Empowering Ways to Mother Yourself

Mother’s day is just around the corner in the United States. For some who identified as growing up with a traumatic background, this can be one of the more layered and triggering days of the year. For others who are best friends with their mother, this is a day of delight… READ MORE

How to Set Boundaries and Know Your Worth (Video)

Over the past 30 days, I’ve been in a massive transition. I sold all my belongings in February, packed up my dog Chance, and moved to Mexico full-time. I’ve been setting up my new home and I am in love! In love with life again, with the process of change,… READ MORE

What success really look likes

Success can also look like this... Letting go. Realizing that some people will never change, nor do they want to. Walking away. Knowing that your energy is valuable and not everyone needs nor deserves access to it.  Releasing. Realizing that some emotional baggage that you’ve been carrying was never yours… READ MORE

10 Truths About People Pleasing

Being a people pleaser isn’t about needing to be liked or making others happy. People pleasing is often a trauma response from not getting emotional needs met as a child. If you experienced neglect, rejection, unavailable or emotionally closed off, inconsistent care, or unpredictable behavior from your caregivers, people pleasing… READ MORE

Is it Selfish to Love Yourself? (Self-love vs. Narcissism)

[embed]https://youtu.be/1MHFuzvE-BI[/embed] One of the questions I get asked the most in workshops and from life coaching clients is around the topic of showing up for ourselves more. In fact here is a message I just got in my inbox the other day . . . Dear Shannon, I know it… READ MORE

Are You Being Emotionally Manipulated? Signs and What to Do.

[embed]https://youtu.be/JA8JCpYVElo[/embed] A healthy relationship is based on trust, understanding, and mutual respect, (personal relationships and professional ones), but what happens when one person seeks to exploit these elements of a relationship in order to benefit themselves in some way? Emotional manipulation in relationships can be difficult to recognize.    We… READ MORE
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