Michelle Renee

Teaching My Teenager to Be Her Own Champion

Michelle Renee | Posted 10.16.2011

Read More: Working Women, Living, Single Mothers, Parenting, Lessons for Teens, Michelle Renee, Mothers and Daughters, Teenagers, Parents News

At what point do we know that it is time to step back and begin to teach our children how to be their own biggest fan?

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Is It Time for a Leadership Makeover?

Michelle Renee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Success, New Year's Resolutions, Leadership, Small Business, Mark Zuckerberg, Public Relations, Living, Women in Business, Michelle Renee, Entrepreneurship, Ted Williams, 2011, Makeover for Business Leadership, New Years Resolution, Business News

When I think of great leaders it is interesting that, for the most part, current day so called leaders don't really come to mind.

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Time To Help Discovery Channel Survivors With Invisible Wounds

Michelle Renee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mental Health, Hostage Crisis, Samhsa, Held Hostage, Discovery Channel, Michelle Renee, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Media News

My job led to my being taken captive, held hostage, threatened with death, and taped with explosives. Sound familiar? I know about the realities of ...

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Music to My Ears: The Rat Pack is Back!

Michelle Renee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sammy Davis Jr, Rat Pack, Dean Martin, Opera, Motown, Economy, Frank Sinatra, Fratellired, Gene-O Cole, Nat King Cole, Michelle Renee, Eugene Cole, Music, Natalie Cole, Life, Entertainment News

Eugene Cole, Roman Palacios, and Daniel Hendricks are accomplished artists individually, but the energy they bring to the stage as a trio is unmistakably magic.

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Have We Become Comfortably Numb to Violence and Abuse?

Michelle Renee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abuse, Oprah, Parenting Magazine, OWN Network, War, Rock to Stop Violence, Violence, Michelle Renee, Violent Video Games, Parenting, Ptsd, Family Violence, Samhsa, Child Trauma, Impact News

We are bombarded with gruesome images day in and day out. From tweens on up, what we see in the media, in movies and on the Internet is making us numb to it all.

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Survivors Use Their Voice to Help Others Heal

Michelle Renee | Posted 05.25.2011

In a family driven system of care, where the voices of survivors are heard, valued and shared with other survivors, we can listen, understand and stand by one another.

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Tiger Woods --Did He Really Need Notes?

Michelle Renee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Infidelity, Michelle Renee, Tiger Woods Apology, Tiger Woods, Tiger Woods Press Conference, Sports News

Tiger Woods steps out to the podium today and the first thing I noticed was a piece of white paper in his hand. I thought to myself, "Oh no he didn't." Yep, he did.

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Choose a New 2010 Personal Theme Song!

Michelle Renee | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Success, New Year's Resolutions, New Decade, Positive Thinking, New Year, Positive Attitude, The Secret, Living, Michelle Renee, Business, Law of Attraction, Life, Healthy Living News

What is your new 2010 personal theme song? Picking one that means something to you, that you can sing and hum even when luck doesn't seem to like you, will bring you joy.

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Develop Your Strategic Plan for 2010‏!

Michelle Renee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Small Business, Jian, Women Entrepreneurs, Business News, Software, Michelle Renee, Biz-Plan-Builder, How-to-Start-a-New-Business, New Business, Entrepreneurship, Business, Fox Business News, Burke Franklin, Business News

Having a proven strategic business planning and financial forecasting system will help you, not only save time and reduce stress, but also make the most out of your existing cash flow, opportunities and resources.

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Giving Back: A Perfect Way to Start the New Year

Michelle Renee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Common Unity Pr, Living News, Homelessness, Social Entrepreneurship, Living With Meaning, Giving Back, New Year's Resolution, Women Entrepreneurs, Good Friends United, Living, Michelle Renee, Entrepreneurship, Giving Back to the Community, Womenbusiness, Impact News

Giving back is in my blood, but I didn't grasp just how deeply it is etched into who I am and how important it is as part of a successful business strategy until I became an entrepreneur.

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Saying Yes to Love Again, or Just Getting Your Flirt On

Michelle Renee | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Women, Inspiration, Relationships, Divorce, Personal Growth, Womens-Empowerment, Held Hostage, Healing, Michelle Renee, Living, Women Who Dreambig, Parenting, Motivation, Love, Spirituality, Healthy Living News

I hadn't been grabbed around the waist and kissed like that in so long I could hardly remember what warm sensual lips felt like on mine. I loved every second of it, but still something inside of me rang.

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Grey's Anatomy Sheds Light on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Michelle Renee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michelle Renee, Mental Health, Ptsd, Wellness, Emotional Wellness, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Grey's Anatomy Premiere, Grey's Anatomy, Entertainment News

I want to applaud Grey's Anatomy and share a message with others who have survived violence, abuse, and trauma: Do the work. The simple truth is there really is light at the end of the PTSD tunnel.

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Will DJ AM Quote About PTSD Get People To Finally Listen?

Michelle Renee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jaycee Dugard, Michelle Renee], Kidnapping, Jaycee Lee Dugard, Violent Crime, Violence, Hostage Survivor, Entertainment News, DJ AM, Ptsd, Held Hostage, Living, Entertainment News

Getting people to take notice of PTSD as it relates to youth and adults who have survived violence, abuse and trauma -- outside of those returning from combat -- has been an uphill climb.

