Michele Savaunah Zirkle, MA, PhD, is a published author, holistic practitioner and transformation coach. Michele, a regular contributor to The Journal of Health and Human Experience, Two-Lane Renaissance and Mindful Writer's Anthologies, is best known for her inspirational stories and genre diversity. After twenty years of teaching high school English, she now teaches self-empowerment and healing to all ages in workshops and through her writing. When she isn’t dancing a jig with her grandson, she is hiking in the woods or recording meditations. Wherever she is, you can bet she is story-telling and laughing as much as possible.