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Overthinking contributes to anxiety, depression, and irritability.  It can lead to sleep problems, increase your unhealthy stress levels & weaken your immunity. But you don’t need me to tell you this because you KNOW it sucks. You don’t need another tirade of STOP DOING THESE THINGS THAT ARE BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH! and another cause to feel shitty because you don’t feel like you can overcome it....

If you are new here this episode will give you a great snapshot of what this podcast is all about and what growth to expect if you regularly tune into these episodes! Spoiler alert - those 5 key areas are: Self-awareness & emotional intelligence  Mindset Spiritual curiosity & connection  Relationships (with yourself & others)  Mastering fresh starts & new chapters If you are intere...

Welcome to the new format “snippets” of Starting Over with Shannon: for busy people who want a quick dose of inspiration & guidance on their self-development and healing journey. In this snippet, manifestation coach & author Joe Hehn explains the key steps to successfully manifesting your goals, including elevating your vibration and frequency, letting go of fear, not projecting future neg...

We are all united in wanting healthy, happy & thriving relationships in life, and yet, we often experience barriers to that. Those barriers are what we discuss in this episode: attachment styles, safety in relationships, self-awareness about our needs, wants & behaviors, the impact of developmental trauma and childhood dynamics and much more.  Guest expert is Dr Margaret Robinson Rutherfor...

In 2014 I met a man who I thought was my soulmate & future husband. He was, in fact, the man who would deliberately bring me so much emotional & psychological pain. And yet, he would also act as the catalyst for my own growth & spiritual awakening. In this episode I share my starting over story & 5 key lessons I learnt that will help you all as well in growing through what you go t...

Welcome to the new format “snippets” of Starting Over with Shannon: for busy people who want a quick dose of inspiration & guidance on their self-development and healing journeys. In this snippet, author & keynote speaker Vanessa Loder explains: 1) how the universe sends you signals that you’re on the right path; 2) how you can tune out the external noise and; 3) how you can surrender, all...

Fear controls much of you and your life without you even knowing it! It also blocks you from reaching your full potential and having greater ease, joy & success in life. If you are ready to stop limiting yourself, this episode is for you!  Guest, Ben Harris, is a fear alchemist and intuitive guide, who specializes in helping artists, writers, coaches & athletes break free from their fear t...

Feeling uninspired at work and need a change? Contemplating entrepreneurship or building a business that gives you more freedom & flexibility? Feeling fear or uncertainty around it but don’t want to let it stop you from making change? This episode is for you!  Guest, Steph Taylor, is Australian online business strategist & podcaster who has helped thousands of clients to launch and build t...

Curious about psychedelics & plant medicine and how it could help you on your healing and self-development journey? Have you ever wondered what the heck non-duality actually means and why it matters? Or what spiritual awakening actually means? Well this episode is for you! Guest, Mira Drummond Davis, is a licensed clinical social worker and founder of Nondual Psychedelic Integration, a private...

Clinical psychologist and healing retreat organizer Mary Firestone lived through the Montecito mudslide in 2018 that dropped 200 million gallons of rainfall in 15 minutes, washing away her home. Trapped alone in her bathroom while pregnant, not sure if her husband and four-year-old son were still alive, she wasn’t thinking that her trauma was a gift in disguise. Yet, as she began her journey to he...

There is a strong goal-setting, new years resolution culture, which encourages us to move forward quickly. Instead, these 6 questions invite you to pause and reflect on what you have actually done and who you have actually been this year, to help you move into 2023 with more clarity and confidence. End of year review questions  Who or what made you the happiest this year?  Who or what drained you...

Petra was born and raised in the infamous Children of God cult, conditioned to believe that she was being groomed to save the world. Being punished, shamed and ostracised for not ‘following the rules’, was the norm. As was being ‘home-schooled’ and moving countries to join a new ‘commune’ every year or so. It led to depression, alcohol addiction and suicidal ideation. Fast-forwarding some years, P...

We tend to ignore or diminish our progress because we focus on how much further there is to go, rather than how far we’ve come. But just because gains can feel small, it doesn’t mean that they are not there!    This solo episode is your invitation to pause, reflect and praise yourself, as I guide you through 11 signs that you are making real and measurable progress on your healing & self-devel...

