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ARE YOU READY TO DIG DEEP?

Nothing That Stays Hidden Ever Heals

 
 
 
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Hi, I'm Michelle.👋

I created Pushing Beauty as an expression of my soul, and it evolved into a place that I hope will inspire you to heal. Healing is an opportunity to become fully human. It's your chance to embrace all of who you are right now. No feelings are wrong, no pain is too deep.

Pushing Beauty is a place for you to learn about yourself, and I have a number of ways to help you do that. 

Ultimately, this is a place for you to find the tools to journey inward to becoming fully human, a nicer way of saying:

You're here to learn that it's OK to feel shitty and that you have the power to heal your life.

 

 
 
 

Unbroken:
working through
depression

 
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Depression Happens
For A Reason

In this 6-week program, we're talking about the causes behind depression that you don't often hear about. We're going straight to the root, doing the deep work required to understand how and why depression is showing up in your life. 

Program begins August 12th.

 

 

 
 
 

the bright side
of a broken heart

 
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A book for anyone who has loved & lost, fallen into the dark hole of depression, grieved deeply, or is ready to heal.

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The
Pushing Beauty
Podcast

 
 
 
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Hey there!
I'm Michelle, and I'm here to help you learn how to heal yourself.

You're not broken.
You're not too much.
You are enough.
You're lovable.
You deserve the life your soul desires.

My job is to support you in uncovering these truths for yourself. I'm here to empower you to release your pain and access the wisdom within you.

 
 
 


Love for Michelle

Testimonials

"I had been in therapy for 6 months before meeting Michelle and felt that my issues weren't really getting addressed. Immediately after we began working together I felt like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders. If you're thinking of working with Michelle, be ready for change to happen right away! Oh and it's always important to remember that not every day is going to be unicorns and rainbows. Just because you're on a new path, doesn't mean you're not going to have bad days. I learned that it's OK to be emotional and to actually embrace the negative feelings because "this too shall pass."  
—Salina

"I am a big fan of working on myself and tried every kind of healer and healing but breathwork is actually me being my own healer for myself. Michelle leads me through an off the charts playlist and makes me feel safe and comfortable to let it all out. The transformations have been mindblowing (I accomplished a goal I had for years) and I only started working with her a few months ago." 
—Christina

"I want to thank you so so much for holding space for me to feel safe in opening and feeling my feelings. I had berated myself earlier in the day for spending so much on one hour of time. But I can honestly say I can't believe how much healing you can accomplish in an hour! Breathwork has helped me to be more open in my life, to continue forging through my fears of being open/vulnerable/showing my true self - I am finding the benefit of this comfort in vulnerability, and that when I am open, others react so positively to it, and my life is more beautiful because of it. "

—Andrea

"I consider myself very lucky to have found Michelle. She is very compassionate and caring, I felt I was talking to a long-lost friend rather than a coach. I looked forward to my one on one sessions with her, she challenged me to be my best self. Being from India I was aware of different breathing techniques but I really enjoyed the breathwork taught by her, it is the easiest to do! I also did the Desire Mapping Workshop with her in a group setting and her guidance was crucial for me to connect with my innermost feelings and come up with a life plan that works for me.”" —Dhirja

"Michelle’s breathwork sessions are absolutely incredible. She creates a very open and safe environment that allowed me to feel vulnerable. She sensed that I was struggling to get through the first breathing series, and with her calm presence and intuitive cues, guided me through it. I’m so happy that she could tune into my energy and recognize this because I was left in a euphoric state yearning for more. I can’t wait to take another session with her and would recommend Michelle to anyone looking for an incredible guided meditation experience." —Alisa

"I came to Michelle after a devastating breakup. I was miserable and extremely anxious. Michelle helped me focus on what feelings my mind was trying to avoid. Her focus was on helping me learn to love myself. Through Breathwork and Michelle's guidance I was able to control my mind and find hope for my life again. Each week I felt better and better. This work is not a quick fix, but I took it very seriously and showed up for each session. This work has been so encouraging for my life." —Leo

"Although I am a deeply spiritual person who is open to new experiences, nothing quite prepared me for the breathwork session with Michelle. It was an intense, out of body experience that opened up a part of my soul that I never knew existed. With her beautiful guidance, she helped me start the healing process of forgiveness and letting go. Michelle she has this ability to create a space full of trust and love, allowing you to explore a deeper part of yourself without fear or reservation." —Michelle

"Thank you SO much, Michelle. You crafted the space so beautifully, and you reminded me of the great, innate power of the breath. With a heart-breaking start to the year, I had forgotten about it. I pivoted away from my pain by drowning my myself in my work and being in service, sometimes as a way to nestle away from the hurt. Thank you for allowing me to feel... That soundtrack though... seriously girl. Thank you." —Tara Bliss

