You Got This! - The Journey

Do you have a message that you want to share with the world? Are you struggling to figure out how to get started and don’t know where to begin? Don’t worry! In this episode, Shannon is going to help you use your voice the way you are meant to. Whether it’s bringing up a difficult topic, making people laugh, or raising awareness, Shannon wants to help you find the way to share your message with the world. Podcasting may not be for everyone, and that’s okay! Shannon is going to go through all of the different platforms you can use to share your message and her top 5 tips and tricks for getting started. She also shares some of her best practices for when it comes to starting a podcast and how she got started on her journey into podcasting. Shannon also answers some of the Journier questions that came through about pushing past the fear of being judged, knowing when you’re ready, and handling the pressure of episode ideas and stress when it comes to recording. Still have questions about how you want to use your voice? Reach out to Shannon for any questions! 

Shannon also shared an exciting update that her website officially has been launched today! The Journiers can now go to shannonandress.com to access all of the podcast episodes & information, amare products, NEW blog posts, and participate in Shannon’s Mindset Coaching program. Journiers can book a free 20 minute consultation call to discuss their goals with Shannon and see whether 1 on 1 coaching or the 90 day program would be a good fit. Whether it is making a career pivot or solidifying your commitment to exercise and nutrition, this will be the program that will kick your goals into high gear.
 

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Why is it so hard to stick to healthy eating habits? Why is it that when I plan to only have 3 or 4 Oreos I end up eating the entire sleeve? Why am I feeling like crap when I am eating the foods that I enjoy and love? Does this sound familiar? This was pretty much Shannon’s narrative before meeting with Laura! Healthy eating should be easier than it is. The reason it is so hard is because of the emotional ties that we have to food. There is a psychological connection to our food choices and why foods can hold so much power over us. In this interview, Laura B. Folkes takes Shannon on an emotional rollercoaster of a live coaching session. Laura helps Shannon to identify what her biggest challenges are when it comes to eating in alignment with her goals. Shannon is honest and open with Laura as this deep conversation unravels some of Shannon’s demons. Laura and Shannon talk about how everyone’s journey is different and the goal is not to feel like a prisoner or feel bad for making the food choices we make, but to always have a choice and not turn to food for the emotional reasons that we might have. We can achieve any goal when we prioritize our mental health! 

Before jumping into today’s interview, Shannon shares the journey she has had this week after coming home from vacation. Shannon is slowly getting back into her routine and is listening to her body as she adjusts. She also shares the recent Reiki session she had with previous guest Liz Carlin and how identifying the chakra blockages she is experiencing is helping to enhance her spiritual connection. It’s a crazy week with 2 puppies in the house but Shannon is still able to be there for her Journiers and answer the questions that came in this week! Shannon talks workout, vegetables, and Amare products. Make sure you are following the Instagram page to submit questions and see exciting updates! 
 

Get To Know Our Guest!

Laura B. Folkes is a Certified Holistic Health Coach and holds a certification from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN). She has supported over 70 clients who know what they should be eating but have a hard time sticking to it by helping them get to the bottom of why they self-sabotage so they can radically transform their relationship with food. Laura is a facilitator of the research-based Truce with Food® process, which helps clients achieve sustainable results by getting to the bottom of why they fall off track and aren’t able to remain consistent. After successfully losing 60 pounds and working through her own emotional relationship with food, Laura’s mission became helping others get to the bottom of their self-sabotaging patterns. Laura coaches clients one-on-one, in small groups, runs workshops, speaks at summits and conferences and has been featured in Voyage Chicago.

