DND: Your Mind Needs It Too

DND: Your Mind Needs It Too

We talk a lot about physical rest, but what about mental rest? In this episode Sherrita Denise tackles something a lot of us are experiencing but have not fully named yet: decision fatigue. Studies suggest the average adult makes about 35,000 decisions a day. From the mundane to the meaningful, the conscious to the automatic, our brains are processing and choosing at a volume we were never designed to sustain long term. And when you layer on top of that the weight of building something, stewarding a purpose, and managing the full requirements of daily life, the mind eventually hits a wall. This episode names what that wall is, what it costs you, and what Sherrita does personally to preserve her clarity and stay connected to her source, including the three scriptures she returns to every time the pressure gets loud. Short, honest, and exactly what you need to hear this week. This week's invitation: What would it look like to give yourself permission to go on a mental DND? Resources mentioned: Practicing Stillness — Becoming Together Substack https://substack.com/home/post/p-186265734 Connect with Becoming Together: Substack — becomingtogether.substack.com Instagram — @Becoming2Gether and @SherritaDenise Subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify — new episodes every Monday

The Harvest Is Inevitable: You Are Further Along Than You Think

The Harvest Is Inevitable We are halfway through the year and a lot of people are looking around, measuring where they are against where they thought they would be, and drawing the conclusion that they are behind. This episode is for those people. In this brief solo message, Sherrita speaks directly into the midyear pressure to perform and produce, and offers a different lens: most of the real growth that has happened in the last six months is not visible yet, and that does not mean it is not real. Drawing from Galatians 6, she unpacks what it means to trust the inner work even when the outer fruit has not appeared, and leaves listeners with one honest question to sit with this week. If you have been doing the work within, the harvest is coming. You do not have to force it. You just have to stay rooted and keep building. This week's meditation question:What has the first half of this year cultivated within you that you have been too busy or distracted to notice? Connect with Becoming Together:Substack — becomingtogether.substack.comInstagram — @Becoming2Gether and @SherritaDeniseSubscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify — new episodes every Wednesday

Lace Up Your Boots: Mindset, Resilience, Faith, and Refusing to Quit with Jolanda Monique Brown

In this episode, Sherrita sits down with longtime family friend Jolanda Monique Brown, mental health professional, published author of fifteen-plus books, and founder of Jolanda Monique Enterprises and Jojo's Healing Hands Counseling Center. Sherrita and Jolanda go back nearly twenty-four years, and this conversation reveals a side of Jolanda that even those closest to her don't always get to see. Jolanda opens up about her upbringing, the mentors who shaped her, and the health battles she's navigated for nearly a decade, including Crohn's disease, lupus, and a near-fatal infection that required emergency surgery just three weeks before she completed grad school. She shares how she's learned to shift her mindset, set boundaries, prioritize rest, and keep moving even on the days her body wants to quit. This episode also covers her journey into mental health counseling, the mindset work she does with her clients, the legacy of her late Aunt Beecher, and the memoir she's currently writing, one that's forcing her to revisit forty-three years of a story she's never fully told. Connect with Jolanda: Psychology Today, search Jolanda Monique Brown Social Media , Jolanda Monique Enterprises Books, search her name on Amazon Connect with Becoming Together: Substack — becomingtogether.substack.com New episodes every Wednesday, subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify

Unwrapping Forgiveness & Choosing Peace with Heather Mylan-Mains

In this episode Sherrita sits down with Heather Mylan-Mains — speaker, author, and storyteller — for one of the warmest and most honest conversations this podcast has hosted. Heather's message is simple and powerful: we are shaped not by what happens to us but by how we choose to respond. And she does not say that from a distance. She has lived it. Heather opens up about the seasons that shaped her, divorce, widowhood, single motherhood, a traumatic brain injury, and more, and shares how walking through those experiences taught her that she was always more in control of her life than she realized. What followed was a journey into forgiveness, gratitude, and the kind of peace that does not depend on circumstances changing. Her upcoming book Unwrapping Forgiveness — The Gift of Mercy and Grace walks readers through a seven step framework from pain toward peace. This conversation is a beautiful preview of what is inside. Connect with Heather Mylan-Mains: YouTube — Heather Mylan-Mains Facebook — Heather Mylan-Mains Instagram — @mylanmains Website — heathermylanmains.com Book — Unwrapping Forgiveness: The Gift of Mercy and Grace — coming summer 2026 Resources mentioned in this episode: Pre-order Becoming — A Guided Reflective Journal for the Woman With Purpose → becoming2gether.com The Journey Towards Becoming — Five Week Companion Guide → included with every pre-order Subscribe to the Becoming Together Substack → becomingtogether.substack.com If this episode served you please share it and leave a rating or review — it helps more women find this space.

Faith is a Lifestyle with Nicole Hicks

In this episode Sherrita sits down with Nicole Hicks, biblical life coach, author, speaker, and founder of Faith Over Fear Biblical Life Coaching, for a conversation that is honest, practical, and deeply grounded in faith. Nicole opens up about the medical crisis that cracked everything open for her, a season that took her from celebrating her birthday in New York to being wheeled into a hospital the very next day, telling her husband to take care of their daughter. What followed was a year of chronic illness, anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, and a cancer scare. And through all of it, a revelation that would change everything. Faith is not a trend. It is not a vibe. It is a lifestyle. In this conversation Nicole and Sherrita go deep on what it actually looks like to trust God when everything is shifting, when your timeline does not match His, when He is not moving the way you expected, and when the people closest to you cannot understand the changes happening inside of you. Connect with Nicole Hicks: Faith Over Fear Biblical Life Coaching — Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube The Heaven Team — Facebook, Instagram, TikTok All books available on Amazon Resources mentioned in this episode:  The Becoming Together Substack → becomingtogether.substack.com  [becomingtogether.substack.com ] Pre-order Becoming: A Guided Reflective Journal for the Woman With Purpose → Pre-Order Becoming [https://becoming2gether.com/b/becomingjournal⁠] Subscribe, rate, and review the Becoming Together Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.  Every review helps more women find this space.