How I’ll Work with You
How Did We Get Here?
(this’ll be the name of my podcast if I ever get around to launching it!)
I’m gonna keep it real here, because honest transparency matters. I’ve had my share of self-doubt, insecurity, pain, and “drama” growing up in an alcoholic family. I converted to a religious cult for the apparent “stability and safety,” married young, and had four amazing children. I was lost, depressed, anxious and looking outward for validation and acceptance. By outward appearances, things “looked great” but inwardly, I was slowly dying. I just didn’t grasp how validation and acceptance had to come from inside of me.
It took me many years to piece together my physical and mental wellbeing. I got divorced, worked full-time as a single mom, and eventually got healthy enough to make an enriched life with my current husband. Together we have 9 adult children and 9 beautiful grandchildren.
I’ve been through the ringer and can share with you the tools that transformed my life: self-loyalty, boundaries, clear communication, self-compassion, gentleness, radical acceptance, self-care and SLOWLY building a sustainable, healthy life.
Your journey towards healing and self-discovery is deeply personal, and I’d be honored to accompany you through that. Together, we can navigate the complexities of your experiences to uncover the connection to your inner wisdom, empower your healing and create lasting fulfillment.
Shannan was the perfect blend of high compassion & encouragement with a ‘no-nonsense’ approach. She really nails the patterns! She helped me at my lowest, taught me how to develop tools and skills not just when I have a problem, but skills for the rest of my life. I can’t say “thank you” enough!
Shannan is so helpful and insightful, she listened and took foodback really well if something didn’t feel quite right. She’s ‘uncomfortably spot on’ in her observations. She’s respectful in such a way that empowers me to make my own choices. The skills I learned apply in so many areas of my life!
Working with Shannan has been a game changer for me, I learned how I have misapplied values in ways that kept me in unhealthy relationships. I’ve learned to trust my body and feel whole again. I only wish I would have done this sooner.
You are the reason I became more conscious of how I speak to myself, and what that narrative sounds like. Thank you for walking with me through my healing journey. I would likely still be in prolonged suffering, I want you to know the lasting impact you have made on my life.
After working with Shannan and putting together everything she has taught me, I now know hot to set and hold boundaries and how to observe others boundaries so that I can be aware and not cross them. It has strengthened my relationship with myself and with others, since now my guidelines are clear and others are too, I can trust those around me. And in the evening my boundaries are crossed, I can hold my own ground and stand up for myself. Learning what boundaries are and how they are applied in a healthy way has greatly improved my life.
I can’t say enough about what a game-changer this type of healing has been. I really didn’t understand how important “body, mind, heart, and soul” was, but WOW what a difference. I feel whole and connected and even on my tough days, I know I’m just “having a tough day, not a tough life.” I highly recommend working with her, don’t wait another day.
I’ll admit I was initially guraded – I’d done a fair amount of healing already and was studying to be a therapist myself when some additional wounds showed up for healing. But WOW, her “whole self healing” mantra made such a difference for me! I’d been doing ‘talk therapy’ for a long time but the body-based stuff helped me “unlearn to relearn” and repattern connection in a profound way. BEST decision I ever made!
Knowing that Shannan’s been through the very thing she was helping me with was incredibly encouraging for me. It wasn’t someone who was “aloof” but she was always relatable. She was able to model for me because she’d been lost, self-betraying, and disconnected from herself. What a guide! I highly recommend working with her – it was truly life-changing for me. I really couldn’t afford not to and I’m proud of myself for investing in ME.
When I first met Shannan, I was a little uncertain due to how frank and straightfoward she was. It felt unsettling to me at first, and then I thought, “Well, I’ve gotta do something different…and she’s different!” What I didn’t anticipate is how compassionate and non-judgmental she can be as well. She helped me feel connected to my senses when I’d been disconnected for so long. She’s taught me amazing things I can do for myself and that feels like a freedom to me!