Connect With Laura:

Instagram: Laura B. Folkes, CHHC (@laurab.folkes) • Instagram photos and videos

Facebook: (1) Laura B Folkes, Certified Holistic Health Coach | Facebook

LinkedIn: Laura Folkes, CHHC - Certified Holistic Health Coach - Laura B. Folkes, Certified Holistic Health Coach | LinkedIn

Website: https://laurabfolkes.com 
 
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Have you ever considered traveling to see the Grand Canyon? Is this a bucket list item for you as well? Let’s eliminate any questions or concerns you have as Shannon shares her recent trip and experience in Arizona. Shannon talks about the adventurous trip her and her boyfriend took with a day by day recap of how they spent the most of their time on this trip. This action packed vacation was a trip of a lifetime and Shannon had to face several of her fears in order to experience some of her favorite moments on this trip. As Shannon discusses this recent trip, she also answers some of the Journiers questions that were submitted about this trip. Inspired by a Journier’s question this week, Shannon shares her top 5 tips and tricks for how to overcome your vacation blues. 

Shannon is also very excited to no longer be recording in her closet! The heat was unbearable! As Shannon journeys further into the podcasting world, she is still learning how to use her new microphone and is asking everyone to be patient with her as she ventures into a new realm of podcasting. She is committed to giving the best experience for her Journiers! 

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Today’s guest is a survivor and thriver. Sierra Sophia Mercier shares her journey to finding her cosmic love and becoming the best version of herself. After being a victim of abuse, lacking a relationship with her family, and battling depression, Sierra was able to pull herself out of her rock bottom by connecting with her higher power through Buddhism. She found love for herself and her life again and committed to following her dreams. She manifested her dream life and opened herself to the universe and was brought her cosmic love. Creator and author of the Cosmic Love Guide, Sierra shares her best tips and tricks of how to manifest your cosmic love. In speaking with Shannon, she defines the differences between soul mates, twin flames, and the difference between desire and what we need. Sierra stresses how important it is that we find love within ourselves before searching for our cosmic love. 

Shannon talks about how she feels reflecting on this interview with Sierra. Since Shannon recorded this episode so long ago, she forgot that during this time she was struggling. Looking back, she cannot even remember what that struggle was which has taught her how little these struggles and stresses we face in life mean to us. This episode is being edited right before Shannon’s vacation with her boyfriend and she believes there is synchronicity in the timing of this episode with her trip. She is extremely grateful for the support and love that she has been able to find on her journey. 
 

Get To Know Our Guest!

Sierra Mercier is a warrior for justice and peace. As an active member and leader of her Buddhist community, she constantly strives to not only live her own life to the fullest, but to lift up those around her. Having spent her formative years training to be an Olympic figure skater, she has overcome injuries, abuse, and countless other hardships - and emerged like a lotus flower blooming from the mud. She is a storyteller through and through and speaks the language of empathy, spreading beauty and love everywhere she goes.

Connect With Sierra:

Instagram(s): Sierra Sophia Mercier (@sierrasophiamercier) • Instagram photos and videos 

Website(s): www.SierraMercier.com www.LoveSetRun.com

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Shannon asked all of her Journiers to submit their burning questions for her to answer and boy did they deliver! Shannon has narrowed it down to the top 20 questions that she received. Today’s episode has the perfect balance of fun questions and serious questions. Shannon answers a variety of questions from the Journiers about the podcast, her love life, embarrassing stories, obsessions, and so much more. Shannon loved this episode format so much that she is going to start accepting Journier questions for every episode each week for her to answer. Make sure you are following all of our social media pages so that you can participate in the fun! 

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Rachelle Sylvain is a life strategist that helps people to reignite their Purpose, stop playing it safe and learn to live a passion-filled life. Rachelle speaks to Shannon about the challenges she went through at the beginning of her career and how the lessons she learned brought her to her entrepreneurial lifestyle. Rachelle had strong faith in her purpose in life that she would end up where she was meant to be and understood that these hard lessons had to happen in order for her to grow. Being a powerful leader, Rachelle had such a strong impact on her staff that she was able to maintain a strong community through every transition. Rachelle stresses the importance of having clarity in where we spend our energy and how leading a passion filled life will keep you aligned with your purpose. During today’s conversation, Rachelle helps Shannon to understand the difference between passion & purpose, how our purpose can show differently throughout our life, and the work that we can do connect with what our purpose is. The importance is not in finding the purpose, but truly connecting with it so that we are authentically connected to our purpose in life. Rachelle gives us all of the tools we need in this week’s episode!

