Life & Work with Shelly Valinttine of MASSILLON

Today we’d like to introduce you to Shelly Valinttine.

Hi Shelly, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
I grew up the only girl of five children in patriarchal Catholic family. High expectations were laid on me very young, and this set the stage for my propensity to serve. I felt very close to God and took my faith very seriously. “I wanted to go to heaven!”
As I grew and became a bit more familiar with the world out there, my spirit was hurt many times by the hypocrisy within my own house as well as out in the world. There was so much anger and disappointment as a child I didn’t understand. It all hurt my heart.
As I became a teen, then I genuinely wanted to understand God and the dogma taught to me over the last 16 years. So, I asked questions and instead of answers I got shamed for not having faith. Until I asked the right person, a priest, who admittedly expressed that we simply didn’t know. He understood my questions and had them himself. I guess as I reflect, I wanted to know more about the esoteric without understand consciously at that time. I was seeking MORE! At that point in my life, I thought so much of the world sucked. I started smoking pot as a fun escape with friends. Which helped me to open myself more to the ideas within me, again without having a conscious understanding of it at that time.
When I was little, I saw the world from the lens of a place where people lived in peace, love and joy. As a grew I did not live in that world and wondered what happened to it. I became the counselor; people told me their troubles. I felt lost and as an empath absorbed so many emotions. The weight of the world with no support at home became unbearable for me. I almost jumped, but I yelled at the Universe instead to take this overwhelm from me, then there was peace after copious tears.
Fast forward to 18 I didn’t know what to do in life, no guidance from home, my dad thought I should be a secretary. “Kill me now” were my thoughts. I hated sitting at a desk all day. I did that from age 12 typing up work reports for his business.
A mentor suggested I go to beauty school since I was so good with hair. So, I did! What I learned about that career was not only did I have an outlet for creativity, I became the counselor again. This time I felt more equipped to handle it.
I traveled and discovered my inner gypsy and moved around. There was so much of the world to discover both on planet earth and esoterically. I asked all the questions when I explored a new country and belief systems. I studied Native American Spiritualty and immersed myself in many sacred ceremonies to include many sweat lodges, council of all beings, and a vision quest. I was remembering more of who I am.
I eventually was called. Signs began appearing that led me to study Huna, NLP and clinical Hypnotherapy. Through the modalities and techniques I acquired, I helped many people get past the stuck places in their life and realize that they have everything inside them to do it.
Now I write a monthly newsletter, I am going through the paradigm shift in consciousness like everyone else. I stopped the hustle, push and chaos of the 3D reality. I have shifted into flow, allowing, being and so much more peace. I am sublimely grateful for that.
We are so programmed to prove things to others, and I woke up to the fact that I have nothing to prove any longer. I feel one metamorphosis after the other going on within me. Now I envision that world that I knew existed when I was 3 years old, the one of peace, love, joy and harmony. Is it perfect? No, yet I am creating that within me. Because I figured it out, it’s all consciousness and all inside me, and you.
Do I forget, I do, then I remember again. I’m so grateful I remember more than I forget. I can now relax, just being!
My evolution of service is writing, guiding, coaching, speaking and facilitating retreats.
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I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
Oh not at all, I was labeled ‘weird’ by my family. So I hid what was most important to me. I didn’t fit into the world around me and at some level it didn’t feel safe. I kept my most cherished thoughts and ideas to myself, until I found like hearted people to share them with.
Regarding my career the biggest obstacle was/is marketing, getting the word out. Most of my clients are word of mouth or through the holistic center I was working at. I used to live in a world where I shook people hands and I looked them in the eye. Now in the digital world it feels so distant and empty, the hype and lies of advertising has caused so much distrust.

I also got married, had children and was called to be a stay-at home mom. I saw it in visions before I had kids. I still had my own inner challenges to face like not being good enough, not worthy, and sometimes feeling worthless. Motherhood certainly humbled me to understand the world in a whole other way. My daughters taught me so much, especially about ancestral healing.
Looking back, I realize the inner work is so important to reveal how powerful we are and the programming of our ancestors that we inherit is just as important as our own life’s journey.
Most people don’t have the courage to do their inner work and that is a great challenge. Although, within these last 5 years I have noticed more people opening to wanting to understand who they are and heal what prevents them from knowing. The great awakening is upon us.

Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
My business name is In Divine Balance. I was guided years ago to change it from The Core Evolution. Too many people thought I was a personal trainer, lol. In Divine Balance is an aspiration for all of us. To embrace all aspects of who we are and find that balance in every aspect of life. It is an art, one that requires inner attention.

I guide people to understand they are much more than they think they are. I am merely the tour guide of their healing work toward the root cause of the issue that holds them back. They are ultimately the one who does the work.
This is counter to the traditional model of therapy that tends to keep people in a hamster wheel of returning for sessions.
My goal for my clients is for them to do their inner work once they learn a process and continue, especially those who I work with for 90 or 180 day.
I specialize in getting to the root cause and pretty quickly. That is where the challenges start. Once address and the process is complete. An entire shifts within the psyche that integrates from instantly to weeks, months or years. It’s is seamless and people just feel freer, happier, lighter and they don’t always know why.
I feel fulfill, when someone leaves a session getting what they came for. I feel their shift, it is up to them to continue their inner work. Some do, some don’t.
What set’s me apart? I like to meet at a fire outside in a natural environment. Nature is a natural regulator of the nervous system. I find it stirs the soul and people feel more at ease outdoors.

Do you have recommendations for books, apps, blogs, etc?
I have found that I am not drawn to reading of late.
I tend to post my newsletters, uplifting or educational memes on Instagram and FB.
Other than that I listen to Lee Harris monthly for the Energy Update, Pam Gregory for the astrological forecast for the upcoming alignments. , channeled galactic information about our star families and their assistance during our shifts, occasionally Elizabeth April, I follow the works of Robert Edward Grant, and Dr. Joe Dispenza.
Otherwise I am writing, helping others, or out in nature kayaking, biking or walking.
The best resource is WITHIN you, meditate or spend some alone time within. The adventure is quite amazing!

Pricing:

• $150 per hour or pay what you can

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.indivinebalance.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/in_divine_balance/
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