I am honored to be a contributing author in She Leads from Within, a powerful collaborative book featuring courageous women who are redefining leadership by trusting their inner wisdom. Through deeply personal stories of resilience, surrender, and transformation, this book reveals what becomes possible when leadership begins from within rather than from pressure, perfection, or performance.

In my chapter, Broken Open, I share a raw and honest account of what happens when life dismantles everything you once believed defined you. I write from lived experience, including foster care, addiction, incarceration, depression, and spiritual surrender, and how being broken open became the doorway to healing, faith, and purpose.

This chapter is for anyone who has faced loss, shame, or collapse and wondered if there was still a future ahead. My journey reflects the truth that leadership is not always forged through strength, but often through surrender, self honesty, and inner transformation.

My story is a testament to the power of intuition, faith, and resilience, and to what becomes possible when we stop leading from survival and begin leading from within.

To read my full chapter and experience the collective wisdom of these remarkable women, you can purchase the book here.