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In the News

Posted on November 16, 2020 by Shannon Joy

Sometimes I am given an opportunity to share my story. This past week, the KC Star ran an article about domestic violence and I was asked to talk about my history and life as a survivor. I don’t spend a … Continue reading →

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Black Lives Matter

Posted on June 3, 2020 by Shannon Joy

It was brought to my attention that my previous post could be seen as self-aggrandizing, which was absolutely not the idea behind it. At first, I wanted to be offended. I wanted to defend myself since this blog had always … Continue reading →

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I Can’t Breathe

Posted on May 27, 2020 by Shannon Joy

I can’t breathe. I can’t breathe. I can’t imagine. I can’t stop crying. I am usually pretty quiet about political issues. I have my own deep-seated beliefs about things, but I have never been one to think that my beliefs … Continue reading →

Posted in Feelings, Growth, Social Issues | Tagged Advice, authentic, authenticity, bad decisions, bad habits, becoming, being real, better, change, change the world, choices, Christian Cooper, courage, damage, death, embarrassed, fear, Feelings, George Floyd, Growth, heartbreak, history, hope, hurt, learning, life, life lessons, love, mistakes, monsters, personal growth, progress, racism, raw, real, self development, starting small, stretch, struggle, thinking, thought provoking, tragedy, truth, unfiltered, values, victory, warrior, wisdom, world leaders | 1 Comment

I’m Sorry Self

Posted on December 7, 2018 by Shannon Joy

Big, fat, crocodile tears now. Her voice shook as she gripped my hand a little tighter. “I didn’t think it would matter mom. It’s mine.”

My heart broke a little as I started to explain. “Baby, you have to respect yourself and your property. You have to know how to take care of things. You are just as important as anyone else and you have to treat yourself with as much, if not more, respect than you treat others. You matter. You are valuable. And so are the things you care about. But you have to set that standard and know that first. Do you understand that?” Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Family, Family Matters, Feelings, Forgiveness, Growth, Mental Health, My daily life, parenting, Uncategorized | Tagged accomplishment, achievement, Advice, apologies, authentic, bad decisions, bad habits, becoming, being a mom, being real, blessed, boundaries, challenges, childhood, children, choices, compassion, confidence, courage, daily life, daughter, daughters, decisions, discipline, emotions, encouragement, experiences, Family, Forgiveness, girl power, girl warrior, good parent, grace, growing up, Growth, hard times, healing, healthy, inner child, life lessons, little girl, mama, mighty women, mistakes, overcome, pain, parenting, past, patience, peace, perserverance, personal growth, powerful, powerful children, pride, raising children, raising daughters, raising good kids, raising kids, real, reflection, relationships, self care, self development, self esteem, self love, Shannon Joy, shannon joy norman, shelter, single mom, strength, wisdom | 4 Comments

My take on church…

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Shannon Joy

I remember Sundays at my house growing up. We didn’t always go to church, but my mom tried to make sure we went as often as possible. And on the days that we did go to church, it was utter chaos … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Family, Feelings, Growth, Health, memories, Mental Health, My daily life, religion, Social Issues, Uncategorized | Tagged authenticity, being real, being yourself, created, individuality, narnia, raw, religion, true self, unfiltered | 1 Comment

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