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One comment.

One assumption.

One story I told myself.

This week, I almost deleted a post because I thought someone had completely misunderstood what I was trying to say.

But after taking a step back, I realized something…

The comment wasn’t creating my emotions.

The story I was telling myself about the comment was.

How often do we do that in our own lives?

Someone doesn’t text back…

We tell ourselves they don’t care.

We make a mistake…

We tell ourselves we’re a failure.

We compare ourselves to someone online…

We tell ourselves we’re behind.

But what if those aren’t facts?

What if they’re just one version of the story?

In this episode, we’re talking about the space between reaction and response, why our minds are such incredible storytellers, and how asking one simple question can change everything:

“Is this the only story available?”

Because sometimes the most powerful thing we can do isn’t change our circumstances.

It’s change the story we’re telling ourselves about them.

💗 I’d love to hear from you after you listen.

What story have you been believing… and what if there was another way to see it?

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We spend so much time hoping life will bring us the right people, the right opportunities, and the right relationships. But what if the first step isn’t waiting… it’s becoming?

In this episode of Heart Talks with Sha, we’re talking about the power of alignment. If you want love, are you leading with love? If you want honesty, are you living your truth? If you want kindness, are you extending it to others—and to yourself?

This conversation isn’t about toxic positivity or pretending life is perfect. Life is messy. It’s filled with heartbreak, disappointment, unexpected diagnoses, and seasons that test us in ways we never imagined. But even in those moments, we still get to choose who we are.

Join me as we explore what it means to become a reflection of the life you’re hoping to create. We’ll talk about relationships, boundaries, authenticity, self-awareness, and why the energy you bring into the world has the power to influence the people around you.

Maybe the life you’re longing for doesn’t begin when everything around you changes.

Maybe it begins when you do.

💗 If this episode speaks to you, I’d love for you to share it with someone who needs the reminder today. And if you’re enjoying these conversations, please follow the podcast and leave a review—it helps Heart Talks with Sha reach more hearts that may need these messages.

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Fear has been a voice in my life for a long time.

It has questioned my worth, my courage, my dreams, and even my tears.

But I’m beginning to realize something…

Fear doesn’t have to disappear.

It just doesn’t get the final say.

In this Heart Talk, we talk about unexpected tears, stepping into opportunities that feel bigger than us, entering a new season of life at 45, and choosing to move forward even when our knees are shaking.

Because maybe the bravest thing we can do isn’t to become fearless…

It’s to stop letting fear make our decisions.

💗 Until next time…

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What would you say if you could sit across from the younger version of yourself?

In this deeply personal Heart Talk, I read a letter to little Sha—but somewhere along the way, it became a conversation with every version of me that was still healing. The young mother, the woman learning to love herself, and the person who was doing her best while carrying wounds she didn’t yet understand.

This is a conversation about grace. About apologizing for the mistakes we made before we knew better, giving thanks for how far we’ve come, and realizing that healing ourselves may be one of the greatest gifts we can give the people we love.

Maybe the version of you that still needs compassion… is the one you’ve been carrying with you all along.

Let’s get passionate on purpose 💗 

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Sometimes life gives us clarity in the strangest ways.  

For me, it was while I was renaming all my podcasts. I thought I was just making them sound better or making it look more organized.  But what actually happened was...I started reading every single episode I ever recorded. One after another.  And for the first time, I wasn't looking at each episode individually. 

I was looking at the entire story. 

I thought I had recorded about cancer, but it was about healing. 

I thought I had recorded episodes about my daughters epilepsy, but it was about resilience, perspective and love. 

I thought I recorded episodes about marriage, but it was about choosing each other over and over again. 

I thought I recorded an episode about my eating disorder, but it was about worthiness and control. 

That's when it hit me.

The message was there all along. 

We spend so much of life trying to connect the dots looking forward.

But maybe the dots only make sense when we look backward.

Let's get passionate on purpose!

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For years, my weight—and how I thought I looked—wasn’t just a number. It was the headline of my life.
It influenced my mood, my confidence, my decisions, and even my sense of worth. I know what it’s like to live with food noise. For me, it wasn’t overeating—it was starving myself. I know body dysmorphia, the need for control, and the constant mental negotiation around food. It’s exhausting.
In this episode, I’m sharing my journey through disordered eating, the need for control, and how my relationship with food, my body, and the scale has evolved over the years.
We’ll also talk about something I never expected: how starting a GLP-1 medication changed the constant mental chatter. The number on the scale didn’t disappear, but it stopped being the centre of every conversation I had with myself.
This isn’t an episode about chasing a certain weight. It’s about making space for a fuller life.
Because somewhere along the way, something shifted.
My weight is still part of my story.
It’s just no longer the headline.

