WHEN Stories

Certified WHEN Stories Speaker

Michelle Vande Hey

Michelle Vande Hey

I help changemakers and caregivers to reconnect with who they are beyond what they do.

Madison, WI
Virtual Available

Topics

Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Mindset & Resilience, Women in Business, Personal Development, Mental Health & Wellness, Diversity & Inclusion, Team Culture

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About Michelle

Identity Burnout Leadership Coach | Speaker, Author & Advocate Michelle Vande Hey (she/her) is a speaker and facilitator who helps changemakers and mission-driven leaders overcome Identity Burnout. The slowly building exhaustion that happens when you forget who you are beyond what you do. Through her work, Michelle helps leaders reconnect with themselves beyond their roles so they can lead with confidence and compassion to create sustainable impact. Her perspective is shaped by profound lived experience—discovering her intersex variation (Androgen Insensitive Syndrome) as a teen and navigating the devastating losses of her son and nephew. These experiences deepened her belief that meaningful leadership begins with self-reclamation. As a Certified Holistic Life Coach and Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Facilitator, Michelle integrates practical tips with story, and embodied practice in her work. Through her HEY Framework and the Love Your Life Pathway, she guides leaders to move from depletion and self-sacrifice to alignment, well-being, and purpose-driven leadership. Michelle is the host of the Love Your Life On Purpose podcast and the founder of Light of Love Coaching, where she creates spaces of reflection, connection, and collective wisdom—reminding leaders that sustainable impact begins with honoring their own humanity.

Certifications

Holistic Life Coach
Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga Facilitator

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About My WHEN Story

Michelle Vande Hey is an intersex speaker, trauma-sensitive speaker, holistic life coach, and trauma-sensitive yoga facilitator who helps mission-driven leaders and changemakers reconnect with who they are without losing themselves in their mission. Through vulnerable storytelling and practical tools, Michelle inspires audiences to prioritize themselves AND power their mission through self-connection, resilience, inclusive leadership, burnout prevention, and sustainable impact.

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Core Topics

Leadership
Entrepreneurship
Mindset & Resilience
Women in Business
Personal Development
Mental Health & Wellness
Diversity & Inclusion
Team Culture

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What does this speaker talk about?

Michelle Vande Hey specializes in Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Mindset & Resilience, Women in Business, Personal Development, Mental Health & Wellness, Diversity & Inclusion, Team Culture. I help changemakers and caregivers to reconnect with who they are beyond what they do.

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Michelle Vande Hey connects with diverse audiences, including professionals, entrepreneurs, and organizational teams. Contact to discuss your specific audience.

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