Dr. Michelle Bucknor
Physician executive, pediatrician, certified coach, and co-founder of Experience Serendipity
I coach executives and other leaders navigating career and life transitions.
Much of my career has been spent caring for others and leading teams through change. As a coach, I’m drawn to the moment when someone who’s used to making decisions for everyone else sits down and asks, What do I want for myself in this next chapter?
I know that question firsthand. I’ve spent years balancing work I care about with the people and responsibilities that matter to me. Lately, I’ve been making more room for the things that make me feel most like myself. For me, that means time in nature, photography, travel, and conversations with room to go somewhere unexpected.
Coaching for what comes next
You might be stepping into a bigger role, rethinking how much space work takes up in your life, or wondering what retirement could look like after years in a demanding career. Sometimes you know what’s changing. Sometimes all you know is that you want something to change.
My role as a coach is to listen closely, ask thoughtful questions, and help you put words to what you want. From there, we can explore choices that fit the life you want to live.
How Serendipity fits into my story
Delroy and I bought Serendipity in 2016 as a family home. I noticed how differently I felt there. I could sit by the ocean without planning the rest of the day. There was time to think and let my mind wander. Over time, we wanted to share that feeling with others.
That’s what Being · Belonging · Discovering means to me. Being is giving yourself time to slow down. Belonging is feeling at ease enough to show up as yourself. Discovering can mean exploring a place that’s new to you or finding out something about yourself you hadn’t had time to notice.
That’s the spirit I bring to coaching and to the retreats we’re developing at Serendipity. If you’re exploring a transition of your own or would like to collaborate on a retreat, I’d love to hear from you.
One Love,
Michelle