RELATIONSHIP issues can be complex, but, at the same time, the issues can be resolved as long as the right skills are applied and used.

The Pepperpot Magazine sat down with “Coach Michelle” Cumberbatch, who shared insight on how persons can solve the many complexities faced in relationships.

“In the United States, there is the exposure of so much information, but Guyanese like craving this information that is not easily accessible because they want to change,” Michelle told the Pepperpot Magazine.

She underscored the fact that while she did not grow up in an abusive home, her relatives grew up in abusive situations. According to her, “We as women evolve; we as women educate ourselves, and want better for our lives. We are still stuck in a dysfunctional society that says you can beat me and get away with it, but let me just preference by saying that I am not for women or men. I am for families. That is how you make a difference for the next generation,” Michelle told the Pepperpot Magazine.

Coach Michelle noted that if the goal is to fix society, people cannot continue to allow abuse and domestic violence to become the norm.

She also noted that, as a coach, she has a holistic view and approach when dealing with relationship issues, whether with men or women.

According to her, more men have approached her for counsel and advice than women because she does not bash and emasculate men.

Coach Michelle noted, during her interview, that these are not the days when you can compare the violence other women would have received as compared to what you are receiving in your relationship. According to her, women must realise their value and know that they are so much more than what they are receiving.

“I get to show them that if I am not believed, then let me check the bible and show you are royalty, to further convince you to let me tell my story and my clients ‘story and have been successful,” Michelle passionately told us.

Healing from the past is critical
Coach Michelle spoke very passionately about women who find themselves going through cycles of violence and abuse.

According to her, if a woman who has come from an abusive relationship is not healed, she is likely to repeat the same mistake over and over again.

She spoke to the issue of women who have classed themselves into thinking that if they don’t have what Guyanese would say is a “big boy job”, then you are not important.

“I think that God has given talent to everyone. Don’t see talent as only academia, but what you can do in your space,” Michelle shared with the Pepperpot Magazine.

Michelle stated that she will be hosting a first-of-its-kind Relationship Conference in Guyana on Sunday, August 27th under the theme “Manifesting the Relationship You Want”.

The conference will focus on celebrating love across cultures and embracing the beauty of culture differences in relationships.