Melinda Grell - That´s How She Rolls

What makes other people actually happy in life? If you ever wondered, you have come to the right place. In regular intervals REHACARE.de asks a varity of people always the same questions. What results from that? Read for yourself!

06/04/2011

 
Melinda Grell; © René Gruél/
Pixeltrainer

Name: Melinda Grell
Age: 30
City: Berlin / Germany
Occupation: Style and colour consultant for people with handicap, barrier-free personal shopping, textile finishing
Handicap: Burnout

REHACARE.de talked to Melinda Grell, a shopping consultant for people with disabilities, about happiness, her desires and family ties.

REHACARE.de: What makes you get up in the morning?
Melinda Grell: A cup of delicious coffee that makes me happy and gives me energy for the day.

REHACARE.de: What is your favourite place and why?
Melinda Grell: Berlin! Here, everybody can be just the way they are.

REHACARE.de: Who or what impresses you?
Melinda Grell: My mother. She always helps me with words and deeds. In every bad situation she sees the positive things. Thank you for being there for me.

REHACARE.de: What is your most valuable possession?
Melinda Grell: My creativity. I have new ideas every day and I can hardly wait to put them into action.

REHACARE.de: What are you fed up with?
Melinda Grell: With chefs who enslave their staffs and to line their own pockets.

REHACARE.de: What makes you relax the most?
Melinda Grell: A hot bath with a pot of tea, candle lights and music. After that I feel like reborn.

REHACARE.de: What makes you happy?
Melinda Grell: The rays of sunlight that tickle my nose.

 
Shoes make women's hearts leap for joy. But it does not always have to be high heels, because comfortable sneakers are also very popular; © Florian Schott/panthermedia.net

REHACARE.de: Is there something you should throw away, but won’t?
Melinda Grell: My old chucks – well-worn and history-charged.

REHACARE.de: Name three things that make for a fulfilled life!
Melinda Grell: Health to enjoy every day.
A profession that makes me happy and fulfills me with pride.
More action films with Bruce Willis.

REHACARE.de: When was the last time you felt blown away by something?
Melinda Grell: Several weeks ago, I finally found my brother Leroy who was lost for 13 years. We couldn’t believe it and now I try to spend as much time as possible with him.

REHACARE.de: When was the last time you felt like hiding from something?
Melinda Grell: When I had my burnout. Depressions automatically end in isolation

REHACARE.de: What makes a person rich?
Melinda Grell: Family and friends.

REHACARE.de: Who else should we be asking these questions of?
Melinda Grell: Rowena Grell and Heiko Paukert