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Shana Brodnax Reid

Shana Brodnax Reid

The 45 Project, part 12: Closure (for now)

Ever since I was a teenager, 45 has been the age that has loomed in my imagination as some kind of life-defining threshold. I don’t know…

4 min readJul 6, 2023

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Shana Brodnax Reid

The 45 Project, part 11: Who’s the Man?

There is a school of thought that all of us — no matter our gender — are made up of both masculine and feminine energy, in some proportion…

5 min readApr 25, 2023

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The 45 Project, part 11: Who’s the Man?

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Shana Brodnax Reid

The 45 Project, part 10: Aging

It occurs to me that it may be a little odd that — in a writing project specifically about turning 45 — it took 9 months before I thought…

4 min readMar 1, 2023

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The 45 Project, part 9: Being Seen

A couple of days ago I told my husband Bear that something he’d jokingly said had unwittingly hurt my feelings, and we talked it through…

5 min readFeb 2, 2023

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The 45 Project, part 9: Being Seen

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Shana Brodnax Reid

The 45 Project, part 8: Befriending My Body

Catching up with a friend on the phone the other day, she asked me: how is your body? She was asking about my recovery from fibroid surgery…

7 min readDec 31, 2022

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The 45 Project, part 8: Befriending My Body

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Shana Brodnax Reid

The 45 Project, part 7: Community

When I first moved to Jacksonville, I didn’t know anyone here, and honestly, for the first couple of years I didn’t even try to get to know…

5 min readDec 1, 2022

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The 45 Project, part 6: Rest

I woke up tired this morning. It was the particular deep fatigue of your body after a sprint, which is exactly what I feel like I’ve been…

5 min readNov 1, 2022

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The 45 Project, part 5: Home

This is my first time living in a neighborhood since I left home for college. I’ve lived in dorms, apartments, and condos, but never in a…

6 min readSep 30, 2022

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The 45 Project, part 4: Doing my work, for myself

When I was growing up, my parents always told me that they didn’t care what career I chose, as long as it made the world a better place (no…

7 min readAug 31, 2022

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The 45 Project, part 4: Doing my work, for myself

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The 45 Project, part 3: Florida, for goodness’ sake

I call summer our reverse winter. Here in Jacksonville, on the north edge of Florida, actual winter is short and mild — just cold enough…

5 min readJul 30, 2022

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Shana Brodnax Reid

Shana Brodnax Reid

Leadership coach, facilitator, writer, healer, warrior for Love. Bright-Sharp-Deep-Strong-Loud. #BlackGirlMagic as medicine, for me and you. 3birdscoaching.com

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