Hey there!
I'm Michele.
I help people transform loneliness into meaningful relationships.
How loneliness nearly took my life
and led me to discover the
Power of True Connection.
Here's my story.
Who I am today, the ideas I share, and the solutions I promote did not come easy for me.
My passion for personal development and healing was birthed from my own trauma. Like most, I was born into a family that was emotionally neglectful, physically abusive, and dysfunctional, to say the least. Growing up in an environment with such dysfunction wasn’t the worst part, though; it was the normalizing of the dysfunction that hindered my ability to cope, created confusion, and perpetuated the loneliness I felt, and that is what almost cost me my life.
I am a suicide survivor, and as a result, I have seen the mental health system firsthand, and I can bear witness to many of its shortcomings. The most disheartening part I experienced about the mental health system was that nobody seemed to have solutions beyond medication or answers to complex issues like “why” I felt this way. The encouraged practices were less about healing and more about learning to cope with difficult situations. To say it was a disappointing attempt at healing is an understatement. Maybe I was a complicated case. Or maybe there were flaws in the system. Either way, the disappointment I felt was real.
At 18, I made a decision that would alter the course of my life forever: I shot myself. For nearly two decades, uttering those words unleashed a crippling surge of shame despite years of intense personal work. But the story doesn’t end there. I wasn’t just a suicide survivor; I also bore the humiliating label of “criminal” after lying to the police about the incident out of fear of my parents’ reaction. Interestingly, I survived a bullet but nearly drowned in the aftermath of that decision. To this day, I still don’t know which one stings more: the act itself or the paralyzing beliefs that followed.
For so long, I allowed myself to believe I was powerless to change my life. I thought I was flawed, too emotional, and unlovable. Friends would come and go. Relationships were always a source of frustration. Family was unpredictable. Safety was elusive. And as a result, I held firm to the belief that I could never do anything “right” or be “normal” enough to be loved or to belong somewhere.
Today, it is a much different story.
Now I am helping others find the kind of connection and compassion that leads to a life of happiness.
I have clawed tooth and nail to get to where I am. The road has been messy, complicated, and, some days, downright overwhelming, but it has been a beautiful journey. I didn’t have a mentor or someone who helped me along the way as many others do. I had to learn on my own and continue questioning and searching for answers that many professionals didn’t have.
In the process, I discovered something life-changing: the power of true connection- not just with others but with myself.
I realized that my beliefs about being unlovable and flawed were not truths but stories I had told myself for far too long that were manifesting in my physical reality.
Through years of hard work, self-reflection, and a commitment to growth, I began to rewrite those stories. I learned that my emotions, once seen as weaknesses, were my greatest teachers. I found that belonging doesn’t come from fitting into someone else’s mold but from embracing who I truly am, a process that took years to unveil.
This journey has taught me that life is about deeply connecting with yourself and others. Living a fulfilled, happy life is about creating meaningful relationships and finding our sense of belonging. We can not live a happy life without mastering how we connect with others. No matter how much we might want to disprove or deny this, the truth is that our happiness is directly tied to the quality of our connections.
My mission now is to help others uncover this truth for themselves. True connection begins with self-awareness—only when we truly know and accept ourselves can we genuinely understand and connect with others. And when we do, we open the door to richer relationships, deeper fulfillment, and a life of genuine happiness and belonging.
I help people heal from loneliness, find a sense of belonging & create meaningful connections.
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