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Words of Wellness with Shelly

Shelly Jefferis

Do you get confused by all of the information that is available regarding ways to improve your health and wellness? Do you often become frustrated or overwhelmed with decisions on how to be your healthiest? We all know and understand how important our health and wellness is to the vitality of our lives, however navigating the wealth of health and wellness information available can often feel overwhelming. Understanding the significance of our well-being in leading fulfilling lives is crucial, yet

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30:08

A Swim Coach’s Heart Transplant Wake Up Call

Words of Wellness with Shelly ·

2026/05/20

Send us Fan Mail A heart transplant is a medical event, but it’s also a crash course in how you live. Guest Jimmy Owens brings a perspective you don’t hear every day: a veteran swim coach and wellness-minded leader who suddenly had to stop coaching everyone else and fight for his own life. Jimmy shares how injuries and testing revealed serious heart function issues, how he lived with congestive heart failure for years, and how getting COVID twice became the turning point that landed him...

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13:10

Strength Training For Everyday Independence

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2026/05/18

Send us Fan Mail Groceries are heavy for a reason, and they tell the truth. While walking home from the store with two full bags, Shelly had a simple realization: staying active is not just a “fitness goal,” it is how we protect our ability to live independently. If carrying groceries, walking a mile, lifting your kids, or taking the stairs leaves you out of breath, that is a signal your body is asking for more strength and stamina, not more guilt. Shelly talks through why functional fitness...

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31:39

How To Do High Intensity Interval Training Correctly

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2026/05/13

Send us Fan Mail Most workouts labeled “HIIT” are really just hard interval circuits and that one mix-up can be the reason you feel exhausted but don’t see the fat loss, power, or muscle definition you were promised. We get specific about what high intensity interval training actually is: near maximal cardiovascular effort with recovery that’s long enough to repeat that same max effort again. If you can’t reproduce your output, it’s a sign your rest is too short or your intensity isn’t truly ...

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16:49

Shelly's Shares: Honoring Moms With Presence And...

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2026/05/11

Send us Fan Mail Motherhood can be the biggest blessing and the heaviest load, sometimes in the same hour. Shelly takes a quiet moment after Mother’s Day to honor you, whether you became a mom through birth, adoption, being a mother figure, or even loving and caring for your “fur babies.” What you do matters, and the parts no one sees count, too. Shelly talks about why her family-first choices shape the memories we keep, and why presence beats perfection every time. Yes, life is full a...

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37:22

From Childhood Chaos To Nervous System Healing

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2026/05/06

Send us Fan Mail A school shooting. A childhood shaped by addiction and neglect. A brother’s sudden death witnessed up close. Melissa’s story is hard to hear at times, but it also explains something many of us feel and cannot name: trauma does not stay in the past just because we stop talking about it. We continue our conversation with Melissa, an RN turned holistic trauma and anxiety coach, as she shares how complex PTSD, anxiety, and grief showed up in her life through nightmares, hy...

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20:38

Shelly's Shares: The Overlooked Heart Risks Facing...

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2026/05/04

Send us Fan Mail Heart disease doesn’t always announce itself with a dramatic chest-clutching moment, especially for women. Some of the most important warning signs can look like “normal life” fatigue, shortness of breath, nausea, or nagging jaw and shoulder pain. That quiet reality is exactly why Shelly is sharing this conversation; to put women’s heart health front and center and to replace fear with clear, usable knowledge. She talks through why heart disease remains the leading cause of ...

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43:52

From ICU Nurse To Holistic Trauma Coach

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2026/04/29

Send us Fan Mail If you’ve ever left a doctor’s office with a prescription and a sinking feeling that nobody really asked the right questions, you’re going to feel seen here. We talk with Melissa Armstrong, an RN who spent years in pediatric critical care before stepping away from protocol-driven medicine and into her work as a holistic trauma and anxiety coach, helping women regulate their nervous systems and rebuild health from the ground up. We get honest about the limits of standardized ...

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16:27

Shelly's Shares: Infertility Awareness And Hope

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2026/04/27

Send us Fan Mail Some wellness topics are easy to post about. Infertility is not one of them, and that’s exactly why we’re talking about it. We’re coming off National Infertility Awareness Week, and I wanted to slow down and make space for anyone who has struggled to conceive, to carry a pregnancy, or to become a parent in the way you hoped. I share a few fertility statistics that put the struggle in perspective, including how common infertility can be and why it is not always “one person’s ...

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15:02

Special Episode of Shelly's Shares: Be In The Moment,...

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2026/04/22

Send us Fan Mail The moment I saw my two sons walk toward each other after the game and hug, I felt time stop and speed up at the same time. One of them was on the field as a Division I player. The other was there as a coach. Same conference, same weekend, same family, and a reminder: presence is not a luxury, it’s a wellness practice. I share the story of how our baseball journey led us here, from college recruiting to unexpected career turns, and what it’s like as a parent to watch your ki...

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18:02

Shelly's Shares: Protein Made SImple, How To Eat More...

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2026/04/20

Send us Fan Mail The afternoon slump, constant cravings, and “why is my metabolism so slow now?” feeling can seem like a mystery in midlife, but the answer is often surprisingly basic: you’re not getting enough protein. We share a simple, realistic way to spot protein gaps and make small shifts that can change your energy, appetite, and results, especially for moms and women over 40 who are juggling a lot and need steady fuel. We talk through the most common signs of low protein intake...

