Latest news with #Shawna
Hindustan Times
6 days ago
- Health
- Hindustan Times
Hair loss expert shares 7 tips to boost hair density: Have high-protein meals
Shawna Enright is a trichologist and hair loss expert who keeps sharing important insights related to hair health on her Instagram profile. From how to maintain hair density and shine to scalp rituals that can help in hair growth and hair maintenance, Shawna covers it all on her social media profile. Also read | Hair wet with rainwater? Dermatologist suggests 5 tips to save your hair this monsoon Hair care routine for women to flaunt glossy hair.(Pexels) On July 13, Shawna shared an Instagram post explaining how to maintain hair density with a few rituals that can be done at home. 'These are a couple of habits that you can create at home to help your hair and scalp health. Whatever you do, there are options for you to maintain your scalp at home! If you need more assistance, please reach out for a scalp consult and we can take a deep dive more clinically under the scope,' she wrote. Here are the tips she suggested. 1. Scalp massage Gentle massage boosts blood circulation, bringing nutrients to the follicles and encouraging growth. Just 3–5 minutes a day can make a difference. Also read | Hair care routine for women: The ultimate guide for silky, shiny, and glossy hair 2. High protein meals Gentle massage boosts blood circulation, bringing nutrients to the follicles and encouraging growth. Just 3–5 minutes a day can make a difference. 3. Gentle, sulfate-free products Harsh ingredients strip natural oils and irritate the scalp. Opt for clean, scalp-safe shampoos and conditioners that support a healthy environment for hair growth. 4. Supplement wisely Vitamins like biotin (B7), D, iron, zinc, and omega–3s can help fill nutritional gaps that impact hair health. Always test and tailor with a professional. 5. Consistent care Hair takes time to respond. What you do today affects growth months from now. Stick to healthy routines and trust the process. 6. Silk pillowcase Silk reduces friction while you sleep, preventing breakage and protecting the hair shaft, especially helpful for fine or fragile strands. 7. Avoid tight hairstyles Constant tension from ponytails or buns can lead to traction alopecia. Give your scalp a break with looser styles or wear your hair down. Also read | Struggling with hair breakage? Hair care expert reveals secret to stronger, healthier hair Note to readers: This article is for informational purposes only and not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always seek the advice of your doctor with any questions about a medical condition.
Yahoo
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
She Wanted To Capture The Truth About Motherhood; Hundreds Of Millions Of Views Later, I Think People Can Agree This TikToker Nailed It
"[After my son's birth], I felt so incredibly powerful and creative and in love and connected to the very fabric of I was also leaking and overstimulated and bone tired and dealing with my shifting identity in the hardest season of my life while also caring for a newborn," Shawna Lander (aka shawnathemom) shared with me as the inspiration behind her super viral TikTok series. For the uninitiated, let me back up: Shawna Lander is the creator, writer, director, editor, and solo performer in her multi-part TikTok series that follows the ins and outs of the extended McAllister family and their friends in the community. The characters and situations often relate to the dramas and pratfalls of everyday life, from an overbearing mother-in-law to the anxieties of hosting a child's birthday party. If you want to get a quick sense, here's a video from Max's 5th birthday, during which a snafu with the guest list and an overstepping in-law situation ultimately lead to chaos (I won't say more so as to not spoil it!). Shawna Lander via TikTok / Via Shawna's skits include so many characters (again, all played by Shawna herself) that pinned on the top of her TikTok page is an explainer video of "Who's Who In The Shawnaverse?" The slide-show-style explainer video has over seven million views. In the caption of that explainer video, Shawna describes the titular character of Shawna accordingly: "This is Shawna. She's not me, she just has my name. Slightly neurotic, sometimes awkward, very sincere, and means well. She's sort of the 'everymom.'" "Everymom" is kind of key here, as many of Shawna's skits explore the familial and community-based dynamics experienced by mothers in particular. As mentioned earlier, motherhood was a large part of Shawna's inspiration behind creating the Shawnaverse. In Shawna's words, "I made my very first slice-of-life mom skits when my firstborn was 10 months old, about 9 years ago. I didn't post very often, and I shot them like actual short films, in landscape with mis-en-scène, acting across from my real-life husband, John." (Note that "John" is