Sulit Press

Sulit Press đź“š Books, conversations, and community for women who know their stories matter. Founder of Sulit Press. Host of the Her Best Chapter podcast.

08/25/2026

A life can look really good on paper and still not feel like yours.

Life Craft is about what happens when we stop checking boxes and chasing approval, and start building lives that feel good to live, not just good to look at.

These are stories of agency, reinvention, recalibration, and women deciding for themselves what a good life looks like.

Life Craft is our final multi-author book of 2026, and we’re looking for a few more women to share their stories as published contributing authors.

Our 8-week chapter coaching program begins September 12, and the book publishes in December.

If you have a story about choosing your life on your own terms, we’d love to hear it.

Apply at the link in bio.

08/25/2026

In this Author Spotlight episode of Her Best Chapter, Michelle Savage sits down with Dr. Karestan Koenen PhD, bestselling author and professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and leader of the Broad Trauma Initiative at the Broad Institute of MIT and
Harvard. Karestan discusses how a life-altering assault in Niger reshaped her path and how she moved from devastation and institutional betrayal to therapy, research, public testimony, and a wider mission to help other women heal. Michelle and Karestan also explore how personal experience, research, and public advocacy can come together to create real change.

A steadfast advocate for survivors, Dr. Koenen has testified before Congress and provided expert commentary for The Boston Globe and The Washington Post. She is the co-author of Treating Survivors of Childhood Abuse and Interpersonal Trauma and has been honored for her scientific contributions and mentorship by the American Psychological Association and Harvard University.

Key topics:
• Karestan’s plan to work in Africa on women’s economic development after joining the Peace Corps
• The compounding harm of how the Peace Corps handled the aftermath of Karestan’s sexual assault, which she calls institutional trauma
• How therapy and the healing process reconnected her with her original purpose of helping other women
• The difference between talk therapy and body-based trauma work, including yoga, meditation, breath work, and trauma-informed yoga
• Karestan’s testimony in Congress and work on legislation to support women facing similar failures in systems meant to protect them
• The personal cost of public advocacy, including strain on her marriage and family life, and the support she needed around her to do it

Listen now at the link in the bio or wherever you get your podcasts! 🎧

08/18/2026

In this Author Spotlight episode of Her Best Chapter, Michelle Savage sits down with Kate Houlihan Kate Fuego – bestselling author, fire dancer, and live-stream producer – to discuss Kate’s inspiring journey of integrating her analytical career in finance with her passionate creative pursuits like fire dancing and music.

Kate is a due diligence expert and strategist with 20 years navigating the intersection of business and the arts who loves using her portfolio management skills to bring large scale artistic visions into reality. She reviews grants for The Mockingbird Foundation, which funds
at-risk youth music education programs, and she collaborates on and off camera with Purple Bee, which is a livestream concert venue and production studio.

Key topics:
• The challenge women face in being pigeonholed into a single identity in high-achieving careers
• Kate’s transition from a strategic finance career to passionate fire dance and art projects
• The importance of listening to your body’s signals and following your creative intuition
• How COVID prompted Kate to reconnect with her passion for fire dancing and art during lockdown
• Real story of Kate’s accident with a fire skirt and her resilient recovery
• Creative problem-solving as a form of universal creativity applicable beyond art
• Building community and giving back through art and craft, including philanthropic projects
• The ongoing expansion of Kate’s vision, from Burners to fire organ installations for burn survivors

Listen now at the link in the bio or wherever you get your podcasts!

08/11/2026

In this Author Spotlight episode of Her Best Chapter, Michelle Savage sits down with Carrie Quintanilla Carrie Quintanilla – two-time bestselling author and co-founder of ModOps Consulting ModOps Consulting | Fractional COO Partner – as she shares insights on blending strategic thinking with inner guidance, emphasizing vulnerability, trust, and collaboration.

Carrie is a transformational leader known for blending operational rigor with intuitive insight to help teams navigate complexity, strengthen collaboration, and deliver meaningful results.

Over a 30-year career, she has led complex operations in high-demand environments, earning a reputation for bringing clarity, momentum, and stability to challenging work. Her leadership approach combines strategic ex*****on with a deep understanding of people, creating environments where teams can think creatively, communicate openly, and perform at their best.

Today, Carrie is co-founder of ModOps Consulting, where she partners with business leaders to
improve operational effectiveness, performance, and culture. She is an award-winning author and leadership development expert, recognized for her work in collaborative leadership, creative problem-solving, and helping teams navigate complex challenges with clarity and confidence.

Key topics:
• Carrie’s personal journey balancing woo-woo concepts with corporate leadership and how inner guidance can influence business decisions
• Why leaders are increasingly integrating intuition with data-driven strategies in a rapidly changing world
• Practical methods Carrie uses to develop and tune into her intuition, including the importance of silence, nature, and disconnection from technology
• The role of emotional intelligence and critical thinking alongside AI and technological advancements
• Signs that indicate an organization is thriving, such as open communication and collaborative culture
• Lessons from personal hardships, like witnessing her mother’s resilience, that foster confidence and optimism

Listen now wherever you get your podcasts! 🎧

08/10/2026

Maybe the life that fits you best isn’t the one that makes the most sense on paper.

