Michelle Courtney Berry

25/11/2025

THANKS FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT!!!- I PASSED MY COMPS!! Grateful for all your notes, texts, well wishes, calls, as well as extra special thanks to my friend and coach Katie who literally was my human flashcard, helping me stay grounded and confident!

This just in from my Dept Chair: “On behalf of the written comprehensive exam committee, copied on this correspondence, I am pleased to inform you that you have successfully completed all sections of the written comprehensive exam given on November 21, 2025. Congratulations! You should talk with your dissertation chair about the next steps to prepare for the defense of the first three chapters of your doctoral dissertation. Good luck as you proceed with your next steps toward scheduling your prospectus defense.”

Thanks Fam, 😘onward.
xo 💜💜🙏🏾💜💜
Michelle
aka The Workplace Doc™

14/11/2025

Feel Good Friday! - https://mailchi.mp/michellecourtneyberry/feel-good-friday Beloveds, here’s the thing - I thought I needed more tools. Deeper insights. More “breakthroughs.” Turns out I already had what I needed. I didn’t need more, I needed less. Less bu****it. Less anxiety. No more toxicity. And permission to say yes and no when it felt right to do so.
You are enough. You always have been. And you always will be. If this resonates, join my mailing list and hop into my FREE Masterclass here: https://bit.ly/toxicfreedom

07/11/2025

Is Your Job Making You Sick—Or Are You Just “Not Trying Hard Enough”?
Let’s be clear:
You’re not “too sensitive.”
You’re not “overreacting.”
You’re not “bad at work.”
You may be working inside a toxic system—and your body knows it.
📊 In my doctoral research, I’ve studied how toxic leadership shows up in the workplace. Here’s what I’ve learned:
❌ It’s not just about rude bosses.
❌ It’s not just “bad vibes.”
❌ It’s not just poor communication.
Toxic leadership alters the emotional climate of an organization, disrupts team cohesion, spikes stress levels, and drives good employees away—often in silence.
And worse?
🏥 It’s making people physically and psychologically ill.
My study found significant connections between toxic work environments and deteriorating mental health, reduced engagement, and withdrawal behaviors that hurt everyone—including the bottom line.
✨ The good news?
Healing is possible.
But first, we have to tell the truth.
🗓️ Join me live on Zoom for:
“Freedom from Toxic Work: Real Talk with Michelle Courtney Berry”
📅 Monday, November 24 @ 12 PM ET
💻 Free masterclass | Limited space | Link in bio/comments
Because what we reveal, we can heal.
And your body shouldn’t have to keep the score.

06/11/2025

🌊 Hey Loves -I’m just out here riding the wave of reinvention.

Because let’s be real:
🌪️ Toxic workplaces
💻 Burnout from endless hustle
📉 Bosses who manage by chaos…

…can feel like you’re balancing on a board in a tsunami.

But here’s the thing:
You don’t have to keep crashing.

✨ I help high-achieving women reset their relationship with work, wellness, and what actually matters.

📍Apply for coaching: https://bit.ly/coachwithmcb
📆 Or join my free masterclass Nov 24: Real Talk About Toxic Work. https://bit.ly/toxicfreedom

01/11/2025

Perfectionism is a real killer of joy and health unfortunately, we condition to believe that this is normal and it isn’t perfectionism procrastination are also tied together find out the science of how telling your toxic story can actually set you free and improve your health. I speak from deep experience. ,

01/11/2025

Once I stopped chasing perfection (a dominant oppressive value instilled in most of us early on) the clouds parted. I could see my coaching and speaking business with clear eyes. What changed was that I had less stress, more ease. I thought by revealing my flaws, I would have less support, but that simply wasn't true. It was an attraction magnet. I had more support than what I knew what to do with (which is another issue, but let's skip ahead, LOL).
People undereating or overeating, sleeping too much or not all all, or up nights spending money they didn't have online, felt seen. They responded. They wrote, they said "I feel seen."
So now I want to share what I learned when I stopped self-medicating, when I started speaking truth to toxic work and toxic relationships (with people, with food, with _____you can fill in the blank for yourself).
If toxic work has you down and you need some support, I'm here for it. Join my master class on "revealing what you can heal" by signing up today, but don't delay - slots are limited:

Real Talk About Toxic Work: Why Job Stress Is Making You Sick (And What to Do About It) Toxic work is more than frustrating—it’s making people sick. And it’s costing us more than we realize. Global speaker, stress expert, and doctoral scholar Michelle Courtney Berry (aka The Workplace Doc™) ...

01/11/2025

Hey, Loves,
If you’re ready to break the cycle of burnout, weight gain, or underfeeding/weight loss and self-medicating, then I’m here to help. I’m Michelle Courtney Berry, the Workplace Doc(™) bringing real solutions for the broken workplace.

I want you to join me for a free 1 hour Masterclass called: Real Talk About Toxic Work: Why Job Stress is Making You Sick and What to Do About It. Inside that free class, you’ll learn why researchers at my alma mater Cornell University and Harvard both concur that there’s science behind storytelling, trauma reduction, and health.
We can heal ourselves and how we work!

Registration is free, but space is limited —so hop on over to bit.ly back slash toxic freedom and sign up today. # workplacedoc

06/08/2025

What a deep honor. I appreciated Matt’s interview very much and am humbled to be featured here.

Michelle Courtney Berry, a renowned wellness professional, consultant, and international speaker, has inspired thousands worldwide. But even she faced the challenges of burnout during the pandemic.

Now pursuing her doctoral degree with LSUS Leadership Studies, Michelle is using her lived experience to disrupt toxic workplace cultures and champion healthier, more joyful environments.

Read her powerful journey from burnout to balance: https://bit.ly/4fudQ9o

21/07/2025

Two of my favorite artists of my generation have died within days of one another. I am bereft. Their persistent beauty, commitment to tackling systemic issues, matched by such powerful performances were to many, poems laying bare the hideous and gorgeous human heart. Their light was the wounding gift of exposure: exposing what we might wish to hide in dark crevices, or sweep into corners…their speaking truth to power: in life, on stage, in words spoken and left in ellipsis, theirs was an immense talent that will live beyond them. For me, the great gift of their art was an unapologetic expansiveness that showed us that if you aren’t fighting for someone other than yourself you’re not fighting for anyone really at all. 🌺🌹💜🙏🏾Rest in Power.

12/07/2025

Honored to be featured by my college SHREVEPORT – A certified stress reduction coach, wellness professional and reiki master who’s given nearly 5,000 speeches and instructs corporate executives on how to create healthy workplaces…article: https://www.lsus.edu/best-selling-author-speaker-diving-into-lsus-doctoral-program-in-leadership-studies

12/07/2025

SHREVEPORT – A certified stress reduction coach, wellness professional and reiki master who’s given nearly 5,000 speeches and instructs corporate executives on how to create healthy workplaces…

Michelle Courtney Berry enjoying connection in LSUS's online community