Three months ago, I found the New Mid Facebook group. At the time, my job was very stressful to the point I was actively searching for a new one. I had just been notified by my primary care provider that my labs indicated I was pre-diabetic, I was obese, and already on medication for hypertension. It would be safe to say that this combined with multiple life and family stressors that I was pretty discontent with my life. Luckily, at the same time, Michelle was offering a free workshop so I decided to attend and listened during my lunch breaks. That decision has changed my life and given me hope!! Listening to Michelle I realized even though I would soon be turning 60 I didn’t have to settle living this way and I had the power within me to change it!!

I did the free 30-minute meeting with Michelle -she explained the Academy to me and all that is offered. I admit at first I was hesitant to invest the money to join the Academy on myself but I had quickly realized that just from what I learned during the workshop it had already started to change my outlook and attitude. So, I decided I was worth it and deserved to have a happier, more full-filled second half of my life!! I took the leap of faith and I have not regretted it for one minute!! When I think about it my family IS benefiting from it- they have a happier and healthier wife, mother, and Oma (grandmother)!! I could go on and on about all the ways the Academy has changed my life in just 3 months but the most noticeable is my weight loss. I attend the morning boost exercise group three times a week, join in on the fun challenges within the group, applied Michelle’s coaching tips and education, listened to her guest speakers at the Academy meetings and lastly the accountability there is within the group.

Since joining I am no longer “ obese” while I am still overweight, I know it’s just a matter of time until I am in the healthy range!! I have lost 14 pounds, gained muscle mass but more importantly, I have lost 1 1/2” off my waist circumference, and gone from size 14 pants to size 10 and XL shirts to medium!! The icing on the cake? I am now content with my remote job and during my most recent evaluation, my manager commented she could tell a difference in me just in hearing me talk! Thanks, Michelle and the wonderful ladies in the New Mid Academy!!! I am excited to continue this wonderful journey with you all!

I am a mom of 2 great kids and have a wonderful husband. My children are very independent, my son graduated from college two years ago and my daughter is a Junior in college. So, why did I join The New Mid Academy? I should be overjoyed with my life, why would I need a life coach and the support of an amazing group of women? Well, I am happy with my life, but I felt as if I was lost. Almost as if I didn’t know who I was anymore. I saw a video that my friend submitted about The New Mid Academy. She looked so happy and peaceful in the video and I thought, “I want to feel that way.”

I got in touch with Michelle and we chatted about what had, and has, been going on in my life and I realized it was time to work on me. It was my time. I have been working with Michelle for about a month and have already had some eye-opening “aha” moments. What I love about working with Michelle is that she is teaching me how to find a new balance, she is straightforward with me, and she does not judge. I write in a journal twice a day, sometimes three, when I need to get something out of my mind, I am planning dinners again, which I hadn’t done in several years. I am drinking water and starting to walk for exercise again. I am feeling happier every day.

The women in the Academy are some of the most amazing women I have ever met. We are all different, but we listen to each other, give advice, hold each other accountable in order to reach our goals, and never judge each other. We all have different perspectives on what we talk about and I get so much out of what they say. I have learned so much in the month I have been a part of this group.

Michelle’s coaching on mindset and living with intention have been pivotal in moving me toward my ultimate goal of owning my own business. Over the last three months with Michelle’s motivation and guidance I have made bigger steps toward my goals than the last year. In particular her coaching has helped me shift my mindset to gain the confidence to move forward to accomplish the milestones I’ve set for myself. While I still have a long way to go I now know that I can definitely achieve my dreams.