Before you turn another page, I want you to know something.
I did not write this book because I figured life out.
I wrote it because I forgot.
I forgot the little girl I was before I learned to perform. Before I learned to make myself smaller. Before I learned to measure my worth by how much I accomplished, how needed I was, how well I could take care of everyone else, or how successfully I could hold everything together.
And somewhere along the way, I started remembering her.
That’s who I want you to think about as you read She Forgot She Was Free.
You.
Before the world got loud.
There are things in these pages that are deeply personal to me. There are moments I am proud of and moments I wish had happened differently. There is heartbreak. Shame. Ego. Loss. Faith. Joy. Reinvention. There are people I loved imperfectly and people who loved me imperfectly.
I left the messy parts in because I need you to know that you are allowed to love yours, too.
Please don’t read my story looking for instructions on how to become me.
God didn’t create you to become me.
I want you to find you in these pages.
Maybe you’ll remember the moment you stopped dancing.
Maybe you’ll recognize a belief you formed when you were eight years old that you’re still carrying at forty, fifty, sixty, or seventy.
Maybe you’ll realize you’ve spent years proving something that was never true in the first place.
Maybe you’ll cry.
I hope you laugh, too.
But more than anything, I hope you get quiet enough to hear the voice underneath all the other voices telling you who you’re supposed to be.
Because I believe she is still there.
The little girl who dreamed before she knew which dreams were considered realistic.
The girl who laughed without wondering if she was too loud.
The girl who knew what she loved before she learned to ask whether everyone else approved.
She didn’t disappear.
Life happened.
You adapted. You survived. You became responsible. You loved people. You got hurt. You accomplished things. You made mistakes. You learned. You became whoever you needed to become to get here.
And now you’re here.
So while you’re reading, I don’t want you asking, “What is wrong with me?”
Ask something different.
“What have I forgotten?”
And when something inside you whispers an answer, don’t rush past it.
Listen.
God has been holding your story the entire time.
You don’t have to earn your way back to Him. You don’t have to fix every messy part of yourself before you’re worthy of the dreams He placed inside you.
And you certainly don’t need to become someone new before you’re allowed to begin.
You are WHOLE right now.
That is what I hope you remember by the time you close this book.
And if somewhere along the way you recognize the girl you used to be, please tell her I said hello.
Better yet-
Take her hand.
She’s been waiting for you.
Welcome home.
Love,
Giselle Mascarenhas
Giselle Mascarenhas is the founder of BECOME™, creator of the BECOME Methodology™, and author of She Forgot She Was Free. An entrepreneur, speaker, and transformational guide, she has dedicated her life’s work to helping people reconnect with who they were created to be so they can live with greater purpose, freedom, and intentionality.
After years of building businesses, leading organizations, and walking through seasons of personal growth, Giselle recognized that lasting transformation does not begin with external success, it begins with remembering one’s authentic identity. That realization became the foundation of the BECOME Method™, a proprietary methodology designed to guide individuals through a transformational process of self-awareness, healing, alignment, courageous action, and embodied growth. Unlike a framework that offers guidelines for achieving a specific outcome, The BECOME Method™ is a comprehensive method of personal advancement that can be applied across every area of life, leadership, and purpose.
Her debut book, She Forgot She Was Free, is both a deeply personal memoir and an invitation for readers to embark on their own journey of remembrance. Through honest storytelling, reflection, and faith, the book explores the universal experience of losing ourselves beneath expectations, fear, pain, and performance, and the courageous journey of rediscovering the freedom, identity, and purpose that have always existed within us. Rather than simply telling her story, Giselle invites readers to see themselves in its pages and begin writing the next chapter of their own lives.
The book became the catalyst for the broader BECOME movement, an expanding ecosystem of transformational experiences designed to help people move beyond inspiration into intentional action. Through immersive workshops, retreats, leadership development, educational programs, community experiences, publishing initiatives, and speaking engagements, Giselle equips individuals with practical tools to create meaningful and lasting transformation. Every experience is grounded in the belief that personal growth is not about becoming someone different but remembering and embodying the person God uniquely created each of us to be.
Known for her ability to blend heartfelt storytelling with practical application, Giselle creates spaces where people feel seen, challenged, and empowered to take meaningful action. Her presentations combine vulnerability, strategic thinking, and actionable guidance, allowing audiences to leave not only inspired but equipped with a clear path forward. Her work resonates with entrepreneurs, leaders, professionals, educators, faith-based communities, and individuals seeking deeper purpose and authentic fulfillment.
Beyond her work as an author and speaker, Giselle is passionate about developing leaders who create ripple effects within their families, businesses, organizations, and communities. She believes transformation is contagious, that when one person remembers who they are and chooses to live courageously, they give others permission to do the same. This philosophy continues to shape every initiative within the BECOME movement.
Through future books, collaborative publishing projects, leadership academies, retreats, and global speaking engagements, Giselle’s mission is to help millions of people reconnect with their God-given identity and become the fullest expression of who they were created to be. She envisions BECOME as a worldwide movement that empowers individuals to live intentionally, lead authentically, and create lasting impact for generations to come.
Giselle lives in Texas with her family and continues to write, teach, speak, and expand the global reach of the BECOME movement. Whether on stage, in the pages of a book, or through transformational experiences, her message remains the same: the person you are searching for has never been lost, you have simply forgotten who you are. Remember. Rise. BECOME.
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