Fire in The BellyWhat Makes Us Human? Living, Breathing and Screwing Things Up! Interview with Michelle Anhang
"When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves." - Viktor Frankl
Today Pete speaks to Michelle Anhang, a leadership and lifecoach from Toronto, Canada. They talk about the trauma she has faced in her life and how it fuelled her passion and outlook.
Michelle helps strip the silence, shatter the stigma, and get people on the path to becoming who they truly are. She works to support families faced with mental health challenges, individuals who are ready to stop their own cycle of self-sabotage, and professionals struggling with balance. This is her mission.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Michelle’s husband died of suicide. She went into survival mode for the next ten years for the benefit of her two sons. She never fully processed her own grief.
- Eventually enough was enough and she could no longer carry the ‘backpack of shame, guilt and silence. She had to face everything, her childhood, her husbands death and her new identity.
- It was through discovering herself and going through these experiences that her coaching practice was born. She wanted to help others the way she helped herself.
- Michelle gave herself permission some time ago to be able to screw up sometimes. It’s all part of the human experience.
- Dancing was a breakthrough for Michelle. It was something she always wanted to do but had not allowed herself to experience due to her upbringing. It was one of the most liberating experiences of her life and she attributes it being a huge part of who she is today.
- Freedom is Michelle’s number one value. Every decision she makes she analyses its impact on her freedom.
- It was a number of things surrounding Michelle’s 45th birthday that lead her to seek recovery. She did talking therapy and also joined a counselling training class – this changed the direction of her life forever!
BEST MOMENTS
“This is the most meaningful work I have ever done”
“It’s what lights you up, (Fire in The Belly] what gets me excited, my passion, my purpose…being lit”
“There’s something so beautiful about watching people in full expression”
“I’m very emotion focused. If this feels right I’ll do that and if it doesn’t then I won’t”
“I am choosing these things and I can choose something different”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
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ABOUT THE GUEST
Michelle Anhang
Michelle holds a BA in Psychology from York University, is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC), and a Professional Certified Coach (PCC). She’s a Mental Health First Aid certified through the Mental Health Commission of Canada. She is also trained in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, and an active public speaker and educator.
An avid lover of dance, reading and general decompression. Her sons, Eric and Zack, are her world, although they love to roll their eyes at her, particularly when she’s dancing!
ABOUT THE HOST
The ‘Mighty Pete Lonton’ from the ‘Mighty 247’ company is your main host of ‘Fire In The Belly’.
Pete is an Entrepreneur, Mentor, Coach, Property Investor, and father of 3 beautiful girls. Pete’s background is in Project Management and Property, but his true passion is the ‘Fire in The Belly’ project itself. His mission is to help others find their potential and become the mightiest version of themselves. Pete openly talks about losing both of his parents, suffering periods of depression, business downturn and burn-out, and ultimately his years spent not stoking ‘Fire In the Belly’. In 2017, at 37 years of age that changed, and he is now on a journey of learning, growing, accepting, and inspiring others.
Pete can connect with people and intuitively asks questions to reveal a person’s passion and discover how to live their mightiest life. The true power of ‘Fire In The Belly’ is the Q&A’s - Questions and Actions!
The ‘Fire In The Belly’ brand and the programme is rapidly expanding into podcasts, seminars, talks, business workshops, development course, and rapid results mentoring.
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