also the name of Shawna's husband in the Shawnaverse.) The overlap of names made me wonder how much Shawna draws on her real life for content and inspiration, to which Shawna clarified, "My own journey into motherhood was the catalyst for me to start creating, so my content is rooted in authentic experience, but I don't recreate my life in skit form." Shawna Lander via TikTok / Via "I do have a John, but he's not skit John, and I do have a Max and a Piper, but those aren't my children's names, and I don't put anything they're really going through on the internet. I know some Barbs, but my mother-in-law is not a Barb. So I've been inspired by real life, definitely, but the story has a life of its own." For context, Barb is Shawna's mother-in-law (in the skits, not in real life). And if Shawna is the "everymom," then Barb is the "every-mother-in-law" (presuming your mother-in-law doesn't respect boundaries and is very badly behaved, which I recognize isn't every mother-in-law, but you know what I mean). Barb oversteps. She's difficult. At her worst, she's manipulative and narcissistic. But also, she's human. She desperately wants to feel included and accepted in a moment when she fears she's being pushed out of the family. Also, at her best, she's goofy and funny and shows up for her kids when they're in need of her motherly love and support. In other words, she's a genuinely complicated character, which is what makes her so relatable for so many viewers. Also, when I asked Shawna who her favorite character was to play, she told me, "I'll say Barb, but just know that she's A favorite, not THE favorite, because I love them all and it's too hard to choose! But yeah, Barb is pretty fun to play!" I was curious about how the Shawnaverse came to be, and Shawna shared that while she's a full-time creator now, when she first started, she "was a stay-at-home mom trying to figure out how [she] could have a baby and still pursue acting." Shawna told me she started posting to TikTok in late 2020, on a friend's recommendation. Shawna continued, "I started making [the videos] because I wanted to act, but also because I wanted to capture the truth about creates an unexpected evolution of identity and of relationship dynamics in the lives of so many women. I wanted to create a show that captured our shared truths." You might assume that, due to the focus on parenthood, this is a series that would appeal primarily to parents. But I'm not a mother, and I'm a huge fan (and my friends with whom I regularly text about the Shawnaverse aren't parents, either). While many of the skits are about parenthood, the stories focus on a variety of topics, including trying to make new friends, introducing your family to a new partner, and the difficulties around holidays and anniversaries and other life events (and so much more that doesn't require parenthood as a prerequisite to reliability). I asked Shawna why she felt audiences resonate with her content, and she said, "I think it's because the story is specific but the themes are universal... Everyone has an upbringing. Everyone has ideas for how life will go. Everyone has experienced their carefully laid plans veering wildly off path and the emotional fallout that occurs when that happens. It's all relatable." And on that, the Shawnaverse fan community is really strong, as well. Not only are there a ton of positive comments on the videos, but there are also countless fan-theory videos that aim to predict what's next for our favorite characters. u/rachleahx via TikTok / Via u/thedelightfulclinician via TikTok / Via I asked Shawna about the response to her series and if anyone has ever reached out to her, to which she shared, "I post and I have instant feedback in the comments and in my DMs. People from all over the world tell me about the Barb in their family, or their Jennifer [Shawna's sister-in-law], or their Frank [Shawna's father-in-law]...Honestly, the community is an integral part of the McAllister world at this point because people share so vulnerably, respectfully, and hilariously in the comments." As a fan, I had to ask Shawna what she hoped for the future of the characters that make up the Shawnaverse, to which she said, "I would love for everyone in the family to have their lovely healing arc, I would love for rifts to be mended, and for everyone to feel heard. I'd love to end the series in a really wholesome, uplifting place! But I also know what I have planned for the rest of the year soo... We'll see!" But here's my recommendation: don't take my word for it. Check out the Shawnaverse for yourself! You can find her videos on TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook. Let us know in the comments if this is the first you're hearing of the Shawnaverse, and definitely let us know if you decide to check it out. Also, if you have any other favorite social-media storytellers, let us know in the comments, as well.