Before heading into the conversation with Rachelle, Shannon opens up about what has been new on her journey this week. Shannon’s morning routine has gotten much easier now that her partner is waking up at the same time as her and they are on the same schedule. When your significant other is on the same sleep schedule, the morning routine is much easier! Shannon also shares the exciting new leap she has taken for “You Got This! – The Journey”. Shannon is now enrolled to become a certified nutritionist and personal trainer. She is a little nervous about this new challenge, but Shannon is excited to push herself, step out of her comfort zone, and go after a dream she has always wanted. Shannon’s mission has always been to give the Journiers all of the resources they need to live their happiest and healthiest life, and she is so excited to take this new step. 

 Get To Know Our Guest!

 Rachelle Sylvain is the author of  “Mienergi” which walks you through Rachelle's seven step process to self fulfillment, growth, success and mastering your personal energy. Her workbook is an inspirational guide to self discovery and energy shifting. In this book you will learn to break through your resistance, connect with your inner rhythm, shift your energy and live abundantly.  
  

Connect With Rachelle:

Instagram: Rachelle | Master Igniter (@_rachellesylvain) • Instagram photos and videos

Website: Rachelle Sylvain IG (mailchi.mp)
 
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One of the most common questions Shannon gets asked is “How do you find motivation to workout every day?!” Well for some of us this can be really hard right? Newly introducing this to your routine can feel almost impossible and incorporating this into your routine with the stress of home life, work life, or lack of energy, can REALLY make this feel like an impossible goal! Don’t worry, Shannon is here to help you! After answering so many guests’ direct messages on this topic, Shannon decided to do a full episode to help any of the Journiers that are searching for advice. In this episode, Shannon unravels all of the different tools you will need to accomplish your fitness goals. First, it all starts with finding your why. For Shannon, her why is her mental health and she educates everyone on the different benefits exercise can have for a variety of different mental health struggles. Once you have found your why, how do you stay motivated? Shannon gives you the top 5 tips and tricks that she recommends using every day to stay motivated in your fitness routine. Everyone’s journey is different but with these top 5 tips and tricks Shannon is sharing, anyone can achieve their fitness goals. 

Shannon shares how she has gotten closer to achieving her goal of running a full marathon by increasing her miles each week on her runs. A key factor for her has been the Amare Global products. These products have given her the support she needs for her joint pain, energy, and stamina. Reach out to Shannon for more questions on the Amare products and $10 off your order!
 
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Okay so you have your big idea and you know where you want to be, but now what do you do? How do we even get started and how can we be clear on our intentions and purpose? You can stop asking yourself those questions with the help of Nina Obier. Nina is a clarity coach that is here to break down the best ways that we can find clarity and truly start living our happiest lives. As Nina shares her own personal journey, she shares what she believes are the top 4 things you should make sure you do for yourself every single day. She is the author of “My Daily Clarity” which is a 90 day workbook to help you connect, create, communicate, and celebrate. Nina shares some of the questions and activities that are provided through her workbook and we both agree that putting pen to paper is an absolute must! 

Before heading into today’s interview with Nina, Shannon shares how her experience has been with trying out Nina’s “My Daily Clarity” workbook. It’s been an exciting week as Shannon reveals one of the most amazing opportunities that came out of a social media post that she did.  Shannon also shares with the journiers the exciting new partnership she has made with Amare Global. After searching for an all natural solution with her therapist, Shannon was recommended to start trying Amare Global. She has had such amazing results and after seeing all of the other products Amare has to offer, Shannon decided to partner with them to help share their solutions with anyone else who is struggling on their journey. Message Shannon for any questions on Amare, her promo code, and if you are interested in trying free samples! 
 
 Get To Know Our Guest!