Maybe it’s the one that reflects who you’ve known yourself to be all along.

Life Craft is for women who have made intentional choices about how they want to live, work, lead, create, love, and define success, especially when those choices required them to trust themselves over outside expectations.

And if you’ve learned something through creating a life that feels genuinely like your own, there may be a chapter in it.

✨ Life Craft kicks off September 12.

I’ll help you develop your idea, write your chapter, and become a published author alongside an incredible group of women.

Seats are limited. Apply at the link in our bio or DM me LIFE CRAFT and let’s talk.

Our Luminaries Book Launch & Benefit is TOMORROW and we’re incredibly grateful for support from our amazing Guiding Ligh...
08/05/2026

Our Luminaries Book Launch & Benefit is TOMORROW and we’re incredibly grateful for support from our amazing Guiding Light Sponsors! ✨

Grab your tickets at the link in our bio for an elevated evening featuring an inspiring author panel, a book signing of the bestseller Luminaries: Women Who Light the Way, light bites, live music, and meaningful conversation.

Hope to see you there!

Our Luminaries Book Launch & Benefit is only two days away and we’d like to take this opportunity to recognize our Beaco...
08/04/2026

Our Luminaries Book Launch & Benefit is only two days away and we’d like to take this opportunity to recognize our Beacon Sponsor, Travallure! Travallure

Founder and owner Julia Kasid Julia Kasid created Travallure from a deep belief in the life-changing power of travel and a desire to help others experience it with intention and ease. Whether you’re planning a custom itinerary, coordinating group travel, or looking for expert support with hotels and cruises, Travallure offers thoughtful assistance tailored to your needs. If you’re looking for a travel experience that’s intentional, effortless, and elevated, Julia manages the details with care, clarity, and intention. From early ideas through your return home, you can expect thoughtful guidance, seamless coordination, and support whenever it’s needed with Travallure.

Sulit Press is dedicated to women telling their best stories, and with Julia’s guidance, you’ll return home with an amazing story, continuing the ever-growing cycle of women supporting women.

If you’d like more information about what Travallure can do for you, Julia will be in attendance at the Luminaries Book Launch & Benefit on Thursday August 6th at The Mansion! Tickets are available at the link in bio! Hope to see you there! ✨

07/28/2026

In this heartfelt episode of Her Best Chapter, Michelle sits down with Diedra Brownell Diedra Brownell, bestselling Luminaries author and President of the Round Rock Fire Foundation, to discuss her inspiring story of transforming unimaginable grief into a movement of support for firefighters and their families. Her journey highlights the power of love, community, and small acts of kindness in healing and creating
lasting impact.

Diedra is the founding Executive Chair and President of the Round Rock Fire Foundation, a Texas-based nonprofit built from concept to operation to strengthen fire families and their communities. A firefighter spouse, mother, and former clinical mental health therapist, Diedra brings expertise in crisis response, family systems, and resilience to her leadership.

Married to Assistant Chief Wylie Brownell, her work is grounded in the memory of their daughter Bailey and the support of their fire department family. Diedra established the foundation’s governance structure and helps lead its annual fundraiser, the Blazing Paddles Pickleball Tournament. At the center of her work is the launch of the 1884 Fund, designed to provide support for firefighter families in crisis.

Her leadership integrates operational design with a clear understanding of how trauma and stress affect first responder households, with a focus on building a replicable model for family integration and nonprofit governance nationwide.

Key topics:

•The raw experience of grieving the loss of her daughter Bailey and how it shaped her purpose
• Building a nonprofit foundation to support firefighter families in perpetuity
• The importance of community, connection, and small acts in times of crisis
• Practical advice for coping with grief and supporting others through tough times
• Leadership lessons from the fire service about loyalty, longevity, and caring for well-being
• How listeners can support the bestselling book Luminaries: Women Leaders Who Light
the Way

Listen now at the link in the bio or wherever you get your podcasts! 🎧

07/27/2026

Some of the most admirable women made a conscious decision to stop living the life they thought they were supposed to have and start creating the life that felt true to them.

Sometimes that meant leaving a career, starting a business, moving to a new city, ending a relationship, or saying yes to an opportunity that didn’t make sense to anyone else.

Other times, it meant traveling, juggling a career while raising children, caring for aging parents, or simply deciding there had to be a better way to live.

What we admire most isn’t what they chose; it’s that they trusted themselves enough to choose it.

They were willing to make decisions that brought their outer lives into closer alignment with what they knew to be true on the inside, even when those choices didn’t make sense to everyone else.

Those are the women Sulit Press is looking for now.

Life Craft: Stories of Agency & Intentional Living is our next multi-author book, and we’re looking for women who have intentionally built lives that align with their most authentic selves.

If you’ve ever made a decision that changed the trajectory of your life because you knew it was the right one, we would love to hear about it.

Maybe your story belongs in this book.

And if someone came to mind while you were reading this, would you forward this post to her? Some of the best introductions happen that way.

Over the next few weeks, we’ll be thoughtfully curating this cohort of authors, and we can’t wait to see who says yes.

Send a DM with “LIFE CRAFT” in the message to get started on crafting a life you love.

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