Today we’d like to introduce you to Trish Lacy.
Trish, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
My name is Trish Lacy, and I’m a St. Louis native, a mother, a People and Culture leader, and now an author and founder.
Before anything else, I am a mother, a People and Culture leader, and now an author and founder. My career has always centered around people. I have spent years helping organizations build cultures where individuals feel seen, valued, and supported. On the outside, I had built a life that looked successful and stable. I was showing up, achieving, and doing everything I thought I was supposed to do.
But behind the scenes, my personal life was a very different story.
My journey is really about losing myself and having the courage to find my way back.
I spent fifteen years in a marriage that, over time, became controlling in ways I did not fully understand at the time. It was not obvious in the beginning, and that is what makes these situations so complex. When you are dealing with narcissistic behaviors, manipulation, and emotional control, it does not always look the way people expect. It can be subtle. It can be confusing. And a lot of times, you do not even realize what is happening until you are already deep in it.
I started to question my worth, my voice, and even my reality. And the hardest part is that I was still showing up every day as a leader, as a professional, as someone people relied on. That disconnect between who I was in my career and what I was experiencing personally was something I carried for a long time.
The turning point for me was my daughter. I realized that what I was living, she was watching. What I was accepting, she was learning. And I knew I had to make a different choice, not just for me, but for her.
Leaving was one of the hardest decisions I have ever made. Healing was not immediate, and it was not easy. There were moments where I felt completely lost. But slowly, I started to find my voice again. I started to rebuild my confidence. I started to reconnect with who I was before I had been worn down over time.
That journey became my book, Erased in My Home.
It is not just something I wrote. It is something I lived. It speaks to anyone who has ever felt stuck, unseen, or unsure of how they got to where they are. It also opens up a larger conversation about how these patterns can show up not just in our homes, but in our workplaces and leadership environments as well.
Today, I am no longer just surviving. I am living with intention. I am using my voice and my story to create impact. Through the upcoming launch of The UnErased Foundation, I am building something bigger than me. A space where women can rebuild their lives, find support, and reclaim their identity without shame.
I went from feeling erased in my own home to helping others remember who they are.
And that has changed everything.
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Not at all. It has been anything but a smooth road.
There were moments that felt unbearable. Moments where I questioned everything about myself. Leaving a life you have known for fifteen years does not come with a clear roadmap. You are not just walking away from a person, you are walking away from an identity, from routines, from what felt familiar even if it was unhealthy.
One of the hardest parts was untangling what was true about me and what I had been made to believe about myself. When you are in an environment where your voice is minimized and your worth is questioned over time, you start to internalize that. So even after physically leaving, there was still a mental and emotional battle happening every single day.
I struggled with fear. Fear of starting over. Fear of failing. Fear of whether I was strong enough to rebuild a life for myself and for my daughter. There were moments of deep loneliness where I felt like no one truly understood what I had experienced.
At the same time, I was still showing up in my career, still being a mother, still trying to hold everything together while quietly healing.
Writing my book, Erased in My Home, was also a struggle in its own way. It required me to relive moments I had tried to push down. There were days I had to stop because it was too heavy. But I knew that my truth mattered. I knew that if I could get it out, it could help someone else feel seen.
Even now, the journey is not perfect. Healing is not linear. There are still days that are harder than others. But the difference is I no longer question my worth. I no longer shrink myself to make others comfortable.
The struggles did not break me. They revealed me.
And every challenge along the way became a stepping stone toward the life I have today and the impact I am now building through my voice, my book, and The UnErased Foundation.
As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about what you do?
My professional life is rooted in people, but my purpose is rooted in transformation.
I have built my career as a People and Culture leader, where I focus on creating environments where individuals and organizations can truly thrive. On paper, that looks like leading HR strategy, improving employee experience, building strong cultures, and helping companies grow in sustainable ways. But at the core of it, what I really do is help people feel seen, valued, and empowered to show up fully as themselves.
I specialize in transforming workplaces from transactional environments into human centered ones. I am known for bringing both strategy and heart into the work. I do not believe you have to choose between results and people. I believe the strongest organizations are built when you prioritize both. Throughout my career, I have led initiatives that reduced turnover, improved engagement, and increased productivity, but what I am most proud of is the impact behind those numbers. The people who felt heard. The teams that became stronger. The cultures that shifted in meaningful ways.
What sets me apart is that my work is not just professional, it is personal.
Everything I do in my career is deeply influenced by my own life journey. I know what it feels like to lose your voice. I know what it feels like to question your worth. And because of that, I lead differently. I listen differently. I build differently.
Writing my book, Erased in My Home, expanded my purpose beyond the workplace. It allowed me to step into a new space where my voice could reach people on a deeper level. It connected my professional expertise with my personal mission. And that mission is continuing to grow through the development of The UnErased Foundation, where the focus is on helping women rebuild their lives with dignity, support, and opportunity.
I am most proud of the fact that I did not allow my past to limit me. I turned it into something that now fuels both my career and my purpose.
I am not just building better workplaces. I am helping build better lives.
And that is the work I will continue to do.
So, before we go, how can our readers or others connect or collaborate with you? How can they support you?
There are several ways people can work with me, collaborate with me, or support what I am building, and all of them are rooted in impact.
Professionally, I partner with organizations as a People and Culture leader and consultant to help them build stronger, more human centered workplaces. That can look like advising on culture transformation, improving employee experience, leadership coaching, or helping organizations align their people strategy with real business outcomes. I am especially passionate about working with companies that understand that how you treat your people directly impacts how you serve your clients.
Beyond corporate work, my voice and my story have opened the door for deeper, more meaningful collaborations. I am available for speaking engagements, panels, podcasts, and media opportunities where I can share my journey and the message behind my book, Erased in My Home. These conversations are about more than storytelling. They are about healing, awareness, and helping others find the courage to choose themselves.
For those who want to support, one of the most powerful ways is simply to read and share my book. Every person who reads it and sees themselves in those pages helps carry this message further. It creates a ripple effect that reaches people who may feel alone in their experiences.
And as I continue building The UnErased Foundation, there will be opportunities to partner, donate, and help bring this vision to life. This foundation is about creating real pathways for women to rebuild their lives, and that kind of impact takes a community.
Whether it is through business, storytelling, or purpose driven work, I am always open to collaborating with people and organizations who believe in creating spaces where individuals can reclaim their identity and step into who they were always meant to be.
You can learn more about my work and connect with me at trishlacy.com, or reach out directly at [email protected]
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This is not just my work. It is a movement.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://trishlacy.com
- Instagram: syncerely_trish
- Facebook: Latrisha Nicole Lacy
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trishlacy-hr/
- Other: https://a.co/d/0d8dKh3x
