We start where power truly lives:
inside.
Not in titles.
Not in roles.
Not in how others see us.
But in how we meet ourselves – when no one else is watching.
Power is not a thing.
It is a state.
A state of connection.
Of coherence between what you feel,
what you know,
and how you show up.
And yet – how many powerful women still flinch at the word power?
How many whisper their vision when they should roar their truth?
Many of us never asked for influence.
We longed to make an impact –
but were told not to shine too brightly.
Not to be too much. Too loud. Too bold.
So we shaped ourselves to fit the room.
Until now.
“I want to make a difference… but I don’t want to be too much.”
Sounds familiar?
This inner split is not personal.
It’s cultural.
Generational.
Rooted in deep, collective memory.
And it’s time to end it.
This book is my answer to that split.
My offering to the women who are done dancing around their power.
We are not here to ask for space.
We are here to take our seat –
fully, fiercely, with grace.
Closing of Chapter 1
Feminine Power isn’t loud.
It doesn’t need to shout.
It doesn’t bully, bend or beg.
It simply is.
Rooted. Real.
It sits in your spine.
It breathes in your silence.
It walks with you when you dare to be fully who you are.
And that’s where we begin.
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