Image Isn't Everything
A few weeks ago, I got pretty vulnerable when I put a portion of my story out into the world. The vulnerability hangover, a Brené Brown...
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SHELLY SNOW PORDEA
Shelly Snow Pordea
- Oct 27, 2020
- 5 min
American Childhood: breaking the code of silence
**This post contains discussion of child sexual abuse and religious trauma** All-American Girl As I leaned my head full of baby-soft hair...
Shelly Snow Pordea
- Dec 5, 2019
- 5 min
Why Collaboration Is Greater Than Leadership
A cold hush fell over the room. It was one of those feelings comparable to getting knocked from the shoulder tops of your chicken-playing
Shelly Snow Pordea
- Nov 8, 2019
- 3 min
Education, Creativity And Writing A Memoir
Earlier this week, I was able to speak to a group of students about writing. Since being out of the classroom for a few years now, I’ve...
Shelly Snow Pordea
- Jul 26, 2019
- 3 min
Why Parenting Doesn't Have An End Goal
Last year, my oldest child graduated from college. Soon, my youngest will graduate from high school. When I started this journey of...
Shelly Snow Pordea
- Jul 12, 2019
- 6 min
How To Become A Writer
I've loved reading since before I could make out words written on the page myself. There was something magical about a story being read...
Shelly Snow Pordea
- Jul 12, 2019
- 8 min
Why I Quit My Job To Do Something New
Do you love going to your job every day? I hope you do! For many years, I absolutely did. So, since leaving my full-time job in 2017,...
Shelly Snow Pordea
- Jun 3, 2019
- 3 min
Why The Work You're Doing Now Matters
Have you ever gotten lost in a spreadsheet or presentation and been paralyzed by the thought that your work doesn't really matter? You...
Shelly Snow Pordea
- May 22, 2019
- 5 min
Why We Need To Give Our Kids Their Space
Has your teenager ever told you to give them space? I know mine have. It's funny how we tend to spend so much time trying to protect and...
Shelly Snow Pordea
- May 10, 2019
- 5 min
Juggling Small Business And Family
Guest Post by Michele Dosio of MD Lighting and St Augustine Craftsman–bedroom design by Ben and Erin Napier from HGTV's Hometown
Shelly Snow Pordea
- Apr 24, 2019
- 4 min
What Does Courage Look Like?
I've been thinking a bit about my previous blog post, Answering the Call to Courage. I honestly asked myself why I felt compelled to...
Shelly Snow Pordea
- Apr 20, 2019
- 4 min
Answering The Call To Courage
Have you watched Brené Brown's Netflix special, The Call to Courage yet? If not, don't worry, you still have time. It's only been up since
Shelly Snow Pordea
- Apr 6, 2018
- 4 min
Three Reasons To Just. Say. Yes.
I think it's a little bit ironic that I'm entitling this post the way I have. If you've subscribed to my website, the current free...
Shelly Snow Pordea
- Oct 26, 2017
- 2 min
Seasons Change
I stand gazing out the kitchen window. Leafy droplets descend from trees, fluttering across the open space of a still-green lawn as they...
Shelly Snow Pordea
- Oct 15, 2017
- 2 min
Lost And Found–did humanity lose to the internet?
This writing thing is throwing me for a loop. I know. Kinda sucks. I'm a writer. I recently had someone ask me if I feel pressured to...
Shelly Snow Pordea
- Oct 12, 2017
- 3 min
Why Faith Is More Than Believing
Growing up I was taught to have faith in God. I separated that from having faith in people because along with a faith in God it was...
Shelly Snow Pordea
- Sep 28, 2017
- 2 min
Why the Sky's Not the Limit
This summer we had the opportunity to visit Switzerland. O.M.G. Switzerland (said in softest whisper). I was breathless most of the time....
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