ABOUT ME

Do you ever get the feeling that you don’t belong here?

I mean, here, on this earth.

That feeling came to me during the summer of 2020. My mom told me nonchalantly through a phone conversation that I was her third pregnancy. I only have one older sister. The math was off.

“Third?” I had asked, voice cracked with intrigue.  

She went on to tell me the story about her ectopic pregnancy and how much of a miracle child I was, having given birth to me at the age of 41 and in the condition that she was in, and my father’s rapid decline in health after I had been conceived. As I was trying to process this information, I thought back to my other near-death experiences. At the age of five and nine I had cracked my head open in the same spot. I recalled the time where I was, according to the doctor, quite literally an inch away from death after I got hit by a golf club on the head as a freshman in high school.

After we ended the phone call, I sat on my couch for a long while, pondering, “Why am I here? Who is Michael Thies?” 

Through internal reflection and His grace, I’ve since discovered the answer to those questions. My purpose is writing. That is why I took an interest in writing since high school when I had started writing a fantasy series. Moreover, as I reflected more and saw the Lord’s grace in my life, I realized another thing. I am here to help others. Not just to help them once, though, but to help them craft a healthier lifestyle for themselves.  That is why I created Life’s Kitchen, an organization in China to help people build healthier lifestyle habits, and that is also why I blog about a range of holistic health topics.

Maintaining relationships with friends, writing blog posts about our spiritual and nutritional health (as well as my fantasy series), being creative in the kitchen with new recipes, reading the Bible each and every day to grow spiritually, and gyming five days a week is what I do to put into practice my life as an author and holistic health coach. More importantly, how I live is filled with love and grace and mercy for those around me because more than an author and a health coach, I want people to know that I am a Child of God. 

All of these things make me feel blessed beyond belief. In addition, it’s inspired me to live a life where I help others (even the characters in my novel) grow in unexpected ways. To change and be better tomorrow than they were today. Because I didn’t just have near-death experiences, I’ve also used to be obese; I used to flounder about aimlessly searching for something to fill me, to be addicted to the vices that hold so many of us underwater, suffocating us. But I’ve learned to overcome these things, and my goal as a holistic health coach is to help you help yourself to making healthier choices, create better habits, and build boundaries to help you manage priorities. Overall, I want to give you the ingredients to make your best life and to live a lifestyle worthy of the beautiful person you are.

Hi, my name is Michael Thies, and now that you know a little bit more about me, I encourage you to check out my blog post on holistic health to understand how I help people. If you want to connect with me more, check out my Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. I look forward to hearing from you.