Book Encourages Women To Heal From Divorce

Mechelle McCain is the author of the book, When Sh*t Isn’t Funny Anymore, and the founder of the Kid Love and Health Foundation. Photo provided by Anderson PR Group.
Mechelle McCain is the author of the book, When Sh*t Isn’t Funny Anymore, and the founder of the Kid Love and Health Foundation. Photo provided by Anderson PR Group.

Book Encourages Women To Heal From Divorce

By Tia Carol Jones

Mechelle McCain is reinventing herself as part of her healing journey after going through a public divorce. She wrote the book, When Sh*t Isn’t Funny Anymore, so other women would know what to expect as they were going through a divorce. Her hope is that women who read the book can use it as a roadmap to get on the other side of the divorce. Her book is meant to provide clarity and serves as a catalyst for growth and women reclaiming their voice.

McCain recalled that when she was going through her divorce, she didn’t have the support she needed. She doesn’t want other women to feel isolated or confused. She said divorce is already an emotional journey, but she also wants women to be logical, so they can take care of their business.

McCain said it took her five years and three iterations of the original book, but felt that now was the time for the book to come out because she is healed. She refers to that part of her journey as a season in her life and now she is in a new season.

“I have to reclaim my identity and decide who Mechelle McCain is today,” she said.

McCain said that women who are going through divorce should give themselves grace. She said they have to figure out what their new life looks like and who they are going to be on the other side of the divorce. She said there is no rush in answering those questions. She said that women should give their brain and their body time. She said as time goes by, the women will feel better.

McCain said that she realized that her daughters were looking at her as she was going through her journey. She said one of her daughters pinpointed something and she realized that her daughters were paying attention. She said that she understood that it mattered what she does because it would affect her daughter’s childhood. So, she made the decision to respect her daughters.

McCain said while she was going through her divorce from comedian Mike Epps, women would message her and tell her that they went through the same situation. She realized that women wanted to be heard and understood. She said her book is a way for her to share her story and give guidelines about what it looks like when a person goes through a divorce.

McCain said that reclaiming her identity is an important part of her new chapter because when a person knows who they are, they know where they are going. She relinquished her ex-husband’s last name and wanted to continue to build herself, without any attachment to him.

She said going back to her last name was a way to symbolize to her daughters and other women that you are capable of moving on and being the person you were meant to become. She said that even when life isn’t going the way a person planned, the person should still show up for themselves. She said that act is a form of self-love. Her advice for Black women, is not to forget themselves and not to let their light die.

“If you don’t like your situation, it’s OK to make a change. It doesn’t matter what anybody thinks, it’s about how you feel and what you think,” she said.

McCain said that she hopes people embrace the book and are able to understand that in life, things happen that people didn’t plan. She wants the book to serve as a resource to help women through their journey. She said even if the book only helps one person, she has done what she set out to do with it.

In addition, Through Kids Love and Health Foundation, McCain is using her platform to encourage people to eat better. She said that food sensitivities and allergies can contribute to other health issues like asthma. She wanted to use Kids Love and Health Foundation to shed light on the correlation between food and health issues. The cause is close to home because her daughter went through a journey with asthma.

For more information about Mechelle McCain, visit www.mechellemccain.com. For more information about the Kids Love and Health Foundation, visit www.kidsloveandhealth.org.

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