SHE SPEAKS SHE HEALS Podcast with Doctor Shannon

Today I share what happens when you fall short or find yourself losing, and how to stand back up again.

Losing doesn't make you a loser. Just like standing in a garage doesn't make you a car!

Whatever it is that you're going through today, you must stand back up…

Wipe your tears away, if necessary.

Or stand there with tears rolling down your cheeks. Mascara and all.

Perhaps you're feeling completely defeated, like a victim, like a loser.

It's time for you to stand back up.

You're not losing (unless you quit.)

No matter what, keep going.

Do not let your losses define you.

Do not let your lows define you.

Keep your identity.

Keep your strength.

Redefine if you need to.

Whatever it takes.

Do not allow anything to rob who you are, or tell you who you are.

You rise up in the midst of that loss, and you tell IT who you are.

Stand UP today! Even if you're standing on your hands.

Sometimes landing on our feet doesn't always look the way we think it's going to. Perhaps it's landing on your hands.

Whatever it takes.

Please grab your SACRED S.O.L. D.A.T.E. JOURNAL (Daily Action To Engage yourself.)

TODAY'S SACRED S.O.L. STEP:

Declare your victory today. Whatever it is that you're going through — ra ecent loss or holding onto one from the past — declare your victory today.

Stand up. Put your chest out. Hold your head up high. Keep your chin up. Shoulders back. Good posture. Stand like you mean it.

Because even though you've had loss it doesn't make you a loser, my dear.

Thank you for being here, and allowing me to sip on life with you.

Please come over to WomenSippingOnLife.com for some free resources, including my CHECKLIST FOR CHANGE, Engagement Checklist + Evaluation Rating, Six Sacred S.O.L. DATE Secrets…and a FREE copy of my best-selling book, Date Yourself Well. You can also check out my Dr. Shannon Facebook Page for more daily S.O.L. TRAINING.

I look forward to seeing you again tomorrow. Please invite your best girlfriends to come and join our S.O.L. PARTY.

xo Dr. Shannon. Inspiring minds that want to grow and hearts that want to know, so you can love you, your life, and your life's work well. ONE SIP AT A TIME.

A special thanks to the following souls for helping me launch our WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE podcast…

Intro/Outro done by Uni V. SOL

Outro music by Jay Man: Mind Over Matter (www.ourmusicbox.com)

Podcast cover design and web site done by: Pablo Aguilar (www.webdesigncreator.com)

Podcast cover photo by Kate Montague of KM Captured (www.kmcaptured.com)

Whoever said that growing up (or IN) was going to be without some pain along the way? It's inevitable. Expect it. It's GROWTH. Gr...OW..th.

It starts with Grrr (resistance).

Then it moves into OW (the pain that's inevitable with growth)

But it leads to a powerful explosive energy that allows us to expand.

Please grab your SACRED S.O.L. D.A.T.E. JOURNAL (Daily Action To Engage yourself.)

TODAY'S SACRED S.O.L. STEP:

Where are you feeling like you're resisting something right now?

Write it down.

Stop resisting it.

It's that area of your life that you know GROWTH is calling your name…stop resisting it…lean into it.

Thank you for being here, and allowing me to sip on life with you.

Please come over to WomenSippingOnLife.com for some free resources, including my CHECKLIST FOR CHANGE, Engagement Checklist + Evaluation Rating, Six Sacred S.O.L. DATE Secrets…and a FREE copy of my best-selling book, Date Yourself Well. You can also check out my Dr. Shannon Facebook Page for more daily S.O.L. TRAINING.

I look forward to seeing you again tomorrow. Please invite your best girlfriends to come and join our S.O.L. PARTY.

xo Dr. Shannon. Inspiring minds that want to grow and hearts that want to know, so you can love you, your life, and your life's work well. ONE SIP AT A TIME.

A special thanks to the following souls for helping me launch our WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE podcast…

Intro/Outro done by Uni V. SOL

Outro music by Jay Man: Mind Over Matter (www.ourmusicbox.com)

Podcast cover design and web site done by: Pablo Aguilar (www.webdesigncreator.com)

Podcast cover photo by Kate Montague of KM Captured (www.kmcaptured.com)

How often are you keeping things in your life that aren't serving you or the greater good, and quite honestly need to be deleted?

Today's rant is exactly what you need to finally find the courage to take a stand for YOU, and let go of…DELETE…anything that's eating you from the inside, out.

What needs to be deleted in your life?

If it doesn't fit, feel good, serve you and the greater good…and/or it leaves you feeling like you're not enough...DELETE IT!!

