Ann Michelle, PT, CLT, is a practicing physical therapist with over 30 years of experience, specializing in pelvic health and lymphatic therapy. She has served as both a clinician and clinical educator, written professional continuing education courses, and currently works in private practice in Colorado, where she helps clients reconnect with their bodies after injury and trauma. She earned her Master's in Physical Therapy (MPT) from Northwestern University in 1993 and has since worked across clinical, educational, and private practice settings. Ann is also a survivor of deep betrayal—and much of what she shares in this book comes from lived experience. Her personal healing journey has profoundly shaped her clinical work with survivors, deepening her empathy and refining her ability to treat the physical manifestations of emotional pain. She is endlessly curious about the body's capacity to recover and brings that same curiosity to her work with others on their healing paths. She believes the body holds wisdom, that healing is never linear, and that resilience begins when we stop remaining silent and stop expecting ourselves to forget. Ann is the creator of EmbodiedBetrayalHealing.com, a blog-based resource for survivors of betrayal trauma. Her work bridges science, lived experience, and body-based tools to support survivors in reclaiming their physical and emotional well-being after betrayal. She shares ongoing insights through her Instagram and Substack, both under the same name: @embodiedbetrayalhealing.
