Who is Michelle Jo?

Man, it’s been a long time since I’ve been here. Here meaning blogging, this was my first love. I remember being this introverted and shy teenager, writing became my safe haven when it came to expressing myself.

So, here I am and if you follow me on IG you know I love a long caption.

I felt as if I should take a moment to explain who I am and WHY Michelle Jo & Co.

I was honestly a heart breaker, infatuated with Mr. Wrong and completely distracted. I had so much potential, I’d enrolled in college with dreams of becoming a psychologist or nurse. But I just couldn’t get a handle of my love life and solid foundation of who I was.

Unfortunately I placed my identity in the hands of men who weren’t able to see an ounce of my beauty internally and outwardly.

Outwardly I was confident, didn’t take any mess and had my head on straight. But internally I was so lost, low on confidence and couldn’t seem to decide how I wanted to live my life.

I was such a huge lover of love, it was my greatest downfall.

Love had not been kind to me at all, most of that was my fault. I was expecting someone to treat me in a way I had not even treated myself. Asking someone to see things in me that I didn’t care to discover first.

Ya girl needed a wake up call and a little lesson in self love 101.

I’ll never forget life changed for me as I was sitting in my car sobbing, I pleaded to God asking for a sign, a fresh start. I grew up in a very religious household, so I was no stranger to praying or God. But I had not developed my own relationship spiritually yet.

That night, my life changed.

There was this fire inside of me that pushed me to dig deeper into the most hidden parts of myself.

I never stopped.

Heck! I had no clue what I was doing but I knew if I kept going, eventually things would connect and make sense.

It can seem at times your purpose is realized through a rock bottom moment, well at least that’s how it happened for me.

It was always my dream to create a safe space for women, young girls as well. A place where we could share stories, cry if need be and celebrate each other. I also became very passionate about helping women rise up in difficult situations and see themselves as their best self.

I wanted women to know regardless of where you’ve been or what you’ve done, life can still be just as beautiful as you imagine it to be.

It just takes one decision, the decision to get in the drivers seat and use life’s lessons as your road map to a better life.

So what’s my secret? I just told you. I made a decision to turn my pain in purpose.