THE STORY BEHIND THE BOOK

I didn't set out to become an author.

I started with a question:

What would I tell the younger version of myself if she were sitting across from me today? After decades of experiences, some beautiful, some painful, some I wish I could rewrite, I began to see the lessons hiding in the patterns. What I Would Have Told Her is my collection of those lessons, written for the women who have ever whispered, "I'm not…" and allowed that statement to become a limitation. Through stories of faith, growth, mistakes, resilience, identity, and chasing dreams I once left on the shelf, I invite you to challenge the script you've been living by.

Today, my work as a coach, speaker, educator, and storyteller centers on many of those same questions: Who are you now? What no longer fits? And what becomes possible when you stop letting an old version of yourself make decisions for the woman you're becoming? You don't have to have my story to find yourself in these pages. My hope is that somewhere along the way, you'll recognize a little of your own story and leave with the courage to rewrite what comes next.

ABOUT VENUS

I know what it's like to be a high-achieving woman.

For much of my life, I’ve been driven, accomplished, responsible, and committed to doing things well. I’ve built a career, led teams, taught in higher education, coached others, raised a family, and spent more than 20 years leading and developing people across corporate, nonprofit, and educational environments.

And I’ve loved much of that journey.

But I’ve also learned something that I believe many successful women eventually discover:

A life can look successful from the outside and still be out of alignment on the inside.