Services

Mentoring and Coaching Services

Through Resilient Beginnings, I offer support and care to Anabaptist women from a wide variety of life experiences and challenges. My clients are single or married, are eighteen years of age or older, and live anywhere from the United States and Canada to countries such as Poland, Thailand, and Belize.

I have experience in working with many different life and relational issues:

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Relational Difficulties and Conflicts

Are you working hard to understand the confusing contours of women friendships? Do you wish to build a deeper relationship with those directly around you? Do you struggle navigating the complexities and conflict of your interpersonal relationships?

Interpersonal Team Struggles

Do you find it hard to love those on your pastoral team? Are you struggling to connect with the people your husband is ordained to lead? Are you wrestling with relational and messy conflict at your workplace? Are you stuck in going beyond surface relationships?

Anxiety and Spiritual Struggles

Is your mind dark and full of foreboding thoughts? Do you climb into bed tired, but your mind will not shut down? Do you often feel overwhelmed with your responsibilities? Are you constantly afraid God is angry and condemning you?

Grief

Did you recently lose a loved one to death? Have you lost a valuable friendship because of a confusing misunderstanding? Has someone important in your life caused you pain or withdrawn emotionally?

Identity and Belonging Issues

Do you struggle with being a homemaker? Do you have a hard time living in a patriarchal Mennonite culture? Do you struggle in being identified as a single woman and finding your place in the church and community? Were you adopted and struggle with bonding and trusting the people closest to you? Did you grow up with an unwell or emotionally absent parent?

Local Church Difficulties

Have you lost trust in your local church leadership? Do you feel confused and fearful after a church split? Is your church going through difficult relational struggles and people are leaving?

Marital Betrayal, Including Pornography

Do you feel betrayed when your husband finds porn more attractive than you? Are you feeling stuck because you are not free to discuss your husband’s porn addiction? Do you feel traumatized when he continues to fail? Are you struggling to trust your husband after an affair?

Unwanted Sexual Behaviors

Do you struggle with feeling alone and indulge in porn and chatroom sites? Do you struggle with masturbation? Do you feel bombarded by inappropriate sexual thoughts? Are you frequently attracted to men who are not your husband?

I cannot guarantee that your feelings and issues will magically improve, or your difficult circumstances will change. Living a trusting and vulnerable lifestyle with ourselves and other people is hard work, and growth is a lifelong process. But I can commit to walking with you, staying engaged in your story, and being a supportive presence while God works His healing and transformative powers in your life. I am committed to making a safe space for you to process your life experiences.

Mentoring and Coaching

I offer two types of mentoring and coaching sessions.

One-on-One Sessions

This is how I work most of the time. I can host in-person or Zoom sessions. Every time you book with me, you will be given 70 minutes of my time: a 60-minute session followed by 10 minutes of reflecting and notetaking. In addition, I am open to discussing with you if the sessions meet your needs.

These one-on-one appointments can occur weekly, biweekly, or as needed – whatever is the best fit for your situation and your schedule.

Group Sessions to Build Relationships – In-Person or Online

Do you want to learn the skill of sharing in a safe group setting? I offer to facilitate and lead a small in-person or online group of three or four ladies who want to deepen their relationships and connections with other ladies. You can ask two to three ladies to join you, or I can ask two to three ladies to join you.

One goal of the group is to learn the skill of sharing significant life events and experiences in a safe setting. The second goal is to process your emotions by writing and submitting a journal entry to me every two weeks. I will respond to your journal.

At every group meeting, you will share a significant event or life experience with your group. The meetings will be in-person or by Zoom every other week over a four-month period.

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