She Rises is the deeply personal, unflinchingly honest memoir of Bonita Payton - a woman, mother, survivor, and professional who chose not to let pain define her legacy. In this debut work, Bonita opens the doors to her most private truths: a life filled with betrayal, abuse, heartbreak, and transformation. From the outside, she had it all - a successful 31-year career in corporate America, an impressive resume in business consulting and marketing, and the drive of a woman who had mastered the art of survival. But behind closed doors, she was breaking.
This memoir is not written from the mountaintop - it is a journey walked through the valley. It is for every woman who has endured domestic violence, who has been silenced, who has questioned her value, or who has had to rebuild herself from the ground up. She Rises is both a mirror and a map: it reflects the broken places and offers a pathway to restoration.
Bonita's story begins in the shadows, but it refuses to stay there. With honesty, faith, and fierce resilience, she invites readers into her healing process - the real one, not the polished one. She reveals the private battles of faith, mental health, grief, family wounds, and the difficult decisions that came with choosing herself.
Through it all, Bonita reclaims her voice. She builds her own media platform, She Rises Publishing, hosts the empowering podcast Unbreakable, Unapologetic, and Unstoppable, and steps into the role of author, advocate, and leader for women who are done playing small.
This memoir isn't just a story - it's a declaration:
You can break, and still rebuild.
You can be wounded, and still win.
You can be silenced, and still rise.