How can you determine the next right step for you? How does the universe send you signals you are on the right path? What are some key steps for tuning out external ‘noise’ and accessing authenticity? How can the “SAT” method (surrender, allow, trust) help us to get more of what we want with ease?  These are some of the questions I explore with keynote speaker and author of The Soul Solution , Van...

How can we break unhealthy patterns? How can we expand our window of tolerance, get less triggered and less reactive to live a more peaceful and free life? How long does it actually take to achieve lasting change?  These are some of the topics I explore with British trauma expert, research psychologist, coach and author of ‘You Are Not Broken’ Sarah Woodhouse.  Sarah also explains how we can find...

What are the root causes of illness? Why do medicine and psychiatry only treat symptoms instead of causes? What can spontaneous remissions (i.e. people ‘miraculously’ or unexpectedly healing from ‘incurable’ diseases) teach us about the nature of healing and wellness? What are the four key ingredients to lasting health & wellbeing? What role does love play in healing?  These are topics I explo...

How can we tune into the guidance of our higher self ? What emotion is our egoic self driven by? Why could writing out your fears be a useful practice? How can we use the law of attraction to manifest our best lives? What practices can help us vibrate higher daily?  These are some of the questions that I explore with certified transformational coach and psychotherapist Kristina Furia. She fuses he...

Mindset & spiritual mentor, author and speaker Joe Hehn epitomizes what the Starting Over podcast is all about. He suffered tremendously with the loss of his wife to a rare form of cancer but awakened to a transformative spiritual journey and quest for meaning, peace and purpose in life. He shares his heart-warming and inspiring story on this episode, which contains pearls of wisdom for anyone...

This isn’t a go-to instructive bible called “This is how you heal!” because I believe there is an individualized path to take. But what I know for sure is that a commitment to doing the inner work of healing will bring you closer to an inner peace you’ve never experienced before & that is worth exploring!  The 5 practices shared in this episode are what shifted the needle for me & have led...

What if your “gut instinct” or “gut feeling” about someone was more than something metaphysical or woo woo? What if it actually was from one of the organs in your body? Namely, our GUT. Think of this episode as gut health 101: what is our gut and what does it do? What does the word microbiome even mean? What is the nature of the gut-brain connection? What are some signs that our gut health is less...

As the old saying goes “uncertainty is the only certainty in life” and yet… It is so difficult to deal with! Why? You will find the answer to that and many ways to help cope with uncertainty, feel less limited by fear and unlock your highest potential. This episode focuses on two types of uncertainty: external (i.e. surrounding uncertain circumstances) and internal (i.e. inner blocks which are typ...

Licensed therapist, content creator and speaker, Summer Forlenza, who is a survivor of PTSD herself, teaches us three crucial steps to healing from trauma and living a joyful, whole and connected life.  We discuss how trauma neurobiologically changes the brain and body, how dissociation is a common survival strategy but one we need to move through for true healing, how to cultivate safety in the b...

Dr Courtney Tracy grew up knowing poverty, neglect and abuse; in adolescence and beyond her escape became substance misuse, self-harm and risky behaviour. Today she is known as “The Truth Doctor” to her 2 million followers online, is a renowned psychotherapist, licensed clinical social worker, healthcare entrepreneur and content creator.  We often hear these ‘rag to riches’ stories, but they often...

Do you want to deepen your connection to your partner, or to yourself, and have the best sex you’ve ever had? Well clinical sexologist Jacqueline Hellyer says, much of that will involve clearing the negative energies, barriers and blockages that conceal our true sensual & sexual nature. We are hardwired for pleasure and sex in humans is a predominantly bonding rather than reproductive function...

Today on the show I am doing something a little bit different by sharing 4 clips of previous episodes that really resonated with me and quite honestly changed the way I look at life & live my life! Those “aha” moments where I was like YES! That is IT! The timeless wisdom shared by these guests has helped me, and will hopefully help you too, on this journey of awakening and becoming a more cons...