ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Michael 𝒱𝒥 Connelly is an advocate for personal growth, reflection, and mindfulness. With over 20 years of leadership experience in healthcare, he has dedicated himself to navigating challenges with compassion and clarity. But beyond his career, his deeper journey has been personal — learning how to pause, breathe, think, and separate past events from the emotions that once held him captive. His writing became the anchor for rediscovering joy, gratitude, and self-betterment.

Today, Michael embraces his identity as a “human pilot,” navigating life with the poems in this book as anchors along his path. Self: A Reflective Collection of Poems for Self-Betterment is both personal testimony and an offering to others — a reminder that while pain and turbulence are part of the journey, love, resilience, and heritage can light the way forward.