On lineage, healing, and witnessing my daughter become a mother
Author: Strong Without Realising
Some men admire the fire, But my husband built the hearth that holds it.
A front-row seat to my daughter’s strength, the birth of my grandson, and the moment our family stepped into a new generation.
On friendship, moral judgement, and the peace that comes from finally letting go.
Not every love is forever and that’s okay. Leaving my first marriage let me grow into the woman I am today. With my husband, love isn’t luck. It’s choice, respect, and devotion… and it’s worth it.
We almost called it quits but instead, we hit pause, started dating again, and discovered how much our love could grow. Never stop doing what you did in the beginning and it might just save everything.
On raising children without handing them our wounds
This has probably been the closest I’ve been to depression in so long I can’t even put a time on it.
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
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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