual Living. They also hold a Masters Degree from J.F.K. University in Spiritual Counseling Psychology.

10 Fun Facts about Melissa and Z

1. When Melissa was a kid, her idol was Janis Joplin. To insure that she grow up to be like her idol, she started singing and doing drugs at a young age. She finally realized she didn’t actually need to be just like Janis.
2. Z is short for Betsy, which is short for Elizabeth. If you call them Betsy now, they will laugh.
3. Melissa’s first band was called No Cheez Please. She didn’t come up with the name. To this day, she still has no idea what it means. Other than a lack of cheese.
4. Z didn’t get a driver’s license till they were 23. They were terrified of driving as a teenager, and it wasn’t until they ran a farm and learned to drive a tractor that they conquered their fear.
5. Melissa has had a habit of naming her animals (both live and stuffed) by adding a Y to their names. Thus, a live hamster named Hammy, a live rabbit named Honey-Bunny, a stuffed elephant named Elly and a stuffed bear named Teddy. When she got a cast-iron dragon as a gift, Z insisted that they keep up the tradition. The dragon’s name is Draggy.
6. Z can touch the tip of their nose with their tongue. When they were a kid, their next-door neighbor told them this meant they were “delayed.”
7. Melissa is afraid of swimming. This dates back to her childhood, when she almost drowned and was saved by her older sister Dyan. Melissa suspects that for the rest of their childhood, Dyan may have regretted her heroic actions.
8. Z is left handed and is very proud of this fact. Bordering on arrogant.
9. Melissa loves watching children’s movies. She is especially fond of Winnie the Pooh. Just thinking about Winnie the Pooh makes her smile uncontrollably.
10. Z’s middle name is Hammer. Seriously.