{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fall-things-relatable.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fcourtney-cox-XcyZ_5np","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Create a life you love:Chantal Cox","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/7361c155-10f1-4c59-b33f-2f251cc81e2d/b225cce1-b3f4-44be-ae41-bed2e1944263/spiritual-20cupcake-20podcast-20coverart.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"In this episode, Chantal talks about her transformative journey from being in an abusive marriage to creating a life she loves. Chantal shares that two of her non-negotiables before entering into marriage were that she wanted kids and that she didn't believe in divorce. When her husband dropped the bomb that he didn’t want any more kids as his son from a previous relationship was going off to kindergarten soon and he didn’t want to go back to diapers, she was devastated. She figured she would have to go to therapy and cope with this news, because she was not getting divorced. Being raised with a strong Christian background, Chantal did not ever consider divorce as an option, even through all of the physical abuse she endured. On her 30th birthday, she made the decision to leave. It was after she had a conversation with her father that she realized that ending her marriage was the only option. After about 6 months of messiness, Chantal made the decision to create a new vision of what her life could look like and set out on a journey of transformation. Chantal shares how a few years into her journey friends and family took notice of her change and started asking questions. They wanted to know how she had become so much happier, healthier, and confident and wanted her to help themselves do the same. "}