Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
You've done it before. You get inspired, you start something with real promise, a routine, a business, a new version of yourself, and then life gets heavy and you walk away. You tell yourself it wasn't working. And then you start something brand new.
This isn't a character flaw. It's a pattern. And in this video I'm breaking it all the way down. I call it the Start-and-Abandon Loop, and there are four layers driving it that are important to understand so you don't keep repeating them.
Free resource mentioned:
Unruly & Rising — my free 7-day journal for women in the messy middle of a healing era: shelahmarie.com/unrulyandrising
If you're ready to dive deeper check out my audio course: shelahmarie.com/healingeras
My Book "Unruly" — amazon.com/Unruly-Guide-Reclaiming-Your-True-ebook/dp/B0D12ST77G
Instagram: @theshelahmarie
Podcast: Unruly with Shelah Marie — podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unruly-with-shelah-marie/id1771717285
You've done it before. You get inspired, you start something with real promise, a routine, a business, a new version of yourself, and then life gets heavy and you walk away. You tell yourself it wasn't working. And then you start something brand new.
This isn't a character flaw. It's a pattern. And in this video I'm breaking it all the way down. I call it the Start-and-Abandon Loop, and there are four layers driving it that are important to understand so you don't keep repeating them.
Free resource mentioned:
Unruly & Rising — my free 7-day journal for women in the messy middle of a healing era: shelahmarie.com/unrulyandrising
If you're ready to dive deeper check out my audio course: shelahmarie.com/healingeras
My Book "Unruly" — amazon.com/Unruly-Guide-Reclaiming-Your-True-ebook/dp/B0D12ST77G
Instagram: @theshelahmarie
Podcast: Unruly with Shelah Marie — podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unruly-with-shelah-marie/id1771717285










