Breaking away from a previous unhealthy relationship enabled Shannon to heal, strengthen and bring hope to others. She shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom: - we can go through a hard time and come out stronger - stick to it and commit to your decision - figure out what you want out of life - get help - everything happens for a reason - talk about your experiences - find your niche - find the thing that brings you happiness - take care of yourself       tags:  Shannon, Jump, writer, author, storytelling, Minnesota, My, Only, Sunshine, Even, Though, It's, Breaking, Wouldn't, You, Love, to, Love, Her, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean,