ABOUT ME

Who is Spicy Soul Mama?

As a professional writer, facilitator, podcaster, and mindfulness guide, I am passionate about connecting with others through these forms of communication. As a deep thinker, I enjoy engaging with people from an authentic place to get to the heart space. Life can be filled with struggle yet I have learned to show up as life is happening for me not TO me. Everyday is a choice to change, grow, and live life from a place of awareness and curiosity.

I understand what it means to be a parent of neurodivergent children from a vast variety from dyslexia and high sensitivity to extreme mental health states. Labels are difficult to use as neurodivergence isn’t the problem. The problem is the anxiety they experience living in a world misaligned with their skills, interests, and creativity.

As a spiritual traveler, I have leaned into various practices and tools to help with my own growth so I may be a perfectly imperfect human based on authenticity, truth, and love. My beloved spiritual teachers range from Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das, Gil Fronsdale, Rabbi Nat Ezray and various alternative healers.

Engaging in various social psychology methodologies like the Enneagram (Certified), tarot and angel card readings, and bhakti traditions have informed my life.

As a meditation practitioner for 12+ years, I am also certified in the Western tradition of Vipassana (Insight) tradition with Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach.

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TESTIMONIALS

  • "Shelley is made to be a meditation teacher. I never grasped the concept of being “one” with the Universe until I started meditation with her."

    — Nancy A.

  • "Taking time to meditate with Shelley helped me to "let go" of some of my worries and to be more accepting of reality. Shelley is a wonderful teacher!"

    — Debra S.

  • "I appreciate Shelley's guidance in our spiritual parenting group. She creates a safe space with camaraderie in a thoughtful and organic way."

    — Luisa W.

  • "Shelley’s reading spoke to me so deeply for where I am currently and the question I offered to the universe for guidance. Her approach was gentle, loving, and highly intuitive - considering all facets of me, the question, how the cards reveal themselves and what they contain in image, traditional meanings, and contextual importance. The guidance I received from Shelley's reading has been reinforced a few times since. I can’t wait for the next one!"

    — Sarah C.

  • "Spicy soul mama podcast helps me to remember my spiritual side. It's professional, purposeful and flows nicely."

    — Debbie S.