<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1" xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:video="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-video/1.1">
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/blog</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-03-15</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/2b47ccb0-40e5-4250-a9d7-c93dd703c59f/Curved-Section-Charcoal-12.png</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/blog/howthelightgetsin</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-03-15</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/743d0b4f-e599-4e57-b44f-3c62f42f958a/sean-kuriyan-sKm0RZjOgIE-unsplash.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - How the Light Gets In - Leonard Cohen</image:title>
      <image:caption>There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1773334913188-9ZU1D4N8XVTM1WJFW7NF/IMG_5491+-+Copy.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - How the Light Gets In</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1773334912839-T89ERZN2RAJ9KOY2M0NK/IMG_5443+-+Copy.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - How the Light Gets In</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1773334944958-R2DQZBRYY6FHWK51UIEE/IMG_5426.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - How the Light Gets In</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1773334913906-2R0GSSV8C50XSND7G0N6/IMG_5475+-+Copy.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - How the Light Gets In</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1773334945629-QV13I9LHD891JBK7AKO0/IMG_5574.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - How the Light Gets In</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1773335438554-GX0VM3ZLU1D0N48VHO7L/IMG_5587.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - How the Light Gets In</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1773334946162-HKNJZG82G8K506IPY0ZD/IMG_5585.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - How the Light Gets In</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1773335513347-XUFGJ0T9XULRKM8NT7DM/IMG_5454.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - How the Light Gets In</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/5734498f-f92f-48a9-a66d-25eb5304e3bb/Untitled+design+-+1.PNG</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - How the Light Gets In - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mindful Living Circle at The Earth &amp; Spirit Center in Louisville is this Sunday. Sign up at Earth and Spirit Center Website below. Hope to see you there.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/e9a260a0-e388-4ba5-9846-4c4ac1e47de9/1.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - How the Light Gets In - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Increase your connection before summer. Reach out for details.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/11c8c4cd-8eed-4646-9d09-17e4ee0e9a2e/2.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - How the Light Gets In - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Space for yourself to center and work with crossroads moments to find clarity and meaningful direction.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1b3b82a6-e54f-4e23-8f2e-5a4db4733126/INSTA+Fall+2025+-+237.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - How the Light Gets In - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Follow me on Instagram for tips, resources, and musings on how to Build a Mindful Life.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/blog/2026intentionsetting</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-03-11</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/4290040e-506e-4897-8708-931c9335b122/avi-naim-ihMps87XgEQ-unsplash.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Living from the Frequency of Love - Sharon Salzberg</image:title>
      <image:caption>If we truly loved ourselves, we’d never harm another. That is a truly revolutionary, celebratory mode of self-care.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1770035973493-BSG6UY8JGL9D803XJOR0/IMG_5196.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Living from the Frequency of Love</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1770035974824-OTQXTTINY4IKLPYO3KV8/IMG_5291.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Living from the Frequency of Love</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1770036323366-LYPKLS6WCLU0WTV24NQB/IMG_5280.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Living from the Frequency of Love</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1770036323243-WSN4G9W40987XW89Y63G/IMG_5283.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Living from the Frequency of Love</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1770036324548-RUU8EJBLDJBM9VF1R8I6/IMG_5284.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Living from the Frequency of Love</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1770036540847-LWP4XLR1T1J3UYESKXAE/st+pic.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Living from the Frequency of Love</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/eab9a006-ec10-46d8-ad71-114c4e89cde1/image-asset.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Living from the Frequency of Love</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1770036324782-N90ALCR7XA76T90GGEZM/IMG_5294.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Living from the Frequency of Love</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/b4ab1a7f-742c-4568-832c-a66da5f80a59/6.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Living from the Frequency of Love - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mindful Living Circle at The Earth &amp; Spirit Center in Louisville in 2 weeks. Hope to see you there.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/e9a260a0-e388-4ba5-9846-4c4ac1e47de9/1.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Living from the Frequency of Love - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Reach out! I still have availability for 3 couples to start in March or April. Increase your connection before summer.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/11c8c4cd-8eed-4646-9d09-17e4ee0e9a2e/2.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Living from the Frequency of Love - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Space for yourself to center and work with crossroads moments to find clarity and meaningful direction.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/e1fcfac3-8c7e-4801-88cc-9b0b67214247/Blue+Artsy+Event+Planning+Logo.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Living from the Frequency of Love - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Follow me on Instagram for tips, resources, and musings on how to Build a Mindful Life.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/blog/burnouttojoy</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-01-31</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/5e4b9751-3d8a-4d1f-9c82-721d9546faa9/books+canopy.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - The Space Between Burnout &amp;amp; Joy - Ross Gay</image:title>
