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Floods, Food Fights and Forgiveness
When life gives you more than you bargained for......look for the little blessings in disguise. I was getting ready to make coffee this...
Shel Dammann
Nov 6, 20236 min read
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Chiseling away at some thoughts.....
I have a friend named Malcom. He challenged me to write every day. So I didn't. It's like the assignment gave me writers block. I even...
Shel Dammann
Nov 2, 20234 min read
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The Price of Fear
Fear is one of those things that grabs ahold of my heart. My body freezes up and I can't move. I have a compartment in my brain, the...
Shel Dammann
Oct 2, 20235 min read
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Invitation.....
I was invited to co-host a party. The date was set, the theme was created. I met with the organizer of the event and had my task list. I...
Shel Dammann
Aug 18, 20234 min read
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(Never Again....) Circling the Mountain.......the road to the promised land of no more dieting.
I live in beautiful Castle Rock Colorado. We are in the foothills and are surrounded by giant mountain ranges. It always has me...
Shel Dammann
Aug 4, 20235 min read
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Resistance to Change is a part of the Change process
So often I notice that my clients are super excited to start a new process like learning how to slow down while they are eating and...
Shel Dammann
Jul 31, 20235 min read
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Re-story. How you can change your past pain into present purpose.
I'm a cheerleader of helping my clients create a better story for the life they are currently living. I call it the Re-story. It's like...
Shel Dammann
Jul 31, 20234 min read
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"Owning My Imperfections: A Journey to Being Present"
This blog post comes from an experience I had this past month where I was confronted with my own uncomfortable behaviors that have left...
Shel Dammann
Jul 28, 20235 min read
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What is something that has changed your life?
I received an email today asking this simple question. What is something that has changed your life? As a Christian woman and...
Shel Dammann
Jul 24, 20237 min read
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Love from the cookie jar
I have had many days when I have felt stressed and have sought out comfort from the cookies in my cookie jar. I have had many days when...
Shel Dammann
Jul 6, 20233 min read
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Mother's and Daughters
Learning how to have a more happy relationship through discovering my Mother's story. We girls learn so many things from our Mother's. ...
Shel Dammann
May 13, 20234 min read
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Weight Loss Stats, the Culture and the Bible
Here are some Stats from the Institute For The Psychology of Eating that are Stunning and Unacceptable: An Estimated 108 Million...
Shel Dammann
Feb 20, 20235 min read
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Weightloss bible studies, why are we subjecting ourselves to something the culture created?
Every day we are bombarded with messages that tell us we need something outside of ourselves in oder to fit in, to have value, a kind of...
Shel Dammann
Feb 17, 20234 min read
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New and Improved
I took the summer off. It was a time to spend with the kids, feeling the sunshine on my skin, and time spent dreaming about DammGirl...
Shel Dammann
Sep 23, 20224 min read
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A Firm Foundation
Some lessons seem to take me years to finally learn. I recently noticed that I have an old belief system when it comes to how I do a...
Shel Dammann
Aug 18, 20224 min read
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How To Get Unstuck...........Help I need somebody!
Have you ever slept on a convertible sofa? I think my grandmother referred to them as the hide a bed. We used to own one. They are not...
Shel Dammann
Aug 18, 20224 min read
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Why I don't teach "Dieting" but A Body Designed by God approach to managing your life and weight.
Since I was 10 years old the diet industry has been giving me messages that being overweight is unacceptable and a symptom of personal...
Shel Dammann
Aug 18, 20225 min read
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One Size Diets Does Not Fit All
The most basic reason we are overweight or are not losing weight is because we consume more than we need to fuel our bodies. DUH! Right,...
Shel Dammann
Aug 10, 20225 min read
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Summer Protocols
I kind of freaked out last week. It was the first week of summer break for the kids and I was not prepared for what I would emotionally...
Shel Dammann
Jun 6, 20225 min read
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Protocols for enjoyable eating and weightloss
I teach my clients that by deciding what types of food they want to eat, and putting those foods on their daily food plans, that they are...
Shel Dammann
May 13, 20225 min read
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