In The Press

“This book is a great beginning place to show you how childhood traumas can affect your adult life, and how you can choose to do something about it. Suffering is Optional: Step Out of Darkness Into the Light provides insight into the reasons people get ‘stuck’ and how implementing simple success principles can change everything.” —Jack Canfield, co-author of The Success PrinciplesTM and Chicken Soup for the Soul®

“This is not just another ‘rescue’ book that promises miracles if you simply read it. Instead, it is about how to take 100% responsibility for your life and in so doing, find happiness and joy. Readers of this book will learn about a process Michelle calls the ‘Soul Shift’ which consists of specific steps, exercises and attitude changes that she developed to guide the reader into taking action to find peace and heal life long wounds. In this book, Michelle guides the reader in achieving their own INDIVIDUAL, unique ‘Soul Shift,’ giving specifics on what worked for her. Developing the ‘Soul Shift’ process took years of hard, painful work for Michelle. She had to work through a miserable childhood and the abuse (physiological, sexual, and psychological) that she experienced at the hands of family members as two failed marriages took their toll on her feelings of self worth. When you work with Michelle, life will make sense once again and you will step out of the darkness and into the light.” —Celeste R. Phillips, RN, MSN, EdD