I was raised Mormon, which didn't suit me. It made me suspicious of God. I became agnostic. I wore my agnosticism like a Girl Scout merit badge. My inner monologue when the Mormon Missionaries came to convert me: Through the steady, extended use of my rational...
HOW SHE SLAYED THEM AND REDEFINED SUCCESS Several years ago, when I was at a particularly low point in my life; I was a failing actress in an emotionally abusive relationship, one woman's story changed the way I defined success. For seven years, I was an active...
How to get out of an Abusive Relationship? Self-Awareness! Asshats can squelch your Bad-Assery. You are a Badass. You just know you are. You have at least ten jets that propel you through your badass life. The problem is, when you date an Asshat, they can drain...
THE First STEP TO RECOVERY & One TASK Some of us think we're God, because we believe we can change other people. Or we think by changing our own behavior, we can impact and change the behavior of our partner. When we're in a functional, loving relationship...
SELF-SABOTAGE, WHY SHE DID IT I have a client I'll call Josie, who has had three pregnancy scares in the last year. My initial advice was fairly simple, "Start using birth control, yo!" I'd helped Josie get out of a long-term, toxic relationship so she thought that...
How to Leave a Toxic Relationship: First, Remember ...
My advice to Leslie, who no longer finds her still-handsome, still-loving husband attractive anymore: If you find my advice useful be sure to OPT-IN to my Relationship Sensei Newsletter. xo S...
Marla finally escaped her emotionally draining, dead-end relationship and is worried she might go back. If you find my advice useful be sure to OPT-IN to my Newsletter!...
Hello Dear Reader, Welcome to my very first "Ask Shannon," where I respond to readers' questions with my usual Je ne sais pas! This one's an absolute must when it comes to dating advice. TAKE IT SLOW! If you find my advice useful be sure to OPT-IN...
This was first posted on my literary website, The Woman Formerly Known As Beautiful. We'd had a really loving date. A lot of hand-holding, neck-nuzzling, lingering kisses. I was saying goodnight when I noticed a cloud cross his face. "Um, I don't know why," he said,...