Health Communications Between Grit and Grace: The Art of Being Feminine and Formidable

EVERY WOMAN needs to read this! Over and over and over! This book is so real if you're ready to meet your true self!!!The author is direct, speaks from her heart and is spot on. Working women over many decades have lived stereotype images to succeed in their careers, in the process losing their own authentic selves. This book is a ‘Game changer’.I need these words of wisdom engraved in my mind to improve my life, how i think about myself, how I talk to myself, to appreciate who I am, what I have, and get the tough talk I need and deserve...Just be my true unapologetic self and continue to lead with confidence! You can tell she has a deep appreciation for all that life has to offer and sincerely wishes for others to make the most of their lives too. Sasha is that coach and best friend you need in your life. And she tells it like it is. You will absolutely love her! I have had the opportunity to see her present to a group. She’s genuine, funny and lovable - and one tough cookie! You NEED her!I am going to carry it with me wherever I go. Read it over and over as it applies to my every day life 😊Highly recommended...life changing :) ENJOY!

Sasha hit the nail on the head that little girls who demonstrate natural leadership abilities are labeled as bossy. To this day at 42 years old when one of my team introduces me to someone as their “boss,” I literally cringe inside. I hate that word because of how negatively it was used was I was growing up. In fact, as I pursued my business degree in college, I didn’t want to ever find myself in a position of management. It makes me so angry that I doubted myself and didn’t have the slightest idea that I possessed leadership abilities that less than 5% of the population is blessed with because I was still caught up with what all the kids (girls and boys) thought of me as I was leading almost every student organization my small high school offered. It wasn’t until I got out of college and found myself in management whether it was what I wanted or not, but it was definitely paying the bills and turns out, I loved it, and am good at it!!! I love being in charge. I love building great teams of women! I love mentoring them, leading them through chaos, and being a creative problem solver. Amen!With that said, Sasha challenges you to be your most authentic version. Not the men we’ve followed, not what we think leadership should look like, and not what we think motherhood should be, but rather simply own who we are and meant to be. My passion that Sasha is challenging me to do through her powerful book is to inspire high talent, natural born women leaders in high school and college and remove any and all self doubt from ever being called bossy. I am going to encourage more women to go into construction, engineering, architecture and all the trades! We want equal pay, then literally, do the equal work. In fact, I am finally “brave enough” to start my own company through a whole lot of soul searching the past year. It took a village to push me off the ledge that I’ve been standing at for so long and she is definitely part of that crew! Thank you, Sasha, and all the strong women out there empowering each other. #wevegotthis

This book should be mandatory reading for all young women and working women questioning their place. If you have ever discounted your power or value this book is for you. If you value your female coworker, this book is for you. Sasha comes from a medical background and builds on that experience with others in and out of her field. She shows how women in all walks of life deal with the same self-doubt. She walks you through these inner thoughts and turns them into motivation for a better self. This book is validating and empowering! It is for all women!! In every job field!As women we often over think, under value ourselves, and act less (even those of us in leadership positions). This book has created a massive paradigm shift in my thinking. I really have enjoyed the exercises and self-reflection. It's like a self-paced class all by it self. I feel inspired again!This is the personal coach you need to get your head right and legs moving!

I buy a lot of self-help books I don’t actually end up reading. BUT THIS ONE I COULDN’T PUT DOWN. Instead of telling me what to do, Sasha Shillcutt showed me who she is and then asked me WHO I AM. And then asked me to measure the distance from me to the space I’ve been living in. Then she showed me how to bring them together to feel both more like me *and* more powerful and successful (and content) all at the same time.Her book is personal, personable, readable, real, and short enough that it doesn’t feel like just one more burden on the to do list.Get a few copies, because you’re going to want to have a little mini book club with your favorite females to discuss the short exercises in each chapter and form your own gal gang cheering squad.

I found this author when searching for guidance on how to manage conflicting pulls in my professional and my personal life. She was another physician who has been at a crossroads and had figured it out! In BETWEEN GRIT AND GRACE, Dr Shillcutt’s discussion of how women in professional positions want to do it all and do it all well is authentic and powerful. She has taught me about the importance of finding and following your priorities, teaching others what I’ve learned, and how to have fun and be real doing it.I would highly recommend this book for any woman professional or woman who is trying to do all the things! The first few chapters lay the ground work then she shares engaging personal stories that make you want to learn more and be her best friend too!