Faith-rooted leadership for women building what matters

Lead boldly.
Live whole.

I’m Sherise Holden—a former teen mom turned maternal-health advocate, nonprofit founder, federal employee, project manager, and woman of faith. I help women turn hard-won wisdom and God-given vision into meaningful, sustainable impact.

Sherise Holden smiling outdoors
Grace for thecalling.

You can be faithful without being depleted.
You can be strategic without losing your soul.

From teen mom to advocate and leader

I didn’t arrive here without fear. I learned to build while I was still becoming.

I became a mother as a teenager, when I was still trying to understand who I was and what my future could hold. That experience did not disqualify me—it became part of the foundation for my calling. I know what it feels like to carry responsibility before you feel ready, to keep moving while wrestling with doubt, and to need someone to see possibility in you before you can fully see it in yourself.

Today, I am a maternal-health advocate and the founder of SheRises, where I champion mothers with practical care, education, resources, and dignity. I also bring more than two decades of federal service and experience as a certified Project Management Professional to every room I enter. I understand how to move a vision from inspiration to execution—through strategy, structure, leadership, and thoughtful follow-through.

What guides my work

The truth behind the work

I lead with both competence and compassion because I know what it costs to keep holding everything together.

I have navigated insecurity, overwhelm, anxiety, depression, and the pressure to do it all—and do it well. I have questioned whether I was enough, carried more than was mine to carry, and learned that productivity is not the same as wholeness.

Those struggles shape how I serve. I do not offer polished answers from a distance. I create practical tools, healthy systems, and grace-filled spaces for women who are leading, mothering, building, healing, and becoming—often all at once.

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Faith

Not as decoration, but as the foundation for identity, discernment, and courageous action.

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Strategy

Clear priorities and practical systems that move a calling from idea to impact.

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Wholeness

Leadership that makes room for mental health, rest, healing, family, joy, and the woman behind the work.

Coaching & strategy

You don’t need more pressure.
You need a clear next move.

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Purpose & Leadership Coaching

For women ready to lead with greater clarity, confidence, emotional health, and alignment.

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Strategy Intensives

A focused session to untangle the vision, name the priorities, and build a practical action plan.

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Speaking & Workshops

Faith, leadership, teen motherhood, maternal advocacy, mental health, resilience, and turning lived experience into meaningful impact.

Notes for the becoming

Faith, leadership, healing—and the life in between.

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Faith & Leadership · 10 min read

God did not call you to reach the finish line broke down, busted, and disgusted.

A reflection on fruitfulness, faithful leadership, and the heart of a healthy CEO.

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REST
IS
HOLY

Faith & Wholeness

Rest is holy.

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Replenishment isn't selfish, it's essential

Wholeness

Replenishment isn’t selfish. It’s essential.

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Resetting isn't starting over, it's starting wiser

Grace

Resetting isn’t starting over. It’s starting wiser.

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CARE
FOR
YOUR
SOUL

Faith & Wholeness

How is your soul, really?

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Excellence is not about doing everything. It’s about doing the right things with preparation, ownership, warmth, and character.

— A Sherise-ism

Let’s build what matters

Ready for clarity, strategy,
and a little more breathing room?

Whether you’re seeking coaching, a speaker, or a strategic thought partner, I’d love to hear what you’re building.

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