Community Highlights: Meet Rose Francois of A Rising Up Coaching

Today we’d like to introduce you to Rose Francois.

Hi Rose, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers?
I’m Rose, a daughter of Haiti, raised under the Florida sun. My faith and first-generation immigrant experience shaped my confidence, my identity, and the way I see the world.

My childhood was electric, the early 90s and 2000s when the air smelled like freedom and kids still played outside until the streetlights hummed on. My siblings and I would walk blocks to the Chevron gas station to buy Nutty Butters and Fudge Rounds for 25 cents. We were the only immigrant and Black family in our neighborhood, a home shaped by both belonging and difference.

We often moved between worlds, from all-Haitian, Black, and Indigenous spaces to all-white neighborhoods. That constant transition made me curious about people and culture, but it also left me holding emotions I didn’t yet have the words for. In my home, feelings were rarely named, our parents didn’t know how to express what they carried. So I turned to the page. Writing became my translator, my mirror, my release.

When my parents divorced, the rug was ripped from beneath me. I couldn’t speak my pain, so I wrote it. Paper became my sanctuary. That’s where I learned that storytelling is healing.

Today, I help aspiring authors birth their manuscripts. I’m an Authorship Coach with over a decade of experience in nonprofit education and coaching. As an author myself, I once overspent and overextended during my writing and publishing process, navigating it all as a first-generation college student with little guidance. My company, A Rising Up, was born from those lessons and from my name itself: Rose means a rising up.

Now, I help others rise — to become who they’re called to be: authors who tell stories that heal hearts, shift mindsets, and transform lives.

In addition to my Birth Your Manuscript program, I hold Haitian Healing Circles for the Haitian diaspora and friends of Haiti. Mental health is still new territory for our community, and we desperately need safe spaces to communicate, to feel, and to heal. As a trauma-informed coach, I use my skills to guide participants through a journey of transformation, one rooted in care, culture, and community.

The history and spirit of Haiti live in me. I’ve seen how our elders ache for home and how our younger generation hungers for healing. My work bridges those two longings, to honor our past while freeing our future.

My first book, A Generational Cry: Based on a True Story of the Haitian Revolution, embodies that mission. It’s rooted in my original framework, A Rising Up Process, inspired by the wisdom of Toussaint Louverture and the strategies of Haitian freedom fighters. My framework rests on three pillars: Face Yourself, Do the Work, and Find Peace. I use these pillars in every coaching experience, whether I’m guiding an author or facilitating a healing circle.

Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
It hasn’t been smooth, it’s been sacred. My journey has tested me mentally, emotionally, and financially.

Mentally, I’ve wrestled with impostor syndrome, realizing that the leader I was searching for was already within me. I just had to trust my calling.

Financially, there were seasons I couldn’t afford the very tools my business needed to grow. But I remembered the community depending on me, the authors whose stories were waiting to be born, the healers whose voices deserved to rise. That gave me strength.

My confidence comes from my faith in God, my belief in the service I offer, and the testimony that my pain was never wasted. My work is my ministry.

Great, so let’s talk business. Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
I am the Founder, and Coach of A Rising Up Coaching, where I help aspiring authors birth their manuscripts through Birth Your Manuscript, a three-month guided author coaching experience designed to help writers bring their book ideas to life with structure, support, and divine intention.

As a Birth Your Manuscript Authorship Coach, I often say I’m like a book midwife, I nurture your creative vision and walk beside you as you bring your story into the world. I support you through every phase of the process, offering clarity, accountability, and emotional grounding along the way.

What also sets me apart is my Haitian Healing Circles program, which offers curated options where participants can join free virtual and in-person healing circles, invest in events, courses, and referral assistance programs. This program shifts participants’ mindset about mental health and wellness, helping them become open to therapy, nutrition coaching, health coaching, and other healing practices. It’s designed to positively impact their relationships, family, and community — bringing transformation not just to the individual but to their circles of influence.

What sets my work apart overall is that it’s not just about writing a book; it’s about birthing purpose. I merge strategy with soul, structure with spiritual alignment, and craft with care. My clients don’t just finish manuscripts, they experience healing, breakthrough, and a renewed sense of identity. My approach honors both the discipline of authorship and the divinity of creation, helping every writer rise into the fullness of their calling.

We all have a different way of looking at and defining success. How do you define success?
Success is healing. Success is wealth in every area of life — spiritually, mentally, emotionally, financially, and creatively.

Success, to me, is watching an aspiring author hold their book for the first time, the one they once doubted they could finish.

It’s seeing them make the impact they envisioned, transforming readers, communities, and even their own families.

My success is their success. My joy is their voice finally rising.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.RoseFrancois.com
• Instagram: @_RoseFrancois_