Michelle Cox - Mindset Coach

11/20/2025

Even though I have training in and experience with managing thoughts and shifting mindsets, I know what it’s like to struggle with feeling confined to a certain pattern or expectation.

I've been 1000 miles away from family for over 20 years. Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years abruptly changed when my husband and I, as newlyweds, moved far away for graduate school. Traditions were interrupted and the far distance left me feeling lonely and isolated, despite being happily married.

Even though I was now creating a family of my own with my husband, it was a bit of an identity crisis. We married young and had our first baby just a year later. We were still figuring out who we were, and sorting out the traditions we wanted to keep and which to discard. And that process wasn't always easy to agree upon.

But, mostly I was trying to hold onto traditions of my childhood. And it just wasn't the same.

So, I know how painful it can be coming into the holidays when things feel so confusingly unfamiliar when familiarity was what had made them so magical.

Thankfully, I also know what it’s like to be on the other side of it.

To realize that I can get up and do something radically different and lovingly call it my own. I can shift the expectation of what tradition looks like and means, and create a whole new story.

⛺️ Go camping on Thanksgiving? Why not??
🛶 Strap a canoe to the roof of the minivan? Sure!
🦃 Cook a turkey breast in the InstantPot plugged in at the campground pavilion while foil-wrapped potatoes roast in the campfire? Hilarious and delicious!
🥔 Enjoy a simple feast at a bare, wooden picnic table by a lake? One of my favorite memories!

Pushing against the definition of tradition, summoning up the confidence to do so by thinking in a more expansive way, and curiously questioning limiting beliefs, has lead to more joyful authentic holiday experiences over the years.

Boogie boarding the following Thanksgiving in chilly crashing waves at the Texas coast 3 hours from home? Makes me feel even more alive! So, now we return to the coast every year in eager anticipate of the tradition we created that looks very little like the gatherings of our childhoods.

That’s why I do the work that I do.

I love to push the limits of my thinking, and my clients', to get curious and creative, and to open up the possibilities for more joy! There is confidence to be nurtured in facing the unfamiliar. And confidence can go with you anywhere, anytime, in any circumstance.

If you, or someone you know, is dreading the holidays, comment or private message me and I'd love to help you reinvent tradition! 🥰

11/19/2025

11/19/2025

Stories are such an impactful way to teach children concepts that are a little more complex. It works! I've used the Adventures In Wisdom story-based curriculum for 2 1/2 years and been able to have many amazing conversations because of them!

Find out about the characters, the stories and how they help teach children mindfulness, growth mindset, emotional regulation and empowerment!

Coaching through stories? Meet the characters that bring our coaching curriculum to life!

Our curriculum is built around a cast of relatable characters and a mentor - Wyatt the Wise Wizard - who each bring powerful mindset skills to life for kids. These characters help children build mindset skills for confidence, courage, and emotional resilience.

Curious who they are? Meet the cast → https://loom.ly/C_14frs

11/19/2025

We talk a lot about teaching, correcting, and shaping our children…
but none of it lands without connection.

A child doesn’t follow guidance because we’re bigger, louder, or in charge.
They follow it because they feel safe with us.
Because the relationship matters to them.
Because their nervous system is steady enough in our presence to actually hear what we’re saying.

Connection isn’t the soft alternative to discipline — it’s the foundation that makes discipline meaningful.

When a child feels understood, they’re more open.
When they feel respected, they’re more receptive.
When they feel valued, they’re more willing to trust our lead.

That’s why the real work happens before the instruction ever leaves our mouth — in the tone we use, the presence we offer, the relationship we choose to protect.

Because guidance only really sticks when a child feels anchored to the person giving it. ❤️

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11/19/2025

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11/19/2025

You know what I just realized?? 😳🫣
I've never offered life coaching for seasonal stress and anxiety!
🎄What the jingle-bells???

