A Woman Enlightened blog series
Herformation
Real Stories. Real Growth. Real Transformation.
Personal becoming, identity, healing, faith, courage, and lived transformation.
26 entries found
HerformationOctober 12, 2026A Fish Was Never Meant to Climb the TreeA leader once told me my greatest superpower was my ability to motivate others.Leadership & WorkLeading theme
HerformationOctober 5, 2026Give Without DisappearingBeing a giver can be one of the most beautiful parts of who you are. It can also be one of the most draining.Identity & BecomingRediscovering theme
HerformationSeptember 28, 2026Fear Has Never Held the KeysI have always lived my life with a certain kind of fearlessness. Not because I was never scared.Identity & BecomingRediscovering theme
HerformationSeptember 21, 2026When Women Open DoorsI have had women open doors for me before. This season is not the first time. But it still feels beautiful every time it happens.Identity & BecomingMultiplying theme
HerformationSeptember 14, 2026A Woman With a Plan Creates Healthy DisruptionLately, I have been thinking about what it costs to be the woman who asks the question no one else wants to ask. The woman who notices the thing everyone else is pretending not to see.Identity & BecomingRediscovering theme
HerformationSeptember 7, 2026Under ConstructionThe other night, Aubrie and I were watching Inside Out 2. Then the alarm went off. Puberty. And suddenly, everything changed. That is exactly what becoming feels like.Identity & BecomingRediscovering theme
HerformationAugust 31, 2026The Door Opens Both WaysI am used to being the woman who opens the door. The one who makes the call, shares the name, creates the opportunity, and reaches back for another woman. And sometimes, I am the woman standing in front of the door.Identity & BecomingGrowing theme
HerformationAugust 24, 2026This Is Me, EnhancedI had been carrying my first book for years. Then, all at once, it was time to finish it. Not just write when inspiration found me. Finish it.Rest & ResilienceRediscovering theme
HerformationAugust 18, 2026Before the ApplauseRight now... I'm building something most people cannot see yet. I write words only a handful of people have read. I make decisions no one is applauding. I spend hours building a vision that, for now, exists mostly in my own heart and in my own hands...Identity & BecomingGrowing theme
HerformationAugust 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
HerformationJuly 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
HerformationJuly 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
HerformationJuly 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
HerformationJune 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
HerformationJune 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
HerformationMay 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
HerformationApril 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
HerformationApril 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
HerformationApril 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
HerformationApril 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
HerformationMarch 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
HerformationMarch 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
HerformationMarch 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
HerformationMarch 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- HerformationMarch 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
- HerformationFebruary 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