Finding peace and clarity from domestic abuse -- Creating the space to become YOU again.
"No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar or under a bed, but puts it on a stand,
that those who enter may see the light" (Luke 8:16; 11:33).
About Me:
I’m an ICF and CDP accredited Trauma-Informed Life Coach, a Catholic author, certificated domestic abuse specialist,
and -- most importantly -- a follower of Christ. My mission is to accompany Christian women who have experienced domestic abuse or betrayal trauma so they can find healing, gain clarity and understanding, and reclaim their true selves.. "Do not fear those who cannot kill the soul" (Matthew 10:28). 
The crazy-making, gaslighting, and constant turmoil of domestic abuse isn't a one-time trauma. Domestic abuse seems to take away your very self -- your creativity, goals, thoughts, aspirations, friendships, finances, sense of self, independence ... the list varies from situation to situation, and goes on and on.
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Yet my goal is to help you reclaim your Imago Dei -- your true self,
made in the image of God Himself. (Gen 1:26-27)
made in the image of God Himself. (Gen 1:26-27)
Even if you feel depleted, with a complete lack of physical, emotional, or spiritual energy, you can regain your true inner self after domestic abuse. And if you're Catholic like me, you may be wondering about the connection between the sacrament of marriage and the balance of self-giving vs. self-love (Mark 21:31), the possibility (or reality) of divorce, and the intricacies of a Catholic marriage annulment.
My mission is to make all of these issues totally clear so you can move forward with your life in a healthy, God-willed way.
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If you need professional and immediate help,
please call, chat or text the National Domestic Violence Hotline |
Hope. Healing. Love.
Isn’t that what we’re all seeking?
Yet in an abusive marriage—something we didn’t expect when we said ‘I do’—what we sought sadly isn’t what we found.
Because it wasn’t founded in Christ. It wasn’t a union of mutual self-giving.
If you’re suffering in an abusive marriage and need the support and empathy of a safe group of women who understand what you’re going through, please know that you’re not alone.
Join us in our peer-to-peer domestic abuse support group, facilitated and Jenny duBay (Somatic Trauma-Informed Life Coach and Narcissistic Abuse Specialist) and Kim Perez (Licensed Mental Health Counselor and founder of Divine Mercy Healing & Counseling Center).
This is a group for sharing, for loving, for security and rejuvenation. It’s a safe space where you can be yourself, express your anguish and joys, set-backs and triumphs, and where you can relate to others who are in the same space as you.
Isn’t that what we’re all seeking?
Yet in an abusive marriage—something we didn’t expect when we said ‘I do’—what we sought sadly isn’t what we found.
Because it wasn’t founded in Christ. It wasn’t a union of mutual self-giving.
If you’re suffering in an abusive marriage and need the support and empathy of a safe group of women who understand what you’re going through, please know that you’re not alone.
Join us in our peer-to-peer domestic abuse support group, facilitated and Jenny duBay (Somatic Trauma-Informed Life Coach and Narcissistic Abuse Specialist) and Kim Perez (Licensed Mental Health Counselor and founder of Divine Mercy Healing & Counseling Center).
This is a group for sharing, for loving, for security and rejuvenation. It’s a safe space where you can be yourself, express your anguish and joys, set-backs and triumphs, and where you can relate to others who are in the same space as you.
To have access to the meetings, please join the Hope’s Garden community.
All women who are suffering from intimate partner violence are welcome.
All women who are suffering from intimate partner violence are welcome.
"We delight in the beauty of the butterfly,
but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty."
(Maya Angelou)
but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty."
(Maya Angelou)
