About Michelle

Two Truths and a Lie

  1. I'm a best-selling author
  2. I once produced an opera at World Naked Bike Ride Day in Brighton
  3. I was an agent at a well-known comedy company

Gotcha – they're all true!

The Scenic Route to Celebrancy

My path to celebrancy has been long, wonderfully winding and very scenic (well, apart from the naked bike ride). I studied theatre, did a bit of acting, then became a writer. For my first project I held a sign in public that read "I WILL PAY ONE POUND FOR YOUR STORY" and people told me everything: bungled armed robberies, falling in and out of love, regrets, army days, the very best and worst moments of their lives.

I was a journalist. Then I wrote a blog that went viral about being fat-shamed by a Tinder date, which launched my career as an author and broadcaster. I've written heaps of articles, and presented a BBC Radio Wales documentary about using virtual reality to improve mental health. My first book, My Sh*t Therapist and other mental health stories, hit number one on Audible in 2020, leapfrogging Michelle Obama and J.K. Rowling (better luck next time, ladies).

Post-pandemic, I worked from home as a copywriter, creating content for websites and e-learning. It paid well, but I was writing mulch that nobody read or cared about – which, over time, starts to feel like taking a potato peeler to your soul. I desperately missed connecting with people through words that actually mattered.

Then AI started eating all that work. So I faced a choice: spend the next twenty years learning about data lakes and cybersecurity, or slow down and ask what I really wanted from my career.

Spoiler: it wasn't twenty years in front of a laptop.

During a chat with a friend, they casually mentioned training as a celebrant. As soon as they said it, I KNEW. That was it.

Why Celebrancy Chose Me

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Where Story, Ceremony, and Purpose Meet

I trained with the Academy of Modern Celebrancy, and from the first module, I knew I'd made the right decision. This was what I was supposed to be doing.

The feeling I get crafting the perfect ceremony takes me back to those early days of theatre, storytelling, and ritual. Connection, communion, community. THIS is what human beings are. Not faces in video calls. Not names on spreadsheets. Not AI avatars.

These moments – getting married, saying goodbye, welcoming new life – are what matter. It's my privilege to help you make them yours.

Explore My Ceremonies

My Approach to Ceremonies

I believe ceremonies are transitional rituals that mark the end of one state of being and the beginning of another. These magical milestones deserve reverence, wonder, and whimsy.

My ceremonies blend personalised storytelling with elements of folklore and magic – a joyful, creative space that welcomes the human and more-than-human. Expect drama, music, stories that might be spells, and spells that tell your stories.

This can be big magic (burning mugwort to thin the veil between worlds) or small magic (leading a karaoke session of your favourite tune). Either way, I want you to feel transformed afterwards. That's the purpose of ritual.

All is wonder, all is welcome, all is magic.

What Guides My Work

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    Empathy and warmth

    I provide compassionate support during life's biggest moments.

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    Authentic storytelling

    I listen deeply and create ceremonies that feel truly you.

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    Connection and presence

    My ceremonies aren't the boring bit before the pub: they're shared experiences where everyone matters.

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    All emotions welcome

    Laughter through tears, crying with laughter, everything in between.

A Bit More About Me

I'm Welsh and speak Welsh (Cymraeg), so I'm perfect for people who want to weave weaving Welsh language, history, or folklore into ceremonies – or for anyone who just loves dragons.

I'm a practising witch. All religions welcome, as are non-religious folk who are open to a touch of metaphor and magic. If you’re rigidly humanist/atheist with no interest in mystical magical whimsy, we probably won’t be a great fit - my work contains wonder, ritual, and the more-than-human.

I'm happily sober, and child-free by choice, making me especially suited to sober gatherings and both child-friendly and child-free celebrations.

I’m a Lefty, pro-choice, pro-Palestine, anti-Trump and anti-Reform.

All LGBTQIA+ welcome. All races and religions welcome. All love welcome.