Unshackled: Faith, Family & Finding Herself After 24 Years of Marriage

Beatrice Smith, She was the reliable one. The woman in ministry, the devoted wife, the mother who held it all together—until she couldn’t anymore. Married at just 20 to a man 15 years her senior, she entered a marriage she wasn’t fully prepared for, one that slowly chipped away at her identity.

For 24 years, she lived in a cycle of duty, deep depression, and anxiety—fearing what her family, church, and community would say if she walked away. Infidelity on his part, emotional detachment on hers, and years of pretending left her feeling like a shell of herself. And yet, even when she finally told her teenage daughter about the divorce, the response shook her: “Finally…what took you so long?”

In this episode, we dive deep into: 💔 The moment she realized her marriage was unraveling after just 5 years 💔  ...