Founder and CEO
Equipped with Joy
Buckner, Kentucky
Melinda Gividen is the owner of Equipped with Joy, a business dedicated to helping individuals and organizations discover and cultivate joy in their personal and professional lives. Equipped with Joy provides trainings, workshops, and coaching to ensure that each person has the tools and resources needed to overcome obstacles and achieve wellbeing. With 15+ years of non-profit and church ministry experience, Melinda has spent much of her professional life devoted to learning how to understand the unique wiring of each person she meets in order to empathize with their differences instead of stressing about them. Melinda lives in Louisville, Kentucky with her family and loves reading, running, traveling, Mexican food, and True Crime.
MHFA Forum 2 - Sharing the Joy: Bringing MHFA to Communities of Faith
Sunday, April 14, 2024
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT