Category: Inspire & Empower Zone

• HERFORMATION — I Thought It Was Dead

  

  About fifteen years ago, one of my closest friends introduced me to gardening. She loved it. Every year she planted something new, and every year she would excitedly tell me about what was growing, what wasn’t, what she had learned, and what she wanted to try next. I smiled. I listened. And if I’m honest……

• HERFORMATION — I Thought Joy Had to Be Earned

  

  Somewhere along the way, many of us learned that joy is something you earn. Work hard enough. Sacrifice enough. Achieve enough. Then you’ll finally be happy. I believed that too. Then my three-year-old daughter Aubrie entered my life and completely dismantled the idea. Through pinecones, laughter, endless curiosity, and an unwavering commitment to living fully…

• HERFORMATION — Truth Leads to the Destination

  

  A few weeks ago, my husband, my daughter, and I decided we were going to walk the trail to the playground.It’s about a mile walk before you reach the playground itself, and my daughter was excited the entire way there.Well… sort of.Because to a three-year-old, the journey is the destination.Every flower mattered.Every pinecone was fascinating.Every…

• 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 —Loving From a Distance

  

  I’ve always loved people… I just learned to never let them get too close. That’s something most people don’t realize about me. Growing up, I learned how to read people. Not just what they said… but what they didn’t say. I could feel when something was off.I could see when someone was hurting.And I didn’t…

• HERFORMATION —The Night I Realized I Was On My Own

  

  I was about fourteen or fifteen years old when I first realized something many children should never have to realize.I was on my own.Not in the sense that no one loved me. My mother loved me in the way she knew how. But addiction has a way of changing the roles inside a family. It…

• HERFORMATION – The Prayer Before the Application

  

  The moment I decided to apply for the VP role didn’t happen in a conference room.It happened quietly.At home.At my desk.Sitting alone.I remember staring at the screen and saying a prayer to myself.Not the polished kind people say in public. The honest kind.“God, why would you want me to apply for a role that we…

• LeadHERship: AI — The Leadership Lie That Breaks Trust

  There’s a growing trend in corporate culture that looks like integrity from the outside…but collapses the moment real pressure hits. It’s referred to as Artificial Integrity. It shows up in leaders who: …while privately withholding information, undermining others, or bending truth to protect their image or influence. They perform integrity —but don’t practice it. How…