Reinvention and Resilience: ShantaQuilette DeVelle on Living Out Loud After Life Knocks You Down
On this episode of Synoria’s Best Kept Secret, viral content creator and heart health advocate ShantaQuilette DeVelle shares her powerful story of healing, reinvention, and using laughter to inspire women to live authentically and unapologetically. Watch it here!
Reinvention and Resilience: ShantaQuilette DeVelle on Living Out Loud After Life Knocks You Down
By: Omar Cook
On the latest episode of Synoria’s Best Kept Secret, host Synoria Anderson welcomes the incredibly inspiring ShantaQuilette DeVelle—a woman whose journey from pain to purpose is nothing short of powerful. ShantaQuilette opens up about her life-altering health battles, including surviving a mini stroke, a heart attack, and a major stroke that left her incapacitated for two years. But rather than letting those moments define her, she chose to reinvent herself completely. Through faith, resilience, and a willingness to embrace God’s plan, she transformed her struggle into a message of hope and healing. In this heartfelt conversation,
ShantaQuilette shares how her recovery led to unexpected blessings—including becoming a viral content creator during the pandemic through laughter-filled skits with her son. She discusses how creating those videos brought joy into her household during dark times and helped her reconnect with a lifelong dream to entertain and uplift. Her authenticity and transparency have allowed her to build a platform rooted in realness, comedy, and compassion. ShantaQuilette also dives into the mission behind her nonprofit, The Pink Peppermint Project, which provides emotional and beauty-focused support for women battling metastatic breast cancer.
She speaks on the importance of prevention over treatment, especially for women of color, and emphasizes how physical, emotional, and spiritual health all intertwine. Through her advocacy, public speaking, and everyday content, she is spreading the message that you can be joyful and healing at the same time.
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