"Survivor not Victim" is both a powerful memoir and a self-help guide, providing readers with the essential elements to achieve thriving. Through education and training, Michelle empowers others to become more trauma-informed, equipping them with the knowledge and tools to support the journey from victim to survivor to thriver.
Here are some of the topics she speaks on to educate others:
Animal Assisted Therapies
Equine Assisted Services (Therapeutic Riding)
Service Dogs
What does Survivor-Victim-Thriver really mean? What are some roadblocks in getting there?
Childhood Trauma resurfacing as an Adult - now what?
How unresolved trauma can be stored in your body
Making adaptions to succeed
Reframing what it means to be strong
Re-authoring my story – what is my story?
Learning to accept disability as a childhood trauma survivor
Victim Blaming vs. Victim/Survivor Supporting
Why we should get rid of the terminology victim mentality
Learning to love your scars
Ableism
Learning to set boundaries around your trauma story. Taking control of the narrative of your story.
What is my trauma vs. what is me? Learning to embrace my inner self.
Attachment wounds - how they show up and how to heal.