Becoming Together with Sherrita Denise

In this episode Sherrita sits down with Heather Mylan-Mains — speaker, author, and storyteller — for one of the warmest and most honest conversations this podcast has hosted. Heather's message is simple and powerful: we are shaped not by what happens to us but by how we choose to respond. And she does not say that from a distance. She has lived it.Heather opens up about the seasons that shaped her, divorce, widowhood, single motherhood, a traumatic brain injury, and more, and shares how walking through those experiences taught her that she was always more in control of her life than she realized. What followed was a journey into forgiveness, gratitude, and the kind of peace that does not depend on circumstances changing.Her upcoming book Unwrapping Forgiveness — The Gift of Mercy and Grace walks readers through a seven step framework from pain toward peace. This conversation is a beautiful preview of what is inside.Connect with Heather Mylan-Mains:YouTube — Heather Mylan-MainsFacebook — Heather Mylan-MainsInstagram — @mylanmainsWebsite — heathermylanmains.comBook — Unwrapping Forgiveness: The Gift of Mercy and Grace — coming summer 2026Resources mentioned in this episode:Pre-order Becoming — A Guided Reflective Journal for the Woman With Purpose → becoming2gether.comThe Journey Towards Becoming — Five Week Companion Guide → included with every pre-orderSubscribe to the Becoming Together Substack → becomingtogether.substack.comIf this episode served you please share it and leave a rating or review — it helps more women find this space.

In this episode Sherrita sits down with Nicole Hicks, biblical life coach, author, speaker, and founder of Faith Over Fear Biblical Life Coaching, for a conversation that is honest, practical, and deeply grounded in faith.Nicole opens up about the medical crisis that cracked everything open for her, a season that took her from celebrating her birthday in New York to being wheeled into a hospital the very next day, telling her husband to take care of their daughter. What followed was a year of chronic illness, anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, and a cancer scare. And through all of it, a revelation that would change everything. Faith is not a trend. It is not a vibe. It is a lifestyle.In this conversation Nicole and Sherrita go deep on what it actually looks like to trust God when everything is shifting, when your timeline does not match His, when He is not moving the way you expected, and when the people closest to you cannot understand the changes happening inside of you.Connect with Nicole Hicks: Faith Over Fear Biblical Life Coaching — Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube The Heaven Team — Facebook, Instagram, TikTok All books available on AmazonResources mentioned in this episode: The Becoming Together Substack → becomingtogether.substack.com Pre-order Becoming: A Guided Reflective Journal for the Woman With Purpose → Pre-Order BecomingSubscribe, rate, and review the Becoming Together Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Every review helps more women find this space.

Some seasons produce something. Some seasons produce you. And knowing the difference changes everything about how you move through them.In this solo episode, Sherrita gets honest about the three significant life changes she is navigating all at once — a career transition, a new phase of motherhood, and changes in her body — and the question that surfaced in the middle of all of it. Not what do I need to do in this season. But who do I need to become to carry what it requires.She shares why that question is harder than it sounds, what she did when she had no blueprint to follow, and the five practices that are helping her get still and practice presence in the middle of a full and demanding life.In this episode:The difference between seasons that produce something and seasons that produce youWhy so many of us get stuck at the identity question — and what to do insteadThe role of therapy and community in navigating seasons of transitionWhy stillness is a form of resistance — not a luxuryFive practices for anchoring yourself when life will not slow downThe Five Practices:Anchor your morning with stillnessGuard your gatesCreate moments of solitude in natureClear the deckPractice reflective journalingJournal Prompts from this episode:01 — What transition are you currently walking through — and are you making intentional choices inside of it or just getting through each day?02 — What are you giving your attention to right now that is making it harder to hear yourself clearly? What would it look like to pull back from even one of those things this week?03 — What would change in your life if you stopped just getting through this season and started asking what it is trying to build in you?Resources mentioned:Practicing Stillness Reflective Journaling This week's Substack article: Stewarding Self During the Changing Subscribe to the Becoming Together Substack for weekly inspiration and practical tools centered in faith, wellbeing and purpose — delivered directly to your inbox. becomingtogether.substack.comLeave a review — it helps more women find this space and I read every single one.

