Your strengths, honored.
One-on-one coaching for the good man ready to stop earning his worth and start receiving deeper fulfillment.
You are a good man
You’ve provided. You’ve protected.
You’ve shown up, again and again.
And yet, something may still feel amiss.
Perhaps life looks okay on the outside, but you don’t feel fulfilled. Perhaps a loss or major change has unsettled the life you knew. Or perhaps, no matter how much you do, you’re left feeling as though you somehow fall short.
None of this makes you less of a good man. It may be an invitation into a different kind of journey.
One where you can acknowledge that you want more: more connection, fulfillment, love, ease, and inner peace.
Not because you haven’t done enough, but because your own needs and desires deserve room, too.
This work may be for you if:
- You want to feel appreciated for who you are, not only for what you do.
- You want deeper connection, but aren’t sure what needs to change.
- You’re ready to explore a different way forward rather than simply try harder
You don't need to try harder.
I don’t see good men as lacking or needing to
“grow up.” I see men who are trying their best, often drawing on the same lessons that taught them to be strong, responsible, and dependable.
Those lessons may have taught you how to give, strive, and make things happen. They may not have shown you how to receive from within.
This is where our work begins.
During your introductory session, we’ll explore:
- What you most want to experience differently.
- Where giving, striving, or carrying responsibility may be leaving little room to receive.
- A pattern or challenge you’d like support understanding.
- A meaningful next step.
You’ll experience my approach and have space to ask questions about working together. If we both feel there is a fit, we can discuss ongoing private coaching.
$100 - 60 minutes · Online
There is no obligation to continue.
Jimmy Sammarco,
Cinematographer
Despite my amazing kids, wife and being well respected in the local film community something was missing . I was ready to take things to the next level and then I met Michelle Bersell, my first life coach. I have to be honest. I was the type of guy that was not a big fan of doing this kind of thing. I thought it was for other people, not me.
Michelle has really helped me open the door to my full potential and to help me achieve what, deep down, I know I’m capable of achieving. She has an uncanny sense and ability to get to the heart of the matter. She is really tuned in on a very deep level, and has helped me understand and get to know myself better. She has helped me to identify and work through the issues that are blocking me, and she has shown me how to work through them. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve said DAMN she’s good! How does she do that?! I now include her among the few highly regarded people who have made an amazing change in my life.
Meet Michelle
I hold master’s degrees in Clinical Psychology and Education and have spent more than 20 years coaching individuals and couples, training leaders within Fortune 500 companies, and developing my own modality, Emotional Empowerment.
My book, F.E.E.L., was a #1 bestseller and a featured gift at the Emmy Awards. My work has also been featured in The Washington Post, PBS.org, and CBS and NBC affiliates.
But my reason for doing this work reaches beyond my credentials.
What awaits beyond the hero’s journey
Through my own lived experience, I’ve come to recognize a calling beyond the hero’s journey. It asks something different of us: not simply to achieve, protect, or prove ourselves, but to discover a way of being that feels deeply aligned with who we are.
This journey can ask us to practice qualities that seem contrary to what we learned about being strong. Yet I believe it can open us to giving and receiving in more profound ways, with greater connection to our hearts and the gift of life.
A feminine perspective
I bring a feminine perspective to this work, offering a space where your strengths are appreciated alongside the needs and desires you may not often express.
Part of my work is helping you recognize what has gone unacknowledged within you. Where I excel is in guiding good men to connect with their deeper desires, including those you may not yet have recognized.
My work is to help you let it all in.
When you're ready to go deeper
For men who want ongoing support, I offer a six-month private coaching engagement with three sessions each month.Together, we’ll give sustained attention to the patterns, relationships, anddesires you want to explore. We’ll develop practices suited to who you are,drawing on your unique strengths to help you open more fully to receive.
Your engagement includes:
- Three private coaching sessions each month for six months.
- Ongoing email support between sessions.
- Access to my Emotional Empowerment Essentials program
I work with a limited number of private clients. The investment is $2,500 per month for a six-month commitment.
You don’t need to decide on six months of coaching today. Your introductory session gives us a place to begin and explore whether this work feels right for you.
Introductory session: $100. There is no obligation to continue.
Theis Poulsen,
IT Professional,
Denmark
While I was experiencing significant changes in my life, I was grateful to have worked with Michelle. Leaning how to honor and acknowledge feelings and emotions as a man is life changing and opens up sides of ourself that you typically have been taught to oppress. I always felt my experiences as a man were honored, which supported me in shifting from trying to escape the inner pain I felt to being able to address it head-on. Doing so has created inner balance and peace, allowing my life to flourish once again.
FAQ
You’ve made room for others.
Make room for yourself.
You don’t need to arrive with everything figured out. Bring what matters to you, what feels missing, or what you’re ready to receive more fully.
We can begin there.
$100 - 60-minute private online session
No obligation to continue.