Ciao, I’m Micaela Becattini...writer, mentor, and companion for those living with chronic illness, life-changing loss, and the quiet grief that follows. I live on the coast in Port Macquarie, NSW, with my husband and two children; the three people who anchor me to what matters when life feels uncertain. The path that brought me here has not been linear or easy. It has been layered, interrupted, and reshaped more than once. In 2004 I left Italy and arrived in Australia carrying both hope and disorientation. I had to learn a new language, a new culture, and a new version of myself. The feeling of being between identities. The grief that comes when what was familiar no longer fits. Then, in 2007, I was diagnosed with a chronic, invisible illness; the kind that doesn’t always show, but quietly changes everything. By 2017, I was fighting for my life in hospital, and afterwards learning how to live inside a body that no longer followed the rules I once knew. I lost more than my health. I lost parts of my voice. My sense of who I was allowed to be. I came to know a particular kind of grief, not just for what had happened, but for the self I used to be and the future I had imagined. And yet, I also came to know something else. The steady courage it takes to keep choosing life. The resilience that grows not from pushing, but from listening. The deep transformation that happens when we let ourselves feel what is real and still move forward. Professionally, I hold a Doctorate in Clinical Pedagogy and qualifications in Expressive Therapies, Holistic Psychodrama, Life Coaching, and Group Facilitation. But what truly shapes my work is not just what I’ve studied — it is what I have lived. I don’t speak about chronic illness, grief, and life transitions from a distance. I write and mentor from inside them. My work is for those whose bodies and lives have changed, and who are quietly trying to find themselves again. Through my writing, mentoring, and soulful guides, I help you grieve what was, make sense of what is, and gently grow into who you are becoming. Because even when everything shifts, there is still a self worth coming home to. Kindest wishes,
Micaela 🌱
