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One Day Transformations
We've all seen the ads for quick transformations. Lose 10 pounds in a week. Drop 3 sizes in 12 weeks. Make money fast. Have the...
Shel Dammann
May 9, 20224 min read
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What's unconditional love got to do with it?
Mother's Day is right around the corner. For many years I struggled with celebrating Mother's Day. It probably had a lot to do with...
Shel Dammann
May 2, 20223 min read
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From Conformed To Transformed
I was chatting with a client this morning. We were talking about how our negative thoughts can be a reflection of our environment. The...
Shel Dammann
Apr 29, 20223 min read
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The Lessons I've learned about the masks I've worn and why I removed them.
Recently I was in Nashville attending a one day business coaching workshop and a weekend camp focusing on relationships. I went in...
Shel Dammann
Apr 9, 20224 min read
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It's never too late to start....
For years I spent a lot of time telling myself "If only I had started sooner, I'd be at my goal weight by now", or "I'd be financially...
Shel Dammann
Mar 16, 20222 min read
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Weight loss is a journey
I have been in pursuit of losing weight for the majority of my life. I have hired countless personal trainers, signed up for exercise...
Shel Dammann
Mar 2, 20223 min read
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Mercy-Forgetfulness
I had an argument. I held tightly to the story I had created about why I was right and the other person was wrong. And in the middle of...
Shel Dammann
Mar 1, 20223 min read
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What to do when you are stuck......again
My brain was having a tantrum. How could I be stuck here again? Why is life so complicated? Do they really like me? Why won't this scale...
Shel Dammann
Feb 28, 20223 min read
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Learning how to make mistakes and what that says about being human
More lessons from my 9 year old childcare kiddo. He was anxious about presenting his recitation in class today. The worry was present in...
Shel Dammann
Jan 27, 20223 min read
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Wisdom from a six year old. I'm Bored......What if......
I have some of the best conversations, those thought provoking ones where you are left amused and a little awestruck that a child carries...
Shel Dammann
Jan 25, 20224 min read
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When you have a complaining spirit.....rejoice!
I had my fill over the past 4 days of a complaining spirit. I had my fits of frustration. My discouraging doubt. My haunting humiliation....
Shel Dammann
Jan 18, 20223 min read
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I have a choice, I can be known!
Seen, Known, Loved I had kept secrets, the kind that I thought I just couldn't tell anyone because I was so afraid I would be rejected. I...
Shel Dammann
Jan 9, 20224 min read
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Draw near to your innocence: Trauma and Feelings Work
I've been working with two of my favorite peer coaches this week, cleaning out some trauma I experience from being a young child who was...
Shel Dammann
Jan 6, 20222 min read
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A Journal Entry January 5, 2022
I dream of perfection when all I really need is to sit at perfections feet. The one who is perfect died for me. There is no requirement...
Shel Dammann
Jan 5, 20221 min read
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It's a New Year Again......
How many of you are being bombarded with the pressure of coming up with your "Word of the year?" Of the million weight loss ads promoting...
Shel Dammann
Jan 3, 20223 min read
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Thank you to the woman who Decided to change it all. ME
There have been a lot of moments in my life between these two photos. For years a lot of tears have been shed and a lot of weight has...
Shel Dammann
Dec 16, 20213 min read
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180 Books.........and counting. Words on a page and in my heart.
Each year I have a goal to read more books. I love when an author speaks to my soul. I read a lot of books to help me learn, grow,...
Shel Dammann
Nov 30, 20213 min read
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Lessons from the Stall
I recently (in the last 4 months) have lost 40 pounds. I'm excited to say that this is the first time in my life that I lost this weight...
Shel Dammann
Nov 14, 20215 min read
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What Jesus and Life Coaching did for my life.
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Shel Dammann
Sep 14, 20211 min read
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Decluttering the Mental Mess: A closet cleanout
The Closet Clean out a metaphor for my mental clutter. My husband and I had decided to move his office from our basement guest bedroom to...
Shel Dammann
Aug 30, 20213 min read
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