Faith
Not as decoration, but as the foundation for identity, discernment, and courageous action.
Faith-rooted leadership for women building what matters
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.
You can be faithful without being depleted.
You can be strategic without losing your soul.
From teen mom to advocate and leader
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 workThe truth behind the work
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.
Not as decoration, but as the foundation for identity, discernment, and courageous action.
Clear priorities and practical systems that move a calling from idea to impact.
Leadership that makes room for mental health, rest, healing, family, joy, and the woman behind the work.
Coaching & strategy
For women ready to lead with greater clarity, confidence, emotional health, and alignment.
A focused session to untangle the vision, name the priorities, and build a practical action plan.
Faith, leadership, teen motherhood, maternal advocacy, mental health, resilience, and turning lived experience into meaningful impact.
Notes for the becoming
A reflection on fruitfulness, faithful leadership, and the heart of a healthy CEO.
Read the reflection →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
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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