Buzz Feed
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
Your Next Internet Obsession: Shawna The Mom
"[After my son's birth], I felt so incredibly powerful and creative and in love and connected to the very fabric of I was also leaking and overstimulated and bone tired and dealing with my shifting identity in the hardest season of my life while also caring for a newborn," Shawna Lander (aka shawnathemom) shared with me as the inspiration behind her super viral TikTok series. For the uninitiated, let me back up: Shawna Lander is the creator, writer, director, editor, and solo performer in her multi-part TikTok series that follows the ins and outs of the extended McAllister family and their friends in the community. The characters and situations often relate to the dramas and pratfalls of everyday life, from an overbearing mother-in-law to the anxieties of hosting a child's birthday party. Shawna's skits include so many characters (again, all played by Shawna herself) that pinned on the top of her TikTok page is an explainer video of "Who's Who In The Shawnaverse?" The slide-show-style explainer video has over seven million views. In the caption of that explainer video, Shawna describes the titular character of Shawna accordingly: "This is Shawna. She's not me, she just has my name. Slightly neurotic, sometimes awkward, very sincere, and means well. She's sort of the 'everymom.'" "Everymom" is kind of key here, as many of Shawna's skits explore the familial and community-based dynamics experienced by mothers in particular. As mentioned earlier, motherhood was a large part of Shawna's inspiration behind creating the Shawnaverse. In Shawna's words, "I made my very first slice-of-life mom skits when my firstborn was 10 months old, about 9 years ago. I didn't post very often, and I shot them like actual short films, in landscape with mis-en-scène, acting across from my real-life husband, John." (Note that "John" is also the name of Shawna's husband in the Shawnaverse.) The overlap of names made me wonder how much Shawna draws on her real life for content and inspiration, to which Shawna clarified, "My own journey into motherhood was the catalyst for me to start creating, so my content is rooted in authentic experience, but I don't recreate my life in skit form." "I do have a John, but he's not skit John, and I do have a Max and a Piper, but those aren't my children's names, and I don't put anything they're really going through on the internet. I know some Barbs, but my mother-in-law is not a Barb. So I've been inspired by real life, definitely, but the story has a life of its own." For context, Barb is Shawna's mother-in-law (in the skits, not in real life). And if Shawna is the "everymom," then Barb is the "every-mother-in-law" (presuming your mother-in-law doesn't respect boundaries and is very badly behaved, which I recognize isn't every mother-in-law, but you know what I mean). Barb oversteps. She's difficult. At her worst, she's manipulative and narcissistic. But also, she's human. She desperately wants to feel included and accepted in a moment when she fears she's being pushed out of the family. Also, at her best, she's goofy and funny and shows up for her kids when they're in need of her motherly love and support. In other words, she's a genuinely complicated character, which is what makes her so relatable for so many when I asked Shawna who her favorite character was to play, she told me, "I'll say Barb, but just know that she's A favorite, not THE favorite, because I love them all and it's too hard to choose! But yeah, Barb is pretty fun to play!" I was curious about how the Shawnaverse came to be, and Shawna shared that while she's a full-time creator now, when she first started, she "was a stay-at-home mom trying to figure out how [she] could have a baby and still pursue acting." Shawna told me she started posting to TikTok in late 2020, on a friend's recommendation. Shawna continued, "I started making [the videos] because I wanted to act, but also because I wanted to capture the truth about creates an unexpected evolution of identity and of relationship dynamics in the lives of so many women. I wanted to create a show that captured our shared truths." You might assume that, due to the focus on parenthood, this is a series that would appeal primarily to parents. But I'm not a mother, and I'm a huge fan (and my friends with whom I regularly text about the Shawnaverse aren't parents, either). While many of the skits are about parenthood, the stories focus on a variety of topics, including trying to make new friends, introducing your family to a new partner, and the difficulties around holidays and anniversaries and other life events (and so much more that doesn't require parenthood as a prerequisite to reliability). I asked Shawna why she felt audiences resonate with her content, and she said, "I think it's because the story is specific but the themes are universal... Everyone has an upbringing. Everyone has ideas for how life will go. Everyone has experienced their carefully laid plans veering wildly off path and the emotional fallout that occurs when that happens. It's all relatable." And on that, the Shawnaverse fan community is really strong, as well. Not only are there a ton of positive comments on the videos, but there are also countless fan-theory videos that aim to predict what's next for our favorite characters. I asked Shawna about the response to her series and if anyone has ever reached out to her, to which she shared, "I post and I have instant feedback in the comments and in my DMs. People from all over the world tell me about the Barb in their family, or their Jennifer [Shawna's sister-in-law], or their Frank [Shawna's father-in-law]...Honestly, the community is an integral part of the McAllister world at this point because people share so vulnerably, respectfully, and hilariously in the comments." As a fan, I had to ask Shawna what she hoped for the future of the characters that make up the Shawnaverse, to which she said, "I would love for everyone in the family to have their lovely healing arc, I would love for rifts to be mended, and for everyone to feel heard. I'd love to end the series in a really wholesome, uplifting place! But I also know what I have planned for the rest of the year soo... We'll see!" But here's my recommendation: don't take my word for it. Check out the Shawnaverse for yourself! You can find her videos on TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook. Let us know in the comments if this is the first you're hearing of the Shawnaverse, and definitely let us know if you decide to check it out. Also, if you have any other favorite social-media storytellers, let us know in the comments, as well.