Today's the day to let it go.

Please grab your SACRED S.O.L. D.A.T.E. JOURNAL (Daily Action To Engage yourself.)

TODAY'S SACRED S.O.L. STEP:

Write down what needs to be deleted in your life.

Write it down. Circle it.

Commit today. Make a declaration that you're giving it permission to go.

DELETE IT.

Don't look back. Keep your eyes straight ahead. Keep moving forward.

Thank you for being here, and allowing me to sip on life with you.

Please come over to WomenSippingOnLife.com for some free resources, including my CHECKLIST FOR CHANGE, Engagement Checklist + Evaluation Rating, Six Sacred S.O.L. DATE Secrets…and a FREE copy of my best-selling book, Date Yourself Well. You can also check out my Dr. Shannon Facebook Page for more daily S.O.L. TRAINING.

I look forward to seeing you again tomorrow. Please invite your best girlfriends to come and join our S.O.L. PARTY.

xo Dr. Shannon. Inspiring minds that want to grow and hearts that want to know, so you can love you, your life, and your life's work well. ONE SIP AT A TIME.

A special thanks to the following souls for helping me launch our WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE podcast…

Intro/Outro done by Uni V. SOL

Outro music by Jay Man: Mind Over Matter (www.ourmusicbox.com)

Podcast cover design and web site done by: Pablo Aguilar (www.webdesigncreator.com)

Podcast cover photo by Kate Montague of KM Captured (www.kmcaptured.com)

Today I share with you a new perspective on success. What if success didn't have to be hard or a struggle? What if it's already IN you?

At the moment of conception, you ARE a success.

Think about all the sperm that never made it!

One word that shows up in the dictionary when defining success is the the word, AIM.

Being the acronym lover that I am, I see this as, "Already In Me."

What if your success is Already In You?

It's natural, and so is the growth that accompanies it.

Growth is natural and ease-y.

Another thing I discovered years ago is that the only thing in between success (naturally healthy) and streptococcus (unhealthy) in the dictionary is the word, "STRETCH."

Imagine that!

Are you willing to stretch, expand, and grow...naturally and with ease?

Please grab your SACRED S.O.L. D.A.T.E. JOURNAL (Daily Action To Engage yourself.)

TODAY'S SACRED S.O.L. STEP:

• Define success for yourself.
• Write down: "I AM SUCCESS."
• Then commit to allowing the success that is already in you to fully expand and grow with ease…naturally.

Thank you for being here, and allowing me to sip on life with you.

Please come over to WomenSippingOnLife.com for some free resources, including my CHECKLIST FOR CHANGE, Engagement Checklist + Evaluation Rating, Six Sacred S.O.L. DATE Secrets…and a FREE copy of my best-selling book, Date Yourself Well. You can also check out my Dr. Shannon Facebook Page for more daily S.O.L. TRAINING.

I look forward to seeing you again tomorrow. Please invite your best girlfriends to come and join our S.O.L. PARTY.

xo Dr. Shannon. Inspiring minds that want to grow and hearts that want to know, so you can love you, your life, and your life's work well. ONE SIP AT A TIME.

A special thanks to the following souls for helping me launch our WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE podcast…

Intro/Outro done by Uni V. SOL

Outro music by Jay Man: Mind Over Matter (www.ourmusicbox.com)

Podcast cover design and web site done by: Pablo Aguilar (www.webdesigncreator.com)

Podcast cover photo by Kate Montague of KM Captured (www.kmcaptured.com)

Today marks our 150th episode in 150 days of WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE. Thank YOU so much for being a part of this incredible movement. It's a SISTERHOOD really. A S.O.L. DATE SISTERHOOD.

We're SISTERS from around the globe SIPPING ON LIFE…Dating Ourselves WELL.

No longer alone, but TOGETHER...TO GET HER.

TOGETHER we can "GET" ourselves and each other.

We can KNOW the true essence of who WE are.

Heart and Soul…Sipping On Life.

I'd LOVE to invite you to take YOUR RELATIONSHIP to the NEXT LEVEL, and join our online S.O.L. DATE SISTERHOOD.

Join me, and other women like you, for a WEEKLY LIVE VIRTUAL S.O.L. DATE + SO MUCH MORE. Go to soldatesisterhood.com for all the details.

What does it mean to be a S.O.L. DATE SISTER?

