How Shanton Smith Empowers Women to Heal and Rise Into Their True Identity and Purpose
Shanton Smith is an award-winning writer, life coach, and business coach dedicated to helping women heal emotionally and step into their God-given purpose. Her journey began with profound challenges, including adoption, abandonment, heartbreak, and family dysfunction—experiences that deeply shaped her emotional landscape. Rather than allowing pain to define her, Shanton chose to refine it, transforming trauma into a powerful foundation for healing, self-awareness, and leadership.
Through faith, journaling, and intentional personal development, she discovered that emotional wounds often fuel repeated cycles in relationships and life decisions. This realization became the catalyst for her mission: helping women break free from emotional patterns that keep them stuck and disconnected from their true worth.
Emotional Stability as the Foundation for Success
Central to Shanton Smith’s work is the belief that emotional stability is essential for healthy relationships, confidence, and long-term success. She teaches that unresolved trauma can quietly influence mindset, emotional reactions, and even business outcomes. By strengthening emotional control and redefining self-worth, women can radically change the trajectory of their personal and professional lives.
Shanton’s coaching approach focuses on helping women recognize emotional triggers, release trauma bonds, and build resilience rooted in clarity and self-respect. This foundation allows her clients to make empowered decisions, establish boundaries, and create abundance with confidence.
From Journaling to Award-Winning Storytelling
Writing became Shanton Smith’s survival tool long before it became her profession. Journaling allowed her to process emotions she couldn’t yet speak aloud, eventually leading to her first book and later to award-winning screenplays. Storytelling became both healing and purpose-driven—bridging personal transformation with creative expression.
Today, her work as a writer and coach intersects seamlessly, offering women practical tools to rewrite their narratives and reclaim control over their emotional and professional lives.
Beverly Hills Magazine: Shanton, welcome to the show. It is truly an honor to have you here. We are excited to dive into your powerful story. Let us begin at the beginning. How did your childhood shape your emotional world into adulthood?
Shanton Smith: As a child, I experienced deep insecurity. I was adopted and raised by my grandparents while my siblings were raised by my parents. Being the middle child, I internalized that something must have been wrong with me. I spent much of my life trying to figure out what that was, only to later discover that nothing was wrong with me at all. I was set apart for a greater purpose.
Beverly Hills Magazine: What emotional patterns did you notice forming in your early years?
Shanton Smith: I felt rejected and as though I did not belong. I created an imaginary friend to cope with loneliness. I constantly questioned myself, wondering what flaw caused my situation. I overcompensated by trying to love and give more because I believed I was insufficient. That led to people-pleasing patterns.
Beverly Hills Magazine: When did you realize your childhood pain was affecting your adult life?
Shanton Smith: In my early thirties. Professionally, I was successful, but internally I struggled. I noticed I was attracting unhealthy friendships and romantic relationships because of how I viewed myself. I realized I had to change my internal worldview in order to heal and attract healthier connections.
Beverly Hills Magazine: How did faith play a role in your healing journey?
Shanton Smith: My grandmother instilled strong faith in me. She always reminded me that God would make a way. Even when I felt lost, I prayed and read scripture. Faith became my anchor. I believed that even if the breakthrough did not come immediately, it would come if I remained persistent and trusted God.
Beverly Hills Magazine: What are the first signs someone is stuck in a toxic emotional cycle?
Shanton Smith: Repetition without results. If someone keeps doing the same thing but desires different outcomes, that is a clear sign. You must identify your triggers and heal them. Without healing, the patterns continue.
Beverly Hills Magazine: Why is emotional stability foundational for success, especially in relationships?
Shanton Smith: Without emotional stability, you react rather than respond. Fear, rejection, and insecurity cloud clarity. For example, in sales, fearing rejection can cause you to reject yourself before anyone else does. Healing your emotions allows you to thrive in relationships and business.
Beverly Hills Magazine: What mindset shifts helped you regain control?
Shanton Smith: Understanding that I cannot control everything, only myself. When you focus on what is within your power and take intentional steps forward, growth follows. Worrying about what you cannot change wastes energy.
Beverly Hills Magazine: How does knowing your God-given identity change how you show up in life?
Shanton Smith: It removes the mask. When you release labels of pain, rejection, and anger, you discover your true identity. I show up as myself, not as a representative of past wounds. I know who I am and whose I am.
Beverly Hills Magazine: How do you redefine self-worth after heartbreak?
Shanton Smith: You detach from the identity connected to the relationship. You are not the role you played in someone else’s life. You must reconnect with who you are underneath and rediscover your gifts and strengths.
Beverly Hills Magazine: What happens when someone truly believes they are worthy?
Shanton Smith: It is liberating. The weight lifts. You move forward boldly because you understand your value.
Beverly Hills Magazine: What tools do you teach women to heal?
Shanton Smith: Erase by replace. Remove negative thoughts and replace them with truth about your gifts and abilities. Journaling is powerful. Creative expression like writing, painting, or other artistic outlets helps reveal identity and value.
Beverly Hills Magazine: What does a healthy relationship look like after healing?
Shanton Smith: A relationship where you do not have to shrink yourself. It is mutual growth, exploration, and balance. No masks, no losing yourself.
Beverly Hills Magazine: How does someone release emotional attachments that no longer serve them?
Shanton Smith: Through self-realization. Accept that not everything is meant for you. Let go of expectations and trust that what leaves creates space for something better aligned with your purpose.
Beverly Hills Magazine: What inspired you to become an author and coach?
Shanton Smith: Pain. Instead of lashing out, I wrote. Writing became my healing tool and later my platform to empower others. People naturally opened up to me, and I realized coaching was part of my calling. I do not just solve surface problems; I help people uncover deeper healing.
Beverly Hills Magazine: What is the most powerful lesson you have learned?
Shanton Smith: My soul deserves to be free. Free from pain, affliction, and false identities. And so does everyone else.
Empowering Women After Heartbreak
One of Shanton’s core missions is helping women heal after heartbreak and stop repeating destructive relationship patterns. She provides practical strategies to release emotional attachments, rebuild confidence, and develop a stronger sense of identity beyond relationships.
By guiding women through emotional recovery, Shanton empowers them to reconnect with their worth, trust themselves again, and step forward with clarity and purpose.
Leadership Rooted in Healing and Purpose
Shaped by personal loss, risilience, and entrepreneurship, Shanton Smith’s leadership is grounded in empathy and faith. Her work reminds women that healing is not a weakness—it is a leadership skill. When emotional wellness meets purpose, transformation extends beyond the individual and into families, businesses, and communities.
Redefining What It Means to Rise
Shanton Smith stands as a powerful example that pain does not disqualify purpose—it prepares it. Through coaching, writing, and leadership, she continues to help women heal emotionally, reclaim self-worth, and build meaningful, purpose-driven lives. Her work proves that emotional stability is not optional—it is foundational for lasting success. Shanton’s journey reveals that healing begins within. Through faith, self-awareness, and intentional transformation, she demonstrates that pain can become purpose and brokenness can evolve into empowerment.