Reba on Her ‘Come To Jesus’ Meeting After Divorce
When Reba got divorced in 2015 from her husband of 26 years, Narvel Blackstock, she didn’t want to do it at all. That’s what she says in an episode of her new podcast Living & Learning With Reba McEntire
Reba said, “I think forging your own path, that’s your choice. The divorce was not my choice. I did not want it at all. So it was left up to me of, ‘Okay, kid, how you gonna handle this?’ It was kind of a, as I call it, a ‘come to Jesus’ meeting, and I had to gather my wherewithal, put my feelings aside and go forward.”
Reba continued, “So when the three people who were literally taking care of me, my company and my career left me, it was kind of a ‘Buckle up, buttercup’ moment for me. I had to … what the hell am I gonna do?”
She shared that it was a meeting with her professional team that clarified the way forward. Reba said, “It was kind of a, as I call it, a ‘come to Jesus’ meeting, and I had to gather my wherewithal, put my feelings aside and go forward. It was forging a path that I didn’t want any part of, but I had to do it … and so it was Catch Up 101. I had to learn so much that was dumped on my lap. But I think it’s made me appreciate the business more. I’ve learned a lot. There I was again, forging another part of the territory I never even thought I would have to be involved in.”
Reba recently posted about a special guest on her show this week, saying, “Get to living and learning with me, @melissapeterman and our hero @dollyparton in my new @spotify original podcast!”