Sha’Ri Smyth on Life, Lessons & Legacy

We’re looking forward to introducing you to Sha’Ri Smyth. Check out our conversation below.

Hi Sha’Ri, thank you so much for joining us today. We’re thrilled to learn more about your journey, values and what you are currently working on. Let’s start with an ice breaker: What is something outside of work that is bringing you joy lately?
I’m a mom of five, it’s my kids that bring me joy. Recently divorced and having to start over is hard. So finding ways to pour into myself and rediscover who I am and what I am outside of being a mom and workaholic has been hard but joyful. Working out, dancing, choosing me are things I’m focusing on, healing.

Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I’m a certified gut health nutritionist and functional practitioner. My career started out of a necessity to heal myself. I was gaslit by doctors for 19 months, only to be told I had a year to live. It was heartbreaking at the time I had only one daughter. Now I get the pleasure and privilege to help millennial women get to the root of what is going on and finally start healing without being gas lit or ignored. To get clarity, answers, and understanding.

Amazing, so let’s take a moment to go back in time. What did you believe about yourself as a child that you no longer believe?
That I wasn’t good enough or smart enough for anything. That I could never be loved or feel love. That I wasn’t worthy of an education and opportunities. So I never learned self care, self love, and self respect. How to take care of myself, value my health and what it would or should look like.

What did suffering teach you that success never could?
That I have more control than I thought and that suffering is a deep squat and there’s something I’m supposed to learn so I can grow. Success is temporary because there’s always something next… always more to strive for and as a black woman I am conditioned to keep going and keep proving myself. Suffering causes me to stop and pause, reflect and get clarity on the situation. To figure out what I’m supposed to learn causes me to slow down. I’m learning that I am worthy, I am strong, I have power and I can heal it just isn’t always black and white.

Sure, so let’s go deeper into your values and how you think. What are the biggest lies your industry tells itself?
That you have to have expensive greens powders, that you need to stay on this diet roller coaster, that you need to eat less and move more. That you are supposed to suffer and be exhausted all the time and just take meds and deal because you’re aging. Ugh there’s so dang many! It’s hard, I struggle daily with wanting to scream how people are being misled and lied to. But I don’t want to bash other people, or companies because that reflects me and I’m a good honest person so I choose to stand in my truth and focus on what I can control. I can’t control all the gimmicks, lies, and people just out to make a quick buck. I only have 24 hours in a day haha.

Before we go, we’d love to hear your thoughts on some longer-run, legacy type questions. What do you understand deeply that most people don’t?
The power in healing and labs. That they can paint a picture often not pretty but always necessary. That you can eat right, exercise and do all the things and truly be pushing your body further from healing. Even if you temporarily feel better. That if you don’t address and understand the root cause and get answers, gain clarity and stop taking everything they see recommended just because it sounds like the next best thing. We have the power to heal, find balance and give ourselves real self care. Our families need us, but we need us too.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://Sharismyth.com
• Instagram: @sharismyth
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