Nice to meet you!

Hey, I’m Michael.

For decades (literally decades), I played the part of the good son, good husband, good Christian, good guy. I followed the rules, kept the peace, avoided conflict, and did my best to stay likable--even when it meant disappearing inside my own life.

On paper, things looked fine. I was dependable, spiritual, and successful enough. But beneath the surface, I was quietly drowning in expectations... most of them unspoken, many of them self-imposed. I bent over backwards for others then secretly resented them for not bending back.

It took a failed marriage, a career change, a lot of soul-searching, and the unsettling realization that I didn’t even know what I wanted anymore to finally shake me awake. That’s when I stopped asking, “What do people need from me?” and started asking, “What’s actually true for me?”

I didn’t burn my life down. But I did stop pretending. I leaned into stillness, and I faced the discomfort I used to avoid. I did the inner excavation work to get honest with myself, and now I help others do the same.

Today, I work with recovering "Nice Guys" and "Good Girls" who are tired of keeping the peace at the cost of their own. People who are successful on the outside but stuck in roles that feel hollow, dutiful, and emotionally expensive.

This coaching isn’t about becoming someone new. It’s about returning to someone real. The version of you that doesn’t have to perform, please, or shrink to be loved.

If that sounds like something your soul’s been craving, you’re in the right place.