Shaping Solutions with Dr. Shiela Little

Shaping Solutions with Dr. Shiela Little I empower individuals to transform chaos to clarity & experience true satisfaction in their L.I.F.E. https://www.shielalittle.com/stop-it-now-book L.E.M.O.N.S.

My book 'STOP IT NOW' offers powerful tools and empower you to conquer self-doubt and live your best life. Welcome to Shaping Solutions, the home of emotional strategy, mindset transformation, and practical success. Founded by Dr. Shiela Little, LMSW: Business Psychologist, Emotional Strategist, and Creator of the STOP IT NOW® Methodology, our mission is simple:
To help you stop self-sabotage, align emotionally, and shape the life, love, and legacy you deserve. At Shaping Solutions, we believe your emotions are data, not defects. Your patterns are protective, not permanent. And your story, no matter how complex, can be rewritten when you have the right frameworks, community, and strategy. We blend psychology, coaching, neuroscience, and emotional intelligence to help individuals, professionals, and organizations move from reactive living to intentional thriving. Through our proprietary frameworks, certified programs, and immersive experiences, we help you reconnect with your identity, strengthen your focus, and lead with emotional clarity. Our Core Programs and Frameworks

Project L.I.F.E.:
L.I.F.E. stands for Love of Self, Interactions, Focus, and Emotions. This transformational membership and group coaching experience is designed to help you live in alignment, with confidence, and be emotionally intelligent. Members receive access to L.I.F.E. Lessons, journaling prompts, live sessions, coaching labs, and challenges that bridge science and soul. SHAPE Your L.I.F.E. Thought Partnership Program:
Our one-to-one Thought Partnership experience for high-performing professionals and visionaries who want a strategic ally, not just a coach. This is co-creation at its finest. We collaborate deeply to shape your vision, structure your business, strengthen your mindset, and align your emotional well-being with your goals. STOP IT NOW® Framework:
A registered and trademarked model that breaks self-sabotaging cycles through eight steps:
Stories, Triggers, Obstacles, Patterns, IT Factor, Non-Negotiables, Opportunity Cost, and Win/When. It’s where mindset meets method, helping you build awareness, emotional regulation, and sustainable change. to L.E.M.O.N.A.D.E.™:
Based on Dr. Shiela’s doctoral research in Emotional Intelligence, this evidence-based program helps women entrepreneurs transform frustration and procrastination into clarity, action, and achievement. It’s both a personal growth journey and a professional performance accelerator. Project HOPE: LIFE Coaching Certification (Train-the-Trainer) Program
Funded through community partnerships, this initiative equips professionals and community leaders with tools in trauma-informed care, emotional regulation, and prevention strategies to help others thrive. Our Approach

We don’t believe in “quick fixes.”
We believe in frameworks that last. Our approach blends emotional intelligence, neuroscience, and strategic action so you can lead with both your heart and your head. Whether you’re a leader, entrepreneur, or everyday person ready to rise, Shaping Solutions meets you at the intersection of who you are and who you’re becoming. Our Products and Tools

• Digital Journals & Workbooks (The Weight We Carry, LIFE Lessons, and more)
• Self-paced courses and interactive experiences
• Group and one-on-one coaching programs
• Train-the-trainer certifications
• Online community and memberships
• Corporate workshops and emotional intelligence trainings

Our Promise

We are not here to fix you. We’re here to help you see you. Through every course, conversation, and coaching moment, we help you build a stronger relationship with your emotions, your energy, and your evolution. Connect With Us:

Website: https://shapingsolutions.org
Facebook: https://facebook.com/iamshapingsolutions
Instagram: https://instagram.com/iamshapingsolutions
YouTube: https://youtube.com/
Email: support@shapingsolutions.org

Join the movement. Let’s shape solutions that align your emotions, elevate your mindset, and expand your life.

As this year closes, here’s a hard truth:Boundaries don’t need permission slips.They don’t need long explanations, rehea...
12/30/2025

As this year closes, here’s a hard truth:

Boundaries don’t need permission slips.
They don’t need long explanations, rehearsed speeches, or guilt-filled justifications. They need commitment.

Some of the exhaustion you’re carrying didn’t come from the year – it came from over-explaining choices you were already clear about.

