Print, Digital & Audio Book Available Now!
Print, Digital & Audio Book Available Now!
We are thrilled to announce that Shawna Meek of Living Stones has authored a book that released April 2024 and is available now!
About The Book
Coming into marriage with high hopes, Shawna Meek faced a cascade of devastating events. Divorce, remarriage, infidelity, emotional neglect, and destruction through relational difficulties left few options for healing and recovery, yet she remained determined for more.
In this authentic narrative of a wife who is given God’s grace far beyond her own strength, the reader can follow Shawna as she loves, weeps, pleads and grieves, yet never stops fighting for something she believes is possible. Her story is a real and raw account of twenty-five years of striving and remaining willing to find faith-filled hope in Christ forged by painfully compounded losses.
This book is for wives who are:
desperate to know what is causing the deep pain in their own stories.
persistently searching for answers and appealing for change.
grieving marital losses but striving to accept their relational realities.
enduring the pain of uncertainty but expectantly awaiting transformation.
committed to purposeful growth despite their marital difficulties.
Endorsement by Dr. Barbara Steffens
I am so excited for you to read Shawna Meeks’ book Determined for More. Shawna shares her own experiences following sexual betrayal and the difficult/rewarding experience of seeking healing and growth following such significant trauma and challenge. She has real wisdom to share about the reality of trauma and despair following betrayal AND about how the healing journey is full of opportunities for incredible growth and resilience. Her information on how having a spouse who is neurodiverse can impact the healing and restoration process is vital information! She also shares her own intimate journey with God throughout the all the experiences of grief, disclosure, resolve, joy, abundance and pain. This book will encourage you, give you insight, draw you closer to God and to yourself...and offer you some solid information along the way.
Barbara Steffens PhD, Board Certified Coach, retired professional counselor; Founding president of APSATS; Co-author of Your Sexually Addicted Spouse: How Partners can Cope and Heal. (Steffens & Means, 2009; 2021)
What others are saying about Determined for More
“As a woman that has been married for almost 21 years, I could relate to so very much of the story. All the topics that women do not share and honestly suffer in silence.” ~ M.M.
“I could hear your voice reading your words as I read. It was as if you were just sitting across the room reading it out loud.” ~ A.R.
“Above all my curiosity is a vast, deep & wide gratitude for you and your willingness to embody Determined for More!” ~ J.B.
“This book was like reading into the heart of a women who walked through what I experienced. It was identifiable and familiar. I was able to witness and be witnessed, at the same time. And there's something incredible in that.” ~ D.P.
What’s in this Book?
Divorce and remarriage to the same spouse.
Trust rebuilt and safety restored through infidelity and sexual betrayal.
Boundaries and self-care amidst destructive behaviors.
Diagnosis of ASD1 (Autism Spectrum Disorder) in adulthood.
Neurodiverse strategies for connection & communication.