Louder Girls Reclaim Your Power with Storytelling: Build Confidence, Reveal Inner Wisdom, and Grow Communities of Women

Inspirations and stories about women breaking free from limiting beliefs and internalized patriarchy. Find out how storytelling is helping women everywhere ditch apologies, shake off shame, and step powerfully into their brightest, boldest selves.

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Welcome to LoudHer Stories

This is where we break rules, tell truths, and get loud. We name what hurts. We celebrate what heals. We lift each other higher.  Our hope is that you find both inspiration and belonging here.  Your voice isn’t just needed, it’s necessary.

IGNITED LEADERSHIP: I Didn’t Want to Show Up (But I Did Anyway) (Part 1 of 2) Apr 13, 2026

A LOUDER GIRL Story from the San Diego Writers Festival

I have a confession.

I didn’t want to atte...

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IGNITED LEADERSHIP: What My Dog Taught Me About Radical Self-Love Apr 06, 2026

(Spoiler: He’s better at this than most of us)

IT’S BUDDY.

Sometimes I have to take matters into ...

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If You’re Silent, You’re Not an Ally. What Ignited Leadership Looks Like for Men (Part 2 of 2) Mar 29, 2026

I thought this would be one post.

I was wrong.
(Yes, David…you can screenshot this.)

Part 1 was abo...

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If You’re Silent, You’re Not an Ally. What Ignited Leadership Looks Like for Men (Part 1 of 2) Mar 23, 2026

Hi, I’m Michelle.

And for the first 35 years of my life, I was the President of the Man Haters Club...

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IGNITED LEADERSHIP: When Women Tell the Truth, the World Pushes Back Mar 15, 2026

There was a moment in my life when I thought I was losing my mind.

It happened on a business trip t...

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IGNITED LEADERSHIP: A Joyful Woman Is Dangerous Mar 09, 2026

I thought I was mad at the airport.
Turns out I was starving for joy.

It had been a long day of tra...

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IGNITED LEADERSHIP: Why Are Billionaire Men Still the “Children” of Our Culture? Mar 04, 2026

March 1 marked the beginning of Women’s History Month.

When I was little, my sister and I used to a...

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IGNITED LEADERSHIP: No More Labels. I’m Taking My Identity Back Feb 23, 2026

INTEGRATION IS A REBELLION

Stop outsourcing your identity. Start leading from within.

Last week, w...

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I Wasn’t Crazy. I Was Conditioned. IGNITED LEADERSHIP Begins with Integration Feb 16, 2026

I was 13 when I saw Sybil .

Sixteen personalities.
Male and female.
Separate memories.

A woman d...

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IGNITED LEADERSHIP: Sometimes We Do Have To Say Sorry (Just Not The Way We Were Taught) Feb 09, 2026

“Women apologize too much, I once decided, and made myself stop, and now found it incredibly difficu...

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IGNITED LEADERSHIP: Power-With, Not Power-Over Feb 02, 2026

How One Doctor Helped Me Find My Voice in Perimenopause

In my last blog post, My Hormones Didn’t B...

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BECOMING A LOUDER GIRL: My Hormones Didn’t Betray Me. The System Did. (Part 2 of 2) Jan 26, 2026

When My Hormones Staged a Coup

This wasn’t a midlife blip.
This wasn’t stress.
This wasn’t me “losi...

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