Sports Nutrition: Balancing Female Hormones 
Here you will find a simple guide to balancing your hormones: estrogens and progesterone so…
Melissa DeMarieSeptember 22, 2016
Sentimental September
It’s been an incredible spring and summer on the water! We began in the wee…
Melissa DeMarieSeptember 8, 2016
CWWC: Mobilizing to Get Women Outdoors via The Clymb
“DO ONE THING EVERY DAY THAT SCARES YOU.” Melissa DeMarie wasn’t the first kickass lady…
Melissa DeMarieMay 4, 2016
Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day -or- U.S. Slalom Team Trials
Pivot turns, precision, finesse and fast lines have always drawn me to the sport of…
Melissa DeMarieMay 2, 2016
Game Time & the Little Purple Devil
Every spring, Steamer Lane hosts Santa Cruz Paddlefest (SCPF), an event eagerly anticipated by the…
Melissa DeMarieApril 19, 2016
Sports Nutrition’s Overlooked Superfoods for Optimal Health
Happy to be back on the Cali Collective Blog! In my last post we discussed…
Melissa DeMarieApril 16, 2016
Summer in Chile
Over the past year, kayaking has completely changed the direction of my life. It has…
Melissa DeMarieApril 14, 2016
Argentina, Asados & Smiles
“¿Estás bien? Are you okay?” the kayaker asked me as I entered the eddy clinging…
Melissa DeMarieMarch 30, 2016
Kayak Like a Girl
I have been settling into winter with my middle school students. As winter takes a…
Melissa DeMarieMarch 25, 2016
“Divisions Multiply at Santa Cruz Paddlefest” via Santa Cruz Sentinel
The 30th annual Santa Cruz Paddlefest officially kicks off Friday with surfing heats for kayaks…
Melissa DeMarieMarch 18, 2016