When Silence Becomes the Cycle — And How Healing Breaks It
Wed Jan 07 2026
This episode may be the conversation you've been avoiding- but your healing has been waiting for.
Season Four begins with a truth many women have lived — but few have been given language for.
This episode is about the quiet cycles we stay in long after we’ve outgrown them…
The silence we call “peace”…
The needs we learn to swallow…
And the patterns that only change when we do.
Through honest reflection and lived wisdom, Shantel shares what three marriages taught her about:
• Why lust is not love
• Why loneliness can’t be healed by having someone in your bed
• Why children are not a reason to stay in unhappy marriages
• Why seasons end — and sometimes the book itself closes
• The difference between human mistakes and destructive patterns
• What it really means to love yourself, speak your needs, and set boundaries
• And how anchoring your life in God changes everything
This is an episode about reclaiming your voice, your worth, and your peace.
Because silence doesn’t keep relationships safe —
it keeps cycles alive.
And cycles only break when we finally choose truth.
🎧 Full episode begins here.
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This episode may be the conversation you've been avoiding- but your healing has been waiting for. Season Four begins with a truth many women have lived — but few have been given language for. This episode is about the quiet cycles we stay in long after we’ve outgrown them… The silence we call “peace”… The needs we learn to swallow… And the patterns that only change when we do. Through honest reflection and lived wisdom, Shantel shares what three marriages taught her about: • Why lust is not love • Why loneliness can’t be healed by having someone in your bed • Why children are not a reason to stay in unhappy marriages • Why seasons end — and sometimes the book itself closes • The difference between human mistakes and destructive patterns • What it really means to love yourself, speak your needs, and set boundaries • And how anchoring your life in God changes everything This is an episode about reclaiming your voice, your worth, and your peace. Because silence doesn’t keep relationships safe — it keeps cycles alive. And cycles only break when we finally choose truth. 🎧 Full episode begins here.