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EPISODE · Jan 14, 2026 · 11 MIN

I Needed Fence Posts Too

from Mandy on the Mountain · host Amanda H Shook, M.Ed.

Peace didn’t arrive loudly for me.It didn’t come wrapped up or finished or easy.This episode is a continuation of my last one — not peace undone, but peace explained.What happens after the chaos.What happens when you’ve been the soft place to land for too long and finally realize you need something solid too.I talk about solitude, grief, faith, rewiring your nervous system, and learning the difference between things that look whole and things that can actually hold weight. About fence posts. About quiet rooms. About music, prayer, movement, and the way the body remembers what words cannot.This isn’t a motivational talk.It’s not a testimony.It’s a story told slowly, for anyone learning how to live without bracing for impact.And if you ever want to talk to me but don’t know what to say —send me a song.Sometimes music carries what words can’t yet hold.If you’re in a season that feels lonely but strangely calm…If you’re learning to breathe again…You’re not behind.You’re becoming.

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