      <image:caption>Joy is the evidence of our connection.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1762816233323-ULY0QYTN7JW5NVD757D4/1.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - The Space Between Burnout &amp;amp; Joy</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1762816233916-EFI0U59IY0G0T5VVFFO3/2.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - The Space Between Burnout &amp;amp; Joy</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1762816239276-RLJ828CR9EBBKAV0GK12/3.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - The Space Between Burnout &amp;amp; Joy</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1762816241452-GUC28TT15KN1RS5N3KKW/4.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - The Space Between Burnout &amp;amp; Joy</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1762816245498-JMFPQ7T6SH3AKXOAO1GX/5.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - The Space Between Burnout &amp;amp; Joy</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1762816248046-XZ2LTJOT20H6EIAR8NQM/6.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - The Space Between Burnout &amp;amp; Joy</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1762816913355-84B045JDHCB78OO97Z14/1.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - The Space Between Burnout &amp;amp; Joy</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1762816912972-ET1I80DR7CX1N6URJ0SQ/2.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - The Space Between Burnout &amp;amp; Joy</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/a75bb244-04a8-4ca1-a426-dbd6dacf448e/6.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - The Space Between Burnout &amp;amp; Joy - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Follow me on Instagram for tips, resources, and musings on how to Build a Mindful Life.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/f6706072-83ef-4245-b534-075f155d4ace/cmaa+article.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - The Space Between Burnout &amp;amp; Joy - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Here is an interview I gave the Club Management Association of America on Burnout in Organizations.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/11c8c4cd-8eed-4646-9d09-17e4ee0e9a2e/2.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - The Space Between Burnout &amp;amp; Joy - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/0a3f4e41-fc72-4102-b604-d8991b0b5b48/Mindful+Partnering+Program.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - The Space Between Burnout &amp;amp; Joy - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/blog/anatomyofbelonging</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-11-10</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1757422152954-Z6ERUH6TEKSU96L1WPLD/purple%2Bhearts.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - The Anatomy of Belonging - F. Scott Fitzgerald</image:title>
      <image:caption>You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you're not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1757771795266-9T4IPYJKJFMAJNMWSIK2/4.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - The Anatomy of Belonging</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1757771793429-7L32P2MHB7DDYKUGCLCH/1.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - The Anatomy of Belonging</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1757772071902-O8PGSW31VS3TG8396NML/Black+White+Modern+Handwritten+Square+Studio+Logo.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - The Anatomy of Belonging</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1757771793291-91L0BGWFPJ3O41A0WHQ2/2.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - The Anatomy of Belonging</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1757771795131-8MZR8X4Y1LYLJQRDNBLO/3.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - The Anatomy of Belonging</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1757771797452-ZI0C8A9JA7DDNRIFNO3F/7.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - The Anatomy of Belonging</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1757771796885-G522BPVAOW82WH1EZAKM/6.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - The Anatomy of Belonging</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1757771796318-4A9FX887AIGLGXGCYBUB/5.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - The Anatomy of Belonging</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/35fa6f5f-96e4-4bd3-9280-719deb08db34/fof+2025.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - The Anatomy of Belonging - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Get your tickets!!! Festival of Faiths, one of my favorite things about Louisville, is focusing on Belonging this year. I can’t wait to see you there.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/be61b28c-bd6c-4847-b8f0-8079ea9d4116/Untitled+design.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - The Anatomy of Belonging - Introducing!!!!! A new monthly mindfulness gathering in Louisville at the Earth &amp; Spirit Center. Starts September!</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/94764873-8648-4482-8ee0-7ec7c858b02b/fall+retreat+25.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - The Anatomy of Belonging - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Registration is open for our fall women’s retreat day!</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/a75bb244-04a8-4ca1-a426-dbd6dacf448e/6.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - The Anatomy of Belonging - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Follow me on Instagram for tips, resources, and musings on how to Build a Mindful Life.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/11c8c4cd-8eed-4646-9d09-17e4ee0e9a2e/2.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - The Anatomy of Belonging - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/0a3f4e41-fc72-4102-b604-d8991b0b5b48/Mindful+Partnering+Program.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - The Anatomy of Belonging - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/032650fa-4c91-46ae-a408-b6519eada232/Black+White+Modern+Handwritten+Square+Studio+Logo+%281%29.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - The Anatomy of Belonging - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>*For the sciencey section of this post, I referenced many journal articles. If you want to dig deeper into the science of belonging, I recommend checking this link to the GGSC round up of research. There are several excellent articles that explore the topic further and give you exact studies.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/blog/lessonsfromthedesert</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-09-09</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/8008564b-1b3f-4be0-ac63-5ac983217632/unsplash-image-FYDNbPE9Bw4.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Lessons from the Desert</image:title>
      <image:caption>Your heart will break 1,000 times, and it will get bigger, expanding with love</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/ac431e72-89dd-4d65-818b-ca63412a153a/Desert+Collage.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Lessons from the Desert - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/be61b28c-bd6c-4847-b8f0-8079ea9d4116/Untitled+design.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Lessons from the Desert - Introducing!!!!! A new monthly mindfulness gathering in Louisville at the Earth &amp; Spirit Center. Starts September!</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/94764873-8648-4482-8ee0-7ec7c858b02b/fall+retreat+25.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Lessons from the Desert - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Registration is open for our fall women’s retreat day!</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/a75bb244-04a8-4ca1-a426-dbd6dacf448e/6.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Lessons from the Desert - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Follow me on Instagram for tips, resources, and musings on how to Build a Mindful Life.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/11c8c4cd-8eed-4646-9d09-17e4ee0e9a2e/2.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Lessons from the Desert - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/0a3f4e41-fc72-4102-b604-d8991b0b5b48/Mindful+Partnering+Program.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Lessons from the Desert - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/blog/growthpath</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-08-10</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1742418825574-0LGTUJ1PGQKX7X3ZDOAD/bud%2Bunsplash.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - What Do You Need Right Now? - Mary Oliver</image:title>
