Shirin Etessam is an entrepreneur, seasoned media executive, and transformational speaker. She has produced films, original television series, and specials, created several companies, and led campaigns for some of the world’s most recognized companies (ABC, CBS, Discovery, BBC, Facebook, Apple, Intel, Virgin, and many more). A proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community, Shirin founded OML TV, a popular platform dedicated to streaming and curating quality, queer female, video content, and OML Originals, a female-led production company telling diverse female stories through a vast spectrum of film and television genres. Today, Shirin guides seekers in her six-week program, Free to Be, to disconnect their human “being” from their human “doing” to find true and lasting fulfillment. She lives in Marin County, California, with her wife and two children. Listen in to hear Shirin share: What soul work is and why it’s so important in this day and age How soul work is different than spirituality and different than “woo-woo” practices Her 6-year “Magical Mystery Tour” of having to reconnect with her soul when she lost her partner and co-parent of 13 years and became a single parent of a 5 and 7 year old The framework she uses to help people reclaim their souls through a 6-week process How to use her framework of taser, shield, filter, and hug to determine how to hold space for each person in your life The importance of avoiding spiritual comas and spiritual bypassing Links mentioned: Connect with Shirin: https://www.shirinetessam.com Get Shirin’s Book: Free To Be Shirin on FB Shirin on IG Shirin on TikTok We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://shamelessmom.com/sponsor Interested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices