EXCLUSIVE: Monyetta Shaw on Love & Life After Breakup With Ne-Yo: New Book 'Bigger Than Me'

With her past breakup from one of the world's favorite singers, Monyetta Shaw, the former fiancée of R&B singer Ne-Yo and mother of his two children, has decided to open up, find love and new life. In her new book "Bigger Than Me," not only does she reveal details from her tumultuous relationship with Ne-Yo, but she also focuses on women's empowerment and how not to lose your self-worth in a relationship in order to please a man. MStars News reporter Star Connor had a chance to speak with Shaw, regarding how she dug herself out of the darkness and heartache after an ugly breakup, why she lost her way, co-parenting, and how she is now motivating others to live a more self-fulfilling life.

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As you may know, after giving birth to their second child, Ne-Yo asked Shaw to get a a tubal ligation, which is an irreversible procedure. Ne-Yo later broke off their engagement, got married and recently had a child with his wife, Crystal Renay.

Shaw's mission is to help women around the world regain their integrity, confidence, self-esteem, and acknowledge being comfortable in their own skin. Women are so wise and brilliant that Shaw is using her experience to help empower women with positive life changes, in order to restore a sense of confidence in the face of life's challenges.

Star Connor: You were recently on Atlanta Exes -- how has your reality TV experience been since opening up to fans about your personal life?

Monyetta Shaw: "It was a bit scary at first but during the process, I realized how helpful it was because I was in the middle of breaking up with Ne-Yo while cameras were in my home. It was a blessing to be able to be surrounded by other ladies that have already been in my shoes, and have experienced the same thing that I was going through. In the end, it turned out to be perfect timing for Atlanta Exes to come into my life when it did."

Star Connor: For the ones out there that don't know, you were engaged to singer Ne-Yo. You have two children, Madilyn Grace Smith and Mason Evan Smith, from that relationship. How are things going with co-parenting?

Monyetta Shaw: "It's extremely important to co-parent in a positive way because at the end of the day it's about our kids. That's why I named my book "Bigger Than Me," because it is truly bigger than me. It's bigger than us no matter the feelings that we have or if we're not over a situation. If we feel some type of way about what the other one has done, we have to put that aside for the sake of our children. So we can raise them in a productive way to be great people because if we don't get along, it's not going to be a good situation for anybody. It's not an option at all. When you have kids that are involved, you have to co-parent properly. We're adults. Get over your ego and keep moving forward. Achieve all the goals that you wanted to achieve."

Star Connor: What inspired you to write your book?

Monyetta Shaw: "Since the show, I was getting all of this feedback from women and men, and it was so positive. They told me that I was an inspiration after watching our lives play out, outside of the TV with my ex, and how he moved on and everything, and just knowing the ends and outs of the situation. They came to me and said they liked how I carried myself and how I lived my life. Because you really don't see that nowadays, especially in our society. You only see negative things and dysfunctional things. Just seeing that, I didn't act out that way people started emailing me and contacting me. I started to have conversations with them to help them out with their own situations. One lady really struck me because she told me, it was me that helped her to allow her kids' father to come back into their life after six years. So it clicked with me, and I was like 'OK God I get it, this is why I'm going through,' which helped me to write how I'm feeling, and to be honest and the truth about the situation. I wanted to let people know that they could get over whatever situation or circumstances they might be in."

"We all go through it, it happens to everyone. Life after the hurt, after the pain. You have to do what's best for your children and even with forgiveness. A lot of people don't realize that forgiveness isn't just for the other person; forgiveness is for you. So you can move on and get blessings that God is trying to give you in your life."

Star Connor: How is your love life now? Are you currently dating? Do you see yourself getting married?

Monyetta Shaw: "I am dating. I am absolutely getting married. My kids will have an amazing second dad, step dad whose going to love them and love me."

Star Connor: What do you do to keep positive vibes moving through your day?

Monyetta Shaw: "I meditate and pray. That helped me through a lot of bad times, but you have to also do that during the good times as well. Just make sure you have positive energy, all the way around you, because negative people's energy can feed into you and you don't want that."

Star Connor: What's next for you?

Monyetta Shaw: "So much! Continuing to run my company, The Evan Grace Group. I also have my daughter's book out, "Adventures of Maddie." I am almost finished with Mason's book of course. I have to have one for him. It's called "Mysteries of Mason." I'm working on a second book for Maddie, so I'm busy with that. You may see me on the big screen or on another show."

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