YOU ARE…SISTER REDEFINED…

S: Sacred I: Inspired S: Soul T: Together E: Engaging R: Relationships

You can learn more about our online S.O.L. DATE SISTERHOOD by going to soldatesisterhood.com to apply for your FREE 14-DAY TRIAL.

Come and check out 2 free S.O.L. DATES on me!

Please grab your SACRED S.O.L. D.A.T.E. JOURNAL (Daily Action To Engage yourself.)

TODAY'S SACRED S.O.L. STEP:

Please email me at [email protected] and let me know how you're doing.

A) How's the podcast inspired you? B) How's the podcast empowered you? C) What's your life like now that you're SIPPING ON LIFE?

In the SUBJECT line of your email write: I AM SIPPING ON LIFE.

I promise, I'll read every single email.

Also, if you have a topic that you'd like me to include in a future podcast, I'd love to hear it!

Thank you for being here, and allowing me to sip on life with you.

Please come over to WomenSippingOnLife.com for some free resources, including my CHECKLIST FOR CHANGE, Engagement Checklist + Evaluation Rating, Six Sacred S.O.L. DATE Secrets…and a FREE copy of my best-selling book, Date Yourself Well. You can also check out my Dr. Shannon Facebook Page for more daily S.O.L. TRAINING.

I look forward to seeing you again tomorrow. Please invite your best girlfriends to come and join our S.O.L. PARTY.

xo Dr. Shannon. Inspiring minds that want to grow and hearts that want to know, so you can love you, your life, and your life's work well. ONE SIP AT A TIME.

A special thanks to the following souls for helping me launch our WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE podcast…

Intro/Outro done by Uni V. SOL

Outro music by Jay Man: Mind Over Matter (www.ourmusicbox.com)

Podcast cover design and web site done by: Pablo Aguilar (www.webdesigncreator.com)

Podcast cover photo by Kate Montague of KM Captured (www.kmcaptured.com)

Whether you've lost a loved one, or diamonds you love...if you're feeling some loss today, you're NOT alone. Listen to this...

Today's S.O.L. STORY is very personal for me. I've been struggling with feeling some intense grief the past couple days.

I believe that grief isn't something that we ever fully get over. It's not something we simply GO through.

Loss and grief are something we GROW through.

Sometimes what's most required is FEELING IT.

And there's nothing like a good CRY.

If you've lost something, keep looking for it.

Keep loving and liking it.

Keep feeling it.

Whatever you're feeling.

Your pain is not in vain.

Continue your journey.

You'll find something.

It's not lost. It's simply not with you in the same way it was before. But, you are whole. You're complete.

There's an opportunity for something new today.

Please grab your SACRED S.O.L. D.A.T.E. JOURNAL (Daily Action To Engage yourself.)

TODAY'S SACRED S.O.L. STEP:

Simply sit down and allow your heart to speak to you.

Allow your heart to feel what it's feeling.

Begin to write it out.

If you need to let it cry, let it fly.

There's nothing like a good cry session. Tears can be so healing. So cleansing, purifying, and refreshing.

Know that you're not alone.

Thank you for being here, and allowing me to sip on life with you.

Please come over to WomenSippingOnLife.com for some free resources, including my CHECKLIST FOR CHANGE, Engagement Checklist + Evaluation Rating, Six Sacred S.O.L. DATE Secrets…and a FREE copy of my best-selling book, Date Yourself Well. You can also check out my Dr. Shannon Facebook Page for more daily S.O.L. TRAINING.

I look forward to seeing you again tomorrow. Please invite your best girlfriends to come and join our S.O.L. PARTY.

xo Dr. Shannon. Inspiring minds that want to grow and hearts that want to know, so you can love you, your life, and your life's work well. ONE SIP AT A TIME.

A special thanks to the following souls for helping me launch our WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE podcast…

Intro/Outro done by Uni V. SOL

Outro music by Jay Man: Mind Over Matter (www.ourmusicbox.com)

Podcast cover design and web site done by: Pablo Aguilar (www.webdesigncreator.com)

Podcast cover photo by Kate Montague of KM Captured (www.kmcaptured.com)

Today I show you a way to identify and clarify your consistencies, so you can become consistent at being YOU, and create the desires of your heart.

How consistent are YOU at being YOU?

Is there something in your life that you'd like to change?

What would you like to BECOME today?

It's about being. It's about coming into being.

How we do this is by consistently being who we are, and becoming who we desire to become.

The key word here is "CONSISTENTLY."

How consistent are you with anything in your life?

We've talked about this in previous podcasts…EPISODE 144: Try On A New Belief, EPISODE 021: How To Make Healthy Your Habit

If you ever catch yourself saying, "I know I should be, but…" then perhaps your SHOULD is getting in the way.

