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An accomplished Special Educator, Public School Administrator, University Professor, and Educational Consultant to school districts throughout the United States, Michelle sought to add depth to her life after her 40-year career. She now has a deep passion to teach a training system and the tools of Inner Matrix Systems. Michelle is a certified trainer with IMS in Los Angeles, California. She is currently working clients in helping them to transform their lives and to empower them to bring love and kindness into their work setting and change their relationships and create vitality and longevity in the body. Michelle applied the tools and strategies from IMS to transform her body after suffering for years with infertility, miscarriage, failed adoptions and a failed surrogacy experience. Ending this journey in 1999, without having children, Michelle found herself seeking support to move forward in her life to create a life of meaning, service and connection in her marriage. Today Michelle celebrates each day; she has a successful business of serving clients to find their "Why" in life, address the areas of challenge and move into vibrant relationships, health and vitality in the body, and support in building successful careers. She currently lives in the Los Angeles area with her husband; Steven and Michelle are living their vision by traveling the world and continuing to serve humanity in meaningful ways.
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