This season taught you something important:
You don’t owe access to everyone who asks.
You don’t owe comfort to people who cross your limits.
You don’t owe explanations for protecting your peace.

Let this be the year you stop negotiating with your own needs.
Let your “no” stand without defense.
Let your silence be enough.
Let your peace speak for itself. ✨

Boundaries are not harsh, they’re honest.
And honesty is how you enter the next chapter lighter. 🌿

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I’ve learned that smiling through exhaustion doesn’t heal anything.Calling everything “gratitude” doesn’t erase the hard...
12/29/2025

I’ve learned that smiling through exhaustion doesn’t heal anything.
Calling everything “gratitude” doesn’t erase the hard parts.
And rushing myself into happiness only taught me how to ignore my own heart.

This year asked me to be honest more than it asked me to be happy.
And maybe that’s the lesson I’m carrying forward.

Some days I feel proud.
Some days I feel tender.
Some days I feel relieved just to still be standing.
And all of that is allowed. 🤍

As the year ends, I’m choosing truth over performance.
Presence over pretending.
Gentleness over forcing myself to be okay.

If you’re feeling that too... you’re not alone. ✨
We don’t have to perform our way into the next chapter.
We get to arrive as we are.



12/24/2025

Good morning, good morning, good morning… 🤍
Just a friendly reminder before the day gets loud:

You don’t need to perform.
You don’t need to resolve anything.
You don’t need to have it all figured out.

You’re allowed to move through today slowly.
You’re allowed to feel what you feel.
You’re allowed to simply be.

This moment doesn’t require perfection – it welcomes your presence. ✨

Let your morning be easy.
Let your heart be unguarded.
Let today meet you exactly as you are.

✨ Say it out loud:

“I give myself permission to be present, not perfect.” 💖

12/22/2025

Be honest... How long have you been saying, “I’ll start when it’s perfect”?

When the timing is right. When you feel more confident. When you have more energy.

Fear and perfectionism love to work together, but neither gets to decide your future. You already have what you need to begin—and you don’t need permission (but if you do, consider this your sign 😉).

In this episode of Project LIFE, Dr. Shiela Little walks you through how to stop waiting, break things down into small doable steps, and take action with grace instead of pressure.

If there’s something you’ve been holding back on, this conversation is for you.
🎧 Press play and take one imperfect step today: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1IMZ0fBrUENmrR9HaXsvrF?si=vtHzIboFTbCILwVhFUC9cg

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This season doesn’t need a performance from you.You don’t have to force cheer, rush healing, or pretend everything feels...
12/20/2025

This season doesn’t need a performance from you.
You don’t have to force cheer, rush healing, or pretend everything feels fine.
Your real self is enough, even on the days you’re tender, quiet, or still finding your footing.

Let this be a softer moment.
A deep breath instead of a to-do list.
Connection instead of comparison.
Gentleness instead of expectations.

You’re allowed to show up exactly as you are. 🎄✨

12/19/2025

I remember sitting in my car one day, completely exhausted.
Not the kind of tired that sleep fixes, but the kind that comes from carrying too much for too long.

I had spent weeks trying to manage everything.
The relationship.
The bills.
The what ifs and the how will I make this work thoughts.
Calling. Asking. Planning. Overthinking.

And then something in me just gave up.
I said, “Okay God… I quit. I can’t do this anymore.”

Not dramatic.
Not loud.
Just honest.

And that’s when it happened.
My chest softened.
My breathing slowed.
The noise in my head finally quieted.

Not because I figured anything out.
But because I stopped gripping so tightly.

That’s when I learned this truth.
Your mind can only settle when your nervous system feels safe.
And safety doesn’t come from control.
It comes from surrender.

Sometimes peace arrives the moment you stop trying to force answers and allow yourself to let go.

If you’re tired right now, maybe that’s not weakness.
Maybe that’s your cue to rest the weight you’ve been carrying.

Let’s be real for a moment 🤍If your mind feels loud right now, it’s not because you’re doing something wrong. It’s becau...
12/19/2025

Let’s be real for a moment 🤍

If your mind feels loud right now, it’s not because you’re doing something wrong. It’s because your nervous system has been on duty for too long 🧠💭

You’ve been holding it together.
Thinking it through.
Staying alert.
Staying ready.

