Human-centred support for neurodivergent adults — bridging people and the systems around them.
Welcome
People usually engage privately or through referral.
If that suits you, you’re welcome to get in touch.
I help adults feel safe and heard — and support them to begin and belong again.
Everyone works differently, and not everyone can show up in the ways systems expect.
I tailor my support to how each adult sees the world, thinks, and processes information. I help people engage in ways that genuinely fit them — advocating alongside them until they’re able to advocate for themselves, in a way that honours how their brain, body, heart, and inner world work together.
I support adults including:
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🧠✨ Late-identified neurodivergent adults
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🤍🗝️ Women who have been spoken over, managed, or decided for
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🔥➡️🌱 People rebuilding after burnout, power imbalance, or loss of control
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🪢✨ Those still pulled by expectations, roles, or unseen pressures
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⏳✨ Anyone carrying the quiet belief that they’re “behind” or have somehow failed
There’s no performance here — just room to breathe and begin again.
Hi, I’m Michelle. I blend lived experience with practical systems and digital clarity. My role is to slow the pace, reduce noise, and support decisions that feel steady, safe, and genuinely yours to make.
I don’t chase or push. I don’t judge or fix. I work slowly and intentionally.
I value clarity, pacing, and consent over performance, and I work in ways that respect nervous systems — at every age and stage.
This is a place to breathe, regulate, and steady yourself — and to rebuild gently, in ways that honour who you are now and who you’re becoming.
However overwhelm shows up — in your body, your mind, or your inbox — we’ll meet it together.
Each path is a different route back to clarity: less noise, more steadiness, one step at a time.
Work with Me
Advocacy, Access & Stability
For neurodivergent adults who need clearer communication and steadier support when systems become hard to navigate.
I provide advocacy coaching, life-transition guidance, and practical support with forms and online processes — particularly for those navigating late-identified neurodivergence, unemployment, or long-term sickness.
Referrers often contact me when calm, consistent support is needed to help someone be heard and move forward.
Clarity, Systems & Support
or neurodivergent business owners who want their operations to run more smoothly, stay aligned with their values, and actually get things completed on time — without adding complexity or more tools.
I help prevent lost income and late payments, reduce delays, and free up time and capacity by fixing the operational gaps that quietly create stress. This includes improving enquiry-to-payment flows, streamlining sign-ups, and introducing simple, reliable automation that fits how you work.
The result is clearer processes, better flow, and systems you can run with confidence and ease.
Creative Confidence & Expression
For individuals seeking a gentle way back to confidence, presence, and self-expression, I offer support through music, movement, and voice — in calm, flexible, neurodivergent-affirming spaces.
I work with community-led and educational organisations to design psychologically safe, inclusive environments that increase engagement, reduce drop-outs, and support completion across tasks, projects, and courses — online and in person.
Together, we support a gentle return to participation — helping people reconnect with expression, passion, and enjoyment, without pressure to perform or contort themselves to fit.
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My Book – Ship Life
Ever wondered what it’s really like to live and work at sea?
From unforgettable highs to the emotional undercurrents no one talks about, Ship Life pulls back the curtain on life below deck.
It’s raw, honest, funny, and at times, heartbreakingly real. Whether you’re crew, ex-crew, or simply cruise-curious, this is your behind-the-scenes pass to the stories they don’t share at the welcome briefing.
Thinking about working at sea—or just fascinated by life onboard?
Ship Life is your honest, behind-the-scenes guide to living and working on cruise and cargo ships.
From the engine room to the entertainment deck, it offers an unfiltered look at crew life across departments, packed with insights, humour, and real stories you won’t hear at recruitment events.
📚 Perfect for cruise lovers, career-seekers, and the cruise-curious alike.
💬 What readers are saying:
“Interesting, insightful, and informative – a must-read before committing to working on ships.”
“I was so intrigued by it all. It was better than I expected. I couldn’t put it down!”