Metro
07-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
Amazon Prime fans rush to binge 'best series ever' that went under the radar
Amazon Prime Video viewers have rushed to binge a new coming-of-age drama series after its biggest fans begged for a second season. Motorheads, a 10-part series, dropped last month and follows the story of a group of young petrolheads and racers who live in the hard-knock Pennsylvania rustbelt. A mixture of The Fast and the Furious and The Summer I Turned Pretty, Motorheads has landed a respectable 75% rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes. The series stars teen drama icon Ryan Phillippe, of Cruel Intentions infamy, playing a former NASCAR mechanic turned struggling auto body shop owner. 'Motorheads is about first love, first heartbreak, and turning the key in your first car,' reads the official show synopsis from Prime Video. And that's been enough for some fans to already be convinced that, despite flying under the radar, Motorheads might be one of their favourite shows of all time. On Google Reviews, Shawna said: 'This is one of the best series I've seen come out in a while! Absolutely loved this show! Left all my other shows for this one and binged Motorheads!' Shannon agreed: 'One of the best new shows I have seen in years! Each actor does a great job. It has a great storyline that is suspenseful, interesting, drama, edge of your seat racing and character driven.' User @EternalFlame said: 'Please watch it. I have watched hundreds of shows and movies, and none have ever made me feel this many emotions! This is the best show or movie I have ever watched by a mile.' To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Mya begged not just for one more season, but several more: 'Ahhhhh, I love this show so so much please renew it for at least four seasons.' Ryan Phillippe is joined in the Motorheads castlist by Nathalie Kelley, Never Have I Ever star Michael Cimino, and Melissa Collazo to make an ensemble cast of grease monkeys. All 10 episodes are available to binge on the streaming platform, and many fans have already finished the whole thing. Some have took to X to demand a follow-up season. One viewer even went so far as to threaten cancelling her Prime subscription entirely if the show isn't renewed for season two. @AGeorge43838 tagged Amazon's official MGM Studios account and wrote: 'I swear you better have a season 2 of Motorheads. Ryan Phillippe and crew have hit GOLD. The show is awesome. 'Also, if there isn't a season 2 I'm cancelling my prime!' More Trending Many said the finale cliffhanger had left them desperate for more of the drama. @JMorgynWhite wrote: 'My god the cliffhanger on Motorheads was unacceptable without a Season 2 on the track – there is a Season 2 coming, right Prime Video?? Repeat after me 100% binge worthy.' @SaishaStar tweeted: 'Please let there be a Season 2 that was a crazy cliffhanger and I need some answers on the backstory of Christian Maddox. So many Questions!' @Riss286 demanded: 'RENEW Motorheads FOR SEASON 2 PLEASE!!!' View More » Motorheads is available to stream on Prime Video. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: TV fans have days to binge BBC's 'best crime drama' before return MORE: 'Loopy' action thriller lands on Amazon Prime with viewers cancelling weekend plans to watch MORE: Netflix is hours away from dropping all 6 episodes of 'traumatic' Australian thriller
Associated Press
29-05-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Parents and Son Celebrate MBAs Together at UAGC Commencement
'This experience has strengthened our family bond and prepared us for the future, both personally and professionally.'— Shawna Stice-Hawley GLENDALE, AZ, UNITED STATES, May 29, 2025 / / -- This week's commencement for the University of Arizona Global Campus (UAGC) will mark an extraordinary milestone for one Washington-based family: Shawna Stice-Hawley, her husband David Hawley, and their son Alijah Hawley will walk the graduation stage together, each receiving their Master of Business Administration degree. What began as a mother-son academic pursuit quickly evolved into a full family commitment when David joined their MBA journey. 'We began our MBA journey at 49 years old,' Shawna said. 'Initially, it was just Alijah and me, but David surprised us by enrolling too, turning this into something truly unforgettable.' The symbolism runs deep. Nearly three decades ago, Shawna and David were juniors in college when their son Alijah was born. 'We once held our 9-month-old at our undergraduate graduation,' Shawna reflected. 'Now, we'll be walking across the stage with him for our MBAs.' Their academic backgrounds are as diverse as their life experiences: David holds a Finance degree, Alijah studied Mechanical Engineering, and Shawna's undergraduate work focused on Human Development and Early Childhood. Now, as they earn their MBAs, they are launching a new chapter together—working as equal partners in their family-run financial advising practice. 'This experience has strengthened our family bond and prepared us for the future, both personally and professionally,' Shawna said. 'It's been a blessing and a challenge, but one we wouldn't trade for anything.' The Hawley and Stice-Hawley family will attend the UAGC commencement ceremony in Glendale, arriving Thursday to celebrate with fellow graduates, friends, and family members from across the country. ### The University of Arizona Global Campus is proud to offer over 50 associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs with accelerated online classes designed to help you gain the skills you need. At UAGC, you will be part of the University of Arizona community of students and alumni who support each other from game day to graduation day and beyond. For more information about UAGC, visit Brian M. Mullen The University of Arizona Global Campus [email protected] Visit us on social media: LinkedIn Instagram Facebook YouTube X Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content 'as is' without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above.