 She loves taking selfies, she is a crazy fan of happy hours, and she uses the phrase "in my humble opinion" a lot. She is passionate about personal development and is known for having the wisdom of a 90-year-old with the energy of a 9 year old. She loves to SMILE for a living: Share, Motivate, Inspire, Listen, Encourage, through her speaking, writing, and coaching as a Business Strategist and FUNness Facilitator.  
  

Connect With Nina:

Instagram: Nina- Daily Clarity Cure (@ninaobier) • Instagram photos and videos

Facbook: (1) Nina Obier | Facebook

LinkedIn: Nina Obier - Founder, Speaker, Author, FUNness Facilitator - Success Simplified | LinkedIn

Website: Nina Obier- Leadership Liaison, Exceptional Listener & Freedom Facilitator | WiseIntro Portfolio

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Hello Journiers! Shannon is returning this week in a solo episode and she is excited to share the winning title of the “You Got This! – The Journey” listeners, The Journiers. Shannon emotionally reflects on the success of the conversations had for Mental Health Awareness month and she stresses the importance and responsibility we all have to continue to raise awareness. As Shannon shares the new stresses and anxieties she is facing with the growth of her business, she encourages all of you to stay connected with her on social media to make sure you are staying in the know of what’s to come for “You Got This! – The Journey”. 

Recording on a rainy night, a bolt of lightening struck Shannon’s inspiration to cover this episode’s topic of how to protect your mental health on rainy days. How many of us turn to binge watching tv shows and napping all day when it’s crappy outside? Then after that… we don’t feel the best because we feel like we wasted a day.. Right? Well not anymore! Shannon is sharing her top 5 tips for activities you can do on rainy days BESIDES watching tv! (Side note: there is nothing wrong with a good veg out session) Shannon’s 5 tips will help you to feel more productive and accomplished on our rainy days! We do not have to wait for good weather to have an amazing day. With a variety of activities that can be done by yourself, with friends, family, or your significant other, you will no longer be stuck with the question of “What should we do today?”

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Trauma can present itself in so many different ways and can come at any point in our lives. In this conversation, Licensed Clinical Social Worker Nidhi Tewari dissects exactly what trauma is and how differently we can all experience trauma both physically and mentally. As Shannon opens up to Nidhi about the fears she has had about trauma therapy, Nidhi relieves some of those fears by identifying the positive experiences we can be avoiding by not identifying trauma and the danger we can be placing ourselves in. Very similar to anxiety, it is important to safely face and learn to work through traumas with a licensed professional. To protect our creativity, safety identifiers, memory, and so much more, we need to protect our mental health. But what a relief! Nidhi talks all about how we can reverse the damage that these experiences can cause us and move on to live a happier and healthier life. There are several different ways we can be working through trauma and Nidhi shares the specifics of her practice that she uses with her clients EDMR. (A tongue twister that Shannon cannot say right this entire episode!) Nidhi also shares how we can be the best support that we can be to those around us who are struggling with trauma. 

Before today’s discussion with Nidhi, Shannon shares with everyone the exciting projects she has been working on during her staycation. She also shares a great challenge you can do this Memorial Day to benefit a great charity and honor the men and women who have fought for our freedom. 

Get To Know Our Guest! 

Nidhi Tewari, LCSW is a professional speaker, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and mental health therapist with a decade of expertise in the mental health field.  She speaks to leadership teams and event audiences on the topics of resilience, self-care, leadership, digital wellness, burnout prevention, post-traumatic growth, and imposter syndrome. She’s been featured as an expert in Vice magazine, Theravive, Psych Central, and several news networks, and she has built partnerships with a number of major brands and podcasts.

Connect With Nidhi:

Instagram: www.Instagram.com/nidhitewarilcsw 

ClubHouse: https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@nidhitewarilcsw https://www.joinclubhouse.com/club/mentalhealthmatters

Facebook: www.Facebook.com/nidhitewarilcsw 

Twitter: www.Twitter.com/LCSWNidhi 

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