Shelah is the recipient of 9 awards from The Society for Technical Communication, is also a published photographer, and has produced and directed more than 40 lifestyle broadcast segments focused on eco and small space living.

She directed, produced, and is the co-creator of the documentary series, Where Small Business Grows (Amazon Prime).

Shelah lives a life of voluntary simplicity, where she makes a mid-century modern Airstream her home on an island in the Pacific Northwest and enjoys kayaking and traveling across the country and around the world.