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Fear: the Block to Empowerment
Photo Credit: Laker on Pexels You can’t be afraid of something you understand and you can’t understand something you don’t ask questions about. I happen to be a very curious person. I want to know everything about everything. It’s not because I want to be smarter than other people or feel more powerful. It’s because I find comfort in having information that can help me make better choices in my life. An informed decision is more powerful than just any decision. Why? Becaus
Shelley Owens Schaal
3 days ago4 min read


Your Sanctuary Asks You to Let Go
When we build our Sanctuary, we must learn to leave behind all of those things we once grasped that we thought was part of who we are. Letting go of past suffering is a critical part of integrating what we learn.
Shelley Owens Schaal
Jul 133 min read


The Road to your Sanctuary
If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there. And the road you choose may not end up where you want to be! We get to choose what our Sanctuary looks and feels like.
Shelley Owens Schaal
Jul 63 min read
Communicating Your Boundaries
It can be hard to communicate what is important to you or what you are willing to accept in your life. This quick infographic can help.
Shelley Owens Schaal
Jun 292 min read


The Sanctuary and Heart Coherence
Photo Credit: ROCKETMANN TEAM on Pexels When I developed The Sanctuary Method, I wanted to create an approach anyone can use to build out boundaries that allow for self-empowerment. As I'm continuing on my own journey, I'm also learning that building out my own Sanctuary has brought me back to my own heart. I've always believed in leading with the heart, but in a world filled with so much division, I can't help but feel like the heart is disappearing. That's why I've begun to
Shelley Owens Schaal
Jun 223 min read


Why Boundaries are Empowering
Boundaries empower us by giving us space within ourselves to connect to our hearts. This heart intelligence is what connects us to the spaces between what we think is reality, and what turns out to be our true self.
Shelley Owens Schaal
Jun 152 min read


Your Exhaustion and Burnout Isn't Because You Work Too Many Hours
When life demands too much, and we don't know how to shut it off, we can end up feeling exhausted. If this goes on for too long, it ends in burnout and by then we feel too overwhelmed to know how to change things. This isn't normal, but we can learn how to empower ourselves to change it.
Shelley Owens Schaal
May 254 min read


The Empowered Self (Your New North Star)
Week 12 of the Journey to Self-Empowerment. We've reached the point of really knowing our internal authority and gained the ability to evolve our experience going forward.
Shelley Owens Schaal
May 182 min read


When They Don’t Like the "New You" (Dealing with Pushback)
Week 11 of the Journey to Self-Empowerment. Discover what to do when you experience pushback from those who don't like your new boundaries.
Shelley Owens Schaal
May 112 min read


Who Are You When No One Is Asking?
Week 10 of the Journey to Self-Empowerment. We are now ready to tackle our identify outside of our boundary archetype. Find freedom in being authentic.
Shelley Owens Schaal
May 42 min read


The Inner Circle (Family & Intimacy)
Week 9 of the Journey to Self-Empowerment. Learn why it's hard to hold boundaries with our Inner Circle - our closest loving connections - and how we can navigate our new boundaries without fear.
Shelley Owens Schaal
Apr 272 min read


The Script Book (Work & Social)
Week 8 of the Journey to Self-Empowerment. Learn some scripts to use in your work and personal life to hold your new boundaries and help protect your peace.
Shelley Owens Schaal
Apr 202 min read


Surviving "The Guilt Gap"
Week 7 of the Journey to Self-Empowerment. We explore the Guilt Gap that can happen when we begin to change our behaviour and face the discomfort of the shift.
Shelley Owens Schaal
Apr 132 min read


Walls vs Gates (The Fortress & The Boss)
Week 6 of the Journey to Self-Empowerment. Dive deeper into the Fortress and Boundary Boss archetypes.
Shelley Owens Schaal
Apr 62 min read


Why We Disappear (The Peacekeeper & The Chameleon)
Week 5 of the Journey to Self-Empowerment. Dive deeper into Peacekeeper and Chameleon boundary archetypes.
Shelley Owens Schaal
Mar 302 min read


What Is Your Boundary Style?
Week 4 of the Journey to Self-Empowerment. Take the Official Boundary Style quiz to understand your boundary archetype.
Shelley Owens Schaal
Mar 233 min read


Where Is Your Energy Leaking?
Week 3 of the Journey to Self-Empowerment. Learn how to identify the energy "leaks" that leave us exhausted because we have gaps in our boundaries.
Shelley Owens Schaal
Mar 162 min read


The Twins of Self-Loss
Week 2 of the Journey to Self-Empowerment. Learn why we pay the cost of being "fine" to understand the key to your empowerment.
Shelley Owens Schaal
Mar 92 min read


The High Cost of Being "Fine"
Week 1 of the Journey to Self-Empowerment. Learn why "fine" is the most expensive word in your vocabulary.
Shelley Owens Schaal
Mar 22 min read


Why "Self-Care" Isn’t Fixing Your Burnout
Sometimes we think we are practicing self-care, when what we are really doing is soothing ourselves to attempt to fix what is really a lack of proper boundaries.
Shelley Owens Schaal
Feb 233 min read
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