Whoever said so?

And most importantly, if you're doing this, HOW'S THAT WORKING FOR YOU?

How consistent are you with doing what you desire to do?

What are you waiting for?

If you desire to do it, then do it.

And if for some reason you believe you can't, then let's identify what's standing in your way. Besides, of course, your belief that says, "I can't."

Let's focus on creating SOLUTIONS.

What would you be willing to commit to doing every day starting now?

But first, do this:

Step One: Take an inventory of what you're consistently doing right now.

Look at it. Are you progressing?

Ask yourself, "Am I becoming what I desire to become by doing this?"

As well as, "Am I being who I really am by doing this?"

Step Two: Is it WORKING for you?

If not, then it's time for a new commitment…new action step…new declaration of consistency.

Be consistent with what you desire, because whatever you do consistently, you'll become.

What do you desire to become?

Please take time to ask yourself (and answer) these questions today.

Remember, your life is the answer to the questions you're asking.

What questions are you asking?

Please grab your SACRED S.O.L. D.A.T.E. JOURNAL (Daily Action To Engage yourself.)

TODAY'S SACRED S.O.L. STEP:

What do YOU desire to BECOME?

CONSISTENTLY.

Thank you for being here, and allowing me to sip on life with you.

Please come over to WomenSippingOnLife.com for some free resources, including my CHECKLIST FOR CHANGE, Engagement Checklist + Evaluation Rating, Six Sacred S.O.L. DATE Secrets…and a FREE copy of my best-selling book, Date Yourself Well. You can also check out my Dr. Shannon Facebook Page for more daily S.O.L. TRAINING.

I look forward to seeing you again tomorrow. Please invite your best girlfriends to come and join our S.O.L. PARTY.

xo Dr. Shannon. Inspiring minds that want to grow and hearts that want to know, so you can love you, your life, and your life's work well. ONE SIP AT A TIME.

A special thanks to the following souls for helping me launch our WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE podcast…

Intro/Outro done by Uni V. SOL

Outro music by Jay Man: Mind Over Matter (www.ourmusicbox.com)

Podcast cover design and web site done by: Pablo Aguilar (www.webdesigncreator.com)

Podcast cover photo by Kate Montague of KM Captured (www.kmcaptured.com)

If you only had 10 seconds to WIN, what would you do? Today I share a monumental day in Minnesota history that proves it's never too late to believe you can WIN...and actually do it.

Being born, and raised, in Minnesota I've always been a Vikings fan. Since I no longer watch television, I'm more of what you would call a "silent fan". However, since I've been living across the street from the Vikings stadium, I've become a lot less silent.

Especially after today's BIG, MIRACULOUS WIN.

Whether you're a sports fan, or not, we can all learn some great life lessons from an inspiring game of sports.

The greatest miracles and WINS happen in the moments when most people give up.

Again, if you only had 10 seconds to WIN, what would you do?

Are you willing to stay in YOUR game and WIN?

As long as there's life flowing through you, there's always hope for WINNING... HEALING... TO CREATE THE LIFE YOU DESIRE.

IT'S NOT OVER...UNTIL YOU WIN!

Please grab your SACRED S.O.L. D.A.T.E. JOURNAL (Daily Action To Engage yourself.)

TODAY'S SACRED S.O.L. STEP:

Where in your life are you giving up before it's really over?

Would you be willing today to recommit to YOUR WIN?

Thank you for being here, and allowing me to sip on life with you.

Please come over to WomenSippingOnLife.com for some free resources, including my CHECKLIST FOR CHANGE, Engagement Checklist + Evaluation Rating, Six Sacred S.O.L. DATE Secrets…and a FREE copy of my best-selling book, Date Yourself Well. You can also check out my Dr. Shannon Facebook Page for more daily S.O.L. TRAINING.

I look forward to seeing you again tomorrow. Please invite your best girlfriends to come and join our S.O.L. PARTY.

xo Dr. Shannon. Inspiring minds that want to grow and hearts that want to know, so you can love you, your life, and your life's work well. ONE SIP AT A TIME.

A special thanks to the following souls for helping me launch our WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE podcast…

Intro/Outro done by Uni V. SOL

Outro music by Jay Man: Mind Over Matter (www.ourmusicbox.com)

Podcast cover design and web site done by: Pablo Aguilar (www.webdesigncreator.com)

Podcast cover photo by Kate Montague of KM Captured (www.kmcaptured.com)

Today I share a recent discovery that'll help you in those situations when you know what to do but, for some reason, aren't able to do them.