In this grounded and expansive conversation, Sherrita sits down with Eboni Monae, a Harvard PhD candidate, scientist-artist, and woman who has learned to honor every part of who she is. From her early fascination with space to becoming a developmental neurobiologist who describes her work as art, Eboni shares how she has learned to live true, move with intention, and step boldly into the calling God placed on her life.Together, they explore identity, purpose, faith, and the future of work in the age of AI. Eboni opens up about navigating elite academic spaces, the pressure to perform, and the spiritual practices that keep her steady. The conversation also naturally weaves into the transformative practice of reflective journaling, which both women use as a tool for clarity, honesty, and spiritual alignment.This episode is an invitation to slow down, check in with yourself, and consider what it means to live in alignment with who you were created to be.Reflective Journaling ResourcesThis episode touches on the deeper practice of reflective journaling, not just writing down your thoughts, but slowing down enough to notice what’s happening within you and allowing God to meet you there.If you want to explore this practice further:Read the Reflective Journaling Article on Substack: becomingtogether.substack.com Join the Live Reflective Journaling Workshop A guided, real-time reflective journaling experience onWednesday, May 27th at 7 PM CST Reserve Your Seat At: becoming2gether.com/events This one-hour experience is designed to help you slow down, go inward, and hear what God is speaking in this season of your becoming.Final ReflectionThis episode is a reminder that becoming is not about striving it’s about alignment. It’s about honoring the fullness of who you are, trusting the path God is shaping in you, and releasing anything that requires you to shrink. Eboni’s story shows that sometimes the difficulty of the path is the clearest sign that you are blazing a trail that has never existed before.

Not every pivot is one we plan. Some of them find us. And what we build in response, and how intentionally we build it, says everything about the kind of people we are and the kind of life we are committed to living. Jess and Rob, a dynamic Husband and Wife Duo, are the founders of Signature Sudz, a plant-based household and body care brand built from all natural ingredients. What started as a laundry service was forced into a pivot by COVID. What they built out of that moment is a brand that takes both your health and their craft completely seriously, and they don’t play about either one. In this episode:•       The COVID pivot that nearly cost them everything and launched Signature Suds•       Why they committed to fully plant-based ingredients from the very beginning•       What the research says about traditional cleaning products and women's health•       The real connection between household chemicals and hormonal health•       How every product is built from raw ingredients from scratch with zero shortcuts•       Why staying agile and intentional is what builds something lasting•       How to start transitioning your home to cleaner products without overwhelming yourself Connect with Signature Suds:Shop: signaturesudz.com — ships nationwideHouston: Farmers markets + Central City Co-op in the Heights (Harvard & Aurora, open Tue–Sun)Instagram | TikTok | YouTube: Signature Sudz Reflection Prompt:Where in your life are you being asked to pivot right now, and are you responding with intention or waiting for perfect conditions that may never come? Connect with Becoming Together Online:Subscribe to the Becoming Together Blog on SubstackFollow Us on Instagram: @becoming2gether

Hey ya'll, welcome back, and welcome to Season 2.This first episode is a solo one, just you and me, and I am getting into something that is very personal to where I am right now, and something I believe a lot of you are navigating too.It's pivot season. Not the buzzword version. The real kind, the kind that reaches into the deeper parts of your life and asks something significant of you.In this episode I am opening up about the quiet, reflective season I walked through earlier this year, the revelation I had sitting in my therapist's office that I was standing at the edge of yet another pivot, and the series of life changes I am currently navigating all at once, in motherhood, career, health, identity, and mindset.I also get into what a pivot actually is, why so many of us are in one right now whether we have named it or not, and why I believe embracing it, as uncomfortable as it is, is the most courageous thing we can do.In this episode we cover: — What it really means to live differently from the inside out, The therapy question that stopped me in my tracks and led me to the two questions I believe are at the center of a lot of our minds right now, Why the world we are living in is demanding a pivot from so many of us simultaneously, The pivots that have most defined my life and what each one taught me, The multiple pivots I am personally navigating right now, What is ahead for Season 2 and the conversations coming your wayMentioned in this episode:📖 Read the full Substack article, It's Pivot Season, with journal prompts at becomingtogether.substack.com🎙️ Subscribe to the Becoming Together Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so you never miss an episodeConnect with Sherrita:Substack: becomingtogether.substack.com Instagram: @sherritadenise and at @becoming2getherIf this episode resonated with you, please leave a rating or review and pass it along to a woman who needs to hear it. That is how this community grows.You are not walking this out alone. 🤍

