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The Spirit Guided Path Death Doula • Spiritual Medium • Reiki Master
Teacher • Grief Support
Animal Companion Death Doula
Funeral Celebrant • Death Café Facilitator

Michelle became aware of her intuitive abilities from a young age, as she constantly felt drawn to helping people through their most difficult times, and seemed to have the words flowing through her to help those who requested guidance. She spent many years developing her mediumship abilities, and also earned her Certificate in Applied Counselling Skills in 2003. Throughout her early adulthood she worked with adults and children with developmental and social disabilities, as well as volunteered with the Victim Services Unit of the Winnipeg Police Service offering counselling to victims of crimes. Empowering people to make the best choices for themselves became a central focus in how Michelle approached being of service to people in her community. Within a few years of developing her mediumship and counselling skills, Michelle began to give public demonstrations of spirit communication, and also started offering private readings, spiritual counselling, and mentorship to developing mediums. She now provides private readings and teachings internationally to people in Canada, the United States, Europe, Asia, Australia, and more. She has been teaching courses on spiritual healing, spirit guides, mediumship development, healing grief from a spiritual perspective, and more for years, and does so now online with students from all areas of the world. In April of 2020, Michelle officially became the first Canadian Medium to be tested and certified through Mark Ireland’s program. Mark Ireland is the co-founder of Helping Parents Heal. In January 2020, Michelle completed her training as an End of Life Doula with Douglas College and is now looking forward to helping and empower people and their families to make preparations and informed decisions about end-of-life choices. As an End of Life Doula, Michelle will provide emotional and spiritual support to those who are nearing their final transition Home. Michelle began her role as a volunteer with Palliative Manitoba in 2020 as well. Michelle is a plant-based vegan, Métis woman, and traditional Anishinaabe drummer and singer who loves to read, play piano and other instruments. She studies and practices QiGong and Yoga, and is a devoted wife and mother. She loves to focus her public events on helping raise money or item donations for worthy causes such as the North End Women’s Centre, Manitoba Mutts Dog Rescue, and many more! Testimonials: https://thespiritguidedpath.com/testimonials/

Stepping into the Spring season with confidence and focus, upon placing your gemstones and moon water jar on your window...
01/04/2026

Stepping into the Spring season with confidence and focus, upon placing your gemstones and moon water jar on your window sill, say to Grandmother Moon: "I am grateful for my blessings, and I step into this season ready to release _________________." Say it, feel it, envision it, and may it be so.

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May your April be healing, joyful, and peaceful.The Spirit Guided Path
01/04/2026

May your April be healing, joyful, and peaceful.

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Grieving is not synonymous with sadness. Grieving involves an array of differing, and often conflicting, emotions, thoug...
28/03/2026

Grieving is not synonymous with sadness. Grieving involves an array of differing, and often conflicting, emotions, thoughts, and feelings. Joy and despair; gratitude and pain; empathy and overwhelm.

Grief also brings with it secondary losses. When someone dies that you did not have a close relationship with or that you had a strained relationship with, and you had hoped to one day reconcile or heal that relationship, the opportunity no longer exists in the physical world. Estrangement, separation, and more can add many layers to grief that are difficult and painful to navigate.

Other secondary loss examples can look like:
- having to redefine who you are in their absence (Am I still their parent? I am now not a spouse? And so on)

- having to accept that the relationship could not heal before death occurred, and what that means moving forward

- enduring other losses that are unexpected (financial, extended family, friends that drift away, etc.)

- learning who you are now as you process your grief (not being able to return to the same work, no longer resonating with certain people, evaluating your faith and beliefs, and so on)

These secondary losses can be a struggle to face and process, and need to be talked about more. You are not alone on this journey, and it is ok to grieve someone even if you did not have a good relationship with them, or if you had not seen them in some time. Your grief is valid, and sometimes we are grieving what could have been or what we had once wished for and that is normal and expected, too.

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How frustrating is it when you just need to be heard and someone comes along with "it could be worse" or "at least you h...
28/03/2026

How frustrating is it when you just need to be heard and someone comes along with "it could be worse" or "at least you have ____"? I have found it helpful to preface certain conversations with clarity as to what I really need in the moment, such as "I know you want to fix this, and I appreciate it, but right now what I really need is someone I trust who is willing to hear what I have to say without telling me how it could be different or better." Sometimes we have to say, clearly, what it is that we need, in order to have our needs be met.

This can go both ways, as the speaker and the listener. When someone is sharing with me, I will ask them "do you want me to listen, offer guidance, or help you find a solution?" to help clarify what their needs are in the moment. Try this for the next while, and watch how it strengthens your relationships!

