
Courageous Gathering Sessions & Speakers
We are so excited about the amazing group of women that will be empowering us during the Courageous Gathering. Please find session descriptions, speakers and bios below.
Main Sessions
Keynote – I am Loved
TERRA A. MATTSON, M.A. LMFT, LPC
Keynote – I am Known
KATHY TOWNE
Keynote – I am Rooted
TERRA A. MATTSON, M.A. LMFT, LPC
Keynote – I am Courageous
KATHERINE WOLF
Breakout Sessions
1. Beautiful Battlefields
BO STERN
2. Developing Boundaries and Healing Codependency
FELICIA WALLBERG, MA
3. Why Emotions Matter
TRISTEN COLLINS, MA LPC
4. Bravery After Betrayal: It Takes Fierce Strength
DR. SHERI KEFFER
5. Healthy Body Image
6. Hope and Healing in Relationships (Healing From Mother Wounds)
JOY ROBERTS
7. Helping Our Children with Trauma and Abuse
TERESA HEESACKER MASF, MCFC, LPC
8. Sexual Abuse Recovery
TERESA HEESACKER MASF, MCFC, LPC
9. Let’s Talk about Pelvic Pain & Sexual Health
JESSICA DORRINGTON, PT, MPT, OCS, CMPT, PRPC, CSCS
10. Journeying Through Pregnancy Loss
JESSICA DORRINGTON, PT, MPT, OCS, CMPT, PRPC, CSCS
11. Mothering Adult Women
RHONDA BEGAN (with daughters, Jaelyn Harrel & Lexie Began)
12. Sexual Intimacy in Marriage
DR. DREA OLMSTEAD
13. Singleness and Sexuality
SARAH PROBST, MA LPC
14. The Journey of Shedding Shame and Learning to Live by Grace Alone
TERRA A. MATTSON M.A. LMFT, LPC
15. Behind the Scenes of Writing Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted In Grace
TERRA A. MATTSON M.A. LMFT, LPC
16. Understanding and Healing from Spiritual Abuse
CONNIE A. BAKER, MA LPC
17. An Audience of One: A Leader Guide to Using Fear, Failure, and the Favor of God to Kill the Performance Mindset
DR. ADRIENNE RANKIN, MA, DSL
18. Healing For Your Father Wounds
DR. MICHELLE WATSON CANFIELD
19. Honest Parenting: How our Deepest Fears can Unlock our Greatest Strength
STEPHANIE PAULSON
20. How Knowing God Helps Us Know Who We Are: A Personal Story Through COVID-19
JOCELYN STEIN
21. Let’s Talk About Gender Identity &
KATHYGRACE DUNCAN
22. Raising Men
23. Raising Your Children with Healthy Sexuality
MELINDA ARNOLD, MA, LPC, CST
24. Single & Satisfied: Moving Beyond Mere Contentment to Fullness & Joy
ASHLEY BELL
25. The Healing Found
KATHERINE WOLF
26. Unity through the Power of God’s Love
EBONY CLARKE, MSW, LCSW
27. We Need Each Other: Friendship Matters
JULIE WIDMAN
28. Being an Agent of Hope
AMY WOLFF
29. Big Emotions and Children
ROSHANA
30. From Broken Home to a Healing House: One Divorced Mom’s Journey from Abandoned to Embraced
AMY OLIVER
31. Helping Our Teens be Rooted in Identity in Christ
SHANNON N FARROUGE, M.A, LPC
32. Looking Back: What Matters Most when Raising Daughters
KATHY TOWNE (with daughters Bekah McGuire, Carly Mountz, and Kelsey Severson)
33. Soul Care in the Midst of Suffering
SHERI PHILIPS
34. Storytelling and Healing through Art
CINDY
35. Technology and the Impact on ALL of Us (Kids and Adults, Alike)
DR. KRISTIN VALERIUS
36. The Heart of Courageous Girls: A Panel Discussion
AIMEE ECKLEY, MAT
37. What is a Healthy Marriage?
DR. MICHELLE ENGBLOM-DEGLMANN
38. When Life is Hard
DR. JUDY L. GLANZ with her daughter, JULIA GLANZ
39. Women and Leadership: Do I Really Belong Here?
CONNIE ARMERDING
40. Being a Woman in an Anxious World
AUDRA MAHONEY
Worship
Special Music
OLIVIA POTHOFF
Worship Team
ANNIE SCHILPEROORT
CHRISTY STEWART
JESSICA LITTLETON
JOI HAILEY
STEPH ZAGZNIACZ
JOYARIT “JOY” JOHANNA AMAYA
MARYANN FLETCHER
JENNIFER ROSE HARLOW SMITH