Knowing what to do, or how to do it isn't the same as mastering the art of actually doing it.

In order for HARD to become not so hard, or even possible for you, it may require more than mindset and belief.

Seriously...

Like some TECHNIQUE AND STRATEGY.

As well as…

Practice. That's right, good old-fashion practice.

As well as…

Some humility.

Wherever you are in your life, even if you believe you can do it, sometimes what's missing is strategy and technique. As well as, practice, and humility.

Would you be willing to humble yourself and go back to the basics of learning (and mastering) strategy and technique…even when you THINK you KNOW how to do it?

Please grab your SACRED S.O.L. D.A.T.E. JOURNAL (Daily Action To Engage yourself.)

TODAY'S SACRED S.O.L. STEP:

Where in your life is there something that you desire to do, you know how to do it, you may even believe it's possible for you, and have your mind and heart set on it…BUT for some reason you haven't yet been able to execute it?

Would you be willing to humble yourself today and commit to practicing the basics of technique and strategy?

Thank you for being here, and allowing me to sip on life with you.

Please come over to WomenSippingOnLife.com for some free resources, including my CHECKLIST FOR CHANGE, Engagement Checklist + Evaluation Rating, Six Sacred S.O.L. DATE Secrets…and a FREE copy of my best-selling book, Date Yourself Well. You can also check out my Dr. Shannon Facebook Page for more daily S.O.L. TRAINING.

I look forward to seeing you again tomorrow. Please invite your best girlfriends to come and join our S.O.L. PARTY.

xo Dr. Shannon. Inspiring minds that want to grow and hearts that want to know, so you can love you, your life, and your life's work well. ONE SIP AT A TIME.

A special thanks to the following souls for helping me launch our WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE podcast…

Intro/Outro done by Uni V. SOL

Outro music by Jay Man: Mind Over Matter (www.ourmusicbox.com)

Podcast cover design and web site done by: Pablo Aguilar (www.webdesigncreator.com)

Podcast cover photo by Kate Montague of KM Captured (www.kmcaptured.com)

The most unexpected moments can be our greatest teachers, so can this ONE question. Today's episode is a valuable — short and sweet — reminder of what truly matters in life.

Oftentimes we get so caught up in the things that don't necessarily matter in our lives. We waste so much precious life TIME focusing on things that really don't serve us, or the greater good.

In a minute — a moment — life can change forever.

We all need moments of truth that allow us to get back to what matters most. It's here where we'll remember our true purpose, and what matters most.

Your LIFE matters.

Your HEALTH matters.

Your TIME matters.

LOVE MATTERS.

YOU MATTER.

Don't waste a moment on what doesn't matter or ISN'T working.

Whatever you're going through today, you must ask yourself the question, "How's this working for me?"

Then YOU can decide what you're going to do about it.

What matters MOST to you?

You're HERE right now. Make choices that are rooted and grounded in truth. In what matters most. Today.

Don't wait. It's time to get your life working!

If "it's" not working for you, change it.

Please grab your SACRED S.O.L. D.A.T.E. JOURNAL (Daily Action To Engage yourself.)

TODAY'S SACRED S.O.L. STEP: Answer this question for yourself.

How's "that" working for you?

Whatever "that" is…

Take a look at it.

Answer truthfully. From your heart.

Make some decisions today to stay focused on the truth and living (AND LOVING) your life, my dear.

Thank you for being here, and allowing me to sip on life with you.

Please come over to WomenSippingOnLife.com for some free resources, including my CHECKLIST FOR CHANGE, Engagement Checklist + Evaluation Rating, Six Sacred S.O.L. DATE Secrets…and a FREE copy of my best-selling book, Date Yourself Well. You can also check out my Dr. Shannon Facebook Page for more daily S.O.L. TRAINING.

I look forward to seeing you again tomorrow. Please invite your best girlfriends to come and join our S.O.L. PARTY.

xo Dr. Shannon. Inspiring minds that want to grow and hearts that want to know, so you can love you, your life, and your life's work well. ONE SIP AT A TIME.

A special thanks to the following souls for helping me launch our WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE podcast…

Intro/Outro done by Uni V. SOL

Outro music by Jay Man: Mind Over Matter (www.ourmusicbox.com)

Podcast cover design and web site done by: Pablo Aguilar (www.webdesigncreator.com)

Podcast cover photo by Kate Montague of KM Captured (www.kmcaptured.com)