by Shannon Turner | Jan 7, 2019 | Blog
I’ve often said that the universe sends us themes. Whether it’s conversations or online articles or snippets on NPR, there are things that come at us from all around that translate into cycles of internal work. When the same thing keeps coming up over and...
by Shannon Turner | Dec 17, 2018 | authenticity, Blog, grief, vulnerability
There are certain things in this life we consider to be markers of identity. The parts, whether self-selected or put upon us by others, even assigned by government definition, feel like the ingredients of a recipe that make up our selves. Our essences. I am white. I...
by Shannon Turner | Dec 12, 2018 | Blog
It is with great pleasure that I bring you the 2018 StoryMuse Annual Report. What joy to collate and produce the visual story version of my professional adventures from the course of the last year. Please stick to it to the final page because there’s a giant...
by Shannon Turner | Nov 30, 2018 | authenticity, Blog, change, grief, vulnerability, walks with grief
I was a clumsy child. Even broke my arm once standing on a rope that was lying on the ground. We moved a lot. I host a fair amount of events and people both in my house and elsewhere. I say all this to convey…I try not to put too much stock into stuff. As such,...
by Shannon Turner | Nov 10, 2018 | Blog
Last weekend, I hosted the Alternate ROOTS Executive Committee in my home for one of their quarterly-ish, two-day, face-to-face business meetings. You may remember I worked for ROOTS nearly six years, remain a loyal and active member. Having their leadership here at...
by Shannon Turner | Nov 6, 2018 | Blog
A few weeks ago, we wrapped up the second cycle of my residency at Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health with girls who’ve been commercially sexually exploited. Each week for six weeks, I would travel to their treatment facility in Kennesaw, Georgia, either for...
