Shannon Eichenauer Writer

"Instead of resistance or anger, I met the moment with something closer to neutrality. I am a crash survivor. I live with pain. Not the kind that resolves neatly, but the kind that requires attention, patience, and ongoing care."

A love letter to my healing…Handle with Care When you stop fighting the experience, the world can change. It becomes lighter, easier to take in. You realize you are a speck in this big, huge place and your resistance only adds weight to the i…

"It is an absolute privilege to hold the stories of others so deeply. It is an honor to sit with someone in their fear, their grief, their confusion, their hope. But that privilege comes with responsibility the responsibility to stay mindful of the self, so I don’t absorb what isn’t mine, and so I can keep showing up from a place of grounded presence."

Embodiment of Divine Purpose ~ A morning ritual Every morning at 4:02 a.m., my alarm sounds with gentle bells. I roll over, hit my ten-minute snooze, and settle onto my back. I take one long breath and prepare myself for the day ahead. I started…

https://mommyrhetoricwrites.com/2025/12/01/facing-the-arrows-of-mara-through-querencia/

"Because for most of my life, I didn’t have a querencia.
Or maybe I did, but I abandoned it in the chaos of trauma, caregiving, survival, and staying strong for everyone else. I learned to live in the tension always braced for impact, always preparing for the next wave of hard."

Facing the Arrows of Mara through Querencia This AM as I read Radical Acceptance from Tara Brach she began discussing the Buddha teaching of facing the arrows of Mara which is essentially facing the dark parts of ourselves that convince us w…

https://mommyrhetoricwrites.com/2025/08/09/inspire-the-day-among-the-trees/

"Long before my journey began in hiking, the last few years I have found respite in the fluttering leaves and falling in love with the wisdom of the beautiful beings that continue to stand the test of the elements, humans, and the world, and somehow manage to stay intact. We could learn a thing or two from them, yes?"

Inspire the Day: Among the Trees I’ve always been a treehugger of sorts. I seek out the quietness and dark that can happen when you sit underneath a tree. Long before my journey began in hiking the last few years I have foun…