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PRsonal: ‘I watched from above my own body’ Meet Opportunity Global co-founder Michaela Reaney

In this series of podcasts, Charlotte Nichols, managing director of PR agency Harvey & Hugo, gets up close and PRsonal with a variety of well-known business faces. Nothing is off limits as she digs deep to get to know the person behind the professional…

In this episode…

Michaela Reaney was just 23 when one event would change her life forever.

Having ruptured an artery during heart surgery, Michaela had an out-of-body experience and watched as doctors fought to save her.

It was a traumatic, life altering event and one that made her reevaluate her life.

She’s since co-founded Opportunity Global and turned into a motivational speaker, talking at events like TEDx to inspire women across the North East.

And in this incredible episode of PRsonal she tells Charlotte how important it is to face trauma – but to also invest time in healing.

Key moments:

• 00:00:24 - Michaela’s bloody out of body experience – and how it looked ‘like a crime scene’
• 00:09:52 - A mother’s guilt at watching her daughter undergo heart surgery
• 00:17:34 - ‘After major surgery, the way you look at life and success changes’
• 00:30:49 - How losing her best friend before their 35th birthday led to Michaela quit drinking alcohol
• 00:39:15 - Changing the idea that Middlesbrough is the worst place in Britain to be born female
• 00:53:08 - Forgiving your harasser – and then building a safe organisation
• 01:04:01 - Sexual performance and rating