SHE SPEAKS SHE HEALS Podcast with Doctor Shannon

In today's episode I share a new perspective on what to do when you fall down, and where to do it.

We've all had times in our lives when we've fallen flat on our face, dropped something, or been dropped.

What do you do in that situation?

What does it take to get back up?

The bottom line is, what you and I stand on matters.

What FLOOR are you standing on?

F: Foundation L: Love O: One O: Open R: Redefine

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

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

Where do you feel as though you've fallen down, or off something?

Identify one step you can take to stand on your FLOOR.

Stand UP.

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 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 how hard can become easy. If you're not experiencing hard, you're not growing. And if you don't grow, your life will always be hard.

After doing the podcast while on the road, live, remotely in NYC last week…it redefined what used to seem "hard" for me.

When the heat gets turned up, the coal becomes a diamond or it doesn't.

Your commitment makes all the difference.

So how do you redefine hard?

You must get outside of your home.

Growing requires you to get outside of your home — what's comfortable, normal, and familiar.

Then you can begin to EXPAND.

Get outside of what you know, and allow yourself to grow.

This will allow you to redefine hard, and make it so much easier.

There will be EASE to it.

One sip at a time, and hard won't seem hard anymore.

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

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

Look at your life right now, and the area of your life that feels HARD or difficult.

Look at what you could do that would expand yourself past this point.

What would you have to do to step out in the area that feels hard?

What step can you take today to allow you to go beyond hard…to redefine hard…and create easy in your life?

YOU CAN DO IT, MY DEAR. ONE SIP AT A TIME.

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 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)

In today's episode I answer a question about the difference between CERTAINTY and CONFIDENCE.

Recently one of my S.O.L SISTERS (after listening to EPISODE 98: Not So Chic In NYC) asked me to explain the difference between certainty and confidence.

So here's my answer…

(Btw, thanks again for asking, Michelle!)

Like CHIC, certainty and confidence DO NOT come from the outside, in.

Certainty and confidence are about what you're feeling, being, believing, and knowing on the inside.

Certainty is a sense of knowing that comes from the heart.

It doesn't come from the head. It's being led by the heart.

It comes from clearly knowing the TRUTH, and the truth about your desires.

It's like the "Sixth Sense." (Knowing that you know that you know.)

And no one can talk you out of it.

When certainty is asked questions, it rises up with a deeper level of truth.

When uncertainty is asked questions, it shrinks to levels of insecurity and doubt. Often leading to excuses and more explanations.

If you find yourself excusing, explaining, and/or apologizing, you're NOT coming from place of certainty.

One way to become certain when you feel uncertain is to simply admit with certainty that you DON'T KNOW.

Once you're clear about it, your certain uncertainty can become certainty with truth.

Certainty isn't about knowing everything, but being honest about what you do (and do not) know.

Confidence involves certainty.

Confidence is trusting what you know.

It's also taking actions with the trust that you have in God, yourself, and the process...

Certainty is knowing. Confidence is trusting.

Knowing and trusting what?

Knowing THE TRUTH.

Trusting THE TRUTH.

Knowledge of the truth gives us freedom.

Trusting the truth will allow you to act in freedom…freely and in power.

Allow your heart to lead and guide you into more knowledge of the TRUTH.

Know the truth about YOU.

Don't allow fear to stop you from knowing TRUTH.

Stop pretending like you know, or acting like you're "all that"…confident and chic. Be honest. Be in truth.

What do you really believe?

The truth is that you were created in the image of LOVE.

What do you love? What's loving and lovable about you? Who do you love? What do you love? Do you love yourself?

Know. Trust. Be certain. Be confident. You'll be unstoppable.

SO...where do you start?

You start with loving yourself and the truth about YOU.

Do this by spending time with yourself so you can get to know YOU.

To know you is to love you.

What do you think?

What do you feel?

What do you desire?

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 the truth that you're absolutely certain about.

Write down the truth about what your absolutely confident about.

Commit to your certainty and confidence today.

COMMIT TO TRUTH.

LOVE THE TRUTH ABOUT YOU.

For more episodes on certainty and confidence, check out:

EPISODE 037 Woman Of Certainty EPISODE 088: Overrated Confidence

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 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)

A lot has transpired since I last recorded the podcast from my closet studio over a week ago, including some time in a wheelchair...YEP! I'm so happy to be back home — happy and healthy! Wow…it's been a series of life lessons. One being, there's no place like home. Today we're going to redefine what HOME really means.

Remember these 4 things about your H.O.M.E....

H: Heart - It's where you love and live from. What do you desire? What do you love? What are you committed to?

What's in your heart? What do you stand on as a foundation from within your heart?

If the "temple's" not happy and healthy, your life won't be either.

O: Ownership - It's where you live and do life from…consistently.

You OWN it.

Whether you rent or own, you must have an ownership mentality when it comes to your home and your life.

M: Mom - Think of "Mom" as the nurturer, and the care-giver of your heart and soul…HOME. It's where (how) you care for yourself and others.

E: Extraordinary - It's where you ground yourself in what matters most. It's the ordinary done and experienced in an extraordinary manner. It's the real deal.

It's where we take the ordinary, and experience it in a very extraordinary way.

We can only do this from a place of grounding, truth, and being centered in our H.O.M.E.

When defining your HOME, think of these things.

Home is where the heart is. Your heart is where your H.O.M.E. is.

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 HOME for yourself. What does it mean to you? How much do you love, appreciate, and care for it?

Please take at least ONE ACTION today to let your heart (HOME) know how much you love, appreciate, and care for 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 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's another LIVE podcast broadcast (on-the-go) from MYCity…NYC. This episode marks our 100th birthday of WOMEN SIPPING. ON. LIFE. (with doctor shannon) AND my "1/2 Way To 100" Birthday!

