The Massage Therapy Foundation's Research Perch podcast features a two-part episode with host Adrienne Asta welcoming Michele and her mentor Carole Osborne, BCTMB, two of the co-authors of the “Pre- and Perinatal Massage Therapy.” The trio discuss recent research on perinatal massage therapy's efficacy for postoperative pain management, patient satisfaction, mother/newborn attachment, as well as the benefits of birth narrative storytelling, for women immediately following unplanned Cesarean birth. October 2022

In Part 2 of this two-part episode, Adrienne, Michele and Carole continue their discussion from Part 1 with more about recent research on perinatal massage therapy's efficacy immediately following unplanned Cesarean births and the implications of relying solely on pharmaceutical intervention as well as the short and long term implications of opioid use amongst childbearing women. November 2022

In the Massage Podcast's Episode 30. Michele shares her story and inspirations with angel Elaine Calenda about her pregnancy and postpartum massage therapy work in a local hospital. They laugh as Michele debunks a few myths about prenatal and postpartum work, and posits how this work can change the lives of childbearing people and their wee ones. November 2011