I didn’t realize I was living in survival mode - until I couldn’t sustain it anymore.
For nearly all my life, I loved God deeply and served Him faithfully…while quietly living disconnected from myself.
(Sound familiar?)The sacred spaces I offer now are the ones I needed then - and still return to again and again.
Not as a luxury, but a lifeline.
Immersive, creative experiences where we can explore God with honesty, wonder, and joy. Gentle places to rest, rebuild, reconnect, and rediscover what living from a place of deep wholeness feels like.
“Are you weary? Carrying heavy burdens? Come to Me, and I will give you rest. Walk with me and learn a new way…”
- Matthew 11:28-29
Hey friend,
it’s me - Cat.
Broken and beloved follower of Jesus, who put me back together again. There’s more to my story than titles or credentials, and I want to invite you into that part, too…
Long before stepping on a stage or preparing a retreat space, I was just a doe-eyed girl who loved God.
Like - really loved Him.
But I had no idea how much my beliefs about Him were entangled with fear and control. Over time, my experiences of abuse, broken trust, and living in constant self-protection quietly reshaped the way I saw myself, others…and even the God I thought I knew. But I kept going, kept serving, kept showing up (because that’s what we do, right?) - until my body finally said ENOUGH.
What followed was a season that slowed me down in ways I never would have chosen…
A marriage and family in pieces, and a health crisis forcing me to listen to what years of trauma had been trying to say.
I found myself asking questions I didn’t have language for yet - about faith, about safety, about whether God could really be trusted with the parts of me that were hurting and hidden.
It was there, in that unraveling, that I was first introduced to soul care and trauma-informed therapy - to stillness and somatic healing, to pathways and practices that helped my body and my soul begin to tell the truth at the same time.
And slowly - so slowly - things began to come into the light.
Not all at once. Not dramatically. But in the steady, faithful presence of a God who was far gentler than I had been taught to expect.
As buried stories surfaced, I began to see where His love had been carrying me all along. Where what had been stolen was being restored. Where survival could finally give way to life. I wasn’t being rebuilt into someone new - I was being returned to myself, healed from the inside out, and taught a new way forward.
Today, everything I offer
grows out of that journey.
Looking back, I can see how all the threads of my life were quietly preparing me for this work - decades as an educator and curriculum designer, worship leader, theatre director, and event producer.
Creating immersive spaces.
Tending learning environments.
Honoring the different ways people grow and engage.
What once felt like separate worlds now all come together in the spaces I create - places where faith, creativity, healing, and presence are allowed to belong to one another.
A few more things you should probably know about me…
I have a couple dozen kids and grandkids, and they are my WORLD. If you want to find me in a room - just look for the tiny humans. That’s where I’ll be (with a baby on each hip).
My husband is my best friend, my favorite pickleball companion, and he knows how to rock a chicken costume when it matters most. (Don’t ask - or do! It’s a great story.)
I left a huge piece of my heart and several pieces of cake in Kenya, and I have every intention of returning again ASAP. (If you want to know more, visit @CatGoesToKenya on Insta)
Oh, and about that Kenya bit…
A portion of all profits from Flourish Sisterhood goes directly to supporting the people I’ve come to love there.
I’m pretty sure you’ll fall in love, too 
YOU CAN FIND ME
On the beach, building a sandcastle with my people or dipping my toes in the waves.
GUILTY PLEASURE
Binge watching an entire season of Gilmore Girls when the weather starts to get chilly.
WHEN I NEED A RESET, I GRAB…
Coffee ...and my Bible. And some coffee. (Did I mention the coffee?)
CURRENTLY READING
A new devotional from Bob Goff (he’s kind of amazing), and The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker
I WISH EVERY DAY HAD MORE…
Unhurried time for grandbaby snuggles and cookie baking.