Bio
Who am I?
Greetings! My name is Michelle Adler. I am a soul in a body having a very real and human expereince so that I might learn the gifts of my soul. A person who seeks the good in things/people or how the good could be in things/people is who I am. Yes, that may be called an Idealist. I am an Empath so I feel everything. There are some spiritual gifts that I have, but the one I work the most on is being a healer. For the last 20 plus years I have been a mental health therapist. Having my own practice has been a dream come true and I swear I get the most amazing and beautiful people. If you are interested in seeing information about my mental health counseling practice you can visit my Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/CounselingServicesOfMichelleAdler
I have a website for my business as well:
https://www.letsconquerthis.com/ or at
https://www.jituzu.com/site/michelle-adler/
Or you can see my work history and practice on LinkedIn at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-adler-55429278/
Honesty has been my curse at times. Most people like comfortable lies verses uncomfortable truths. Not me. If someone has an issue, I just want them to say it. Passive aggressive people can be super tough for me. Respectable people in my book will tell you what they think about you to your face and stand up for you even when you do not know. Unrespectable people in my book will talk about you behind your back and will not stand up for you. Just because I am spiritual does not mean I cannot and will not set boundaries in whatever way possible to keep myself safe and well. Don't be fooled by my face. My boundaries sometimes take people by surprise.
Life has taught me that if I am not busy, I get into trouble. What I try to do is to have lots of hobbies. I love books!!! My craft room is well used. Nature needs to be a part of my life. Animals and plants are very special and scared to me. I am exploring my gifts and being comfortable in my own extraordinary skin. Mostly I love to learn and learn about people.
Little bit about my past
As a generation X or "latch key kid" I grew up in a divorced home with remarried parents. I have blended family like you couldn't believe! Love them all and they are all family. Outside in nature is where I want to be and always have been. Spending time in the woods, at the ocean, by the lake, on my deck, and by the fire were some of my favorite childhood memories.
In school I knew I was different. Being different as a pre-teen and a teenager sucks! So I blended in well. I'm socially adapted well enough to know what is acceptable and not. That's why we stop having imaginary friends when we go to school, right? Any spiritual gifts usually go dormant or ignored. Same here. Honestly just navigating through my family life and school life was enough.
College was awesome and fun! Sometimes I think I had enough fun for like 3 people. I changed majors and schools. After college I worked a lot. Stupid college loans forever! I bought a house, got married, worked very hard and a lot. Worked on me a little bit at a time.
Religion in my life
My paternal and maternal grandfathers were deacons in their seperate and very different churches. My maternal grandfather gave sermons and it was his job to bring in the new pastors. Both churches were Christian. They were conflicting to each other in my mind. However, they were full of some very lovely and well intended people.
I just never could totally buy in. Bible school was a week every summer. Sunday was church at one place and Saturday was church at the other. I took the how many week long classes to get baptized, but in the end decided not to. Trust me, it's not that I did not understand. The rules are too black and white for me. I love everyone. Period. It's none of my business what other people believe as long as they are not hurting/ hating themselves, others, animals, or plants/planet (pretty basic).
Enlightenment/Spiritual Awakening/My whole life fell apart
Yeah, nothing pretty here! My life fell apart. It was like several really awful country songs of losing everything or a boat load of Lifetime movies squished into about 10 years. It was the most awful shitstorm I could image. I'll spare you the details. I'm sure you have your own. Part of this awfulness was my health declined. I must be a slow learner. Literally, I know that I am intelligent, but I am very stubborn. I was not heading in the direction and/or healing the way The Universe/The Divine wanted me too. So if you could imagine being drug backwards by one foot, while you lay on your stomach, that's me!
We learn because it hurts, right? Everything hurt! To save my health and my life, I had to heal and learn to take care of myself. No biggie, right?! It is probaly easier for me to learn physcis (and I hated physics in college) than to do these 2 things! When I explain that it was not pretty, I'm not exaggerating.
Time to do it
Since I guess i'm not really to expire, I dug in with my inner child work, trauma healing, attachment understanding, mediation, spiritual exploration, and crystal toting! HAHA! I really always liked crystals. We called them rocks or semiprescious stones. I figured my shit out! I figured a lot of shit out! I can never only partly do something (Capricorn w fire and earth as the majority planets in my birth chart)!
Seriouisly though, I was super blessed with all the people I met that helped me. They were either nonjudgmental, could point me in the direction I needed, emotionally supported and loved me, or taught me what I needed. I learned that online supports of people I still have never met in person were awesome!!! I also learned that age is NOT a given for wisdom, although some are super wise. Oh, and I was really super lonely! No one seemed to understand my language. No one knew who I was or felt as if they knew me. I shedded a lot of old friends and acquaintances. We are just in different places now. I met some new people and friends. Solitude is kinda cool and I really actually perfer it.
What does all this nonsense mean?
All this nonsense means that I have been there and done that. I know how ugly it can be, painful, and NOT fun! Being a mental health therapist really helps because I can see how all the research lines up. Spirituality and psychology should be seen as one. This is not a popular opinion. Because this is not a popular opinion it can be difficult to see things for what they are. My wonderful, amazing family Dr. told me I was not in fact Schizophrenic and did not need medication. He told me to seek spiritual help. My anxiety lowered signifcantly!
By no means do I think I have all the answers. Not here to judge anyone. I'm not here to say I'm done healing, growing, and learning. I'm simply saying, "hey! I've gone through this. These are things that helped me. Do you want to know any of this or be pointed in this direction?" Long gone are the days of me wanting to fix people. I am strongly validated internally and although I want everyone to be as healthy as they can be, we all are ready and change in our own space and time. Unfortunately not all of us are meant to heal this lifetime. Whatever I can help with, I'm very pleased to do so.
The healer in me recognizes the healer in you! LOVE AND LIGHT!
