Her most recent book The Bad Wife (U of A Press 2021) won the BPAA Robert Kroetsch Award for best book of Alberta poetry. She was short-listed for the Exile Robert Kroetsch award for experimental poetry. She won the Lois Hole Award for Editorial excellence for poetry in Alberta (2019). Micheline earned a Ph.D. at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne in English Language and Literature. She retired from teaching at Mount Royal University in Calgary in 2022, where she won the 2015 Teaching Excellence Award, the 2018 Distinguished Faculty Award.

In 2023, she graduated from MMTCP’s Mindfulness and Meditation teacher training with Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach. She’s been a lifelong student of the contemplative humanities starting with Buddhism in the 1980s. She integrates the practices of writing and mindfulness in her one-on-one coaching for more intentional living in the fields of personal and professional narratives, relationships, and financial health. She builds community with her Kitchen Sink and Mettaphor workshops and mentoring.

Micheline builds relationships through generative expression and reflective inquisition. Through one-on-one sessions, we develop a customised plan for living with intention and peace. Tools include breathwork, bibliotherapy, contemplative practice, Metta, NLP, and writing practice. Narratives and habits create a more satisfying and wise life. Such practices can lead to wiser and more satisfying choices and evoke a deeper sense of peace. Sessions include talk therapy, self-inquiry, and reflective practices, followed by strategy sessions with accountable action items for achieving more of the life you want. This unique blend of writing, mindfulness, and strategy allows clients to become their most confident and capable selves.