"Before working with Michelle I felt confused and lost. Through working together I feel 100% more grounded. Breathwork grounded me like no other healing method I've worked with before. I have always struggled with making time for myself, and with Michelle's encouragement I began to carve out solid time for self care. I feel so much more connected to my body and am so aware of how much can be learned from the breath and the body. I highly recommend working with Michelle." —Julia

"Working with Michelle has brought me so much inner strength and stability. This is huge for me! Through her amazing listening skills, her intuitive understanding of people and her knowledge, she helped me discover how to access the resources which were in me already but that I could not see." —Marie-Eve

"Working with Michelle really helped me learned that it's okay to feel ALL my emotions but not to define myself by them. This has also helped me dig deeper into what it is I'm really feeling which has helped me continue to discover something new about myself. She really challenged me even if it was uncomfortable. I thought that doing Breathwork over Skype wasn't going to be as effective or that it was going to be weird but it was perfect! You can tell when someone really wants to see you succeed, and with Michelle you can see the passion in her work and how she's rooting for you. The fact that I can keep doing Breathwork and automatically see the effects is amazing. Working with Michelle felt like a different approach to tackling the issues we're all struggling with. She's just wonderful overall." —Alejandra

"I began working with Michelle when I was diagnosed with cancer. Working with her has helped me let go of fear and get centered. There's something about knowing she has my back that makes a huge difference. Practicing Breathwork consistently with Michelle has helped me destress, calm me, and has given me deep insights into myself." —Lindsay

 
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Dig Deeper is a self-study platform that gives you access to all of my workshops, teachings, and guides.

If you're ready to manage your emotions, release your pain, face the fears that are keeping you small, and open your heart I'd love to invite you to Dig Deeper.

 
 
 
 
