Dr Michelle Peticolas

Dr. Michelle Peticolas empowers leaders and change-makers to face their fears in order to reclaim their authentic power. She is a national speaker and leads workshops for organizations and groups including: The Commonwealth Club of San Francisco, UCSF Medical Center, JFK University, and UC Berkeley.

Her award-winning documentary series Secrets of Life and Death is screened in university classrooms throughout the United States, Canada and Australia. The films began as a response to the loss of her both parents in 1998. They not only helped her heal her grief and regrets, they were the catalyst for a whole new career in speaking and coaching.

She has appeared on Voice America’s Empowering Women, KDIA’s Aging By the Bay, BBM Global Network’s Courage to Overcome, Money 1055’s Rush Hour For Success, and KPFA’s Women’s Magazine.

With a Ph.D. in Sociology and over 18 years experience, Michelle coaches people through major life challenges. An expert on loss, emotional wounds and unresolved grief, she is a featured author in the newly release and best selling anthology: Breaking Barriers.