Thanks for being with me every step of the way over the past 100 episodes!

Since I'll be on the fly all day…our show notes are going to be short and sweet today.

Thanks for your understanding, love, and patience.

But before I go, I want you to think about this: Imagine what you could do if you didn't have to do it perfectly...

Oh, the endless possibilities!

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

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

1. What would you do if you didn't have to do it perfectly? AND…failure and quitting weren't an option?

2. Please come over to WomenSippingOnLife.com and let me know how the podcast has been of value to you. How has sipping on life been a benefit to you? Please let me know if there's anything you'd like to hear more of in the future.

I love and appreciate you! I'm so very thankful for you!

Thanks for celebrating this 100th episode and 50th birthday with me.

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 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's episode is a great reminder that life has a way of expecting our flexibility in the most unexpected ways.... Here are 3 secrets that helped me get through my day without completely snapping in two.

Where are you experiencing something in your life that's expecting you to be flexible?

Yes...bend. Don't break.

Yes...flex. Don't fail.

Yes...expect the unexpected.

Be willing to flex or you'll break.

These 3 things helped me, and they'll help you too:

1. Know what you desire.

2. Kind to yourself.

3. Keep going.

Keep sipping. Bitter or sweet. Unexpected or expected.

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 do you have things going on in your life that are unexpected, yet expecting your flexibility…and you feel as though you're ready to snap?

Write down where in your life you feel as though you're about ready to snap.

Remind yourself of what you desire. Remind yourself to be kind to yourself. Commit today that no matter what, you're going to keep going.

I'm proud of you. Be proud of yourself too.

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 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)

In today's episode you'll learn how to rock the crosswalk in style…and 4 ways to be C.H.I.C. in any city. Yes, a Woman Sipping On Life with every step.

Today's SACRED S.O.L. STORY comes from my vintage shopping experience in Brooklyn, NY.

It was definitely a "not so chic" moment, but then I realized this...

Chic isn't about what you wear, where you come from, where you're going, or if you're rocking the catwalk or crosswalk.

It's about BEING...

1. Certain 2. Happy 3. Individual 4. Confident

FROM THE INSIDE, OUT.

How are YOU rocking your C.H.I.C.?

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 how you define CHIC for yourself. And commit to rocking YOUR unique, effortless, CHIC one step at a time.

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 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's message is one of the many reasons I love NYC, and the way it expresses itself. If you ever find yourself having a difficult time speaking up, and allowing your true self to show up and express herself...this episode is especially for YOU!

In the midst of all the sounds, interruptions, and expressions...

Remember this, anonymity is boring.

Are you allowing yourself to be seen and heard?

Authentically. Genuinely. Healthfully.

You must have a voice.

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 this down: I am (Your Name).

Then write down what it means to be you. How are you expressed?

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 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's podcast broadcast is coming LIVE from my very favorite city on planet earth. New York City! Learn the TWO questions to ask yourself before buying anything (including your dreams.)

This episode marks our first remote — on the go — podcast.

I broke away from the crowd to go up to the upper room of a restaurant/bar in Greenwich Village to spend a few moments sipping on life with YOU.

After a full day of shopping with people from around the world, it made me think about this…

We look for a great deal, a bargain, a sale…but what about the desires of your heart?

Are you willing to pay full price for them?

Or are you waiting for your dreams to go on sale?

Are YOU discounting your dreams?

Are you willing to pay the price, and go after the dreams of your heart, no matter the cost?

Don't get so caught up in the SALE, that you forget to ask yourself the following questions that I always ask myself while shopping:

1. Do you love it? 2. Would you be willing to pay full price for it?

If the answer is "YES" for both…then buy 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:

Are you willing to pay the price for the desires of your heart?

If the answer is yes, please take ONE STEP today in the direction of creating the life and life's work that you love.

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 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's message is one that's timely for a busy season of life. It's a reminder of the importance of an attitude of gratitude even when life feels hectic.

Let's not forget about keeping our attitude set on what's real and right for us, what serves us well, and the desires of our hearts.

An attitude of gratitude begins with tapping into the great that's within you.

To truly be grateful, we must acknowledge our greatness.

And the fact that WE'RE FULL OF IT!

Full of great!

In order to allow your gratitude to shine, you must acknowledge the greatness that's within you.

If we acknowledge ourselves not as half full or empty, but as FULL OF GREAT…it's easy to be grateful.

Are you waiting for someone to give you something for you to be grateful?

Are you waiting for someone, or yourself, to change so you can be grateful?

Are you waiting, for whatever reason, to be grateful?

OR…

Are you simply allowing yourself — powerfully — to acknowledge the greatness within you…and that you're already FULL?

If you're full, you don't NEED anymore.

Fullness. Joy. Satisfaction. Contentment. All things GREAT.

If you are full of GREAT and GREATNESS, we lack for no great or good thing.

You can have what you desire IN your greatness.

When you acknowledge that there's no lack or need. There's nothing you need to wait for.

Simply acknowledging your greatness will put you in an incredible attitude of gratitude.

It's the GREAT FULL GRATEFUL.

It'll fill up your attitude, and allow you to fill others as well.

When we do, everybody benefits.

I'm thinking of you, and am thankful for you!!

I love and appreciate you!!

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

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

Acknowledge your greatness.

Write down something within you that you're grateful for.

Acknowledge her.

Thank her.

Appreciate her.

Give her your greatest attitude of gratitude.

Please give yourself a hug…from me to you.

I'm so grateful for YOU.

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 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)