E123: Sherry McClurkin

What if the woman you’ve spent your whole life trying to be… isn’t actually who you are!?? That question sits underneath so much of my conversation with Sherry McClurkin, Christian Life, Coach, Author and Keynote Speaker. Sherry grew up in an alcoholic home and learned early how to be the “good girl”—responsible, accommodating, and tuned into everyone else around her. She carried that identity into adulthood, through a tumultuous marriage, two failed attempts at college, and eventually 13 years working in IT. But underneath the life she was living was a growing sense that there had to be something more. At 38, a Christian conversion changed the direction of her life. At 48, she went back to school—earning both her Bachelor's and Master's degrees so she could become a licensed therapist. She eventually moved 2,500 miles away from her family, creating the space she needed to see old patterns differently and build what she calls a “chosen family.” And then came estrangement. What strikes me about Sherry’s story is that healing didn’t mean getting everyone to understand her, approve of her, or come back. It meant learning to honour her family's choices without abandoning herself. Today, Sherry helps women become what she calls “undivided”—letting go of the masks and pieces of themselves they’ve learned to hide and making room for the whole, complicated, flawed, beautiful woman underneath. I freaking love that, it's so aligned with my own coaching culture. Because on startup stories, this is what we talk about. Coming home to the woman who has been there all along, not becoming some shiny new version of yourself (that might not even be who you really are!). Sherry doesn’t believe in simply handing women the answers. She wants to teach them how to “fish”—how to develop the discernment, tools, and self-awareness to find their own way through whatever life puts in front of them. We talk about faith, family, identity, healing, boundaries, community, and what it actually looks like to stop living divided against yourself. Follow Sherry at:    / @sherrymcclurkinms     / sherry.mcclurkin     / sherry-mcclurkin-brain-tamer   ** My friend, if this episode spoke to you, share it with a woman who could use a little encouragement and hope today. Because whatever you’re carrying, whatever you’re dreaming about, whatever little voice in you keeps saying there has to be more than this… I want you to know that more is possible. And it doesn’t require a completely different life. If you’re ready to start asking, “What can I do today?” start with my free 4 Pillars Daily Check-In from www.powherfullinc.com. It’s a simple way to pause, reconnect with yourself, and start creating more space for the woman and the life you want—right where you are. For those of YOU ready to go deeper, join me in The Everyday Woman Awakening—for the woman who looks like she's doing fine from the outside—but knows she's not fully here for her own life. Six weeks of 1-1 together, where I help you come alive in your current life. Come back to your body. Come back to your breath. Come back to God. Come back to what you actually feel. Come back to the woman underneath all the noise. And actually start living inside your life now! Join here: https://canva.link/xko36b19pxzjegf