When I Look in the Mirror

Describing my experience with finding faith for the first time and learning to lean into it, even when everything outside of me tries to make me doubt. Get full access to Michelle Ruelas at michelleruelas.substack.com/subscribe

Speaking about the challenge of accepting that someone we loved wasn’t who we painted them to be … the moment when the rose-colored glasses come off. Get full access to Michelle Ruelas at michelleruelas.substack.com/subscribe

A story of the encounter that helped me keep my faith to keep going, after stepping out of a life where I felt comfortable and stepping into a new life to pursue my dreams and follow my heart. Get full access to Michelle Ruelas at michelleruelas.substack.com/subscribe

Speaking up about kindness and sensitivity. My own discovery of the fact that sensitivity and feeling deeply has never been a character flaw, it is a strength that the world has made us forget but it is time to remember. Get full access to Michelle Ruelas at michelleruelas.substack.com/subscribe

An expression of why I still felt I needed to hide the most important factor in my growth … my spirituality. This is me making my stand against the part of myself that felt I did not have the right to speak on the topic of spirituality. Get full access to Michelle Ruelas at michelleruelas.substack.com/subscribe

I discuss what lead to me finding my true self. How I realized that we all shine differently and the only thing I ever needed to change was to stop blocking my own light by embracing who I am and giving myself permission to be who I truly am. Get full access to Michelle Ruelas at michelleruelas.substack.com/subscribe

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Get full access to Michelle Ruelas at michelleruelas.substack.com/subscribe

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I’ve never recorded a podcast before but I’ve also never felt as motivated to connect with people as I do right now. I’ve always been better at expressing myself in writing but I’ve been challenging myself to learn how to express myself in other ways as well. I feel like hearing someone’s emotions in their voice brings a different level of intimacy than writing alone. This episode is a short intro...