Miss Merrie Hanson is the Podcast host for "Happy Before the Ever After."

She is also running for the Miss Utah Pageant in March as a mom with 2 young kids.

Her story is of her first marriage in which she and her husband did not have any kids.

She shares her journey about how she questioned herself and her decision to marry for years before she had the courage to move on.

She shares her anger and resentment and ultimately what led her to peacefully divorce.

I'm proud to have gotten to know this incredible woman, and she is an example for us all.