Courage, Clarity, and Confidence

Introduction

I wrote a book.

I always dreamed it could happen one day, but to actually be here at this moment writing to you is surreal, to say the least. I am writing the book I needed years ago, but I also recognize that in a lot of ways I am writing to who I am now too: still learning to embody my identity, values, vision, mission, and unapologetically be me in every room where I find myself. And I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge that I am writing to the women of the future, the women we collectively and individually aspire to be – I think that's my favorite part – finding connectivity between where I am today and the person I will be in a year or a few years from now. I believe, wholeheartedly, that no experience is ever wasted in life if you are a perpetual student of life. Every experience I have now will serve the woman I will be, and the same is true for you.

Every woman is on an evolutionary journey of becoming the woman she knows she can be. The woman who is far more than the opinions and expectations of others. The woman that we crave to be, one who is strong, bold, courageous, creative, and lives her truth. The woman who has been tucked inside of us all along, patiently waiting for us to introspectively discover how wise, beautiful, delicate, fierce, and powerful she really is. I firmly believe that our adult work is undoing all of the messaging we've been assigned as young women, returning to the true essence of who we are created to be on a soul level. ...