
The Soft Strategy Workbook
Apply the five framework principles through reflection, assessment, weekly commitments, and practical next steps.
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A mental wellness-led leadership framework for high-achieving Black women who want to lead, build, and succeed without losing themselves in the process.


I built The Soft Simple CEO™ Framework after living with high-functioning depression and suffering a horrible breakdown. My work gives high-achieving Black women language for what they are carrying and practical support for a softer, more sustainable way to live and lead.
Faith guides the way I live, lead, and serve
LaKisha is certified in Adult and Youth Mental Health First Aid and has completed additional education in peer support and NAMI Peer-to-Peer.
Take the Free AssessmentYou keep showing up. You make the decisions. You handle what needs to be handled. From the outside, it looks like you have everything under control. Inside, you are tired of carrying so much without room to care for yourself.
Your strength is real. So is your exhaustion. You do not have to prove either one.
You are allowed to be seen, heard, and cared for before everything falls apart.
You can protect your capacity while honoring your ambition and the life you are building.
A free introduction to the framework for leading without losing yourself.
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Meet the framework designed for women who are tired of sacrificing themselves in the pursuit of success. Name what is no longer sustainable and begin creating a way of living and leading that protects your mental wellness.
The five principles create a practical foundation for mental wellness-led leadership, healthy decisions, sustainable success, and calm execution.
Leadership begins with listening to yourself instead of continually overriding what you know, need, and have capacity for.
Clarity, decision-making, and execution become harder when you are operating from overwhelm.
Discernment, boundaries, emotional intelligence, and intentional decision-making are power.
Your business and leadership should account for real life, energy, and capacity.
Fewer priorities. Clear rhythms. Steady progress created through capacity instead of pressure.
Soft is not the opposite of powerful. It is a different way of being powerful.
The Soft Simple OS™
Bring the framework into daily lifeBegin with the free assessment, then use the Soft Simple OS™ to check in with yourself, reset before strategy, and choose your next step with greater clarity and care.
Choose a practical resource that meets you where you are and helps you move forward with greater clarity, care, and intention.

Apply the five framework principles through reflection, assessment, weekly commitments, and practical next steps.
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A five-minute, five-phase reset grounded in scripture to support peace, clarity, and alignment in business.
Begin the Faith Reset
Hear yourself again with honest daily prompts, four weeks of guided reflection, and 30 printable affirmation cards.
Start Your Comeback


If you are in the United States and experiencing a mental health, substance use, or suicide crisis, call or text 988 or visit 988lifeline.org. For non-crisis emotional support, mental health information, and resources, contact the NAMI HelpLine at 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or text NAMI to 62640 during its posted service hours. If you are in immediate danger, contact local emergency services.