I would love to speak at your parish, women’s event, retreat, or other gathering. Our ministry is primarily focused on healing and freedom. In addition to speaking, our primary offerings are Catholic healing retreats, 1-on-1 and small group coaching, and Catholic community for women. This page provides an overview of talks we frequently deliver. Please know it is common for me to tailor a talk (or create a new one!) to suit your particular theme and group.
De is the founder of You Are Made New Ministry, a non-profit 501c3 healing ministry, the creator of the Restore Inner Healing Retreats, as well as creator of several online courses for healing from the effects of trauma, abuse and emotional wounding. She is a certified Catholic inner healing coach, a gifted speaker and experienced retreat leader.
Together with her sister, Laura, De co-founded Hope's Garden, a healing community for Catholic women. With over 1200 members from all parts of the world, they daily minister to the needs of women who seek healing, freedom and deeper intimacy with our Lord.
De holds a degree in Psychology from Immaculata University and post-graduate certifications in Gestalt Therapy and Professional Coaching. She is trained in Unbound ministry, Catholic Parts Work, and the Immanuel Approach to inner healing. She is an Archdiocesan reviewed and approved speaker with the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, PA, where she regularly speaks at parishes throughout the diocese.
A note from De: “I am humbled and privileged to walk alongside my sisters and brothers in Christ, witnessing again and again the healing power of our Lord’s immense Love and His ardent desire to set free, redeem and truly make us new. As we cooperate with His grace to bring healing to the wounded and burdened parts of ourselves, there is a liberation of what was stifled or suppressed, resulting in a joy-filled, enlivened integration that is absolutely amazing to witness.”
De and her husband, Marc, have been blessed with three children, ages 22, 20, and 9. They live in the Philadelphia suburbs and love to serve the Lord through their home parish of St. Mary Catholic Church in Schwenksville, PA.
Talks / Retreat Sessions:
The Path to Inner Healing: Our Lord does not want us merely “coping” or perpetually managing anxiety, overwhelm, or other adverse patterns of emotion. He has come to make all things new! In this talk, De will shed light on the connection between present day adverse habits of mind / habits of emotion and early wounding we may have experienced. She will guide us to encounter the Lord interiorly, where He awaits us and longs to bring restoration and healing to our hearts. Come, and let us journey together on the path to inner healing! We will explore:
- Rupture and disintegration we experience from early life experiences
- Identity lies, inner vows and adverse patterns of behavior that often take root in our lives
- Reintegration: getting to the heart of the matter with our Lord
This session is ideal for a half-day mini-retreat format or longer.
Freedom Amidst Uncertainty: Anxiety. Worry. Not enough…time, energy, money, popularity, worthiness. We are captive to fears, limiting beliefs, and quite frankly, lies. Yet, Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection claimed our freedom: “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” – Galatians 5:1
In this talk, De guides us to:
- Encounter our Lord where He can always be found: abiding within the heart of our own hearts.
- Anchor ourselves to God’s Truth and to His promised peace that surpasses all understanding.
- Identify the lies and distortions that ensnare us and lead us to feel anxious.
- Understand the importance of a self-supportive inner life.
- Learn a process for becoming more rooted and grounded in God’s Love.
Being the Beloved: While we may likely believe the sentiment, “God loves you,” we often fall short when it comes to allowing the fullness of this truth to deeply land within our hearts and change our lives. For if my day-to-day existence reflected my true identity as Beloved of God, wouldn’t I perhaps speak more kindly to myself, shower myself with compassion rather than criticism, and desire to share the love of God more freely with others?
In this talk, De exposes some common ways we unknowingly reject our true identity in Christ. We’ll experiment with ways to live the life of a beloved child of God, right in the midst of our ordinary, busy, messy, culturally-pressured lives. There is great freedom awaiting us!