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For April and early May these free sessions will be offered on Saturdays, 30 minutes earlier than usual. Starting mid-Ma...
23/03/2026

For April and early May these free sessions will be offered on Saturdays, 30 minutes earlier than usual. Starting mid-May they will resume their usual times on Sundays. I hope we see you there!

From Death Doulas of ManitobaThe Spirit Guided Path
23/03/2026

From Death Doulas of Manitoba

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If death and grief were a part of the conversation when we were growing up, we would face these moments quite differently. It is never too late to learn more, to plan better, and to think about what this sacred transition means to us - not just for how we die, but more importantly, how we live.

If you would like to learn more about how to support loved ones, you might want to join the Family, Friends, and Caregivers ~ Workshop Series starting on Thursday, or the Death Café - In Person at Shea Tree Wellness this Saturday!

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Spring Blessings / Blessed Ostara! As we welcome the season of rebirth and renewal, you are encouraged to reflect upon w...
20/03/2026

Spring Blessings / Blessed Ostara! As we welcome the season of rebirth and renewal, you are encouraged to reflect upon what you have learned about yourself over the cold Winter months (if in the Northern Hemisphere) and release all that no longer serves you on your path. Stepping forward into Spring, bringing with you an abundance of peace, joy, healing, and confidence.
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I hope to see you at this grief seminar next Tuesday! The Spirit Guided Path
20/03/2026

I hope to see you at this grief seminar next Tuesday!
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***GRIEF SEMINAR***
Michelle Leray presents ‘Making New Memories’
March 24, 2026 – 10:00-11:00 am
Salon funéraire Desjardins Funeral Home (357 Des Meurons St, Winnipeg)
Seminars are free and open to the public.
*RSVP to this seminar only to 204-233-4949.

Open to everyone, this 3 week workshop series will be very beneficial to anyone who would like to know more about how to...
19/03/2026

Open to everyone, this 3 week workshop series will be very beneficial to anyone who would like to know more about how to support people on their end of life journeys!
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Death Doulas of Manitoba

Don't forget, next week we begin this 3-part workshop series designed to help you gain a better understanding about how to support loved ones.

Family, Friends, and Caregivers ~ Workshop Series

Week One: Before Death
Learn about supporting loved ones after a life-limiting illness has been diagnosed. This workshop will help you to understand more about advance care planning, how to hold space for difficult conversations, as well as how what you can do to help your loved one endure this time. There will be suggestions on how to care for the caregiver, along with how to recognize burnout and anticipatory grief.

Week Two: During Death
This workshop will contain information and examples of how to best support your loved one in the weeks and days leading up to death, how to recognize active dying, as well as how to be present during a vigil. You will learn why a “less is more” approach is most helpful during active dying, and how to honour your loved ones needs during this sacred transition.

Week Three: After Death
Lastly, you will receive helpful information what to do after death has taken place, including how death is not considered an emergency, and about the early days of bereavement. During this final workshop you will receive useful resources and all of your questions will be answered.

The workshops will be recorded, so if you cannot attend the live event, you will receive the recordings afterwards.

https://manitobadeathdoulas.com/index.php/workshops/

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It has been so busy! I apologize for not posting more consistently, but for many months now I have been enjoying the opp...
18/03/2026

It has been so busy! I apologize for not posting more consistently, but for many months now I have been enjoying the opportunity to teach a number of classes and courses several days/evenings each week, as well as still offering readings, Reiki sessions, and death doula/grief support. So, while it has been quiet on social media, my day to day life is quite the opposite. I am grateful to all of you for entrusting me to connect you with your loved ones and spirit guides, as well as for being able to offer you many important teachings such as the Death Doula Course through Death Doulas of Manitoba and the Mediumship Development Course.

As you may have noticed I am not hosting a Spring Equinox event this year. There was simply no space left in my schedule to offer this, however I may be able to offer a Summer Solstice event - though I would very much like to do this outdoors. So, stay tuned, and we will see what comes of that idea!

I hope you are all doing as well as possible, and please remember that I offer free monthly grief circles and death cafés, as well as bi-weekly guided meditations - the next is this Saturday at 9am Central Time!

As we prepare to leave Mercury Retrograde, as well as observe the New Moon and welcome the Spring season I wish you all so much peace, healing, and moments of joy on your paths!

~ Michelle
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You don't need to know what to say. You cannot fix it, solve it, or make it better - grief is not a problem that needs s...
18/03/2026

You don't need to know what to say. You cannot fix it, solve it, or make it better - grief is not a problem that needs solutions, it is a life experience that everyone will endure. Being present and supportive is all you need to be.
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Wondering How To Best Help Someone You Love? Our “Care & Feeding” Guide Is Useful for Supporting People in All Sorts of Difficult Situations. ❤️‍🩹

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