opened up about having while speaking to Elizabeth Day on the How to Fail . The Canadian singer was sharing how her experiences in her life, both physical and emotional, have left behind battle wounds that have shaped her into the person she is. "I have a lot of scars from .
I have a lot of scars from working in the bush with sharp tools. I have a lot of emotional scars," she says. "I've been through a challenging childhood and then my open throat surgery.
Over time, I have realized that all of those experiences have really made me who I am today and I wear them well." She also said writing down those experiences and hurts has helped her process them. "I'll document my feelings, I'll put things down, they're very raw, they're very real, they're very in the moment, and I live them," the 'You're Still the One" singer said.
"I like to live through my suffering." Some of those memories have also become , and the singer said: "They're now reflections of what I've been through. But they are on the other side.
They are the healed experience with a scar." The 58-year-old said that despite everything she has come up against, she still has to work to feel comfortable in her skin daily. "I've been someone that has been coming into my comfort my whole life," she said.
"I think it's just a process. I live it every day." Even after years in the spotlight, Shania says she has also been shy about wearing that show off her body and didn't start to be more provocative until she was well into h.