Danette May - The Rise

Praise for The Rise

My friend Danette shares her transformational story with courage, love, and vulnerability. She has handled loss, trauma, and hardship with incredible grace and created a life beyond her wildest dreams. Danette will inspire you to rise up, heal old wounds, and live with radical authenticity and freedom!

Gabrielle Bernstein, #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Universe Has Your Back

The Rise is one of the most inspiring, deeply moving, and motivational books Ive read. It reminds us of the power we each have to turn our pain into purpose and use our lowest points as a springboard to reach our highest potential. If youre ready to rise, let Danette be your loving guide and fierce champion. Shes absolutely brilliant.

Kris Carr, New York Times best-selling author of Crazy Sexy Juice

I love Danette May and her latest book, The Rise. It is an inspiring guide for all women who are ready to rise up and lead.

Rebecca Campbell, world-renowned artist, creative, and bestselling author of Rise Sister Rise and Light Is the New Black

Danette May is a gifted storyteller who shows us the way to overcome obstacles and rise above lifes darkest moments. By sharing her traumatic journey of unimaginable loss and taking us step by step through the process of putting her life back together again, we learn the power of resilience.

Kathy Smith, fitness icon and New York Times best-selling author of Feed Muscle, Shrink Fat Diet

Real transformation is what happens when someone decides to listen to their soul no matter the consequences. Danette is a warrior of truth-telling and truthful living.

Lori Harder, top 100 podcast host, transformational coach, fitness world champion, and best-selling author of A Tribe Called Bliss

An inspiring, beautiful, and courageous book that calls us to examine our own stories and struggles, in order to turn our breakdowns into our biggest breakthroughs.

Alexi Panos, transformational teacher, humanitarian, and author of Now or Never

The Rise is a courageous, raw, and brilliant story of how to use some of the most shattering circumstances in life to transform into our highest selves. Danette May dives into her vulnerability and takes every opportunity to turn fear and pain into love and light, which she then tirelessly shares with the world.

Lindsay Sukornyk, transformational coach

The Rise is much more than a book... it is a beautifully written invitation into self-discovery and personal transformation. It is through Danettes authenticity and vulnerability that she shares her story, her truth, and invites us into a process to discover and honor our own.

Maya Comerota Stewart, transformational coach and founder of 528HzInc

Copyright 2018 by Danette May

Published in the United States by: Hay House, Inc.: www.hayhouse.com Published in Australia by: Hay House Australia Pty. Ltd.: www.hayhouse.com.au Published in the United Kingdom by: Hay House UK, Ltd.: www.hayhouse.co.uk Published in India by: Hay House Publishers India: www.hayhouse.co.in

Interior design: Nick C. Welch

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced by any mechanical, photographic, or electronic process, or in the form of a phonographic recording; nor may it be stored in a retrieval system, transmitted, or otherwise be copied for public or private useother than for fair use as brief quotations embodied in articles and reviewswithout prior written permission of the publisher.

The author of this book does not dispense medical advice or prescribe the use of any technique as a form of treatment for physical, emotional, or medical problems without the advice of a physician, either directly or indirectly. The intent of the author is only to offer information of a general nature to help you in your quest for emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being. In the event you use any of the information in this book for yourself, the author and the publisher assume no responsibility for your actions.

Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file with the Library of Congress

Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4019-5618-9
E-book ISBN: 978-1-4019-5619-6
Audiobook ISBN: 978-1-4019-5620-2

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1st edition, October 2018

Printed in the United States of America

This book is dedicated to every woman who wonders if she matters and deep down knows she does. To all the women who are ready to use their voice, to stand on their stories, to remember on a cellular soul level that it is time to Rise into the fullest expression of who we are! Lets unite. Lets Love Fiercely one another and most importantly ourselves. Its Time to Rise.

CONTENTS

Before you dive in, I do want to give you a warning. The stories in these pages are raw and may cause you to look at your life differently.

This is not your typical self-help book. It is more of a personal disruption book that will make you rethink aspects of your life that may have been running on cruise control for years.

Within months, maybe weeks, of reading this book, you may find yourself no longer accepting certain aspects of your life. You will start to look at your relationships, your finances, your day-to-day decisions, and your goals differently. You may find that the things you have been tolerating no longer align with the truth of your soul.

You will take a deep look at the stories you tell yourself every dayboth your past choices and current reality. This book is designed to awaken the powerful, conscious, impactful human and spiritual being that your soul is asking to come forth.

As I share my story, it is my hope that you will find yours within it. I hope to empower you to reevaluate, recalibrate, take ownership, and, most importantly, celebrate your life. You may begin to see what you do not want to see, but for us to grow, we must become vulnerable and willing to look at ourselves and our lives from a different vantage point.

Throughout the book, certain foods or meals I ate, movements I did, or mindset practices that took me to the next level are marked by an asterisk [*]. Visit www.RiseGifts.com or see the Resources section at the back of the book for free access to the tools that I used in my own Rise.

Since this book is about using your voice, standing on top of your stories, and creating a life by your design, I created a platform where we can come together to share our stories, grow into our fullest expression, and connect on a deeper level. I will not let you hide alone. Its time to come together. Refer to the Resources section and join me and your fellow readers online.

I love being in touch with you. I love hearing your stories and linking arms.

Your sister in the Rise,
Danette

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.

MAYA ANGELOU

My hands shake, my stomach is in knots, and my neck rages with acne and blemishes. My soul has asked me to write about my mud, my muck, my stories that I didnt want anyone to know. Why? Thats a question I have asked my soul over and over, especially at 2 A.M. when the anxiety sweeps over my body, crawling up my chest, and covering my face. These are my stories, these are my hidden moments of chaos, my lowest of lows and my highest of highs.