Michelle John is a vocal powerhouse! She has recorded and toured with Eric Clapton, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Madonna, Mary J Blige and Tom Jones – to name a few! She was a finalist on The Voice UK, blowing the nation away with moving performances.

But behind the fame and stardom, for decades Michelle struggled to discover her identity and self worth. Despite growing up in church, and dating a fellow church-goer - she found herself in an abusive marriage, a generational cycle she tried so desperately not to repeat.

In this episode Michelle shares her remarkable testimony of self discovery, forgiveness and gaining the freedom to become all that God has called her to be!

This conversation is a reminder that God has not called us to simply survive, but to thrive!

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Chapters:

00:00 Coming up

01:14 Intro

03:15 Loved music as a child, grew up on a council estate in Peckham

08:45 Being raised in a single parent home with three siblings

10:54 Celebrating mothers, discovering our parents’ stories

18:20 Mixed race, showing up in life with a question mark

22:35 Mum said don’t talk to boys

26:26 Engaged at 19, married at 20

29:44 Wanting to show up as a good wife to a controlling husband

34:45 Living a double life, struggle to fulfill purpose

37:25 Domestic violence, didn’t want to disappoint mum

44:00 Breaking the cycle for the next generation, survival is not enough

49:00 Being set free, discovering and loving self

53:00 I wasn’t an accident, I was absolutely God’s plan

59:10 You can’t have faith and not move

01:03:00 New album, surrendering and saying yes to God

01:07:00 Being on The Voice UK

01:09:25 Encouragement

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Instrumental: Flower by KV