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Embrace pause as a powerful strategy

Reset, rise, and reclaim your career with purpose and grace.

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An inspiring story of life's beautiful surprises

Available October 20, 2025, in digital and paperback.

About the book

Cancer didn't kill her. Instead, cancer took her childhood friend and neighbor, and her beloved career. Based on actual events, Pause Sometimes Stillness is the Strategy, the author, Sonia Robinson, shares her story as she traverses childhood, career, divorce, breast cancer, love, and loss. 

Mamie Ruth & Co. offers four distinct topics

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The Power of the Pause

Redefining career gaps as periods
of growth, not failure.

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Building Professional Equity

Build and protect professional value,
no matter the detour.

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Practical Resilience

Turning vulnerability into
forward motion.

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Legacy & Identity

Blending vintage influence with
modern ambition.

Meet
Mamie Ruth & Co.

Mamie Ruth & Co. helps high-performing women embrace pause as a powerful strategy. Through storytelling, reflection, and practicality, we empower women to rest, rise, and reclaim their careers with purpose and grace.

Sonia Robinson, APR

Author & Speaker

Sonia Robinson, Executive Speaker and Author

Key Notes Our Careers Need

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Accolades for Mamie Ruth & Co.

Amy Sturdivant

President & CEO, 58 Inc. Shelby County Economic Development Corporation

"Polished, professional, and entertaining as a keynote speaker and author. Sonia has the unique ability to break through the fourth wall."

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Lisa Davis Mays

CEO, The Catalyst Center for Business & Entrepreneurship 

"Raw and real with emotion without the tiny violin. Mamie Ruth & Co. provides a dash of practicality for high-performing women."

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Veronica A. Cram

Founder & CEO, InSight Strategic Solutions 

"Vulnerable yet speaks with authority when it comes to beautiful and dark life surprises. You must hear Sonia speak."

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Ready to Pause?

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