      <image:caption>Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/0b58e208-2bf8-4c72-ab6d-67acefb3629c/Care+Path+Chart.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - What Do You Need Right Now? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/a75bb244-04a8-4ca1-a426-dbd6dacf448e/6.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - What Do You Need Right Now? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Follow me on Instagram for tips, resources, and musings on how to Build a Mindful Life.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/11c8c4cd-8eed-4646-9d09-17e4ee0e9a2e/2.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - What Do You Need Right Now? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/bd9ceae6-1ee5-44df-98dd-90fd82e70185/1.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - What Do You Need Right Now? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/blog/generatelove</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-03-19</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/dbd6013e-9b5e-4bda-8e1f-a06c0cff1f00/unsplash-image-E4Kuj7GsBjg.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Love in Motion - Dan Siegel</image:title>
      <image:caption>Where our attention goes, the energy flows.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/29f01501-34d7-40d2-b297-427a9879af10/Self+Love+Bingo.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Love in Motion - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Subscribe to my newsletter below to get the PDF version with active links.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/65442df7-cfe2-40ec-a402-2d0e9f5c67be/7.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Love in Motion - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Follow me on Instagram for tips, resources, and musings on how to Build a Mindful Life.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/bd9ceae6-1ee5-44df-98dd-90fd82e70185/1.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Love in Motion - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/11c8c4cd-8eed-4646-9d09-17e4ee0e9a2e/2.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Love in Motion - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/blog/openheart</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-02-14</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1738779844557-V73489I4JJX6OK504YUA/love+wall.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Keep Your Heart Open - Sharon Salzberg</image:title>
      <image:caption>May you know the fearlessness of an open heart.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/bd9ceae6-1ee5-44df-98dd-90fd82e70185/1.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Keep Your Heart Open - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/11c8c4cd-8eed-4646-9d09-17e4ee0e9a2e/2.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Keep Your Heart Open - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/84ac8e7f-3dcf-4a3b-94f1-9a4bddbcfd83/Book+Recs+for+Opening+the+Heart.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Keep Your Heart Open</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1738784048931-2OBNX2Q7Y1HHBYOHPNX7/IMG_1381.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Keep Your Heart Open</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1738784326108-UGC9EO7U5HWDL88R7OCW/IMG_1677.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Keep Your Heart Open</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1738784335747-D46V30OQSEUPTWUZSBQ4/IMG_0125.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Keep Your Heart Open</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1738784348849-3WUHQZFSJBRE0Z04IJZN/IMG_0064.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Keep Your Heart Open</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1738784356624-JT75IRA9WO2X0WMNTP75/IMG_0008.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Keep Your Heart Open</image:title>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/blog/intentionsetting</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-02-05</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/b2383d5a-cfa3-4f97-aa48-91cdb18420ff/Untitled+design+%285%29.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Setting Intentions for the New Year</image:title>
      <image:caption>Real transformation happens one stepping stone at a time.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/bd9ceae6-1ee5-44df-98dd-90fd82e70185/1.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Setting Intentions for the New Year - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/11c8c4cd-8eed-4646-9d09-17e4ee0e9a2e/2.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Setting Intentions for the New Year - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/9bc2ba9f-a85b-4e97-9152-36f50a1c8a1a/IMG_5385.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Setting Intentions for the New Year - The Choice Point: The Scientifically Proven Method to Push Past Mental Walls and Achieve Your Goals by Joanna Grover &amp; Jonathan Rhodes</image:title>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/blog/buildamindfullife-hopeandresilience</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-01-22</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1737583838162-SWXJVN8NNUS7T8U5ILF4/unsplash-image-W9Nc3th3Xjk.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Hope and Resilience in Uncertain Times - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Only through an inner spiritual transformation do we gain the strength to fight vigorously the evils of the world in a humble and loving spirit.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1737585572751-X11NKUQ0A1370X40BPC3/IMG_1817.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Hope and Resilience in Uncertain Times</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1737585607259-WDDTOLFPWUFYIY3DOFGX/IMG_1810.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Hope and Resilience in Uncertain Times</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1737585607334-UG9DXUPGW1S8YVDYMSZG/IMG_1812.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Hope and Resilience in Uncertain Times</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1737585608027-JMMTZWUGBKX2YWHQOQHP/IMG_1814.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Hope and Resilience in Uncertain Times</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/77fe8255-94e3-4d66-82ed-0e5f2d2a9201/hope+podcast.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Hope and Resilience in Uncertain Times - Podcast</image:title>
      <image:caption>A Hopeful Life Episode 12: Building Resiliency with Shelly Sowell</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/67b05ca2-0963-4c29-91a6-a79d1498c4ef/5.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Hope and Resilience in Uncertain Times</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/49241549-d8ef-4c91-80a2-db48eea439af/fall+retreat+room+24.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Hope and Resilience in Uncertain Times</image:title>
