Words of Wellness with Shelly
Do you get confused by all of the information that is available regarding ways to improve your health and wellness? Do you often become frustrated or overwhelmed with decisions on how to be your healthiest? We all know and understand how important our health and wellness is to the vitality of our lives, however navigating the wealth of health and wellness information available can often feel overwhelming. Understanding the significance of our well-being in leading fulfilling lives is crucial, yet determining what steps to take that are essential for our health can often be confusing.
Welcome everyone to "Words of Wellness"! In this podcast, hosted by Shelly Jefferis, M.A., a seasoned health and wellness professional with over 35 years in the industry, all of your questions will be answered and clarity will be provided through personal stories, education, tips and inspiration. Throughout her profession, Shelly has always had the heart and desire to help others feel their best and live their best lives through her supportive and compassionate approach. Through engaging solo and guest episodes, several topics will be addressed, questions will be answered and clarity will be provided in an effort to lead you to a healthier, more energetic life. With a master’s degree in kinesiology, extensive experience as an educator, speaker, coach, and entrepreneur, Shelly brings a wealth of knowledge and a genuine passion for empowering others to feel their best. By featuring industry experts and relatable individuals, the podcast promises personal stories, practical advice, and inspiration. She is excited to come to you weekly sharing all she has experienced, learned and discovered through the years. Whether you're seeking to elevate your well-being, gain practical insights for personal health, or simply be inspired to live a high quality vibrant life, this is the podcast is for YOU! Be sure to tune in weekly and join us along our "Words of Wellness" journey and embark on a path toward a healthier and more fulfilling quality of life full of happiness, energy and joy!
Words of Wellness with Shelly
Shelly's Shares: Wellness And Renewal In 2026
We kick off the new year with season three of Words of Wellness!! Wow, time flies when you are having fun!!!! The conversation also begins with a clear call to trade fragile resolutions for grounded momentum, clarity, and daily renewal. We step into 2026 with practical tools for health and longevity, guided by a simple idea: choose one word that anchors your choices and keeps you moving with purpose. Drawing inspiration from the Year of the Horse—energy, courage, freedom, strength, and expansion—themes you can apply to your everyday wellness; your nutrition, your workouts, your sleep, and your mindset.
In the new year, focus on turning good intentions into sustainable habits: write goals down where you can see them on a regular basis, increasing your chance of reaching them! Instead of chasing trends, choose progress over perfection and consistency over intensity.
We also complete this episode with a short devotional reflection on true renewal, offering a calm reset when motivation dips. If your guiding word is momentum, take the next small step. If it’s clarity, simplify your plate or your calendar. If it’s prosperity, invest in habits that pay you back in energy and joy. By aligning actions with a single theme, you’ll feel the horsepower of this year in your body and your spirit.
Join us as we begin a year of focused wellness and real-life vitality. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs a hopeful start, and leave a review to help more listeners find the message. What word will guide your 2026?
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In Health,
Shelly
We are actually starting our third season. I can't believe it. We're starting year number three. And again, any follows, if you could subscribe or perhaps leave a five-star review, I would appreciate so much. And then it just means those are that's gonna open this up to more lives that we can impact. And that's always the goal with my podcast is to share with the world ways that we can all collectively be healthier, focus on our different areas of wellness, learn from one another, focus on longevity, living a long life, but a life of vitality, joy, and energy, and that is the whole goal. Do you get confused by all of the information that bombards us every day on ways to improve our overall health and our overall wellness? Do you often feel stuck, unmotivated, or struggle to reach your wellness goals? Do you have questions as to what exercises you should be doing, what foods you should or shouldn't be eating, how to improve your overall emotional and mental well-being? Hello everyone, I am so excited to welcome you to Words of Wellness. My name is Shelly Jeffries, and I will be your host. My goal is to answer these questions and so much more. To share tips, education, and inspiration around all of the components of wellness through solo and guest episodes. With 35 plus years as a health and wellness professional, a retired college professor, a speaker, and a multi-passionate entrepreneur, I certainly have lots to share. However, my biggest goal and inspiration in doing this podcast is to share the wellness stories of others with you. To bring in guests who can share their journeys so that we can all learn together while making an impact on the health, the wellness, and lives of all of you, our listeners. The ultimate hope is that you leave today with even just one nugget that can enhance the quality of your life and that you will, we all will, now and into the future, live our best quality of lives full of energy, happiness, and joy. Now let's dive into our message for today. Hello, my friends, and welcome back to Words of Wellness. Can you even believe that it is the start of a new year? I'm not sure when you will be listening to this, but I want to start off by saying happy 2026. Can you even believe that we are in the beginning of a new year? And I often like to think of it as kind of a restart or a fresh start. I don't know about the resolutions because I think that a lot of the resolutions put a little extra pressure on us, perhaps. And we know the whole statistics behind resolutions that they tend to