Shelley’s Soul Library
A warm, funny, slightly magical corner of the world where we get real — and laugh while doing it.
Hi sweet soul — yes, I’m talking to you.
Welcome to Shelley’s Soul Library, a cozy, slightly magical corner of the universe, where where we talk about all the things most people avoid like bad leftovers:
Life
Death
Love
Relationships
Breakdowns
Breakthroughs
Why your inner critic sounds like it lives in a tent at Camp Shoulda Woulda Coulda
And how to live with your soul turned ON
All with a hearty dose of humor, humanity, and spiritual oomph. I share stories, insights, humor, and little soul-nudges from the things I’ve lived through, walked through, cried through, laughed through, and somehow turned into wisdom without meaning to.
💁♀️ Who am I?
I’m Shelley, by the way —
Live & Die Happy Coach™, transformational life coach, death midwife, relationship whisperer, soul sherpa, grandmother, author, and a woman who has spent decades studying the human experience…
BY LIVING IT, who genuinely loves human beings… even the complicated ones (which is, let’s be honest, all of us).
(Oh, the stories I could tell. And I will.)
I’m here because I genuinely care about human beings — even the ones who cut in line at Trader Joe’s. (They’re on a journey, too.)
My mission?
To help you feel more alive while you’re still… well… alive.
I’m here because I’ve lived enough life to know a few things — and am still curious about the things I don’t know, which is a lot…
and because I want to use what I’ve lived to help you feel a little lighter, a little braver, a little more yourself…
and a whole lot more alive.
And yes, I might sneak in some humor while I’m at it.
It helps the medicine go down.
😂 Why humor?
Because if we don’t laugh, we cry… and if we do both, we’re probably healing something.
Humor cracks people open just enough for the light to get in.
It makes truth gentler.
It makes pain bearable.
It makes transformation feel possible.
And honestly?
Life is funnier than we give it credit for.
Humans are adorable in our dysfunction.
🌷 Why I’m writing
Because I care.
I really do.
And because I’ve seen — again and again — that the right story at the right moment can shift something inside a person… soften something… lift something… open something.
I want my words to move you, in whatever way you need:
💗 make you laugh
💗 make you breathe
💗 make you feel less alone
💗 make you remember who you are
💗 make you feel something real
💗 make you feel seen
And if something I share helps you take one tiny step toward a life that feels more delicious, meaningful, loving, or honest — then I’ve done my job.
I’m not here to lecture you.
I’m here to sit with you.
📚 What you’ll find inside this Soul Library:
✨ Personal stories that make your heart feel things
✨ Humor that sneaks in the medicine
✨ Relationship wisdom from the trenches
✨ End-of-life lessons that make you LIVE differently
✨ Soulful teachings wrapped in compassion and honesty
✨ Tools to help you shift, soften, speak, see, and love
✨ A gentle nudge (or loving shove) toward living your best, truest life
✨ Permission to be gloriously, beautifully, absolutely human
✨ personal stories that carry a little wisdom tucked inside
✨ reflections on life, love, death, and everything in between
✨ moments of humor (because we need it)
✨ soul teachings that you can actually use in real life
✨ insights from coaching, caregiving, and end-of-life work
✨ gentle reminders that you’re doing better than you think
✨ a little nudge when you’re ready to shift
✨ and a whole lot of heart
This isn’t just writing.
It’s a hug.
A mirror.
A snack.
A spiritual recalibration.
A lifeline.
A laugh attack.
A heart-opening.
Whatever you need that day — something here will find you.
Inside this Soul Library, you’ll find:
Nothing fancy.
Nothing performative.
Just me — being human with you.
🌳 Why the Tree?
If you’ve been around me for more than 5 minutes, you’ve met my Tree.
Because I am obsessed.
It’s my soul symbol.
The roots are where we come from.
The branches are where we’re going.
And the trunk — well, that’s us, trying to stay upright while life throws squirrels, storms, sunshine, and the occasional unexpected miracle at us
It reminds us that we can be grounded and growing at the same time.
Rooted and rising.
Human and soul.
Messy and magnificent.
My Tree helps me stay grounded and expanded at the same time.
And now it’s part of this space, too.
💛 Who I’m writing to
I’m writing to YOU.
I write to YOU.
To people like Maggie, my first paid subscriber (bless you, darling), who want something real… something uplifting… something that speaks to the soul without putting the human to sleep.
If I can make one person feel:
seen
safe
lighter
braver
understood
or a little more joyful
then truly — mission accomplished.
✨ Why subscribe?
Because you deserve a space:
where you can breathe
where you can laugh
where your soul feels held
where your heart feels hugged
where transformation feels yummy, not scary
This is not a newsletter.
It’s a soul spa day.
A heart hammock.
A cozy corner of compassion.
A library of love and humor for the human you are.
Pull up a chair, sweet one.
You’re home.
With love, laughter, levity, and a yummy delicious wink,
Shelley
“It’s your life. Enjoy the journey.
And remember to bring love into everything you do…
and a lot of humor along the way.”