If you’ve ever struggled with staying consistent, this episode is for you. I’m breaking down why willpower fades, why motivation isn’t enough, and how preparing your environment can make consistency feel natural instead of forced. I’m also sharing a personal story about the moment I realized I had to remove what no longer aligned with the lifestyle I wanted.Listen in, take the challenge for the week, and then meet me on Substack (becomingtogether.substack.com) for guided journal prompts to help you put this into practice. b

This episode is all about what happens when you decide to show up for yourself in a new way. I’m sitting down with my friend, pro figure athlete and fitness trainer Coach Q, to talk about the moment that changed everything for her, a doctor’s visit, a number on the scale she didn’t expect, and a choice to do something different. She went from 15‑minute walks to winning first place in her very first competition, and her journey is a reminder that real transformation starts in the mind long before it shows up in the mirror.We talk about discipline, mindset, faith, accountability, and what it looks like to build a healthier relationship with movement at any age. Coach Q brings wisdom, humor, and a whole lot of truth, and I think you’ll feel that same spark she gives everyone who crosses her path.If this conversation encourages you, make sure you’re subscribed to the Becoming Together Substack where I share weekly reflections, tools, and resources to support your wellness journey: becomingtogether.substack.com.

Today I’m giving space to the written reflections I shared on Substack. The piece, The Quiet Work of Becoming Nobody Talks About, walks through how I got off the struggle bus of letting everything around me, and everything going on inside me, dictate how I lived, and started choosing a more intentional way of moving through my life. There are journaling prompts if you want to sit with your own version of that shift. The next guest conversation is coming soon, but today felt like the right day to slow down.If you’re already subscribed to the Becoming Together Newsletter on Substack then the article, should already be sitting in your inbox. If not, you can read it and others at  becomingtogether.substack.com

Today I’m popping in with a quick check‑in from this cold winter week. I talk about the reflections I’ve been writing on Substack, including a new piece on Reflective Journaling and another on Practicing Stillness that’s on the way. You can read everything at becomingtogether.substack.com. New guest episode coming next week.

A diagnosis can change your life, but it doesn’t get to define it.In this episode of Becoming Together, I sit down with Monique Pearson, Best Selling Author, Mindset Coach, and CEO of Soaring Without Limits Enterprise.Monique shares her personal story of what it has looked like to live and thrive after receiving a life-changing health diagnosis. We talk honestly about identity shifts, resilience, faith, and the daily choices that support long-term wellbeing.I’m deeply inspired by Monique’s courage, tenacity, and most of all her heart for serving women living with autoimmune conditions and chronic illness. Through empowerment-centered storytelling and community healing, she creates space for women to feel seen, supported, and strengthened.This conversation is rooted in transparency, reflection, real life and the courage to keep showing up for your life.If you’ve ever felt boxed in by a label, this episode is for you.

What does holistic wellness really mean, especially when weight loss, gut health, and GLP-1 medications are part of the conversation?In this episode of Becoming Together, I’m joined by my friend Rebekah Bogan, an Advanced Practice Holistic Nurse, Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, and the founder of Essential Integrative Health and Wellness for an honest, conversation about wellness that looks at the whole-person. We talk about weight loss through a holistic lens, the role gut health plays in how our bodies function, and where GLP-1 medications can fit into a broader lifestyle approach.This is not a pro or anti medication conversation. It’s a realistic, educational, and compassionate discussion about support, sustainability, and personal responsibility in caring for our health.We unpack:What holistic care actually considers (and what it doesn’t ignore)How gut health impacts weight, and overall wellbeingWhat GLP-1 medications can support, and what they can’t replaceWhy long-term wellness still comes back to habits, awareness, and lifestyleIf you’ve been curious, confused, or quietly wondering how all of this fits together, this episode brings clarity.Continue the conversation, over on the Becoming Together Substack blog, where I share deeper reflections and create space for dialogue.If this episode resonates, I’d love for you to subscribe, leave a rating or review, and share it with someone who may need it right now. You can also email [email protected] with topics or questions you’d like to explore.This is a shared journey of becoming, and we don’t have to walk it alone.