      <image:caption>LIVE CLASS ANNOUNCEMENT!! This winter I am in-person at The Earth and Spirit Center for 4 classes. Join me for The Mindful Life Toolkit. (** Update: Class is full, but reach out if you want to join a future class or bring me to your group.)</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/d28a7a1a-a34e-4f34-97d8-80908aab0790/Untitled+design+%283%29.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Hope and Resilience in Uncertain Times - Check out my blog for Building a Mindful Life. It’s full of resources and it’s long form. Grab a tea and spend a little time with yourself.</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1733157742144-61JHX1SQRBB8B25NV0MC/IMG_0998.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Hope and Resilience in Uncertain Times - We do workshops! I work with Amanda Villaveces, Director of Mental Health Lou to create customized, high impact, meaningful workshops, trainings and circles for organizations. Learn about Mental Health Lou or contact me directly about what we can create for you.</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/37c53c0c-04a8-4dc7-87d0-60f4a0beca26/BML+partnering.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Hope and Resilience in Uncertain Times - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mindful Partnering Program applications are open for winter and spring.  Connect here to find out more information.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/7d344635-51e8-40ea-bd3b-943451e8c4f2/Recipe+and+blog+name.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Hope and Resilience in Uncertain Times - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Follow me @buildamindfullife for practices and reflections to support your Mindful Wellbeing.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/blog/buildamindfullife-wintersolstice</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-01-22</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1734716298358-4BFI62ZS609MLV8FC87R/unsplash-image-aAbc_C7PH4Y.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - The Opportunity of Winter Solstice - Mirian Greenspan</image:title>
      <image:caption>Finding the power of the sacred, not despite suffering, but in the midst of it: This is the alchemy of dark emotions.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/e2538ab0-77be-41c5-8eb6-6b48a65d7255/IMG_7410.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - The Opportunity of Winter Solstice - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>A favorite winter spot in a park I love.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/cf287006-7d2f-4a43-9c76-f0fba3b06ec5/6.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - The Opportunity of Winter Solstice - Practice</image:title>
      <image:caption>8 Ways to Nourish Your Self - Try the worksheet at the end.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/67b05ca2-0963-4c29-91a6-a79d1498c4ef/5.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - The Opportunity of Winter Solstice</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/49241549-d8ef-4c91-80a2-db48eea439af/fall+retreat+room+24.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - The Opportunity of Winter Solstice</image:title>
      <image:caption>LIVE CLASS ANNOUNCEMENT!! This winter I am in-person at The Earth and Spirit Center for 4 classes. Join me for The Mindful Life Toolkit.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/d28a7a1a-a34e-4f34-97d8-80908aab0790/Untitled+design+%283%29.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - The Opportunity of Winter Solstice - Check out my blog for Building a Mindful Life. It’s full of resources and it’s long form. Grab a tea and spend a little time with yourself.</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1733157742144-61JHX1SQRBB8B25NV0MC/IMG_0998.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - The Opportunity of Winter Solstice - We do workshops! I work with Amanda Villaveces, Director of Mental Health Lou to create customized, high impact, meaningful workshops, trainings and circles for organizations. Learn about Mental Health Lou or contact me directly about what we can create for you.</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/37c53c0c-04a8-4dc7-87d0-60f4a0beca26/BML+partnering.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - The Opportunity of Winter Solstice - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mindful Partnering Program applications are open for winter and spring.  Connect here to find out more information.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/7d344635-51e8-40ea-bd3b-943451e8c4f2/Recipe+and+blog+name.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - The Opportunity of Winter Solstice - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Follow me @buildamindfullife for practices and reflections to support your Mindful Wellbeing.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/blog/buildamindfullife-4practicestoground</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2024-12-11</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1733861955870-DNVVIZUVZLDSG5CH1BTF/unsplash-image-GO14AthgTOg.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - 4 Powerful Actions to Find Ground  &amp;nbsp; - Indigo Girls</image:title>
      <image:caption>There's more than one answer to these questions</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1733157530721-PKS5KS7KYRH21HPYNUW2/IMG_3274.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - 4 Powerful Actions to Find Ground  &amp;nbsp;</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1733157713096-J4KJ8T7K7JKTJIT7TUDZ/IMG_1122.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - 4 Powerful Actions to Find Ground  &amp;nbsp;</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1733157727626-0MQX73B1PCFT9194MY05/IMG_1116.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - 4 Powerful Actions to Find Ground  &amp;nbsp;</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1733157742144-61JHX1SQRBB8B25NV0MC/IMG_0998.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - 4 Powerful Actions to Find Ground  &amp;nbsp;</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1733157982821-PHK91OMLEMK2YCLJ3BBU/IMG_0658.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - 4 Powerful Actions to Find Ground  &amp;nbsp;</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/5c8ca610-5d2e-4a4a-b321-5410da937e82/ESC+logo.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - 4 Powerful Actions to Find Ground  &amp;nbsp; - Podcast Episode: Shelly Sowell on Navigating the Post-Election World</image:title>
      <image:caption>This post was inspired by a beautiful conversation I had with Kyle Kramer, Director of the ESC. Click here to listen to podcast episode: Shelly Sowell on Navigating the Post-Election World.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/15d19087-03c7-4b0b-8fe4-e8666adf1c42/unsplash-image-fMD_Cru6OTk.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - 4 Powerful Actions to Find Ground  &amp;nbsp; - Practice</image:title>
