THE RISE OF HER: Stories of Resilience, Reinvention & Rising Strong
A groundbreaking global book and docuseries that celebrates the extraordinary journeys of 100 women who turned their deepest struggles into their greatest source of power.
The Rise of Her is raw, inspiring, and profoundly human, this transformative collection shines a light on the resilience that lives within every woman.
Across its pages, you’ll meet women from all over the world—leaders, survivors, dreamers, creators—each sharing her own powerful story of adversity, reinvention, and triumph. From overcoming trauma and navigating loss, to breaking free from limitations and rewriting their destinies, these women prove that even in life’s darkest moments, strength is born.
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THE RISE OF HER
TThe Rise of Her: 48 Women. 48 Journeys. One Global Movement of Strength and Reinvention.
The Rise of Her is a groundbreaking global book and docuseries that celebrates the extraordinary journeys of 100 women who turned their deepest struggles into their greatest source of power. Raw, inspiring, and profoundly human, this transformative collection shines a light on the resilience that lives within every woman.
Across its pages, you’ll meet women from all over the world—leaders, survivors, dreamers, creators—each sharing her own powerful story of adversity, reinvention, and triumph. From overcoming trauma and navigating loss, to breaking free from limitations and rewriting their destinies, these women prove that even in life’s darkest moments, strength is born.
Every chapter introduces a new voice, a new journey, and a new reminder that courage is not the absence of fear, but the decision to rise anyway. Their stories are emotional, deeply personal, and universally resonant—bold testaments to the unshakeable spirit of women who refuse to be defined by their hardships.
Accompanying this inspiring book is a visually stunning docuseries that brings each woman’s journey to life. Through intimate interviews, cinematic storytelling, and powerful imagery, the series offers a deeper, immersive look into their transformations—amplifying their voices and the movement they represent.
The Rise of Her is more than a book. More than a docuseries.
It is a global movement—a celebration of courage, resilience, and the limitless potential of women everywhere.
Whether you are seeking hope, healing, empowerment, or a reminder of your own strength, this collection will leave you moved, awakened, and inspired to rise to your fullest potential.
If you’ve ever faced a challenge that felt impossible to overcome… this book will remind you that you, too, can rise.
Join Hanna Olivas, and 47 Inspiring Authors in The Rise of Her: Stories of Resilience, Reinvention & Rising Strong:
Christine Phipps Davis
Jacqueline Crider
Marta Suchomska
Gemma Bulos
Hannah Darby GMBPsP SMACCPH
Carol Salvadori
Martie M. Smith
Charel Morris
Cynthia Hartzell
Kaila Nike
DK Hillard
Linda M Wilson
Nadia Sheikh
Krizel Rodriguez
Rebecca Engle
Susan Tatem
Kimberly Smith
Lindsey Pollock
Sonya McDonald
Wendy Raven Johnson
Erica Elliott
Stephanie Myers
Tymquana Frierson
Antonette Jeske
Amanda Harris
Amber Bender
Glen Alex
Willow Merchant
Alison Levine Jacaruso
Jean Atman
Janet Hamilton – The Anomaly Factor!
Christina Covington
Ruth L. Snyder
Pat Schultz
Debbie Hornaday
Amanda Cahill
Kris Montigny
Maureen Byers
Dr. Simone Williams-Young
Melly Rose
Malia Wofford
Shelley Hines
J.J. Mathieu
Gardite Fougy
Rev. Dr. Anese Collier
Srilasya Volam
Melissa Swonger
KIMBERLY’S CONTRIBUTION
THE RISE OF HER: When a Woman Finally Chooses Herself
Kimberly Smith shares the deeply personal journey of reclaiming her voice after a lifetime of making herself smaller for the comfort of others. Through healing, self-discovery, and profound transformation, she reveals that true empowerment doesn’t come from becoming someone new, it comes from choosing yourself, remembering who you’ve always been, and refusing to disappear ever again.
Kimberly Smith’s contribution to The Rise of Her is a powerful reflection on what happens when a woman stops abandoning herself and begins living from her own truth. Through deeply personal experiences of healing, self-discovery, and transformation, she explores the quiet ways women lose their voices—and the profound freedom that comes when they reclaim them.
Her story moves beyond survival to embodiment, illustrating that true empowerment is not about becoming someone different but about remembering who you have always been. Blending vulnerability, resilience, and the wisdom gained from years of guiding others through transformation, Kimberly offers readers both hope and permission to choose themselves without apology.
Her message is a reminder that the greatest act of courage is not proving your worth to the world, but finally believing it yourself. When a woman chooses herself, everything begins to change.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Today, as a five-time bestselling nonfiction author, Kimberly continues that lifelong love of storytelling through transformational works and fictional worlds filled with mystery, magic, and the things that exist just beyond what we can see.
Her writing is drawn to the same thread: the stories we carry, the truths waiting beneath the surface, and the courage it takes to discover who we really are.
Her work explores the questions that follow us through every lifetime: Who are we before the world tells us who to become? What pieces of ourselves have we forgotten? And what happens when everything we thought we knew about ourselves and the world we live in begins to unravel?
After more than three decades of walking beside people through growth, change, leadership, and reinvention, Kimberly discovered that every person carries a story, the one they have lived, the one they have been told, and the one waiting to be written.
Her work blends emotional depth, curiosity, intuition, imagination, and lived experience to explore the messy, beautiful process of being human.
Kimberly is the creator of The Phoenix Path™, a transformational nonfiction journey of remembering, reclaiming, and returning to who you truly are. She is also currently creating a preternatural and supernatural fiction series where hidden worlds, impossible truths, complicated relationships, and a destiny never asked for collide.
She believes the most powerful stories are not about becoming someone new. They are about remembering the parts of ourselves we forgot, reclaiming what was always ours, and returning to who we were meant to be.
When she is not writing, you will find Kimberly in Southeast Florida with her children at the center of her world, her dog and cats nearby, a book in hand (probably nonfiction, probably one from her huge TBR pile), something witchy on the altar, tending her garden, following the rhythm of the moon cycles, or traveling with her partner in their bus while intentionally building a life filled with freedom, adventure, and meaning.
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