Making sense of it all.
The common, the conscious and the convoluted.
Maybe it was the slight sugar high from the extra spoonful of my homemade ‘burro di limone’ last night that had me questioning whether my Dad might have just been *right* all along.
Whether it was the protein powder I had brought home after a holiday, or a food choice he didn’t understand - his answer was always something along the lines of “All you need to do is eat a balanced diet. Just exercise everyday, eat healthy, get good sleep and drink less wine than I do. It is not hard to know what is healthy and right for you.”
When I distill it down, when I read between the lines, when I feel into what he has been trying to say for all these years, it's that common sense matters!
And I’d say that today's society has lost connection and intimacy with common sense.
Common Sense, literally means to have a [good sense and sound judgement in practical matters]. It is no wonder then that people are struggling to understand themselves; we are living inside the white noise of an untuned radio station, where many have traded common sense for the outsourcing of what is practical and innately natural, what is intuitive and the intentional application of it, for interference.
Our biology loves it when we nourish it but,… what underpins our decisions to eat the food we do, when we do and why? And are we really nourishing our body by listening to her or is there someone else’s voice telling us not to eat until 2pm because #fastingisbetter?!
Our soul loves it when we create from the heart, creativity is our unspoken love language and our divine role on this planet. However, what drives that today, what encourages us into the work we pursue, the way we parent, how often we make love, how we create art and connect with people in this world?
Do we even care if it is truly ’our way’, what is authentically us and what our body desires, or just that we checked everything off the list we were told we needed to get done for the day?
Have we become more concerned with our perceived actions or inaction fitting the latest label, the system, or the diagnosis so that we can prove that we never fitted in anyway, or that ‘YES! I am a good little girl!’.
I am genuinely curious what might happen if we dissolved that which has become so convoluted these days. What if it is as simple as moving more, eating better, making your sleep a priority, welcoming in more pleasure (and yes, let it be in the middle of the day with the man you love!), choosing connection over scrolling and isolation, and what if we quit trying to box ourselves in with check-lists that make us hum rather than zing?!
What if my Dad is right and ‘its not that hard to know what is healthy and right for you?’
You are literally designed to find the fastest, easiest route to food, water, safety, shelter, and connection - and en-route, ensure not an ounce of energy is wasted because you’ll need that for Winter, or when you need to outrun that sabre tooth tiger!
It is no wonder then that when a ’wonder drug’ like Ozempic goes viral on the social airways and spiritual healers and influences who ‘lost all their weight by sitting in a million ayahuasca ceremonies’ are now selling GLP1 on every reel, every woman leaps.
My honest opinion is that a darker spell is being cast, placing a veil over that which brings us alive, and that, my friend, is the grit it takes, the sweat that drips and the becoming that happens when we are initiated.
Take giving birth for example. An initiation like no other, taking a Woman from Maiden to Mother, a rite of passage that redefines every fibre of a Woman's body to bring earthside a miracle!
We are shaped in the fire. To be stripped bare and brought to your knees in full body surrender, is where the phoenix within you is met, and where she rises.
The same goes for our Men.
Maybe today’s mentality is the fallout from initiations being a thing of the past.
There are no rites of passage.
There is no depth, gumption or sacred way being upheld.
Getting an iPhone for your 12th birthday or getting drunk on your Hens or Bucks, kinda doesn’t cut it - does it?
Maybe that is why the older generations speak so frankly about common sense.
They never stood at the buffet of convenience and gorged themselves.
Here is the thing, I believe in you and I believe in me.
I believe in our physiology and that we are always being guided.
Always.
I want to steer you back to you, to your bliss, your beauty and the truth of what supports YOUR thriving as a human being. And it requires the nurturing of your fundamental base line needs for vitality. We need to give up the chase and shiny ball syndrome, seeking the latest biohack to optimize the 0.1%, while the 99.9% is being ignored.
It’s simple.
It’s subtle.
You are at the helm.
Not the world out there.
So tell me, what do you feel?
Slow down a little, listen a little deeper and you will not only know yourself, your voice and your way, but you will FEEL it and IT will transform you!
Buuuuttt Shannon, ’its not as simple as just moving more!’
ANNDDD what if it is, but the simplicity of it freaks you out because you’ve been sold the lie that you are special.
You’re not special.
You’re human.
Your physiology and mine are the same.
In May 2020 a study in PubMed found that humans are, in fact genetically 99.9% identical, and while “we may look different, at a physiological and anatomical level we are remarkably similar”.
** I am not here for the disclaimers but in case you need one —> we all know there are complexities and nuances to every conversation, please take what lands, use discernment and trust yourself like I trust you as a Self-Led Woman. x
When we let the mind rest and the body lead, life comes alive.
When we leave that which skips the simple and what comes naturally to us, we gaslight and bypass our own physiology.
Take somatic healing for example, {its on trend and for good reason! And it is a BIG part of the work I do with my clients} many scroll their night away looking for the best somatic tool to help them regulate their nervous system, meanwhile their husband is there … but he is scrolling too!
The best somatic tool to regulate your nervous system is co-regulation. Humans thrive on connection, it is one of our base fundamental needs for survival.
I say it's time for a global detox!
Trim the fat.
Delete the unnecessary, remove the excessive.
Nourish your baseline needs.
Check those unsexy boxes, let them make you SEXY!
Discover what makes you FIZZ minus the guilt trip!
A well-fed, well-rested, well-f*cked woman is ALIVE.
By dialing in your Body Devotion {aka nourishing your innate needs}, you’ll begin moving from a state of *awareness* to ALIVENESS. ⚡️
💋It’s the *being with Self* that creates subtle tectonic shifts to the tapestry of your every day
💋It’s the sleep you now get that gives you 10x the energy and emotional capacity the next day
💋It’s the attunement with our cycle🩸that gives us ancient intel for modern day
💋 It’s the fulfillment of your baseline conditions for thriving as a human being that are simple AF AND when done well, give you space to breathe, create art, make love, be a great Mother and ultimately come alive.
The hill I will die on is empowering women to trust the wisdom that whispers from within her.
No more doubting you, ok?
x Shannon