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A New Year – Be True. Be You.
Many of us have tried for too long to make ourselves into something we’re not. The only New Year’s resolution you really need is...
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12 Ways to Help Remove the Barriers to Self-Love
Let’s face it. We all go through times when we don’t feel particularly happy with or kind to ourselves. Truthteller Sue Shanahan is on...
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Remembering Ryan Cruz Saldana
Losing a child is one of the most painful experiences any parent can endure. Perhaps the most loving thing friends and loved ones can...
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Are You Listening, Oprah?
Body image is something so many of us struggle with. No matter what our body shape, most of us never seem to be able...
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The Right to Love and Be Loved
Marriage is the beautiful moment when two hearts of any color, shape or size join as one. It is a statement to the world...
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Trust Your Inner Compass
Each of us are fed information from the day we are born until the day we die. It seeps into our brain every moment...
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Making Authors Dreams Come True
Gaining entrance to the publishing world is a difficult endeavor. Author/illustrator Sue Shanahan fought an uphill battle searching for a publisher for children's books that she...
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My Christmas Wish
Sue Shanahan shares her empowering Christmas wish and message with Wf1. Each year she visualizes a concept for the White House Christmas card and...
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How Could I Write A Book About Myself And Not Know It?
Wf1 Truthteller Sue Shanahan has written a magical new children's book, Glory In The Morning. The book is beautifully illustrated and shares a special...
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Plastic Has No Heart
"We are fine just the way we are” writes Sue Shanahan, in this well thought-out exploration of body image and self image the way...
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How can I be Plus Size and Invisible?
Sue Shanahan tells us openly about her life-long struggle with body image and how the words of a friend unintentionally hurt her feelings and...