Hi, hello. Glad You're Here!
If you've found me, you may be navigating what feels like unchartered waters with the kids you care for.
I can help.
Lemme tell you, I did not see this coming.
TBRI COACHING + TRAINING
I'm mama to many; through biology, adoption, foster care + running an orphan care program in Rwanda.
It took us a decade to recognize that our traditional parenting wasn't working; it was actually preventing our kids from finding healing.
Loving kids who have experienced trauma looks different. I'm here to help.
WHY DO YOU NEED TBRI?
MESSING UP, DOING OVER
MESSING UP, DOING OVER
MESSING UP, DOING OVER
Maybe you're where we once were: using traditional parenting with sticker charts, time outs and groundings. But those only work for a little while. You feel hopeless + this all feels wrong.
OUT OF RESOURCES
MESSING UP, DOING OVER
MESSING UP, DOING OVER
The therapist isn't working; you cannot share with others the craziness that goes down. It feels like comparing apples to oranges. All the online groups, self-help books + professional resources are hard to relate to. It is difficult to finish anything, but it's okay.
We are all becoming.
CHURCH SUPPORT
MESSING UP, DOING OVER
CHURCH SUPPORT
Faith communities want to support your family, but there seems to be a gap between what you need + what they understand or are capable of doing. Training up staff, volunteers + teachers to come alongside children (+their families) who have experienced trauma isn't hard, but it does require fresh insight.
We can help.
Say Hi!
Stay Connected
Want to know more about upcoming classes, workshops + events? Sign up for coaching? Stay up to date on what it means to look at the world through a trauma informed lens? Want to just share your thoughts? Send a message! Staying connected is important; I want to hear you!
About WHOLEHEARTED
Classes + workshops
Private Member Circle
Private Member Circle
Provided through Empowered to Connect and built with the TBRI (trust based relational interventions) framework, this course trains caregivers in balancing nurture + structure. Great for parents, caregivers, teachers, social workers. Workshops are great for churches, daycares or any workplace that desires to be more trauma informed.
Courses are 10 weeks, in person or online.
Private Member Circle
Private Member Circle
Private Member Circle
Access to our secure, judgement free zone for parents + caregivers. Membership provides online community to chat, view additional videos + resources or to just vent.
This private space includes "circles" for professionals, families of divorce, foster care folks + adoptive crews.
Moderated conversations, safe spaces for ideas + feedback, plus a genuine community.
You belong here.
One-on-one
Private Member Circle
Where we started
Let's dive deeper together. Online or in person options to talk through day to day struggles. Be curious together about the hard stuff, brainstorm what's behind your child's behavior + talk thru how to move forward together.
Where we started
Speaking Engagements
Where we started
Before "trauma informed" was a catch phrase, I was writing with raw authenticity . I keep our old blog up because it's evidence of how beauty + hope can rise from the darkest spaces and the driest deserts.
Speaking Engagements
Speaking Engagements
Speaking Engagements
From shutting down an abusive orphanage to delivering babies of refugees to connecting with my own children, I have a testimony of HOPE. Finding joy in the dry seasons is possible when we reframe our perspective to see how each connection, each experience shapes + equips us for what God has called us to.