Your 12 Year Old Self

Today, Mike welcomes Lynette Munich. Lynette is a native of New York City, veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces with over 20 years in education, and now, Neuro-Growth Learning Success Coach, Lynette Munich. Proud mom of a University of Central Florida graduate. She resides in Orlando, Florida and continues to serve students in the public school sector as Dean of Students and as a Learning Success Coac...

Enjoy this encore episode of Your 12 Year Old Self in whiich Mike is joined by motivational speaker and teacher Michael Belh. As a youth, Michael experienced Adverse Childhood Experiences. At age 6, Michael had all 10 ACE’s and a handful of community ACE’s, he would struggle in life socially and emotionally. He was able to rise above his environment into an empowering teacher and speaker who inspi...

Today, Mike welcomes Lorraine Connell. Lorraine is an experienced educator with over two decades of teaching high school students, during which she honed her skills in peer mentoring over five years. Specializing in social and emotional learning, she has developed an innovative curriculum aimed at enhancing empathy, self-confidence, problem-solving, and decision-making skills crucial for effective...

Today, Mike welcomes Jenna Rykiel. Jenna is a Business and Mindset Coach for Aspiring Mom Entrepreneurs. She empowers moms to build thriving businesses without burning out. She helps ambitious moms to design a life they truly love by teaching them to optimize their time, create more freedom and flexibility in their lives, and make money on their own terms, without sacrificing their self-care in th...

Today, Mike welcomes Brian Fretwell. Brian is the founder of Finding Good, a company dedicated to helping people have more meaningful conversations. His methodology uses the science behind connection to make listening less transactional and more transformational.  Brian has spent his life exploring how listening can be the most effective tool for change when we use the right questions. As a teache...

In this encore version of the the inaugural episode of Your 12 year Old Self, host Mike Nicholson speaks with Teen Life Coach and Young Adult Author, Cyndy Etler. Cyndy Etler is an internationally acclaimed teen life coach and an award-winning young adult author. As a child she was homeless, incarcerated, and suicidal, all resulting from a severely abusive home life. She has committed her life to...

Today, Mike speaks with Kohila Sivas. She is a Holistic Mind Catalyst, Learning Success Advocate, and Education Visionary. Kohila is a passionate professional who is committed to assisting teachers and educators in achieving career success. Her coaching approach is meticulously crafted to equip educators with the skills, knowledge, and self-assurance necessary to elevate student learning outcomes...

Joy Marilie Jackson is a native New Yorker with a Master’s Degree in Early Education and over 20 years of experience in the education field. She has worked as a teacher, curriculum developer, instructional coach, school leader and currently as an education consultant. Beyond her work in schools, Joy began studying child development independently, which led her to become passionate about conscious...

This week, Mike is joined by Ana Gersch. Ana is a trauma coach, a mom, a wife and a former 12yr old. Her work around trauma helps her clients make sense of their past experiences and how it impacts their daily lives today. She helps navigate triggers with her clients which in turn helps calm the nervous system. This was an amazing conversation about the ways in which having a narcissistic parent a...

Today I welcome a guest that I was connected to through mutual friends. I’m excited for this conversation simply from the amount of excitement those friends were for me to have him on the show. I’ve been warned that his energy is infectious. He and his wife Alyssa are proud papa and mama to two beautiful fur babies Dewey and Nola. He’s the defensive coordinator and head strength coach of the Vaux...

Join host Mike Nicholson as he speaks with motivational speaker and teacher Michael Belh. As a youth, Michael experienced Adverse Childhood Experiences. At age 6, Michael had all 10 ACE’s and a handful of community ACE’s, he would struggle in life socially and emotionally. He was able to rise above his environment into an empowering teacher and speaker who inspires and instructs students, teachers...

First episode dropping Wednesday May 15, 2024 at 11:00am.