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This 4-part Leadership Integration series explores what it really means to shift from assistant mode to boss energy — and what gets revealed when women step into visibility.
You’ll find:
Explore each piece below — each one reveals a different layer of what it means to lead, heal, and show up fully in your business.
Starting Pine & Shine with my daughter wasn’t just a business move — it was a leadership initiation. This post shares how I stepped out of assistant mode and into unapologetic boss energy (and why recording my first video scared the hell out of me).
🔘 Read the DownEast Diaries reflection on healing visibility blocks and redefining leadership →
This poetic, personal essay explores how Sadie Smiley’s leadership prompt helped me connect the dots between trauma, support roles, and why I’d been playing small. I also talk about garden pivots, bathroom renovations, and building legacy from the messy middle.
🔘 Try the adapted leadership shadow integration prompt for entrepreneurs →
This article adapts Sadie Smiley’s original “Leadership Shadow Integration” prompt into a trauma-aware, business-savvy tool for women in leadership. It’s built for those navigating visibility blocks and soul-aligned marketing.