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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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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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