Author: Strong Without Realising

A New Name?

Those who have known me a while know I reclaimed my name, Shantel, a few years back. Yet at retreat the ladies who I hadn’t met had trouble relating me with my name they told me. And I’ve noticed recently I’ve been Shannii again as much as Shantel. During my magical visit to Avebury we

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Why Is Being in a Loving, Long-Lasting Relationship Considered “Not Living” These Days?

It’s something that’s been weighing on my heart lately, especially because my own children have found love young, and it’s beautiful. But I keep hearing, “They’re too young to settle down,” or “They should be out there living their lives!” And it leaves me wondering—why do so many people think that being in a committed,

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The Bear or the Man?

If you haven’t seen – there has been a social experiment going around online asking if you would rather be alone in the woods with a bear or a man, showing women saying they would feel safer with the bear than a man. There was a time where I would have chosen the bear too.

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Our Basic Needs get to be satisfied

Throughout our lives we have various requirements that must be met. These are our needs and desires, which range from basic physical needs to selfless desire. When any of these are not met, negative physical, mental, and emotional complications and addictions can result, sometimes with distressful consequences. This post is about needs. A need is

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