Category: Herformation

• I Learned to Take Up Less Space

  

  I got good at it. Taking up less space. Softening my sentences before they left my mouth. Adding I could be wrong and just a thought and maybe to ideas I knew were right. Qualifiers. Little apologies attached to the front of my opinions like a warning label. This woman has feelings. Proceed with caution.

• HERFORMATION —It’s Not Emotional. It’s Follow-Up.

  

  If you’ve ever been told “we didn’t know you wanted that” — there may be more ownership in that moment than WE like to admit. This entry is about what happens when we mistake being indispensable for being understood — and why clarity isn’t just a communication skill. It’s leadership.

• HERFORMATION —The Cost of Speaking Up

  

  I sat in a room where everyone knew the decision was wrong. Nobody said anything. I did. And I paid for it. But I learned something that changed how I lead forever — you know it’s time to speak up when you’re not just speaking for yourself. Next Entry of Herformation is live. ↓ #Herformation…

• HERFORMATION —The Cost of Speaking Up

  

  I sat in a room where everyone knew the decision was wrong. Nobody said anything. I did. And I paid for it. But I learned something that changed how I lead forever — you know it’s time to speak up when you’re not just speaking for yourself. Next Entry of Herformation is live. ↓ #Herformation…

• HERFORMATION — I Didn’t Panic Because I Was Used to Worse

  

  I didn’t panic. Not because I was strong — but because chaos was familiar. For a long time, I called that resilience. What I’ve come to understand — and what WE don’t talk about enough — is that surviving and healing are not the same thing. This is the entry where I had to ask…

• HERFORMATION — I Didn’t Panic Because I Was Used to Worse

  

  I didn’t panic. Not because I was strong — but because chaos was familiar. For a long time, I called that resilience. What I’ve come to understand — and what WE don’t talk about enough — is that surviving and healing are not the same thing. This is the entry where I had to ask…

• HERFORMATION —What I Thought Was Normal

  

  I didn’t grow up thinking my childhood was bad. I thought it was just… life. Because everyone around me was carrying something. Chaos felt familiar.Struggle felt familiar. Figuring things out on your own felt familiar. So I didn’t question it. I just adjusted.I just kept going. And even in all of that — I found…

• HERFORMATION — What Was I Thinking?

  

  I remember my first senior leadership role.I was excited. Not because of the title—but because of what it meant. It felt like a new beginning. It felt like everything I had worked for was finally paying off. I remember looking at the offer and thinking… this changes things. This means I can provide differently.This means…