not get completed into the year. And the best thing to do really is to maybe do a reflection, an overview of some goals you want to achieve in the new year. And we also know that statistics tells us that when you write down your goals, you have a better chance of meeting them. So I want to just welcome all of you here. If you are new to Words of Wellness, thank you. If you've been listening for a while, I thank you so much. It means more to me than you know. And as we move forward, we are actually starting our third season. I can't believe it. We're starting year number three. And again, any follows, if you could subscribe or perhaps leave a five-star review, I would appreciate so much. And then it just means those are that's gonna open this up to more lives that we can impact. And that's always the goal with my podcast is to share with the world ways that we can all collectively be healthier, um, focus on our different areas of wellness, learn from one another, focus on longevity, living a long life, but a life of vitality, joy, and energy. And that is the whole goal. So for today, I just want to hop in and again say happy new year. And I wanted to share a couple things really briefly. Many of you have probably heard that it is considered to be the year of the horse when it comes to the Chinese New Year. And to be honest with you, I haven't through the years really spent a lot of time or focus on the Chinese New Year. However, this year I love the sound of the year of the horse. And I thought I would share a few of the words that kind of characterize the year. And maybe some of these resonate with you. I know most all of them resonate with me as we move forward into this new year. So the Chinese New Year actually, I don't know how many of you know this, but the Chinese New Year actually starts February 17th, even though for all of us in the United States, obviously the new year starts on January 1st. But the Chinese New Year does officially start on February 17th. So that's just a little interesting uh fact if you didn't know that. And so I wanted to share some of the words I've come across that symbolize the year of the horse. And a few of these words were on a post that I shared recently. A few of them I looked into and researched a little bit, and they are all so great. So I want you to just take a moment, listen to these, see what resonates with you. And perhaps if you haven't picked a word for the new year, maybe something will trigger a word that you can focus on, and it can be your word as you move into this new year. So here we go. The year of the horse symbolizes energy, freedom, forward momentum, strength, grace, determination, new social connections, opportunities, radiance, courage, expansion, clarity, vitality, prosperity, confidence, breakthrough, and devotion. I'm telling you, as I read these words, they all just fire me up because almost every single one of them I can relate to. And as a matter of fact, when it comes to the new year, and I know the idea of picking a word for the year is a common theme, and I personally always struggle with picking just one word, but I understand the meaning behind it. I understand how it helps you kind of refocus. If you have those days that you're feeling a little off, and maybe you're not motivated, it helps you to refocus on your goals for the year. So a couple of these words have been on my mind for my word of the year: momentum, breakthrough, prosperity. I also love intention and impact. So think about this from this list. Maybe you're kind of going to come across a word for yourself for this new year. You know, I'm always praying for for clarity and you know, energy is always a goal and vitality and expansion. I mean, there's so many good words here that symbolize the year of the horse. So it gets me very excited to focus on this list. And I think that that's what I will do, and I hope that it helps you do as well. That when you maybe have a year, a year, a day where you're not feeling as energetic as normal or maybe not as motivated as normal, just pull out these words or make a list of your own that can help motivate you and energize you on those days. So I want to leave you all for today a part of a devotion that that came across this morning in my prayer time. And I just thought this is so great. And I thought I would leave this with all of you today on this first episode of Shelly's Shares and Words of Wellness in this new year and entering our third season. And I'm just so thrilled to be here, and I'm so excited to have all you here, and cannot wait to be entering into a new year of sharing again wellness and longevity and having brand new guests and a lot of exciting things ahead. So I'm gonna leave this with you all today. God promises true renewal for his children, not just in the new year, but every moment of our lives. As the new year stretches out ahead of you, full of opportunity and possibilities. Claim God's promise to renew your spirit. Lean on him, tell him what you hope to achieve this year, tell him the problems you foresee, and then turn them over to him. He is more capable then of dealing with them. You are already created in God's image. Now let him renew your spirit and your mind, leading you into the bright future ahead. And again, I hope this motivates all of you. Happy New Year. Cheers to 2026, and take time for yourself and your wellness on this day, and have a beautiful, blessed rest of your week, everyone. And we'll see you next time on Words of Wellness. Thank you so much for tuning in to today's episode. I hope you gained value and enjoyed our time together as much as I did. And if you know someone who could benefit from today's episode, I would love and appreciate it if you could share with a friend or rate and review Words of Wellness so that more can hear this message. I love and appreciate you all. Thank you for listening. And if you have any questions or topics you would like me to share in future episodes, please don't hesitate to reach out to me through my contact information that is shared in the show notes below. Again, thank you for tuning in to Words of Wellness. My name is Shelley Jeffries, and I encourage you to do something for you, for your wellness, on this day. Until next time, I hope you all have a healthy, happy, and blessed week.