“The two most important days in life are the day you born and the day you find out why.” ~ Mark Twain

MORE ABOUT MICHELE 

​The nuts and bolts of Michele, your officiant, celebrant, and coach:  

I had a long and successful career in legal administration that began in the '90s. I left the law field and became a massage therapist in 2008, a yoga teacher in 2015, and a reiki master in 2018.

After being in private practice for well over a dozen years. I decided to leave bodywork and embark on my "final encore career." 

I've been told I'm great at *holding space." I also spent a lot of time throughout my life asking myself questions such as, "What is my purpose?" "Why am I here?" "What do I have to share with others?" "What is my meaning?" "Where do I go from here?" "What can I learn from my joys and sorrows?" 

I completed training as a personal life coach through The Center for Happiness in Anacortes, Washington, and launched my coaching practice online in 2017. I've enjoyed not only working with and collaborating with other coaches across the Pacific Northwest, but our combined creativity and empowerment workshops and retreats have taken us to retreats we've organized in the French Caribbean, Mexico, the mountains of Colorado, and the San Juan Islands.  ​

Another thing I'm fascinated with is what makes people tick -- including learning about myself. I've studied the Enneagram of Personality since the early 2000s and enjoy facilitating informal group discussions on this powerful system of personality. I am blessed to have a mentor of the Enneagram, and I'm happy to share her information with you upon request if you'd like to deepen your own awareness after joining a discussion group. 

Although I offer massage therapy now only occasionally and just enough to keep my license current, I was looking for deeper personal fulfillment as I began to transition into a new life stage. Hearing the call, in late 2019, I enrolled in coursework to become a ceremony celebrant, known as a Certified Life-Cycle Celebrant. After I earned my credentials to officiate weddings and funerals, I entered robust coursework in end-of-life studies. (And as with most things these days, we must add “in the middle of a pandemic” at the end of this sentence.) 

I'm also a State of Oregon notary public because I thought it would be more convenient for my clients who are working on their end-of-life pre-planning and pre-need tasks. 

I want to continue working and enjoying a career as I age out of the traditional job market and as technology advances. Focusing on officiating weddings, end-of-life planning and education, conscious living and conscious dying coaching, and delivering ceremonies has been a perfect fit for my demeanor, skillset, and desire to be of service to others during both happy and challenging times.  

​I've been told my experience, knowledge, and the passion I bring to the field is unparalleled! One of my super powers is that I have above-average organizational skills. I also innately feel that my mission is to bring as much love to the planet as possible -- and to love the planet. In 2021, I earned green-certification for my business. 

I was born in Oregon and have lived in Central Oregon, the northern Oregon coast, and the rural areas of our state's beautiful fertile valleys. I can be found hiking or biking and exploring the beaches, high desert, and forests of the Pacific Northwest with my favorite person, my husband Matt. I have five grown kids living all over the globe. ​​

My gratitude list of people who have supported me in my endeavors over the years and loved me, warts and all, include my husband and in-laws, my children, my dad, my sister and her family, and the friends I've met along the journey.  Deep bows to all of you!

Professional Qualifications: Certified Conscious Dying Coach, Certified Life-Cycle Celebrant, Wedding Officiant, Funeral Celebrant, Life Purpose Coach, SoulCollage® Facilitator, State of Oregon Notary Public, Reiki Master, Registered Yoga Teacher and Meditation Instructor RYT200 (2015), Licensed Massage Therapist OR OBMT Lic. No. 15857 (2008)