Brittaney Lynn Shane is a spunky young woman with an incredibly unique personality. But when the man she loved started criticizing her for those very quirks that made her special, she started to change.
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The woman from Alabama no longer died her hair crazy colors or expressed herself with bright lipsticks and 20’s eyeshadow. She gave up her outward outlets to please her boyfriend. It got to a point where Brittaney no longer recognized the person in the mirror, but her strength had been so diminished that she could no longer help herself.
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So when her boyfriend left her for someone else – you’d think she would completely fall apart. But what she did in response has actually inspired thousands.
Brittaney wrote a post to Facebook explaining exactly how she won back the confidence to be herself again, and everything she learned from the traumatic experience:
Now she is back to herself and stronger than ever!
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Share her powerful message and spread the encouragement today!
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