Would You Leave Everything Behind to Start Over?

Have you ever felt called to completely reinvent your life?

Michelle Wincell O’Leary did just that—leaving her career, her marriage, and her home to start living full-time on a boat on the Mississippi River. What followed was nothing short of transformational.

In episodes 52 and 53 of Reignite Resilience, Michelle shares how she turned the "trifecta of change" into a foundation for radical personal growth. Her secret? Energy work, conscious breath, and a commitment to listening to her higher self.

🎧 Featured Episodes

Episode 52: Reinvention on the River + Resiliency

Michelle shares how she made three massive life changes in 2023:
– Left her corporate healthcare executive role
– Ended her marriage
– Moved onto a boat

Instead of spiraling, she simplified her life and reconnected with her purpose. She wrote 80,000 words from her higher self—laying the foundation for her bestselling book, Resilience.

Episode 53: Clearing Your Energy Field + Resiliency

Michelle introduces us to the rose technique—a powerful visualization to create clear energetic boundaries. She also shares how conscious breathing, visualization, and self-clearing can keep us grounded, calm, and protected.

🔍 Additional Insights

• Letting Go to Gain Clarity: Her story is proof that release creates room for rebirth.

• Writing from the Higher Self: Michelle tapped into divine flow to write 80K words that became the first of 11 books.

• Everyday Alchemy: It’s not magic—it’s about energy rebalancing in motion.

• Boundaries Matter: Most of us carry energy that isn’t ours. The rose visualization is a reset.

• Energy Hygiene: Use it in traffic, meetings, and even family gatherings.

• Presence > Productivity: Michelle invites us to slow down and experience each moment more fully.

💡 Proclamations in Action

Here’s how Michelle’s story embodies our resilience proclamations:

• Stand Strong Against Challenges: She met change head-on with grace.

• Make Resilience a Superpower: Michelle didn’t just survive—she thrived.

• Learn Through Our Journeys: Her experiences now serve as a blueprint for others.

• Turn Challenges into Opportunities: Transformation began after the upheaval.

• Build Strong, Supportive Communities: Her new business fosters energy awareness and sisterhood.

• Prioritize Well-Being: Visualization, breathwork, simplicity—all rooted in self-care.

• Learn from Setbacks: Michelle redefined what obstacles mean to her.

• Cultivate Emotional Intelligence and Empathy: Boundaries = understanding = compassion.

• Lead with Integrity and Authenticity: She followed her soul, not society.

• Pursue Knowledge and Self-Improvement: Her journey is a continuous spiral of growth.

🛠 Tools to Resiliency

These practical techniques from Michelle's toolbox will help you recenter:

• Try the Rose Technique
  Visualize a rose at the edge of your personal energy field. Let it define where you end and others begin.

• Use a Clearing Rose
  Visualize a second rose collecting the energy that isn’t yours. Let it float away or dissolve.

• Practice Conscious Breathing
  Inhale deeply. Exhale slowly. Let presence replace urgency.

• Simplify Just One Thing
  Whether it's your inbox or your emotional baggage—declutter something.

• Write from Your Higher Self
  Ask, “What do I need to know today?” and write without judgment for 10 minutes.

💌 Stay Connected

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Resilience doesn’t always roar. Sometimes it looks like a deep breath. A quiet boat. A rose floating in your mind’s eye. Michelle reminds us that even when life asks us to let go of everything—we still have the power to begin again.

With love + energy,
The Reignite Resilience Team