A Woman Enlightened blog series
Herformation
Real Stories. Real Growth. Real Transformation.
Personal becoming, identity, healing, faith, courage, and lived transformation.
17 entries found
- Herformation · Entry 17August 10, 2026I Stopped Explaining MyselfI used to think an explanation was a kindness. Something owed. If I made a decision that affected you, even a little, you deserved to hear my reasoning, in full, with all the context that got me there...Identity & BecomingRediscovering theme
- Herformation · Entry 16July 27, 2026Rest AnywayLately... I've been thinking about a different kind of tired. Not the kind that sleep fixes. The other kind. The kind that settles somewhere beneath your ribs...Rest & ResilienceSurviving theme
- Herformation · Entry 15July 13, 2026I Don't Need Your PermissionFor a long time... I thought confidence meant never questioning yourself. I thought confident women walked into every room completely certain. Never doubting. Never wondering....Identity & BecomingRediscovering theme
- Herformation · Entry 14July 6, 2026Sit Down. They're Talking About You.I have watched this happen more times than I can count. A woman walks across a stage. Or stands in front of a room. Or receives an award. Or simply hears someone list all the...Identity & BecomingRediscovering theme
- Herformation · Entry 13June 22, 2026The Dream, The List, & The ProgressA few years ago, my best friend asked me a question that changed everything: 'Do you have a list?' Not a dream. Not a vision board. A list. A plain, honest list of everything I...Identity & BecomingGrowing theme
- Herformation · Entry 12June 1, 2026Truth Leads to the DestinationA 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...Identity & BecomingRediscovering theme
- Herformation · Entry 11May 18, 2026I Learned to Take Up Less SpaceI stopped talking in meetings. Not all at once. Gradually. The way you stop reaching for something after you’ve burned your hand enough times. I still showed up. Sat in the same...Identity & BecomingLeading theme
- Herformation · Entry 10April 27, 2026It'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. And I say that having lived it. I spent years being...Motherhood & CaregivingRediscovering theme
- Herformation · Entry 9April 20, 2026The Cost of Speaking UpI remember sitting in a room where everyone knew better. You could feel it. Not confusion. Not lack of understanding. Everyone knew. The numbers didn't make sense. The direction...Relationships & BoundariesRediscovering theme
- Herformation · Entry 8April 13, 2026I Didn't Panic Because I Was Used to WorseI didn't panic. I remember one night… everything went left. My mom was screaming. There was a man in our house. And before I even had time to think… I was moving. I didn't freeze....Motherhood & CaregivingSurviving theme
- Herformation · Entry 7April 6, 2026What I Thought Was NormalI 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....Identity & BecomingRediscovering theme
- Herformation · Entry 6March 31, 2026What 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...Leadership & WorkLeading theme
- Herformation · Entry 5March 23, 2026Loving From a DistanceI’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...Relationships & BoundariesGrowing theme
- Herformation · Entry 4March 16, 2026The Night I Realized I Was On My OwnI 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...Motherhood & CaregivingSurviving theme
- Herformation · Entry 3March 9, 2026The Prayer Before the ApplicationThe 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...Motherhood & CaregivingRediscovering theme
- Herformation · Entry 2March 2, 2026Outgrowing Versions of MyselfGrowth is strange. Not because it changes your life overnight. But because it slowly changes what feels familiar. The conversations you once entertained feel different. The...Identity & BecomingRediscovering theme
- Herformation · Entry 1February 23, 2026Becoming in real time.I used to think becoming would feel louder. Like a breakthrough moment. A clear before and after. A version of me I could point to and say, “There. That’s who I am now.” But...Identity & BecomingRediscovering theme
