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Sister WivesstarJanelle Brownis empowering herself physically as well as mentally following herrecent separationfrom husbandKody Brown.
On Thursday, the 53-year-old shared an Instagram video of a recent workout, in which she shows off a squat routine hefting an impressive stack of weight plates.
Janelle explained in the caption that focusing on herself has netted gains in her personal growth. “I had no idea when I first started taking a little time for myself several years ago the EMPOWERMENT that would come from being stronger,” she wrote.
“I workout not just to help me change my body but to be strong in mind and spirit as well,” she clarified. “I have proven to myself over and over again that when you know how much you can push yourself there aren’t a lot of limits. If you are brave enough.”
Janelle added an inspiring callout at the end: “WHAT HAVE YOU DONE THAT PROVED EMPOWERING?”
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News of Janelle and Kody’s separation was first revealed last month on the TLC series. Hints at their eventual split have been evident throughout season 17. In a November episode, Kody revealedthe pair’s marriage became strainedafter Janelle chose to move into an RV, though she has since moved into an apartment that he felt didn’t have “enough space” for him.
Brown discussed the split in more detail on Sunday’sSister Wives: One on Onespecial, stressing that the breakup was a positive thing for her. “Kody and I have separated and I’m happy,really happy,” she told host Sukanya Krishnan.
As to why the separation happened? “I don’t know, things just really became sort of indifferent, like I just didn’t care anymore,” she said.
Janelle admitted that “it could be there” to reconcile with Kody, but that it “would require so much change on both of our parts that I don’t know.”
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Janelle entered into a polygamous marriage with Kody in 1993, becoming his second sister wife after first wifeMeri Brown. The former pair share children Logan, 28, Madison, 27, Hunter, 25, Garrison, 24, Gabriel, 21, and Savanah, 18.
source: people.com
