In this season of the Virtual Campfire, we’re sharing stories from community members who have been through our 12-week program, Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Love. Hear about it has impacted their lives and how you can get involved. Our next class starts on February 19 and we’d love to have you join us!

Blaze your Own trail to self-Love

This episode features Michelle Zillinskas, one of our co-facilitators for the program!

Michelle graduated from the University of Michigan's School of Natural Resources and Environment with a MS in Behavior, Environment & Communication. She has held positions with several non-profits focused on conservation and climate change mitigation, most recently The World Wildlife Fund and The Climate Registry (TCR). As a Senior Manager at TCR, she facilitated diverse stakeholder groups working on best-practice standards for greenhouse gas reduction strategies and developed educational resources for audiences ranging from Senior VPs at Fortune 500 companies to human resource managers. She has led dozens of online and in-person trainings and has mentored university students from her undergraduate alma mater, the University of Virginia, in exploring options for their career paths and supervising internships. She has participated in and managed multi-year contracts and grants from foundations and government agencies, including the US EPA, US Department of Energy, California EPA and the California Air Resources Board.

In this episode:

Who is Michelle?
What brought her to Hiking My Feelings?
Why did she sign up for Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Love?
How did the Limiting Beliefs part of the program shift her perspective?
What was it like to arrive at the decision to leave her job to focus on her mental health?
Is Bernie the cutest dog of all time?
What would Michelle do with her magic wand?