Grief Is the Price of Love

Hi, I’m ShaQuana.
But this space? It’s sacred—and it’s not just about me.
It’s for you.

This is a sanctuary for anyone navigating grief, trauma, or transformation.
For the ones who’ve lost someone, something, or a part of themselves they never thought they’d get back.
For the ones still learning how to breathe through the ache and bloom again.

Maybe you’re grieving a person.
Maybe you’re mourning a childhood that never felt safe.
Maybe you’re rediscovering the version of yourself who deserved softness all along.

🕊️ Why I Created This Space

I created Grief Is the Price of Love in honor of my father, Nathaniel Upshur, who passed away on September 30, 2020, one day before his 62nd birthday. That moment shattered me—but it also became the doorway to my purpose.

For years, I carried grief that had no place to land.
Grief from loss, silence, trauma, and generational wounds.
But what I’ve learned is this:
Grief is not just sorrow.
It’s the echo of love.
And that love still lives here.

✨ What You’ll Find Here

• A growing collection of healing tools, from guided journals to spiritual workbooks

• My memoirs, including Unwanted but Unbroken, Motherless but Still Magic, and In the Presence of Gentle Men

• Printable resources and affirmations to support your healing at every stage

• Candle rituals, grief circles, and emotional release tools

• A supportive space for soulful reflection and self-reclamation

I am now a certified Life and Empowering Coach in training through Inner Glow Circle, blending emotional empowerment, spiritual connection, and trauma-informed coaching to walk alongside others as they find their way back to wholeness.

💛 A Sacred Reminder

You are not too much.
You are not behind.
You are not broken.
You are becoming—again and again.
And I’m so honored to walk beside you.

Welcome to the beginning of your return to self.
Let’s rise together.

— With love,
ShaQuana (Shay) Capers