Author: Shawna

Feel, Deal, Heal

Feel, Deal, Heal

Silencing symptoms or emotions doesn’t make the cause go away. The temporary bandaids, distractions, and quick fixes prolong healing and can lead to further injury and suffering. We’ve got to acknowledge what we’re feeling in order to deal with it appropriately. The...
Staying The Course

Staying The Course

This isn’t about some radical overnight life change. This about taking the next best step. Making changes, big or small. Shifting our lives over time in sustainable ways. A drastic overhaul most often does not last. It’s possible, of course! And if that’s your style...
What’s in Season in May?

What’s in Season in May?

In the voice of Justin Timberlake, “It’s gonna be May.” It is May. But still. A few quick reasons to eat more foods in season when possible: 1: It’s cheaper. Not surprisingly, it costs a lot of money to have food shipped or flown or trucked in from climates able to...
More Cheering

More Cheering

Temptation to internally compare and compete with others is all around and literally in the palm of our hands. We do it many times without even realizing. And it does no good for anyone involved. Their lifestyleTheir vacationsTheir decorTheir marriageTheir...
Smallest Steps

Smallest Steps

8 years ago, after years of chronic pain leading to a health crisis that terrified me, I got desperate and started making some changes. Facing losing my life catapulted me into taking more responsibility for my health. It could have overwhelmed me but I chose to...