About Splendid Torch

Splendid Torch is about becoming a force of nature—on purpose—without self-destruction.
We help intense humans name their patterns, reclaim identity, and build nervous-system-safe structure with truth, warmth, and practical tools.

Who We Are

Mel Rowe founded Splendid Torch based on a quote that saved her life when she hit rock bottom in 2019. She is an ICF-certified coach with two certifications in Intuitive Life Coaching and the Satir Method.

“This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.

I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community, and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can.

I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no "brief candle" for me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.”
— George Bernard Shaw, “A Splendid Torch”