At the age of 42, Shane faced the unimaginable: the loss of his wife and mother to his three children after battling metastatic breast cancer for just 17 DAYS. In those two weeks, and the weeks to follow, Shane had to balance his grief with staying strong and supportive for his children, family and friends. It was in this time that Shane accepted the world around him and tried to highlight the beauty in every moment.

Shane also draws inspiration from other adversities that he has faced over the course of his life. He has lost two parents to drug overdoses, was raised in a home with violence, abuse and addiction, has a brother that he helped overcome addiction, has struggled with his own mental health issues, and much more, yet somehow Shane continues to find the way to not only overcome these adversities, but does so with a positive attitude and inspiring messages!

When Shane was a young child, and there was abuse in the home, he would find a quiet hiding spot with just himself, a pen and a notebook where he would write poetry and forget the outside world. Today, after 40 years of adversity, he has once again picked up a pen, notebook and microphone but this time to share his experiences with the world and to help others positively manage grief, loss, adversity, addiction and more!