Michelle Elman

Michelle Elman is a British author, life coach, speaker, and body confidence advocate whose work has inspired hundreds of thousands of people to rethink their relationship with their bodies and their boundaries. She holds a degree in Psychology and is qualified as a Master NLP Practitioner, Coach, and Master Hypnotherapist. She is the founder of Mindset for Life, a coaching practice focused on self-worth and personal boundaries. Elman's first book, Am I Ugly?, tells the powerful story of growing up with a body shaped by fifteen surgeries, chronicling her journey from childhood illness and medical intervention to self-acceptance and body confidence. She founded the Scarred Not Scared campaign, which went viral and was featured in over sixty publications. Her subsequent bestselling books include The Joy of Being Selfish, The Selfish Romantic, How To Say No, and Bad Friend, with rights sold in sixteen countries. Named by The Sun as one of the fifty most inspirational women in the UK, Elman has built an online following of over half a million people. Her audiobooks and books offer listeners and readers honest, practical guidance on building confidence, setting boundaries, and learning to value yourself — delivered with the warmth and directness of someone who has lived what she teaches.