Dr. Frantonia Pollins

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High-Achieving… and Hollowed Out? Let's Talk About the Real Cost of Being “The Strong One” in Business

From the desk of Dr. Frantonia PollinsTuesday, June 17, 2025Greetings Reader,I'm about to say the quiet part out loud...High-achieving women are silently falling apart… behind beautifully branded businesses and perfectly curated launches. They’re burned out. Resentful. Uninspired. And trapped in cycles of hyper-productivity, under-earning, and over-functioning. And before you think I’m pointing fingers—no, love. I’m telling on us. Because I’ve been her, too. In my last email, I pulled back...

13 days ago • 3 min read

What Happens When 11 Women Entrepreneurs Disrupt Everything and Tell the Truth [Part 1 of 5]

From the desk of Dr. Frantonia PollinsTuesday, June 10, 2025Greetings Reader,There’s something sacred about reaching that moment when the success, the structure, the image you’ve built… just isn’t enough anymore. Not because you’ve failed, but because you’ve evolved. And lately, I’ve found myself standing in that space. The in-between. The unraveling. The rising. Not with shame, but with reverence. Because the truth is: I’m no longer willing to lead from exhaustion, prove through perfection,...

20 days ago • 3 min read

To the Woman Who Mothers the World—This One’s For You.

From the desk of Dr. Frantonia PollinsSunday, May 11, 2025Greetings Reader,Let me take you on a journey with me for a moment… It starts with the soft cry of a newborn—a sound so small and yet so mighty, it rearranges your entire life in an instant. Suddenly, you're cradling a life in your arms and wondering, How will I keep this little soul alive, safe, and whole? You’re tired. You’re tender. You’re stretched so far beyond yourself; you’re not sure where you end and they begin. And yet......

about 2 months ago • 2 min read