I am an Adjunct Professor of Mythology, a student of mystery, love, intimacy, rituals and the vast acupuncture points on the earth I call sacred sites.
My travels, writing and teaching are inspired by the exploration of good questions, and by my relentless pursuit of wonder, meaning, purpose and mystery.
I live my life in a way that is deep and freeing, I allow pain and grief to carve me into something more grateful, and I try to allow enough space to be rooted in curiosity, kindness and love.
Michelle Cromer Bios
Michelle Cromer is the author of three books including her best-selling book Exit Strategy Thinking Outside the Box (Tarcher/Penguin) which was featured on CBS Sunday morning. Her latest book, The Power and Purpose of Place, comprises 50 chapters, each a personal adventure to a sacred site where magic and myth converge and where intimacy and the unknown ignites the spirit of adventure. Michelle is driven by an insatiable curiosity and passion for exploration that transcends the ordinary. Her writing seeks to weave together the mystique of sacred sites, the thrill of travel and the enchantment of the world’s hidden corners.
Michelle is an adjunct professor at the University of Texas at El Paso and teaches, Feng Shui, The Mythology and the Archetype of the Goddess and the Power and Meaning of Visiting Sacred Sites. Michelle is a sacred travel consultant, and a freelance travel writer, a cohost of the YouTube show Creating a Meaningful Life, an avid hiker, a mediocre snowboarder, and a feminist theologian aiming to challenge patriarchal structures and reframe gender biases within religious traditions.
Michelle is the founder of Pink Crosses, a foundation whose purpose is to bring comfort and closure to the murdered girls’ families of Juarez, Mexico. She has a BA in finance and a BA Religious Studies from Abilene Christian University, and an advanced studies in finance from New York University. Michelle grew up in Austin, Texas and lives at the crossroads of Mexico, Texas and New Mexico in El Paso where you can’t walk to the mailbox without stumbling into a mountain.
Published Non-Fiction:
- Exit Strategy Thinking Outside the Box (Tarcher/Penguin), 2006
- Contributor to What Would MacGyver Do? (Hudson Street Press), 2006
- Featured in Girl With the Crooked Nose (Random House), 2008
- It Snows in Heaven (AuthorHouse), 2008
- Where Am I Going? (Balboa Press), 2011
- Featured in Champions Game: a True Story (Canter Press), 2017
Public Addresses, A Selection:
- San Francisco, California — Book Passages
- Austin, Texas-Book People
- Naples, Florida-Barnes and Noble
- Cincinnati, Ohio-Barnes and Noble
- Albuquerque, New Mexico-Borders
- Phoenix, Arizona-Borders
- Sedona, Arizona-The Enchantment Resort
- Philadelphia, PA-Barnes and Noble
- El Paso, Texas-Barnes and Noble, Coronado Country Club, Junior League of El Paso
Tv / Radio Appearances, A Selection:
- CBS Sunday Morning
- Sirius Satellite Radio
- Voice of America Radio Network
- Good Morning Arizona
- Good Day Philly (FOX)
- Good Day El Paso, TX
- KXAM, Good Morning Scottsdale, Scottsdale, AZ
- KFYI AM, Beth & Bill Show, Phoenix, AZ
- KVUE-TV, Midday News, Austin, TX
- KXAN-TV, Austin, TX
- KTBC-TV, Fox 7 News Morning Report, Austin, TX
- WFTX-TV, Cape Coral, FL
- WBBH-TV, Fort Myers, FL
- WZVN-TV, Fort Myers, FL
- KOB-TV, Albuquerque, NM
- KROE-TV, Albuquerque, NM
- KOAT-TV, Albuquerque, NM
- WKRC-TV, Cincinnati, Ohio
- WAAY-TV, Morning News, Huntsville, AL
- WVLY-TV, East Tennessee This Morning, Knoxville, TN
- KGUN-TV, Good Morning Tucson, Tucson, AZ
- KDKA-TV, Pittsburgh Today, Pittsburg, PA
- WYAM-TV, Valley Happening, Huntsville, AL
- KOB-TV, Noon News, Albuquerque, NM
- KFXA-TV, Good Day Iowa, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- KOIN-TV, News, Portland, OR
- WBRC, Good Day Alabama, Birmingham, AL
- KMAX, Good Day Sacramento, Sacramento, CA
Print And Internet Media, A Selection:
- Men’s Health Magazine
- AARP.com
- USA Today Weekend Magazine
- Boomer Times Magazine
- El Paso Times Newspaper
- International Cemetery Funeral Management
- The Village Voice
- El Paso Inside and Out Magazine
- Naples Daily News
- Echo Magazine
- Scottsdale Magazine
- Main Line Times
- Philadelphia Inquirer
- Courier Post, Cherry Hill, NJ
- Austin American Statesmen
- Austin Chronicle
- Cincinnati Post