      <image:caption>Reflective Worksheet on 4 Ways to Find Ground - try it here!</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/67b05ca2-0963-4c29-91a6-a79d1498c4ef/5.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - 4 Powerful Actions to Find Ground  &amp;nbsp;</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/d28a7a1a-a34e-4f34-97d8-80908aab0790/Untitled+design+%283%29.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - 4 Powerful Actions to Find Ground  &amp;nbsp; - Check out my blog for Building a Mindful Life. It’s full of resources and it’s long form. Grab a tea and spend a little time with yourself.</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1733157742144-61JHX1SQRBB8B25NV0MC/IMG_0998.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - 4 Powerful Actions to Find Ground  &amp;nbsp; - We do workshops! I work with Amanda Villaveces, Director of Mental Health Lou to create customized, high impact, meaningful workshops, trainings and circles for organizations. Learn about Mental Health Lou or contact me directly about what we can create for you.</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/37c53c0c-04a8-4dc7-87d0-60f4a0beca26/BML+partnering.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - 4 Powerful Actions to Find Ground  &amp;nbsp; - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mindful Partnering Program applications are open for winter and spring.  Connect here to find out more information.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/7d344635-51e8-40ea-bd3b-943451e8c4f2/Recipe+and+blog+name.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - 4 Powerful Actions to Find Ground  &amp;nbsp; - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Follow me @buildamindfullife for practices and reflections to support your Mindful Wellbeing.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/blog/buildamindfullife-workingwithfear</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2024-12-02</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1730771160215-0FGLEFQ0CQCSTWHCOSXH/unsplash-image-E9aetBe2w40.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Working with Fear in a Big World Moment - Pema Chödrön</image:title>
      <image:caption>“You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.”</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/67674adb-8960-4bc0-972a-d315aac06738/vote+pic.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Working with Fear in a Big World Moment</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1666887822935-Y692J5X40W1BDLHQ7M26/Paper.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Working with Fear in a Big World Moment - Take Out The Trash is a powerful 5-10 minute Journaling Practice to help bring clarity to fear.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Find the practice at the end of this post on Thoughts.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/67b05ca2-0963-4c29-91a6-a79d1498c4ef/5.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Working with Fear in a Big World Moment</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/d28a7a1a-a34e-4f34-97d8-80908aab0790/Untitled+design+%283%29.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Working with Fear in a Big World Moment - Check out my blog for Building a Mindful Life. It’s full of resources and it’s long form. Grab a tea and spend a little time with yourself.</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/49241549-d8ef-4c91-80a2-db48eea439af/fall+retreat+room+24.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Working with Fear in a Big World Moment - Would you like to join a future Women Who Thrive Retreat Day? Get on the mailing list here. We also work with organizations and private groups. Contact us here to learn about half-day and full-day retreat options for your group or team.</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/37c53c0c-04a8-4dc7-87d0-60f4a0beca26/BML+partnering.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Working with Fear in a Big World Moment - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mindful Partnering Program applications are open for winter and spring.  Connect here to find out more information.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/7d344635-51e8-40ea-bd3b-943451e8c4f2/Recipe+and+blog+name.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Working with Fear in a Big World Moment - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Follow me @buildamindfullife for practices and reflections to support your Mindful Wellbeing.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/blog/buildamindfullife-electionanxiety</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2024-11-05</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/5e11e882-f62e-4e64-9afc-fc0b15ee1625/parent.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Ok, It’s Time to Read the News - William Martin</image:title>
      <image:caption>“If you can see in every moment a chance to live, and to accept, and to appreciate, your children will transform the world.”</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1666900597515-OY23HZLIK7HI9GGZM7EV/Shelly%252BSon.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Ok, It’s Time to Read the News</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1730233045622-S0QPNMXVFJ5E4LC49WKR/unsplash-image-v0OWc_skg0g.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Ok, It’s Time to Read the News - Make a Plan to VOTE</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/67b05ca2-0963-4c29-91a6-a79d1498c4ef/5.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Ok, It’s Time to Read the News</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/d28a7a1a-a34e-4f34-97d8-80908aab0790/Untitled+design+%283%29.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Ok, It’s Time to Read the News - Check out my blog for Building a Mindful Life. It’s full of resources and it’s long form. Grab a tea and spend a little time with yourself.</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/49241549-d8ef-4c91-80a2-db48eea439af/fall+retreat+room+24.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Ok, It’s Time to Read the News - Would you like to join a future Women Who Thrive Retreat Day? Get on the mailing list here. We also work with organizations and private groups. Contact us here to learn about half-day and full-day retreat options for your group or team.</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/37c53c0c-04a8-4dc7-87d0-60f4a0beca26/BML+partnering.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Ok, It’s Time to Read the News - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mindful Partnering Program applications are open for winter and spring.  Connect here to find out more information.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/7d344635-51e8-40ea-bd3b-943451e8c4f2/Recipe+and+blog+name.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Ok, It’s Time to Read the News - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Follow me @buildamindfullife for practices and reflections to support your Mindful Wellbeing.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/blog/buildamindfullife-srpf2</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2024-10-29</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/615db4c9-3933-4ed8-9186-7adc246f1f08/unsplash-image-__U6tHlaapI.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Reclaiming Our Authenticity - Chinese Proverb</image:title>
