Stories from the novel Thats Life are used to help listeners dive into their own stories to understand themselves, write their own stories, and heal from the traumas of life.
In this That's Life episode, Rose is getting dinner ready for the weekly family dinner where everyone comes together to reconnect. There is always lots to do before everyone arrives and when she forgot something, two people help with very different attitudes. Then Shannon tells a story about when she was making a big Christmas dinner and forgot an ingredient and how forgetting to do one thing resulted in a lost temper. After that she asks you the listener about how you get help when preparing for a large gathering or a trip. How do you communicate to your family that you need help?
4 Jun 2021
That's Life: Behaving Badly
In this Life UnPeeled That's Life Episode, Lindsay wakes up next to a guy 20 years younger. Then Shannon tells a bit of her own behaving badly story and how the words we use when trying to support someone we love, causes more pain for the person. As with all That's Life Episodes, it closes with questions to help the listener explore their own behaving badly story by focusing on writing about how those behaviours made them feel. We all have moments of weakness when we make bad choices for the wrong reasons. The lessons we learn during those times can help us to be stronger when we unpack the feelings that are motivating us. Start healing through story with That's Life.
31 May 2021
Thats Life: Food Bank Shame
In this episode Shannon reads a chapter from her novel, That's Life, about Sophie who finds herself standing in the food bank line. Shannon then talks about her own shame about needing charity to feed her children before challenging you to think about your own relationship with charity. Start writing your own story by becoming an UnPeeled member at marketapeel.agency
28 May 2021
Thats Life: Divorce is Expensive
In this episode Shannon reads a chapter of the #Thatslife novel about negotiating a divorce settlement. After which, she shares her story about how her divorce cost her 10 times more than it should have and why it was the best money she ever spent. Wraps it up asking you, the listener, questions to probe into your own story around the topic of divorce.
25 May 2021
Thats Life: Teenagers a Parents Revenge
Shannon reads a chapter of the #ThatsLife novel about being a teenager and parenting teenagers. She then shares her own experience as both a teenager and a mother of teenagers. The episode ends with questions to help you, the listener, dig deeper into your experiences and thoughts about the teen years.
25 May 2021
The Slurry Pit of Life: Steffen Waite
When Steffen Waite was standing in a slurry pit, he took stock of his life and decided it was time to make a change. Listen to discover how he took the reins and switched directions to find a better way for him and his family.
24 May 2021
Thats Life: This is Life?
Is this all there is to life? Sometimes, we feel like we are in a rut and our daily routines get old - fast! When this happens we can begin to wonder if this is all life has to offer. At 40, Justine is wondering if she's missing something because although she has the perfect life, it feels like there is something missing. Shannon reflects on her own life and how it took 20 years for her to embrace the life she wanted at 20. She finishes off this episode by asking you, the listener, questions about goals, plans, and expectations to help you probe into your own story around accomplishments.
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