ABOUT THE BOOK

UNLEASH HER VOICE

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

A Voice Reclaimed: Merging Systems with Soul

Kimberly Smith shares the journey of reclaiming the voice she spent years silencing in the name of survival. From operations strategist to intuitive guide, she reveals how integrating strategy, creativity, and soul transformed not only her business, but her life. Her story is an invitation to stop compartmentalizing who you are, trust your unique voice, and lead with authenticity, purpose, and courage.

Kimberly Smith’s contribution to UnleashHER Voice explores the profound connection between finding your authentic voice and embracing every part of who you are. Drawing from her personal journey of healing, entrepreneurship, and self-discovery, she shares how reclaiming her voice required more than learning to speak—it required integrating the parts of herself she had hidden for years.

As an operations strategist, intuitive guide, and transformational coach, Kimberly offers a unique perspective that bridges practical business leadership with personal growth. Her chapter encourages readers to stop compartmentalizing their gifts, trust their inner wisdom, and recognize that their greatest impact comes not from fitting into expectations, but from fully expressing who they truly are.

Her message is both empowering and liberating: your voice is not something you have to find. It has always been within you, waiting for you to trust it.

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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