      <image:caption>“Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.”</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/3d4126fe-dc7d-4332-b2a1-c3b55c035868/little+girl.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Reclaiming Our Authenticity</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/67b05ca2-0963-4c29-91a6-a79d1498c4ef/5.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Reclaiming Our Authenticity</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/d28a7a1a-a34e-4f34-97d8-80908aab0790/Untitled+design+%283%29.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Reclaiming Our Authenticity - Check out my blog for Building a Mindful Life. It’s full of resources and it’s long form. Grab a tea and spend a little time with yourself.</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/49241549-d8ef-4c91-80a2-db48eea439af/fall+retreat+room+24.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Reclaiming Our Authenticity - Would you like to join a future Women Who Thrive Retreat Day? Get on the mailing list here. We also work with organizations and private groups. Contact us here to learn about half-day and full-day retreat options for your group or team.</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/37c53c0c-04a8-4dc7-87d0-60f4a0beca26/BML+partnering.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Reclaiming Our Authenticity - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mindful Partnering Program applications are open for winter and spring.  Connect here to find out more information.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/7d344635-51e8-40ea-bd3b-943451e8c4f2/Recipe+and+blog+name.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Reclaiming Our Authenticity - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Follow me @buildamindfullife for practices and reflections to support your Mindful Wellbeing.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/blog/buildamindfullife</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2024-10-24</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1727471120018-NFLWMK64JTFRKBMQNS4R/IMG_2412.JPG</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Build a Mindful Life - Walden Pond</image:title>
      <image:caption>“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately...” ― Henry David Thoreau</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/e5ceff60-2a17-4a1f-8afa-35db4dc63a18/Ideas+to+BML.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Build a Mindful Life - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Stepping Stones for Building a Mindful Life</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/67b05ca2-0963-4c29-91a6-a79d1498c4ef/5.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Build a Mindful Life</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/6046b387-86f1-466a-b311-57fb5dda2fa4/fall+retreat+24.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Build a Mindful Life - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Join us this fall!!!  Sign-ups are limited.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/0b2cc1df-85a0-4f52-a5a7-04ad5f4d4915/6.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Build a Mindful Life - Listen to two incredible humans, Elise Loehnen and Dan Siegel get into a discussion on energy and how the self is made.</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/a53a2e66-dcf2-456c-bf77-700b4447270e/7.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Build a Mindful Life - Real-World Enlightenment is here!!! Check out Susan Kaiser Greenland’s latest book. It’s wonderful.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Go to her site and see all of the rich resources she’s created to go with the book.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/7d344635-51e8-40ea-bd3b-943451e8c4f2/Recipe+and+blog+name.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Build a Mindful Life - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Follow me @buildamindfullife for practices and reflections to support your Mindful Wellbeing.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/blog/mindfulsummerplanning</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2024-09-27</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1717253379196-5SUYGSCH79L4G349JGTV/image-asset.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - How to Have a Mindful Summer</image:title>
      <image:caption>Build a life that is restorative, joyful, and revitalizing.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/94e7c9c2-8dc6-4314-8f33-3f3dc1b6a46e/1.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - How to Have a Mindful Summer - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/fce4f8b1-57ca-481e-a355-45a5bb438b2c/2.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - How to Have a Mindful Summer - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/6288a694-5917-41cd-acb4-7d826d41791a/Work+with+shelly.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - How to Have a Mindful Summer</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/afde8d7a-afc9-418a-ada7-24680e36fddc/Untitled+design+%281%29.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - How to Have a Mindful Summer - Practices for Families! Check out Susan Kaiser Greenland for Everyday Mindfulness Practices the whole family can use!</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/dfb8e118-9626-4aba-beb5-1c0e3095033a/Untitled+design+%282%29.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - How to Have a Mindful Summer - Want a Summer Podcast?</image:title>
      <image:caption>Check out the offerings at Ten Percent Happier.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/7d344635-51e8-40ea-bd3b-943451e8c4f2/Recipe+and+blog+name.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - How to Have a Mindful Summer - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Follow me @buildamindfullife for practices and reflections to support your Mindful Wellbeing.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/blog/wakingupjoy</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2024-06-01</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/01088aad-0643-4fcc-bb46-1d483206e323/image-asset.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Waking Up to Everyday Joy</image:title>
      <image:caption>Joy is an emotion and a state of being that allows us to deeply connect to our aliveness.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/2d758b34-7915-4495-a200-c308d19d2bbf/Women+Who+Thrive.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Waking Up to Everyday Joy - Join Our Women Who Thrive Spring Retreat!</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/ff191732-381a-4aa3-975b-4a825eb40aac/06_07_23_SOH_RossGay_Joy_Horizontal_-_28de80_-_bfe4b2220aa2bb01498af20ad8b61d725d418b16+%281%29.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Waking Up to Everyday Joy</image:title>
      <image:caption>Science of Happiness Podcast Episode on Where to Find Joy with author Ross Gay</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/7d344635-51e8-40ea-bd3b-943451e8c4f2/Recipe+and+blog+name.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Waking Up to Everyday Joy - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Follow me @buildamindfullife for practices and reflections to support your Mindful Wellbeing.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/blog/practicesforwinter</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-01-16</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/e2538ab0-77be-41c5-8eb6-6b48a65d7255/IMG_7410.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - 12 Practices for a Restorative Winter and Opening to the New Year - Katherine May</image:title>
      <image:caption>I recognized winter. I greeted it and let it in.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1704663459851-9LJ6I49SI22XKHLFHTD4/image-asset.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - 12 Practices for a Restorative Winter and Opening to the New Year - Toko Pa Turner’s Wise Words for New Year Reflection</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1704663598802-EMRF9LQN3NJPBHWT7PIE/image-asset.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - 12 Practices for a Restorative Winter and Opening to the New Year</image:title>
      <image:caption>Katherine May’s  On Being interview exploring Wintering</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/blog/mindfullyprepfamilyholidays</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2024-01-07</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1700079156419-LC6WMKCKVTSNHHTZ43UL/image-asset.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - 10 Tools to Mindfully Prep for         Family &amp;amp; Holidays</image:title>
