top of page

Becoming Me

From Survival to Self - A Guide for Women Ready to Rise

The Quiet Realization

There comes a moment - quiet, unannounced -
when you realize the life you built to survive
is no longer the life you want to live.

You’re not falling apart.
You’re not ungrateful.
And you’re not late.

You’re waking up.

​​

For the Woman Who Has Carried So Much

Becoming Me is for the woman who has carried a lot -
responsibility, expectations, strength, silence.

For the woman who learned how to keep going,
even when she didn’t know who she was becoming in the process.

You’ve shown up.
You’ve done what needed to be done.
You’ve been capable, dependable, and resilient.

And still… something inside you whispers:

There has to be more than surviving my own life.

This book begins right there.

​​

Not a Fix - A Return

Becoming Me: From Survival to Self
is not about fixing what’s broken -
because you were never broken.

 

It’s about gently uncovering what was buried
under years of doing, proving, pleasing,
and holding it all together.

This is a guide for women who are quietly ready to:

- stop living on autopilot

- release who they had to be

- and begin choosing who they want to become

 

Not louder.
Not faster.
But truer.

​​

If You See Yourself Here

This book is for you if:

- You’ve been “the strong one” for so long you’ve forgotten how to rest

- You’ve outgrown old roles, but the next chapter feels unclear

- You crave peace more than applause

- You sense a shift happening inside you - even if you can’t name it yet

- You’re ready to stop surviving and start living with intention

If you’re here, you didn’t stumble onto this page by accident.

​​

A Slower, Truer Way

Becoming Me doesn’t rush you toward an answer.

It walks with you through the questions.

Each chapter weaves story, reflection, and gentle guidance -
not to tell you who to be,
but to help you listen to the woman you already are.

This book doesn’t demand transformation.
It honors timing.
It respects process.
It trusts your knowing.

 

Because becoming isn’t a finish line.
It’s a relationship with yourself.

​​

A Gentle Companion

For readers who want space to reflect and integrate the work,
the Becoming Me Companion Journal is available as a quiet companion -
offering prompts and guided reflection to support your journey
at your own pace.

(No pressure. No urgency. Just support.)

Still Becoming

I wrote this book as a woman who is still becoming -
not from a place of arrival, but from lived experience.

 

I know what it’s like to build a life around responsibility,
to carry strength like armor,
and to slowly realize that survival has a cost.

This book is the companion I needed -
during seasons of change, reinvention, and quiet awakening -
and the one I now offer to you.

Trust What You Feel

If these words feel familiar,
if something in you feels seen or stirred,
then Becoming Me is for you.

For now, trust what you feel.
It’s been trying to get your attention for a while.

Cover of Becoming Me: From Survival to Self by Shawnta Auston

Join the Becoming Me Journey

Begin where you are. Stay connected as this work unfolds.

Sign up to receive:

- Early access to reflections and journal prompts

- Updates on the book and journal release

- Thoughtful notes on living, growing, and becoming on purpose

​​You don’t have to have it all figured out.
You just have to be willing to begin - on purpose.

bottom of page