In this episode of Becoming Together, we continue exploring the 5 Keys to Lifestyle Change, focusing on preparation, follow through, and repetition.This conversation is about what happens after awareness and intention are clear. It’s about how habits are actually built in real life, when motivation fades and routines take over. We reflect on the role of preparation, the importance of anchoring new habits to existing rhythms, and how repetition slowly shapes identity over time.Rather than striving for perfection, this episode invites you to consider simplicity, alignment, and sustainability as you build habits that support the woman you’re becoming. It’s a reminder that lifestyle change doesn’t come from force, but from consistent, thoughtful choices made across seasons of life.If this episode resonates, you’re invited to continue the conversation with me on Substack at becomingtogether.substack.com, where I share reflections, prompts, and resources to support your journey physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.

In this episode of the Becoming Together Podcast, we continue the conversation around the 5 Keys to Lifestyle Change, focusing on the first two keys: self-awareness and intention.This episode is about slowing down and paying attention to the habits, patterns, and routines that quietly shape our lives. Instead of rushing into change, we start with noticing, how we live, why certain habits feel normal, and what’s been influencing our choices over time.From there, we explore intention as a guide for everyday life. Not for perfect days or highly motivated moments, but for the ordinary days that actually make up most of our lives.This episode includes reflective prompts to help you pause, think, and apply what you’re noticing in real time.If you’re entering a new season and want a grounded starting point, this conversation is for you.If you’d like to continue the conversation, you’re invited to join me over on the Becoming Together Substack blog, where I share deeper reflections and create space for dialogue.If this episode resonates, I’d love for you to subscribe, leave a rating or review, and share it with someone who may need it right now. You can also email [email protected] with topics or questions you’d like to explore.This is a shared journey of becoming, and we don’t have to walk it alone.

Welcome to the first episode of the Becoming Together Podcast.In this opening conversation, I share the heart behind this space and reflect on what it really means to be in the process of becoming. Not as something we arrive at, but as a journey shaped by seasons of growth, pauses, questions, and change.This episode lays the foundation for what’s ahead. I talk through moments when life shifts, when what used to work no longer fits, and when we realize we don’t always know what we don’t know. We explore why lasting change usually begins with awareness, not force, and why who we’re becoming matters more than the goals we set.I also introduce The 5 Keys to Lifestyle Change, a framework I’ve used in my own life during seasons when I needed real, lasting change. These keys will guide the next few episodes and many of the conversations to come.If you’d like to continue the conversation, you’re invited to join me over on the Becoming Together Substack blog, where I share deeper reflections and create space for dialogue.If this episode resonates, I’d love for you to subscribe, leave a rating or review, and share it with someone who may need it right now. You can also email [email protected] with topics or questions you’d like to explore.This is a shared journey of becoming, and we don’t have to walk it alone.

Welcome to Becoming Together, with SherritaIn this intro episode, Sherrita Denise opens the door to a faith-centered space created for women who are learning, growing, healing, and becoming in real time. She shares pieces of her personal journey, life transitions, hard lessons, and the growth that comes from surrendering control and trusting God through every season.This episode sets the tone for the podcast: honest conversations about faith, wellbeing, and personal growth, rooted in grace, reflection, and community. Whether you’re navigating change, rebuilding your life, or simply learning how to live well God’s way, this space was created with you in mind.Becoming takes time. And we don’t have to do it alone.New episodes will offer reflections, encouragement, and conversations to support your journey of becoming.