Inspiration: The process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something. I have been told more times than once that I am inspiring. Although I am very grateful and blessed that some people think that, it does make me think how does that happen? I don’t believe people are necessarily born inspired. Just like […]
Author: Shauna Dukes
What It’s Like To Go Through Cancer Treatment- A Real Analogy
When someone in your family gets cancer, especially when it’s your baby, everyone gets cancer. Your life changes forever, and so does your perspective on life. All of a sudden the fragility of life stares you in the face and you can NOT look away. You just have to face it, and come to terms […]
How to Support A Grieving Friend
Grief. It is such a complicated, delicate issue, and yet many of us wrestle with it, and live with it in this life. In fact, if you’ve not dealt with it yet, statistics say that you will. The one thing that we are 100% sure of in this life is that we will die. The […]
REFLECTIONS OF GRIEF
This spring we passed the 5 year mark that Trucker boy physically left this earth, and we also celebrated what would have been his 9th birthday. I still think of him, and miss him every. single. day. and I thought with passing these milestones it would be appropriate to share with you, what I have […]
Tragic Beauty- Finding Gifts Amongst the Ashes.
What do you do when the worst thing you could have ever imagined happens to you?! Do you let it ruin you and become a miserable shell of a human?! OR can you shift your perspective, find things to still be grateful for, see the gifts that are always there even in the darkest times, […]
Homemade Salad Dressings
Nothing ruins a big, beautiful, healthy salad more than added chemicals, and inflammatory oils. Did you know that conventional store-bought salad dressing often has harmful preservatives, added sugar, artificial flavors, and colors, and often highly inflammatory oils in them?! All of these ingredients push you away from optimal health. Do yourself a HUGE favor and […]
5 Healthy Kitchen Tips
The good news is YOU were made to heal. The human body is SO incredibly complex and amazing! The goal is to strive towards optimal health, so our bodies can function the way they were meant to. This is a lifestyle, a commitment to yourself, a marathon, and will require some discipline, but I promise […]
Gift Perspective Goggles
In an instant—everything changed. This wasn’t an option, it was a calling, and no longer optional. An unshakable feeling down to the very last cell in my body that I had to share my passion on how we can support our families holistically. I had no idea, in that moment, that my life would change […]
Castor Oils Pack made Easy
Castor oil packs have been used for thousands of years, and have many health benefits including reducing inflammation and swelling, increasing lymphatic flow, strengthening the immune system, is supportive of your digestive system, and also improves liver(your main detox organ) activities. They can be super helpful for many ailments that we wrestle with such as […]
Time doesn’t heal ALL wounds
I know it’s popular to say and think that time heals all wounds, however that has not been my experience. Loss is hard, complicated, very personal, and very lonely. Also I will say this, child loss is next level. I have lost a brother, and a father, and yes that too is very painful, but […]