Michelle was born in Cyprus two months after the start of the 1974 war between Turkey and Cyprus. Perhaps it was a sign of things to come as life moved at a similar frantic pace packed with repeated trauma. 

At 5, her father was killed in a sea accident. Several months later her mother took her own life, Michelle being the one to find her body.

The next few years saw her in and out of foster care, living on her grandparents farm, being a young carer for her frail grandmother and enduring sexual abuse. By 14 she lost her paternal grandparents and maternal grandfather and step grandfather.

Throughout her life she continued to experience many more traumatic events: this included divorce, 5 miscarriages, stillbirth and emigrating abroad twice. 

Today, Michelle resides in North Wales and is married to her Cypriot husband Andreas. They have three living children who are home educated, while Michelle works as a coach and writer. As well as working on her memoir, the story of going from victim to victor, she has completed a children’s book and a children’s journal in which she has weaved the lessons and tools from her own experience of overcoming trauma.

She is studying to be a counsellor and psychotherapist and continues to work as a coach helping and inspiring others on their journeys of victory. Her vision is to publish books that make a difference in our world through relevant projects connected to the book topics. She is also in the process of setting up a non profit to pioneer specific initiatives close to her heart. 

In this interview you will learn:

1: Don’t ask why things happen, because the answer doesn’t always help you

2: No one is born bad

3: There’s no such thing as bad luck

4: Letting go of your expectations of others will help you avoid tension during Coronovirus