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Michelle Robertson

  • Storyteller, BART
Oakland
As seen in: Illumination, Medium, MSN Money Canada, SFGate, Chron, NewsNation, San Francisco Chronicle, KDVR-TV (Denver, CO), Seattle PI, WFLA-TV (Tampa, FL) and
writer and @sfbart storyteller. I'm not on Twitter much these days. You can reach me through the contact form on my website: michellerobertson.me.

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Bay Area-based writer, skilled in both corporate writing, journalism and creative nonfiction. I have worked as a writer, manager and social media lead for magazines, newspapers and publishing companies.

Articles

When the Universe Forces You to Slow Down

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By Michelle Robertson
| Illumination Verified
Part 2 of a 3-part series on motherhood, spiritual growth, and the art of slowing down. In Part 1, I shared about the paradox of finding freedom in not being needed. In this post, I share the dramatic wake-up calls that taught me that slowing down isn't just "nice-to-have" - it's essential. Sometimes it takes breaking your ankle while running through the woods to learn to slow down.
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The Joy and Ache of Not Being Needed

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By Michelle Robertson
| Illumination Verified
The epiphany I had on my yoga mat after sending my kids to school After dropping my daughter off for her first day of senior year of high school, I unrolled my yoga mat. For the first time all summer, I wasn't just doing yoga - I was enjoying it. Somewhere between breath and stretch, it hit me: the lightness I felt wasn't about the pose. It was about not being alert to others' needs for the first time in three months.
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Best Practices: Telling the Story of Public Transportation

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By Michelle Robertson
| Mass Transit Magazine Verified
Recently, I’ve begun to hear the word “storytelling” everywhere. A designer at Fashion Week says he tells a story with his clothing. A famous actor ignites controversy when he declares himself a storyteller rather than a thespian. A doctor examining me at a recent checkup: “Our bodies are vessels for stories.” Storytelling is a buzzword, not just in marketing and communications, but everywhere. A search returns hundreds of articles exclaiming the benefits of telling your brand’s story.
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Awards

Anthologized in the "Best Science and Nature Writing of 2016"

2016 - Creative Nonfiction

Originally published in Orion magazine, "Recovery Season" was anthologized in the "Best Science and Nature Writing of 2016."