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I am just a epilepsy mama riding the waves of this challenging, yet beautiful life.  

Things I have learnt:

Watching a seizure doesn't get easier. 

Navigating the systems doesn't get easier. 

Asking for help can pay off. 

Even small wins can feel big.

It's ok to feel overwhelm, it doesn't mean failure. 

Finding a show like #BaylenOutLoud came at the perfect time.  It inspired me and my girls.  Feeling alone is not always easy. Telling your story can help others!

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This week, during my cancer follow-up, I was reminded of the reason I started podcasting in the first place. It was said in a new way that I hadn’t heard before, but it truly resonated with me.

“Make your mess your message.”

Yes, I often speak about this. The universe is always speaking to us, and my message is often to use my story and my daughters’ story to spread awareness. Sometimes, I go a little silent and forget what I set out to do, like waiting a month between each podcast when my intent was weekly. But then I get another nudge to speak out. The doctor said, “Not everyone needs to hear it, but someone is meant to,” and it reminded me that I’ve said similar things. “Even if one person got something out of what I said, then I did what I came to do.”

Thank you, Universe, for yet another little nudge. Of course, it came right at a time when we’re all going through a lot. My husband is a man of few words, and as we sat having a little cry with my daughter, he said, “It feels heavy right now.”

Those are some of the times when I hold back, but I also know that someone will need the vulnerability because they’re going through something similar.

This podcast is for people who don’t fit in with society’s standards, people who love someone or suffer with anxiety, people living with illness or medical trauma, families who are trying to create a life that caters to them, people navigating IEPs or learning disabilities, and the school system. And so much more. In true Shalea fashion, we go all over the place!

I dedicate a beautiful song to my beautiful daughters.  Take a listen to it and let me know what you think.  Girls by Rachel Platten 🩷

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Will I ever be back to a podcast recording weekly, or starting a podcast without saying "it has ben so long" ? - I wonder this as I record yet another podcast after waiting too long..

January was super intentional. Daily movement and new calendar full of all the things I did. 

February was sickness, tiredness, a new medication and a gap on the calendar.  We didn't have to start over ( no more all or nothing ) but more of an intentional healing time while giving grace and no judgement. 

This allowed me to hop back in to finish February and to roll in to March building myself back up.  Continue where I left off.  I didn't start over.. there was no mistake...life by design, baby - do what you can when you can do it, rest when you need to - don't look back on yesterday.  Period.   

This brought me to the topic of how I used to be from a young age ( all or nothing ) and what my take is on how I raise my girls through life.  

Once children get to a certain age, I believe it's time to take step back and let them make more choices.  I don't want to be overly strict to just have my child be one way around me and then be a different human when I'm not looking.  If I am always telling them what they have to do, it doesn't leave a lot of space for them to figure out their way. That to me is a child who is controlled over being authentically them making choices ( aka: learning / failing forward ) 

Obviously we have to parent and there are things we have to step in for... but we have been teaching ( instilling our ways and morals ) for many years . When is it their turn to be the version of them they are going to be?

Listen to find out more!

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It has been a hot minute since I have been here. I actually recorded a podcast during the holidays that got ERASED when I tried to edit a part.  It's very rare that I edit or omit anything I say.  I actually just roll with whatever comes to me, but that podcast there was one slight thing I decided not to say.  Somehow, the whole thing vanished.  I guess it wasn't meant to be.  

However, it then caused a long pause between podcasts.  

Kind of my theme of the New Year tho, to be honest.  Slow, pauses, remove anything that doesn't align.  

I read something about being in your 40s ( and living until your in your 80's ) which leaves a whole other lifetime to be lived.  

This got me so excited.  This next chapter is going to be by design.  The healed version of me.  The version of me that has learnt so many lessons.  The version of me that know how to find glimmers in the hard, ordinary and mundane.  

I GET to apply all of that to my new "updated" lifetime.  

I would never erase the first half.  I have such a beautiful life/story full of all the experiences to bring me to this point.  Even the hard offers so much beauty, in A LEARNING KIND OF WAY. 

Join me in this episode full of 2025/2026 talk, new lifetime, glimmers, hope... and a rambled sort of pep talk ;)

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