      <image:caption>If you think you’re enlightened go spend a week with your family. -RAM DASS</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1700101768839-AVLNIW1CFF1M0YS7WALG/image-asset.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - 10 Tools to Mindfully Prep for         Family &amp;amp; Holidays - Wondermind Article on Setting Boundaries</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1700101272327-KVF751UN2KX4VSHYOMUF/image-asset.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - 10 Tools to Mindfully Prep for         Family &amp;amp; Holidays - Alcohol-Free Holidays</image:title>
      <image:caption>Article by writer Samantha Perkins on raising awareness</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1700101405969-T3EP9WT4SJQTZDQQRA7R/image-asset.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - 10 Tools to Mindfully Prep for         Family &amp;amp; Holidays</image:title>
      <image:caption>Article Taking Stress Out of Family Gatherings for Children - Child Mind Institute</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/8316058a-9ecb-4fff-8aeb-7a087572579f/Screen+Print+2-Circle+Venn+Diagram.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - 10 Tools to Mindfully Prep for         Family &amp;amp; Holidays - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/blog/workingwiththoughts</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2023-11-15</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/96149272-4afc-4646-b266-6dc9d122f8ff/Presentation+%28created+from+your+Doc%29.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Working with Thoughts    (especially the unhelpful ones)</image:title>
      <image:caption>You are not your thoughts.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/f32515ee-c3c1-4ee3-9a7c-2fb339604f6c/1+%282%29.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Working with Thoughts    (especially the unhelpful ones) - Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia</image:title>
      <image:caption>by Elizabeth Gilbert</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/9bc2ba9f-a85b-4e97-9152-36f50a1c8a1a/IMG_5385.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Working with Thoughts    (especially the unhelpful ones) - The Choice Point: The Scientifically Proven Method to Push Past Mental Walls and Achieve Your Goals by Joanna Grover &amp; Jonathan Rhodes</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/a9318ab0-ee1e-4b39-9c63-9773ba57fdfc/2+%282%29.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Working with Thoughts    (especially the unhelpful ones) - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/blog/8waystonourish</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2023-10-03</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/6a6b643b-98df-4ac3-90f4-4e824b18c31e/arthur-poulin-NhU0nUR7920-unsplash.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - 8 Ways to Nourish Your Self</image:title>
      <image:caption>Never give from the depths of your well, but from your overflow. – Rumi</image:caption>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/4d0d4e3e-4740-4fe5-abd7-17df96704f7b/8+Ways+to+nourish+%281%29.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - 8 Ways to Nourish Your Self - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/blog/welcoming-whole-self-home</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2023-09-06</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1666990965838-QEZKQ1YFDM43IZR4P0LT/1.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Blog - Welcoming Whole Self Home</image:title>
      <image:caption>This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. - Rumi</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/blog/tag/love</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/blog/tag/Integration</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/blog/tag/Mindfulness+Practice</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/blog/tag/Self-Love</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/blog/tag/connection</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/blog/tag/fear</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/home</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>1.0</priority>
    <lastmod>2024-05-16</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1666887591651-XYBCGNFYT8O4V0AXY74J/Alter-Cloth.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Home</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1666887884381-TM1I0MN59WH51FGQO07H/Bowl.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Home</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1666887822935-Y692J5X40W1BDLHQ7M26/Paper.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Home</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1666887842455-LNKYQLTSHRSM9L0DIJHX/Zinnia-Moth.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Home</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1666887865533-KQO04ZB4YFIXJXWS59ID/Candle.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Home</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/bf81951f-89c7-479f-988d-6595b4aa1bd1/Shelly-Steps.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/28d460f9-8230-4e61-848c-95a4c612faa3/Coaching.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/4f555826-c7f7-40ab-a3bc-cdb86b9283a3/Circles.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/b95348ab-bbda-4ce9-b940-d410233bb227/Organizations2.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1668476213688-BZSUSEIQ1N3OZVDRH9KG/unsplash-image-FHnnjk1Yj7Y.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/services</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2024-10-08</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/38feefd9-d6f0-4100-830d-4a50b20fe292/Coaching.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/4f555826-c7f7-40ab-a3bc-cdb86b9283a3/Circles.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1668465464768-G58JB77L3WG4ZIY7QRL8/unsplash-image-FHnnjk1Yj7Y.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/b95348ab-bbda-4ce9-b940-d410233bb227/Organizations2.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/about</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-01-10</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1666900546460-CFKAFBJISQ8MW0H1F8ZG/forestwalk.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>About</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1666900578016-GLUC2QYKOBX146M2858T/meditation.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>About</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1666900597515-OY23HZLIK7HI9GGZM7EV/Shelly%252BSon.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>About</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/23999b77-2c36-4586-803a-f8e2e2499398/fire+ceremony.PNG</image:loc>
