Michele Van Valey. Image: University College Dublin
As a parent, I would have readily paid for access to a tool that could draw from evidence-based ideas for my child’s specific challenges.
Michele Van Valey has had a rather unusual entry into science and research. She said she initially intended to begin a master’s degree following her bachelor’s in English, but “accidentally landed a waitressing job in the heart of a burgeoning music scene” instead.
She worked on several creative projects during this time, spanning music documentaries and indie record labels.
Later, her life turned towards yoga following some health issues. “I spent the next decade in more unconventional education studying the body – yoga therapy, Pilates, massage therapy, nutrition and meditation,” she says.