I've private-coached individuals struggling with anxiety, unmotivation, fear, low self-esteem and insecurity from ages 6 to 75, boys and girls, men and women, and conducted confidence-building workshops, classes, summer camps and a women's resilience SUMMIT for HUNDREDS of kids, teens and adults, over the past few years ...
.. and only just now considered how the holiday season can be dreaded by some.

🤍 Holidays can be painful reminders of loss, loneliness and disappointment.

😤 Family gatherings can be fraught with complicated history, dynamics and clashing expectations.

🛍️ Gift-giving can feel too expensive, too difficult to figure out, too overwhelming, too vague, too hard to provide for too many people.

🌨️ Longer, darker days can depress moods and sap resilience.

As I talked with a loved one recently, I realized that the holiday season can be really, really challenging for a lot of people, and they don't know how to make it a better experience. I totally get it.

I know what it feels like to be intimidated by other people's expectations and reactions, to suffer pangs of grief over a departed family member, to feel stressed about matching up ideals with those I'll be sharing the holidays with, to feel disappointed about being far from family and even to sometimes experience insecurity that my celebrations don't measure up to other people's.

🧠 But, I now know what can help and how to make the holidays merry and bright again!

Want to know how my work as a mindset coach and nervous system resilience guide can help YOU face the holidays with a totally new outlook, and with a new sense of peace and confidence?

Drop a 🙋‍♀️in the comments and stay tuned for more details! 😍

11/19/2025

Let's Talk!
Episode #25 - When Anxiety Affects your Sleep

Anxiety can keep you up at night. You might find yourself in a trap-- not able to stop thinking about conversations or events from the day before, worrying about someone you care about or imagining worst-case scenarios in the future.

Learn this mindfulness skill that can help break the anxiety loop in your brain and allow you to fall asleep peacefully!

Note: I am not a licensed therapist, trauma coach or psychologist. The information shared here is solely for educational purposes and should not replace other professional care. I am a certified life coach for kids.

Download a digital workbook for personal use of the Thought Cycle Diagram here: https://www.michellecoxmindset.com/theworkbook

Recorded as a Facebook Live on Michelle Cox - Mindset Coach FB page on November 18, 2025.



https://youtu.be/O7drOOE36G4

Let's Talk!Episode #25 - When Anxiety Affects your SleepAnxiety can keep you up at night. You might find yourself in a trap-- not able to stop thinking about...

11/18/2025

Let's Talk! #25 -- When Anxiety Affects your Sleep

Do you lie awake for hours reviewing past conversations or dramatizing your to-do list for the next day??

Learn a simple tool that can help quell your anxiety, and allow you to relax and fall asleep!

11/18/2025

Let's Talk! #25
"When Anxiety Affects your Sleep"
Right here as a FB Live at 2pm Central today!

11/18/2025

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11/17/2025

A common challenge students face is TESTING ANXIETY! 😵‍💫
The pressure to achieve a certain grade, the fear of failing, the anticipation of a negative experience, the wish to avoid the situation altogether, are examples of experiencing testing anxiety.

🧠 Life Coaching helps students understand the cause of their anxiety, how their thinking is impacting the way they feel and guides them to create a totally different perception of taking tests and their capacity to EXCELL. 🦸‍♀️

🔥 It's POWERFUL! 🔥

Your child doesn't HAVE to feel anxious. He/she can feel CONFIDENT through a few simple skills that I teach through private coaching sessions over Zoom.

I'm a certified life coach for kids and teens through the Adventures In Wisdom program and utilize their critically-acclaimed curriculum for fun and effective coaching sessions.

I'm also a mother of 6, with kids in elementary school, middle school and college -- so, I've been there, am there, and know how to engage kids and teens effectively. It's what I LOVE to do most!!

Want to learn more and help your child (of any grade level) become a confident test-taker??

👉 Book a free Confidence Call today at:
https://www.michellecoxmindset.com/booking-calendar/discovery-call?referral=service_list_widget

11/17/2025

Help your child start the day feeling loved, appreciated, believed in & encouraged.