Are you in the driver’s seat of your story? Shiva Rose reflects on how she leveraged her everyday experiences to create a successful company and build a more diverse and fulfilling life.

We trace Shiva’s career from actress to wellness writer to skincare entrepreneur. A public divorce and life-threatening autoimmune conditions forced her to seek major life change. The power of food, a renewed relationship with nature and spirit, and ancient rituals became vital allies in her healing journey.

Learning to trust her body and intuition and stay open to transformation helped her recognize the unique medicine she possessed. She takes us inside how food and the alchemy of herbs awakened her senses. But, it was tea ceremonies that helped quieten her mind, and taught her patience and presence. Ritual, Shiva says, keeps us focused and grounded, especially when life takes a destabilizing turn.

We celebrate the arts as a powerful tool for nurturing connection with self and others, and explore creativity as a living force that doesn’t disappear when circumstances change—we give it new forms. Shiva urges us to stay in the dream state, not to escape reality but to meet it.

Her call: You are the writer, director, and producer of your story. Decide that it will be extraordinary.

TESS’S TAKEAWAYS:

1. Living creatively is about leaning into curiosity, possibility, and discovery.
2. Chronic illness can be a doorway into listening, not just symptom management.
3. Healing begins when you listen, engage, and activate your own medicine.
4. Seek out the wisdom, power, and unique medicine of women.
5. Connection with nature and spirit move grief and emotion when words fall short.
6. Rejection is often just bad timing, not a judgment of readiness or worth.
7. Suffer what there is to suffer and enjoy what there is to enjoy.
8. Making each moment intentional creates extraordinary lives in everyday realms.

ABOUT SHIVA ROSE

Shiva Rose is the author of Whole Beauty and founder of the natural skincare company Shiva Rose Beauty.

Life-threatening autoimmune diseases prompted her pursuit of healing through clean living. To document her journey, she started a lifestyle website, The Local Rose. Her skincare line evolved from that. Shiva is also passionate about Kundalini practice and the Chinese way of tea, Cha Dao.

Through her two courses, The Power Of Lunar Energy and The Waterways Of The Feminine Mystique, she helps women connect with nature and spirit.

She lives with her daughter and her partner in the mountains of New Mexico and the hills of Texas.

CONNECT WITH SHIVA

Shiva Rose: https://www.shivarose.com/

Shiva Rose Beauty: https://www.thelocalrose.com/

Whole Beauty: https://www.amazon.com/Whole-Beauty-Rituals-Lifelong-Wellness/dp/1579657729/

Substack: https://thehouseofmagdalena.substack.com/

Courses: https://shivarose.podia.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/localrose

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarosebeauty/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/localrose

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shiva-rose-79b62249/

MEET TESS MASTERS:

Tess Masters is an actor, presenter, health coach, cook, and author of The Blender Girl, The Blender Girl Smoothies, and The Perfect Blend, published by Penguin Random House. She is also the creator of the Skinny60® health programs.

Health tips and recipes by Tess have been featured in the LA Times, Washington Post, InStyle, Prevention, Shape, Glamour, Real Simple, Yoga Journal, Yahoo Health, Hallmark Channel, The Today Show, and many others.

Tess’s magnetic personality, infectious enthusiasm, and down-to-earth approach have made her a go-to personality for people of all dietary stripes who share her conviction that healthy living can be easy and fun. Get delicious recipes at TheBlenderGirl.com.

CONNECT WITH TESS:

Website: https://tessmasters.com/

Podcast: https://ithastobeme.com/

Health Programs: https://www.skinny60.com/

Delicious Recipes: https://www.theblendergirl.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theblendergirl/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theblendergirl/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/theblendergirl

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tessmasters/

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