Shanda's Story

In this episode, Founder and Host, Kimberlee Hoertz, sits down with The Graceful Exit's Director of Communications, Shanda Bunker, to talk about her divorce journey.    Without anyone to go through the journey with her and not knowing of anyone who had been through a divorce, Shanda found her divorce journey very tough. Through a lot of trial and error, Shanda came out of the other side of divorce with tons of support from her friends and family. Although her divorce process wasn't as smooth as it could have been, she fought hard and practiced gratitude often for the sake of herself and her children.    Show Highlights Shanda's divorce journey including role models and past relationships (1:12) How worrying about her kids became the most difficult part of the divorce process (6:17) Finding love again and getting remarried (9:38) How adversity can be beautiful (11:51) Gaining the tools necessary to navigate the divorce journey (12:57) Defining grace and leading with grace (16:05) Using gratitude to find hope for a better tomorrow (20:53) Having more relevant conversations often (23:22) Vulnerability, transparency, and having it all together (25:52) Shanda's journey to The Graceful Exit (26:38) How community and connections can help strengthen us (29:50) Join Our Community  Instagram @The.Graceful.Exit Facebook @TheGracefulExit Pinterest @TheGracefulExitOfficial