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United Airlines Ripping Consumers Off?

Michelle Renee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: United Airlines, Consumerism, Economy, Michelle Renee, Living, Consumer Rip Off, Business, Airlines, Businessweek, Fox Business Network, United Airlines Bad Customer Service, Lax, Business News

United Airlines is emerging from a bankruptcy filing and flying in the wrong direction when it comes to customer satisfaction. Robbing customers blind every chance they get is simply bad business.

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Breaking Through the Three "R"oadblocks to Success

Michelle Renee | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Women, Small Business, Life Success, Motivational Speaking, Living, Michelle Renee, Work-Life Balance, Self-Esteem, Life Balance, Entrepreneurship, Business, Healthy Living News

There are three "R's" that keep us all from being our very best: Resentment, Regret and Resistance. All are major roadblocks to success, self-love and discovering personal inner bliss.

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Spring Cleaning For Entrepreneurs

Michelle Renee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Business Consulting, Spring Cleaning, Women Business Owners, Women in Business, Business, Entrepreneurship, Michelle Renee, Economy, Business News

Before long the long hours force a reality check and cause us to step back and re-assess the vision. But that is exactly what you need to do to keep yourself on track towards success.

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I Feel a Bit Like the Real Life Wendy and Lucy Story

Michelle Renee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Held Hostae, Movies and Entertainment, Michelle Renee, Michelle Williams, Wendy and Lucy, Broken Open, Scared, Pets, Healing, Dogs, Movies, Entertainment News

My life seems like the real life Wendy story as written in my debut book, Held Hostage, which is not just about the crime that devastated my and my young daughter's life.

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The Emotional Aftermath of Flight 1549

Michelle Renee | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Beyond Ptsd, Aftermath of Trauma, US Airways Crash, Held Hostage, Michelle Renee, Flight 1549, Hostage No More, Ptsd, Ptsd Is Real, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Health, Healthy Living News

People naturally adopt survival skills that protect the psyche during and immediately following the trauma. Choosing to take positive action on your own behalf and choosing positive recovery is key.

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Every Penny Counts

Michelle Renee | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Poverty, Books, Economy, Womens Issues, Held Hostage, Financial Crisis, Womens Shelters, Michelle Renee, Donations, Healthy Living News

I knew these women were a very special audience. They were living in safe houses with their children, in hiding due to violence, abuse and trauma. I know exactly what that is like.

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Top 10 Reasons Why I Left Alaska

Michelle Renee | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Michelle Renee, Travel, Alaska, Sarah Palin, Top 10 Lists, Healthy Living News

Having to leave San Diego and await the criminal trial of our attackers after being kidnapped and held hostage is one thing. Having that state be Alaska is, well, like moving to a whole new world.

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Why I Do What I Do & Why It Is Worth It

Michelle Renee | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Recovery, Violence Against Women, Relationships, Violence, Violentstop Violence, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Michelle Renee, Relationship Violence, Domestic Violence, Healthy Living News

You, the survivor, are the reason I keep going and forge ahead with nothing but heart and soul and a vision for positive change in the lives of those who have suffered at the hands of another so violently.

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Breaking The Chains of Domestic Violence

Michelle Renee | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Violence Against Women, Inspiration, Health, Womens Issues, Held Hostage, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Michelle Renee, Self-Improvement, Mother and Daughter, Self-Esteem, Domestic Violence, Happiness, Relationships, Healthy Living News

My daughter and I were violently attacked in November 2000 by three masked gunmen. Held Hostage takes readers from the dark aftermath of this painful experience to confronting my abusive past and what it took for me and my daughter to overcome tragedy with self-love.

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Want Success? Change Your Attitude and Be Shameless!

Michelle Renee | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Success, Positive Thinking, Homeless Teen, Held Hostage, Michelle Renee, Self-Improvement, Self-Esteem, Tips for Success, Happiness Tips, Happiness, Self-Realization, Healthy Living News

Since our actions are based on our attitude towards any given situation, attitude must be considered one of the key ingredients for success, not just in business but in recovery, relationships and life in general.

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Radical Reinvention: From Poor White Trash and Abused Runaway Teen to Successful Women of Worth

Michelle Renee | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Jana Fleming, The View, Domestic Violence Survivor, The Balanced Life, Radical Reinvention, Women's Self Esteem, Aha Moment, The Inner Life, Michelle Renee, Spirituality, Women of Worth, Womans Journey to Wholeness Retreats, Self-Realization, Healthy Living News

Looking at core limiting beliefs -- which hold you hostage -- embracing your "now" by accepting your past and living a "dream big" life without judging yourself are the keys to reinventing your life.

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Learning to Love Yourself Through It All

Michelle Renee | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Held Hostage, Self-Improvement, Michelle Renee, Self-Esteem, Women's Self Esteem, The Inner Life, Self-Realization, Self-Help, Healthy Living News

I was in a meeting the other day and found myself uttering the words, "You have to love yourself through it all." as a response to the question of the...

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