Michelle brings a deeply human message of love, loss, survival, and gratitude. Through storytelling and practical reflection, she helps audiences find steady ground in difficult seasons and rediscover meaning, hope, and the courage to live fully again.
When life changes in an instant, people often need more than encouragement. They need language for what they are carrying, permission to feel what they feel, and gentle practices that help them keep moving forward. Michelle speaks from lived experience, combining heartfelt storytelling with gratitude-centered tools audiences can use in real life.
Her talks are honest, hopeful, and practical – created for people who are learning how to live, love, heal, and begin again.
Support groups and grief communities
Healthcare organizations, hospitals, and caregiver programs
Women’s groups, retreats, and empowerment events
Corporate wellness and resilience programs
Keynotes, author talks, storytelling events, and community gatherings
Invite Michelle to speak with your audience.
Support groups and grief communities
Healthcare organizations, hospitals, and caregiver programs
Women’s groups, retreats, and empowerment events
Corporate wellness and resilience programs
Keynotes, author talks, storytelling events, and community gatherings
Invite Michelle to speak with your audience.
Each talk can be adapted for the audience, setting, and length of the event. Michelle’s topics blend personal story, reflection, practical tools, and a message of gratitude-centered resilience.
Best for: Support groups, healthcare organizations, women’s groups
Talk description: When life changes in an instant, gratitude can feel impossible. Through her personal journey of love, loss, and survival – captured in A Love Like Ours – Michelle shares how gratitude became her anchor in the most difficult moments.
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Best for: Caregiver organizations, hospitals, nonprofits
Talk description: Caregivers give everything, but at what cost? This talk helps caregivers stay grounded, present, and emotionally supported while caring for someone they love.
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Best for: Conferences, personal development events, women’s empowerment
Talk description: After loss, many people feel stuck in survival mode. This talk is about rediscovering joy, identity, and purpose after life-changing experiences.
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Best for: Corporate wellness, retreats, general audiences
Talk description: Gratitude is not just for the good times. It is a powerful mindset that can shift how we navigate adversity, stress, and uncertainty.
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Best for: Keynotes, storytelling events, author talks
Talk description: A deeply human story of love and resilience that reminds audiences what truly matters and how to live fully, even after heartbreak.
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Michelle speaks with warmth, honesty, and deep respect for the people in the room. Her message does not minimize pain or rush the healing process. Instead, she offers a steady, compassionate path toward gratitude, meaning, and renewed strength.
Keynotes and featured talks
Author talks and book conversations
Workshops and guided reflection sessions
Panel discussions, retreats, and community events
Talks can be tailored for event goals, audience size, and available time.
Michelle Ferguson is an author, speaker, financial advisor, and gratitude-centered transition coach whose work centers on love, loss, caregiving, resilience, and living fully after hardship. Through her books, coaching, and speaking, Michelle helps people reconnect with hope, meaning, and gratitude during life’s most difficult seasons.
Raised by her grandparents in Alcantara in the Philippines and now based in Cape Cod, Michelle brings a deeply personal perspective to conversations about grief, caregiving, transformation, and renewal. After the loss of her husband, Jerry, and through her own experience as a cancer patient, Michelle turned toward gratitude as a daily practice and a pathway back to life. Her talks invite audiences to honor what they have survived while opening themselves to healing, connection, and purpose.
Whether your audience is navigating grief, caregiving, transition, or the search for renewed purpose, Michelle offers a message that is tender, practical, and deeply human.
To inquire about a keynote, workshop, author talk, or private event, please share a few details about your event. Michelle’s message can be tailored for grief support, caregiver wellness, corporate resilience, women’s empowerment, healthcare communities, and author events.
+1 508 246 6006
cestmoimichelleferguson@gmail.com
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