# Beautiful Brightness of Being

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Podcast: [W.W.A.A. Podcast with Kristy Mickelsen](https://stenobird.com/podcast/w-w-a-a-podcast-with-kristy-mickelsen-6193324)
Published: 2026-03-24T01:17:53+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode of the W.W.A.A. Podcast, The host Kristy Mickelsen is joined by special guest Debut Author, Licensed Psychiatry Provider, and Ordained Minster, Michele Betts Schultz. In this interview Kristy and Michele discuss the difference between Psychology and Psychiatry, how Michele started working in the field, and how she began writing about such heavy topics such as Suicide and Homicide and how the two topics can be closely related. During the discussion we also learn that Michele is also a stage three breast cancer survivor with organ damage due from chemotherapy. To learn more about Michele and her book Beautiful Brightness of Being which is available on Amazon, you can follow her on Facebook and instagram under the name Sandy Shells, or you can email her at micheleschultz1980@gmail.com You can also follow the host Kristy Mickelsen on all social media platforms including x.com @kristybooks

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