      <image:title>About</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1666900491120-ONQWJFGYXEYEKKN62N6K/family1.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>About</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/3c75813c-467e-465c-bc16-ad425e3e8eec/IMG_0147.JPEG</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/690e00cb-626d-48a1-932d-b014b48d3849/Curved-Section-Dream-12.png</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/53b3430e-b8c3-4c9c-af81-05cf809598d9/Shelly-Sowell.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/privacy-policy</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2022-11-15</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/terms-conditions</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2022-11-15</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/website-disclaimer</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2022-11-15</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/404</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2022-10-27</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/connect</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-02-21</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/11a93cbc-91c8-43fd-b988-3f355f4c920d/unsplash-image-XaGs3jFM7Y0.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/links</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-02-03</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1a44de57-d0a8-485b-9c8f-0449247a187b/lavendar+field.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/bf81951f-89c7-479f-988d-6595b4aa1bd1/Shelly-Steps.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/9d0ba31d-7112-4cef-9db6-a16b3f2a2f81/1.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Links</image:title>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/inner-life-toolkit</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2024-05-16</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1715881952266-81G61K1BE55NRUXHCMYX/image-asset.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Inner Life Toolkit</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1715881995867-XU4XM6FJMSSQ1GUV9LBR/image-asset.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Inner Life Toolkit</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1715882023137-031E8NBOR06U4U7MJK36/image-asset.jpeg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Inner Life Toolkit</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1715877337448-2B54ICDCFU8MKXADNX2E/image-asset.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/9e728285-5a4c-45c5-b5b4-63850b72cb76/Build-Icon.png</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/93bff6bd-4aa5-46be-bd33-9131edaaaad6/Lotus-Icon+copy.png</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/449aeb1e-cce9-4889-bf48-c0278ae930d1/Explore-Icon.png</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/327b6f37-bd87-48fc-8caf-36f92f056254/Enso-Blue.png</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/3427c6c8-029a-405f-a265-ced265d6838d/Circle-Icon.png</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/bf81951f-89c7-479f-988d-6595b4aa1bd1/Shelly-Steps.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/counselinglouisville</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-01-11</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/b146cf6c-bef6-44d9-aaf6-09f9eba8aa27/unsplash-image-iWpF3D_M-1g.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/3c75813c-467e-465c-bc16-ad425e3e8eec/IMG_0147.JPEG</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/e1fd4ab7-cd82-4ed4-847d-b8c13f66e3e2/IMG_6792.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/d99efc60-b86d-40c3-8285-02a47aa83d5a/FC95C99A-77DA-410B-B022-CB418C879B07.JPG</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/e1f30be2-298d-4e21-8630-7e61526e4309/IMG_6837.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/fad36ec8-dffa-4fad-9c20-fe28eff7b979/IMG_5346.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/resources</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-02-14</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/7fc4c65a-af30-47fb-ac5d-3002633f2daa/Intro+packet+page.png</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/fde8c912-730f-4397-b135-9ddf0236af95/Care+Path+Chart.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/c67f1f45-141f-4a84-8e17-f7b9301017c4/unsplash-image-fMD_Cru6OTk.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1751404149215-EU8MMLDX1O39VEJYQAHW/image-asset.jpeg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1762824072021-4QRMFN32GAV7U78R661D/unsplash-image-XaGs3jFM7Y0.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/a4ab4c48-1ec4-4c9e-9c87-09a631380d9d/2026+Intention+Setting.png</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1e3128af-cccb-43df-b4d8-86793d513615/love%2Bwall.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1771083679768-0HP8QHB6GZNKQPAOL4GJ/unsplash-image-oM_SbHRaDMQ.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/consultation-agreement</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-02-16</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/0215a605-1b76-468c-8d6b-7f19009ef8bf/unsplash-image-e-uz4ozRqc0.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/9d0ba31d-7112-4cef-9db6-a16b3f2a2f81/1.png</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/individual-coaching</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-03-26</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1755104761375-XV498JLYCKC6HYYVMMY4/imgg-demo-ewtBxNR1.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Individual Coaching</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1755104761379-TIRHCMLJ6GGCY0R4YTU4/imgg-demo-EpGLe4Je.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Individual Coaching</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1755104761381-D6G5KDD7KCUVE3VV50LN/imgg-demo-tEzGM8aH.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Individual Coaching</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1755104761384-Y5I80W4BECCWD37NQYFP/imgg-demo-C59XbaOt.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Individual Coaching</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1755104781616-ZEM8L209EABQAFI2ZOZ0/imgg-demo-qs29Y0Ih.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Individual Coaching</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1755104781619-EPI4TWEZ3AG1N10L9UIC/imgg-demo-nLRbokBp.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Individual Coaching</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1755104781623-DGTAO9NX3OTYBHTTBTMJ/imgg-demo-dr4UJ5bT.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Individual Coaching</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1755104781626-M1SKQ61NMXC540MDKFD4/imgg-demo-nD6Pzw4T.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Individual Coaching</image:title>
    </image:image>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/560b119b-dd53-4322-a068-d68b4b2cceae/giuseppe-gallo-EHvqxVpMwik-unsplash.jpg</image:loc>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/private-downloads</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-04-02</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/journals</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2024-05-16</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/journals/p/journaling-for-emotional-well-being</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2024-05-16</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/635a89b8fcada85afe77d285/1715874249960-II8B4OLX50G21LQ0RBI2/Journal-For-Emotional-Wellbeing.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Journals - Journaling for Emotional Well-Being</image:title>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/bml-videos</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2024-06-01</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/bml-videos/5-day-mindfulness-challenge</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2024-06-01</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/bml-videos/everyday-mindfulness</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2024-06-01</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/bml-videos/mindfulness-based-life-skills-teens</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2024-06-01</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/bml-videos/v/tree-meditation</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-02-07</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.shellysowell.com/bml-videos/v/shellysowellgroundingpractice</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2024-06-01</lastmod>
  </url>
</urlset>

