Boundaries are not punishment. They are protection. You can be kind and still say: That doesn’t work for me. I need time to think. I’m not available for that. You are not difficult for having limits. You are learning how to protect your peace. ✨ Boundaries don’t push the right people away. They teach people how to love you well. 👉 Read today’s blog: tamaraleapatrick.com #StillRising #HealthyBoundaries #SelfRespect #PhoenixRising #RiseAnyway

Low self-esteem doesn’t always look like insecurity. Sometimes it looks like: Over-explaining Over-apologizing Shrinking your wins Staying where you are tolerated Feeling guilty for needing support You are allowed to: Need help Take up space Outgrow old versions of yourself Start again without shame ✨ You are not behind. You are in process. 👉 Read today’s blog: tamaraleapatrick.com #StillRising #HealingInProcess #SelfWorthWork #PhoenixRising #RiseAnyway

Cross-functional leadership coordinates work across functions with different incentives, metrics, and constraints to deliver shared outcomes. Leaders clarify the common goal, define decision rights, and design operating rhythms for alignment and escalation. They manage dependencies, resolve trade-offs, and ensure resources match the scope and timeline. Strong cross-functional leaders also create shared definitions of success and use consistent metrics to prevent disputes. Effective cross-functional leadership reduces silos, improves delivery reliability, and strengthens enterprise execution. Question: What dependency between teams creates the greatest risk to delivery right now?

Carrying less into the next season is still growth. We spend so much time planning what’s next— next goals, next steps, next versions of ourselves— that we forget to ask what really matters: What am I still carrying that no longer belongs with me? Growth isn’t always about adding more. Sometimes it’s about releasing what has completed its assignment. ✨ Old expectations ✨ Roles you’ve outgrown ✨ Guilt that no longer fits ✨ Weight you were never meant to carry Letting go isn’t avoidance. It’s discernment. Lighter doesn’t mean lazier. It means wiser. You don’t have to carry everything you survived into what’s next. Sometimes becoming begins by laying things down. 👉 Read today’s blog at tamaraleapatrick.com #StillRising #PhoenixRising #CarryLessa

✨ “Sometimes Progress doesn’t always look productive. If you’ve been feeling like you “should be further along by now,” hear me: you’re not alone—and you’re not behind. Some seasons don’t come with shiny milestones. They come with quiet victories like: ✨ responding instead of reacting ✨ releasing old patterns without an announcement ✨ setting boundaries without explaining ✨ learning to trust yourself again That’s not “stuck.” That’s becoming. Healing will slow the pace sometimes—not because you’re failing, but because you’re rebuilding from the inside out. And rushing doesn’t make you stronger… it just delays wholeness. Reflection (save this): 1. Where am I judging myself for moving slowly? 2. What progress am I overlooking because it isn’t visible? 3. What does becoming require of me right now—patience, courage, or trust? You are not behind schedule. You’re becoming—layer by layer, breath by breath, step by faithful step. Read the full blog: 👉 tamaraleapatrick.com #StillRising #PhoenixRising #PivotWithPurpose #BecomingSeason #HealingJourney #GraceOverGrind #FaithLedGrowth #RiseAnyway