That kind of strength gets tired 😮💨

Quiet doesn’t mean you’re giving up.
Slowing down doesn’t mean you’re falling behind.
Sometimes it means your body is asking for safety, not solutions 🌿

So before you judge yourself for needing a pause, remember this.
Rest is not a weakness.
It’s a signal that healing is happening ✨

If you need stillness today, take it.
Your body knows what it’s doing 🤍

So many of us learned to quiet our needs, soften our truth, and make ourselves smaller just to keep the peace.But real p...
12/18/2025

So many of us learned to quiet our needs, soften our truth, and make ourselves smaller just to keep the peace.

But real peace doesn’t come from disappearing. It comes from honoring who you are and what you need without apology. ✨

You don’t have to dim your voice to be loved.
You don’t have to carry everyone else’s comfort at the cost of your own.

When you choose yourself with honesty and compassion, peace finally has room to stay. 💖

If you’re ready to grow without shrinking, to heal without hiding, and to be supported in the process, come be part of our community.

🤍 Join the Elevate in LIFE Facebook group and walk this journey with us. https://www.facebook.com/groups/elevateinlife

Let’s be honest…Some of what you’re carrying into the holidays isn’t love.It’s obligation. 🚨You’re showing up tired.Smil...
12/17/2025

Let’s be honest…
Some of what you’re carrying into the holidays isn’t love.
It’s obligation. 🚨

You’re showing up tired.
Smiling through heaviness.
Holding emotional weight that was never yours to carry.

BUT…
You do not owe anyone your exhaustion.
You do not have to suffer to be “good.”
You do not have to bleed to belong.

This season, honoring your energy is not selfish.
It’s sustainable.
It’s mature.
It’s healing. 💖

If it costs you your peace, it’s too expensive.
Even during the holidays… Sit with that.

12/17/2025

Mental noise isn’t a sign of intelligence.
It’s often a sign of fear.
Fear of slowing down.
Fear of feeling what’s been waiting underneath the thinking.

So we stay busy in our heads. 😵💫
We analyze. We replay. We plan.
Not because we need answers but because thinking feels easier than feeling.

And when the noise won’t stop, we blame ourselves.
We call it overthinking. We try to silence the inner critic.
But what if your mind isn’t the enemy? 💭
What if it’s protecting you from emotions you haven’t had space to meet yet?

The weight of mental noise isn’t solved by forcing quiet.
It softens when safety enters the body.
When we allow stillness without judgment.
When we stop fighting our thoughts and start listening with compassion.

If your mind feels loud lately, you’re not broken.
You’re carrying something that wants to be felt. 💖
And you don’t have to carry it alone.

✨ Join Project LIFE and learn how to quiet the noise by creating safety within. Comment “LIFE” to know more.

12/16/2025

So much of our exhaustion doesn’t come from what we feel… It comes from how hard we work to be understood 💔

We explain.
We justify.
We wait for replies that never come ⏳

But today’s reminder is simple and freeing ✨
You don’t have to chase connection.
The right interactions don’t drain you… they meet you 🤍

Pay attention to who shows up without you overextending.
Notice who respects your boundaries without pushback.
Let silence give you information instead of anxiety.

This Tuesday, we’re choosing relationships that feel steady, not stressful.
Mutual, not one-sided.
Peaceful, not performative.

💬 Ask yourself: Where am I overgiving to keep a connection alive? Who already meets me with ease?

Comment 🤍 if this spoke to you.

12/15/2025

🛑 STOP checking in on everyone else before you check in with yourself. 🛑
STOP ignoring your body while meeting everyone else’s needs.
STOP calling self-neglect “discipline” or “being strong.”

🟢 START asking yourself, “How am I showing up for me today?” 🟢
START listening to what your body, heart, and spirit actually need.
START treating yourself with the same care, patience, and grace you give so freely to others.

𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝒊𝒔𝒏’𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇𝒊𝒔𝒉.
It’s stewardship.
It’s the foundation everything else is built on.

How you show up for yourself today sets the tone for how you show up everywhere else.

✨ Ask yourself:
How am I showing up for me today, and what would love require instead?

Let this Monday begin with gentleness, honesty, and intention. 🥰 You are worth being cared for by you first.

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