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*Press! Living Well with Michelle – CBS News

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Thanks to Michelle Logan for coming by and talking to us. We can’t show you a session, of course, because it’s in the dark, but take a look at this short story and see what we’re all about!

06 Sep

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Have you ever felt like you needed to tone it down to fit in? Have you ever felt the need to quiet your self or hide your true spirit and personality to be tolerated and accepted? Have you replayed conversations and regretted […]

Laura Interval Shannon Skipper SOL Dance Experience

04 Sep

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We had a great time talking to Sydney Cromwell from Mountain Brook’s local paper Village Living. Thanks to them for wanting to talk about us. 🙂 “The idea behind SOL Dance in the Dark classes is that if no one […]

24 May

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Shannon Skipper writes: I fell off the wagon and it hurt. I never thought of myself as having an addictive personality, but then I grew older and wiser and got a clue. It turns out addiction comes in all […]

20 Apr

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A woman told me recently that she really wanted to come to SOL more often, but it made her feel guilty because she didn’t usually go out by herself in the evenings to have fun. First, let me say, I […]

26 Feb

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Fear. It’s a real dream killer, isn’t it? Fear strips the confidence right out of you and replaces it with judgment and anger and self-loathing. It tells you that you’re not good enough and makes sure that you […]

26 Sep

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Shannon Skipper/ SOL Sister Monday nights writes: Tonight was a night for letting a lot of things go. Tonight was about what I needed to be my best self, my true self. Tonight, I was able to set my […]

19 Jun

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This incredible poem, by Oriah, has been around for almost a decade. It has come into my life many times, hitting me a different way each time. Never has it been more powerful and relevant than today when, for the […]

10 Things to Let Go – in Pursuit of the Good Life

11 Apr

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I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how to remain happiest in daily life while achieving lofty, challenging goals. Here’s me at my best: running 2 businesses, hatching another, maintaining fulfilling relationships with the loves of my life, traveling, keeping […]

21 Jan

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(adj.) [uhn-fuhk-wi-thuh-buh l] I’ve been thinking a lot about TAKING ACTION. More specifically, what we need to be doing to keep us in the right frame of mind – focused and inspired – to take action to get what […]

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*Press! Living Well with Michelle – CBS News

Time to Turn It Up?

*Press! Village Living – About SOL

When You’re Addicted to Self Criticism

The Benefits of SOL

Dear Fear

Setting Myself Free

A Poem: The Invitation

10 Things to Let Go – in Pursuit of the Good Life

My New Favorite Word