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36:11

Stress Reset: How Chronic Stress Can Disrupt Sleep,...

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2026/04/15

Send us Fan Mail You can be doing “all the right things” and still feel exhausted, puffy, moody, and stuck. That’s why we wanted to have a real conversation about stress and not the vague kind. We get into what chronic stress actually does inside the body, why your physiology can’t tell the difference between emotional stress and lifestyle stress, and how that constant load can quietly derail your energy, metabolism, digestion, sleep, and even your cycle. Alongside guest Emma Aguirre, a nutr...

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19:20

Shelly's Shares: Align Your Schedule, Protect Your...

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2026/04/13

Send us Fan Mail Your time is not just a productivity tool. It is a wellness tool, and if your calendar is packed with misaligned commitments, it can quietly drain your energy, patience, and joy. Today Shelly is building on a recent conversation about time management and time strategy with a deeper focus on energy management and real-life health habits. She shares a personal moment where travel planning pulled her into the future for days, leaving her feeling off routine and not fully presen...

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41:17

Own Your Hours: Time Strategy That Supports Real...

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2026/04/08

Send us Fan Mail If your days feel packed yet your health still ends up last, the problem may not be discipline. It may be that nobody ever taught you how to manage time in a way that supports wellness. We sit down with CW Hawley, founder of Let’s Talk Time, to explore what happens when you stop chasing “productivity” and start practicing time strategy that actually fits your life. Her mantra says it all: own your hours, rule your life. We talk about seasons of life and why a perfect r...

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17:01

Shelly's Shares: What If Rest Is Your Best Travel Hack?

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2026/04/06

Send us Fan Mail Travel can be fun and meaningful, but it can also quietly wreck your energy. When Shelly shares about bouncing between airports, late flights, and busy weekends (especially during baseball season in her family), she's noticed one choice makes the biggest difference: protecting the day after travel. That “buffer day” helps her reset physically, mentally, and emotionally, and she truly believes it supports her immune system too. Shelly walk us through what this looks like in r...

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41:21

Band-Aids Or Root Causes: How Functional Medicine...

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2026/04/01

Send us Fan Mail “Your labs are normal” can sound reassuring, but what if it’s also the reason you stay stuck for years? We sit down with Lisa Marie, a nurse practitioner, family practitioner, and PhD in holistic nutrition, to talk about how functional medicine looks for what’s coming next, not just what’s diagnosable today. Her story starts early, with a metastatic thyroid cancer diagnosis at 23 and a life-changing decision to keep her pregnancy despite intense medical pressure. That experie...

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16:32

Shelly's Shares: High-Intensity Interval Training...

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2026/03/30

Send us Fan Mail HIIT can feel like a shortcut, but what if the thing you’re doing to get “fitter faster” is actually keeping you tired, sore, and stuck? We dig into high-intensity interval training in a practical, no-hype way, starting with what HIIT actually is: short bursts of powerful effort paired with lower-intensity movement or rest. Shelly shares how she uses intervals in her own routine, including sprint-style workouts you can do without fancy equipment, plus options to mix in explos...

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35:34

How To Navigate Perimenopause: Your Symptoms Could Be...

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2026/03/25

Send us Fan Mail Brain fog in the middle of a meeting. Sleep that suddenly stops working. Joint pain on hikes you used to love. Weight gain that makes no sense. If any of that sounds familiar, this conversation will help you connect the dots and stop second-guessing yourself. Shelly is joined by Suzanne Greiner, a nurse of nearly three decades who became a board-certified nurse coach specializing in perimenopause and menopause. Suzanne shares the moment she realized her own symptoms weren’t ...

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17:11

Shelly's Shares: A Practical Guide & Safety Basics...

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2026/03/23

Send us Fan Mail GLP-1s are everywhere right now, and the speed of the trend is exactly what is causing Shelly some concern. When medicated weight loss becomes something “anyone can order,” it’s easy to skip the most important step: making sure it’s truly appropriate for your body, your health history, and your long-term goals. Shelly talks through the real-life concerns that she is seeing around GLP-1 weight loss medications, peptides, and the pressure to get results fast. We get into why m...

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35:28

Simple Wellness Habits For Busy Professionals

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2026/03/18

Send us Fan Mail Health can feel simple until life gets busy, then even the basics start to slip. Tess Cheng, a wellness coach helps busy professionals build focus, energy, and high performance without turning wellness into an all-day project. The discussion starts with the real obstacle most people face: the belief that there isn’t time. Tess walks us through a mindset reset that begins with a powerful question, why does your health matter to you, and how that clarity makes habits easier to ...

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Shelly's Shares: Why Moringa Is A Nutrient Powerhouse...

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2026/03/16

Send a text A “greens” habit that takes less than a minute can still spark big questions: What am I actually getting from my food? How do I cut through all the wellness noise? And what’s a simple step I can repeat every day? Listen in as Shelly shares one addition she's made to her personal wellness routine after spending the last year or two learning about it: moringa. Moringa often shows up in searches for the most nutritious plant, and Shelly breaks down why it’s earned that reputation. W...

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