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Instagram Inspiration

Just received this beautiful Amazon review of my book: “Wow. This very special little book is for ANYONE who is stuck in pain or otherwise feels held back by it. I’m 63, and despite decades of therapy I hadn't really shed the pain of childhood trauma. It was always there, and though I’ve led a productive life it’s like I’ve been dragging around a boulder, always weighed down by it, sometimes flattened by it. The book – so well-written, so spare, true and powerful – is a heavy dose of raw truth and wisdom. The author’s words add up to a kind of guide I’ve been using (while also doing some of the breathwork she writes about). The path she describes isn’t easy, but nor is being chained to my boulder, which is finally, finally starting to break apart.” —Barbara G. How open are your senses?
Last book orders of the year are shipping on Wednesday. Get them in by Tuesday night. Link in profile. “Abundance is not the money you have in your bank account, the trophies on your shelf, the letters after your name, the list of goals reached, the number of people you know, your perfect, healthy body, your adoring fans. Abundance is your connection to each breath, how sensitive you are to every flicker of sensation and emotion in the body. It is the delight with which you savor each unique moment, the joy with which you greet each new day. It is knowing yourself as presence, the power that creates and moves worlds. It is your open heart, how deeply moved you are by love every day, your willingness to embrace, to hold what needs to be held. It is the freshness of each morning unencumbered by memory or false hope. Abundance is the feeling of the afternoon breeze on your cheeks, the sun warming your face. It is meeting others in the field of honesty and vulnerability, connecting beyond the story, sharing what is alive. It is your rootedness in the present moment, knowing that you are always Home, no matter what happens, no matter what is gained or lost. It is touching life at the point of creation, never looking back, feeling the belly rise and fall, thanking each breath, giving praise to each breath. It is falling to your knees in awe, laughing at the stories they tell about you, sinking more deeply into rest. Abundance is simplicity. It is kindness. It is you, before every sunrise: fresh, open, and awake. You are rich, friend! You are rich!” ― Jeff Foster A client wrote me this morning about a line from my book where I say, “Everywhere I look, people are around me, catching me as I fall.” She said that more and more these days she has come to realize that she is not, in fact, alone. There ARE these people that care and that she can call on when she needs to. Often, we see what we are willing to see. If you want to feel supported, are you will to let go and be held? Last shipments of this book go out next week. Link in profile to scoop yours up.
BREATHWORK IN BERKELEY TUESDAY I’m leading a small group at a private location in Berkeley, CA on Tuesday evening. If you live in the area, I’d love to have you. Link in profile to register. In an email from one of my clients (shared with permission). She went on to say that she’s proud of herself for being able to say she’s proud. Change happens, friends. ✨ My next virtual workshop is called Overcoming Fear of Being Seen & Heard in Your Business, and I asked for areas where you all get stuck. As I was making notes I was reflecting on how much our fear is tied up in doing it right or being seen as good. We get stuck when we want someone else to outline the rules for us, and even then we’re afraid we won’t be perceived the way we want. Of course no one really wants to get push back, upset others, or be seen in a less than positive way, though a big part of the spiritual journey is learning to not care so much what other people think of us. As I have come to deeply love who I am, know who I am, and recognize my place in this Universal process, what other people think of me is not a priority. I’m here to do something. I’m here to share. Im here to wake up. I’m here to love and to learn and that is where my allegiance lays. You can’t heal if you’re too busy trying to be who you think you should be because you’ll never allow yourself to see the parts of you that you’re ashamed of or that don’t uphold your image of yourself. This is where we can get stuck very easily and waste our time and energy. If you want to get access to this workshop, sign up for my newsletter via the link in my profile. Every single one of you has the ability to change the way you look at yourself and the way you feel about yourself. It can be long, tedious work to transform our inner lives. It requires us to be willing to change. It means we must recognize that it’s up to us to do the hard work of loving ourselves. It means we have to walk through the sludge of resistance to say to ourselves, “You’re doing a really great job,” instead of, “What’s wrong with you?” Every single moment we choose to align with self-hatred/criticism/loathing, we are choosing to maintain our status quo. Right now, many people are being asked to reckon with themselves. So I will ask you, how badly do you want your life to change? When you want it badly enough, you will commit to your healing. When you are tired enough of the pain, the heartache, and the patterns of self-destruction, you will decide to learn to love yourself. When you suddenly wake up to the truth that it’s up to you to change your life, your choices become clear. I say this often, and I will say it again: If you want your life to change, your life will change. From my newsletter that went out this morning. If you want to receive emails like this every Monday, sign up for my newsletter via link in profile. There’s this misconception that self-love means you’re floating on clouds, feeling all turned on about yourself. It can look like that sometimes, but most of the time it doesn’t (for me, at least). The times when we feel lowest are the times we need our own love the most. You can love yourself through your deepest grief, through a malaise, when you end up comparing yourself to others, when you’re disappointed, and when you don’t feel supported. You don’t have to feel good to take good care of yourself.
BETWEEN THE WORLD & ME By Ta-Nehisi Coates “And it occurred to me then that you would not escape, that there were awful men who’d laid plans for you, and I could not stop them. Prince Jones was the superlative of all my fears. And if he, good Christian, scion of a striving class, patron saint of the twice as good, could be forever bound, who then could not? And the plunder was not just of Prince alone. Think of all the love poured into him. Think of the tuition for Montessori and music lessons. Think of the gasoline expended, the treads worn carting him to football games, basketball tournaments, and little league. Think of the time spent regulating sleepovers. Think of the surprise birthday parties, the daycare, and the reference checks on babysitters. Think of checks written for family photos. Think of credit cards charged for vacations. Think of soccer balls, science kits, chemistry sets, race tracks, and model trains. Think of all the embraces, all the private jokes, customs, greetings, names, dreams, all the shared knowledge and capacity of a black family injected into that vessel of flesh and bone. And think of how that vessel was taken, shattered on the concrete, and all its holy contents, all that had gone into him, sent flowing back to the earth.” #blacklivesmatter #betweentheworldandme Someone emailed me this question, and I wrote back that answer. Each time I have resisted my pain I have created my own suffering. Pain moves if you allow yourself to be with it. It might feel agonizing, overwhelming, and endless, but it is not static. It comes in waves and sometimes as a storm. Suffering happens when we resist our pain. It happens when we refuse to acknowledge the truth piling up within us. Our pain lives in our bones, our tissues, our cells—the pain lives in our bodies. We can feel it. So when you deny your pain or your body, you are denying your truth. We create our own suffering by refusing to face what is. Instead of leaning into painful movement, we sit stagnant in our pain. You might be feeling a duller version of pain by resisting it, but you are still carrying it in your body. It has not been transmuted. You are not free of it. A part of you always knows. Even if you feel lonely, afraid, differently than those around you, misunderstood, confused, depressed, anxious, hopeless, or in despair. There’s nothing wrong with any of these feelings. They are teachers and can point you to a richer life if you let them. I know this can sound abstract, so if you need help learning how to understand what your emotions are signaling to you I’m here for 1:1 support. I also suggest downloading Getting Started with Breathwork. Both links are in my profile. “RELIC FROM THE FUTURE Questions found on an antique cell phone discovered in 2086 in the ruins of an airport when people traveled by plane: What if I let love in all the way? Why am I always leaving? What is it that stirs me about being caught? Though I never wanted safe, why have I settled for safe? Why do I keep running, when I have no interest in moving? How do I say yes more often? How do I stop reliving the past? How can I learn to use my freedom? Having lived most of my life in fear of what’s coming, how can I find meaning where I am? How can I stop playing small? How can I put down the upset of not getting what I want? How can I better see the unseen? How can I die to old ways of being? How can I let what wants to be born in me have its way? Now that I’ve been helped, how can I find the strength to help others? Just what is my work? And what will it take to taste the honey?” —Mark Nepo
All of my growth—every drop of it—has come through walking toward my fear and letting it teach me about myself. The closer I got to my fear I could see the pain it was trying to protect me from, and when I sat with my pain I learned everything I had been hiding from myself. Note Your first job is always to do what you need to do to protect your well-being. Sometimes fear is legitimately protecting us. This is why developing intuition and self-trust is foundational.