A Message From Our Founder, Michelle Rene'
Hammer, MS, LCPC, NCC, BCS, CPS, 

Hello & welcome!  I am so glad you stopped by.  I want to take this opportunity to tell you about how Turning Leaf. How it came to be and why I do what I do. My name is Michelle Rene' (spelled the masculine way with one e and I have no clue why? :-0 ) Hammer and I am both a Pastoral & Licensed Clinical Counselor.  I make this distinction because it matters. 

What this means is I've been trained in matters of spirituality and God as well as matters of psychological, mental, and emotional health.  How I got there is another story!  

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I have struggled with many trials in my life, as we all have.  These struggles led me to become a therapist, author and speaker.  After all, If I can overcome my many, many struggles (more on that later), certainly YOU can too! GOD brought me through for a reason and I believe the reason is you.  He wants to give YOU HOPE.  You too CAN pull through!

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Is it easy to overcome? Certainly not. Did my trials stop? No, they haven't! However, whether dealing with my own adversities or those of others, I know one thing is for sure, the HOPE of GOD NEVER ends.

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Which brings me to the purpose of my blog.  The HOPE OF GOD.  Hop on over to my blog for more info on my struggles and how I found this hope.  Actually, how this hope found me!

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