Michelle has faced a lifetime of adversity. She brings helpful insight to how she has coped with being the child of an alcoholic, the trials of a dysfunctional marriage and the heartbreaking years of day by day life as the mother of a child with leukemia. Michelle shares her process of how she found God’s joy.

Michelle has found joy through her trials and has shared her experiences to such groups as the Lions Club the Soroptomist Club and Santa Cruz Bible Church’s Saturday Celebration. She has over five years of speaking experience and is a CLASS (Christian Leaders, Authors & Speakers Services) graduate. Michelle addresses current, relevant topics, such as:

• Facing life as an adult child of an alcoholic (ACA)
• Pediatric cancer
• Divorce
• Priorities of single motherhood
• Living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Women’s issues: anxiety, peri menopause and depression
• Dealing with a loved one with mental illness
• Self Care
• Entrepreneurship
• Attending College as an Adult
• Reinventing Yourself

 ~Michelle is a longtime resident of Santa Cruz, California. She enjoys spending time with her four wonderful daughters. She has a strong faith and has participated in several church ministries. Some of the organizations she has been involved with are Jacob’s Heart Children’s Cancer Support Services, Al-Anon, Celebrate Recovery,  National Association of the Mentally Ill (NAMI), and her newest being The National Association of Baby Boomer Women.