The Urban Rebirth Trilogy

The Urban Rebirth Trilogy is a nonfiction journey of resilience, reinvention, and deliberate transformation—about rediscovering yourself, embracing life's transitions, and learning to bloom through the cracks.

Growth rarely happens in a straight line. The beautiful, difficult, unexpected, and ordinary experiences we encounter all have something to teach us. Through poetic reflection, practical insight, personal narrative, humor, and everyday moments, these books explore the possibilities of moving beyond survival toward greater intention, self-awareness, and personal agency.

My hope is that readers find pieces of their own journeys within these pages—and recognize that reinvention remains possible, regardless of where life has taken them or what chapter they're living.

Don't circle back. Circle forward.

I am Stephanie A. Pitoy, certified transformational life coach, emerging thought leader, author, and founder of Sensei Red Lotus™ LLC. A former PMO Senior Director with more than two decades of experience across healthcare, health IT, nonprofit, and consulting, I now work at the intersection of culture, healing, governance, and creative expression—helping individuals and organizations rise with greater clarity, accountability, and grace.

My writing reflects the same philosophy I bring to my work: thoughtful questioning, honest reflection, practical wisdom, and a willingness to challenge familiar ways of thinking. Witty, sharp, and unapologetically authentic, I weave humor and playful sass—my signature “witty girl with a panther tattoo” energy—through the pages, balancing hard-earned lessons with a healthy dose of levity.

With ten toes grounded in sand, grass, and concrete, my perspective is shaped by lived experience across Hawai‘i and New York City. As a Gen X AAPI woman, single mother, LLC founder, and thought leader, I write from the intersection of personal experience, professional reinvention, and the ongoing work of becoming.

The journey is personal. The lessons are human. The possibilities are ours to discover.

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A Memoir in Three Movements — The Lotus, The Phoenix, The Fire Horse

Lotus in the Concrete – Roots and Bloom

Memoir 1, Lotus in the Concrete: Blooming Through the Cracks of LIfe as a Gen Xer, chronicles my “dark winter” of 2025, turning professional upheaval and personal challenge into a lived curriculum for rebuilding. This installment uniquely blends memoir, art, humor, and signature metaphors drawn from my background in enterprise SaaS and project management, offering inspiration and actionable frameworks for navigating life transitions with clarity and courage.

SaaS x SaSS Collab — Fire and Alignment

Memoir 2, SaaS x SaSS Collab: Post Go-Live in Motion, captures the Fire Horse spirit as I rebuild my life from lived experience—not from ground zero. Leaning into where I've been, I'm creating a life of abundance while shedding a lack mindset, navigating challenges with courage, strategy, and confidence. This is not a typical corporate framework, but a philosophy for living and leading—where SaaS brings structure and SaSS brings spirit. At its core, the mirror becomes the tool for self-collaboration: to confront shadows, honor wins, and choose how to respond—because growth is presence, awareness, and joy.

A Sojourner in NYC – Sustenance and Flow

The final installment is a reflective, aesthetic, and sensory exploration of city life, art, and midlife transformation. Designed as an art and coffee-table book, A Sojourner in NYC: Sometimes Solo, Sometimes Not is a visual exploration of presence, discovery, and fully experiencing the city beyond the demands of work. For the first 14 years of being a New Yorker, I spent 160+ hours per month dedicated to work. Memoir 3 is about reclaiming work-life balance—truly exploring the fabulous city I live in. City parks and walking the city block to block become part of the journey. Cafés, lounges, and restaurants transform into personal stages. One coffee, one notebook, one city buzzing all around—an invitation to slow down, look closer, and experience the city as it unfolds. Sometimes solo. Sometimes not. Always present. Always becoming.

Rise, Reimagine, Reclaim: Your Urban Rebirth

Together, the trilogy explores resilience, fire, creativity, and midlife transformation, blending memoir, art, humor, and signature metaphors from my professional and personal journey. Guided by Lotus, Phoenix, and Fire Horse—roots, fire, and fearless energy—it honors personal growth, cultural heritage, and the intentional creation of one’s life. The Urban Rebirth Trilogy is for anyone rebuilding after crossroads, seeking clarity, inspiration, and actionable frameworks for navigating change with grace, curiosity, and courage.

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More Than Story — It Becomes a Method

From this memoir emerged:

• Activate Your Inner PMO™ — life-governance as soul practice
• Circle Forward™ — a corporate culture-repair framework
• The Underbelly™ — naming the shadow ledger of unspoken friction
• The Kitchen Sink™ — surfacing every pain point without spin or apology
• Onus/Kuleana™ — ownership as responsibility, stewardship, and care
• MVP, Meet MoSCoW™ — prioritization for human systems
• Culture Compass™ — Hawaiian-rooted values as corporate GPS

Because my healing didn’t end in the book — it built a movement.

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For the Ones in the Mud Right Now…

This memoir trilogy is for:

• Midlife rebuilders
• Burned-out high performers
• Single parents breaking cycles
• Layoff survivors finding voice again
• Women of color rising beyond erasure
• Leaders healing from toxic cultures
• Anyone who has ever whispered, “I’m still here…what now?”

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Available Now on Amazon

Lotus in the Concrete: Blooming Through the Cracks of Life as a Gen Xer  (Spring 2026)

SaaS x SaSS Collab: Post Go-Live in Motion (Summer 2026)

A Sojourner in NYC: Sometimes Solo, Sometimes Not (Fall 2026)

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Follow the Unfolding Journey

I’ve been sharing “mini visual trailers”—small windows into an unfolding journey, chapter by chapter, moment by moment. If you see a little of yourself in these pages, come walk with me as the story continues to unfold, one New York City moment at a time.

Join me on Instagram: @life.coach.spitoy @wittygirl72

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