Meet Your Soul Care Coaches
Carla Rousseau
Caring Soul Friend
It has taken a lot of time, healing work, and the love, safety and comfort of others to find, accept, like and believe in who I am. While it is an ongoing process, when I step into the space that is me, I have found purpose, joy and peace. It is my honor to join others as they take their own walks into spaces like these. I strive to be a compassionate listener who offers gentle care to others. I believe our losses are worth honoring, our joys are worth celebrating, and all of our questions are worth asking and exploring with another in a safe space.
I have an abundance of experience participating in and facilitating workshops and spiritual retreats that invite Jesus to do His beautiful work of emotional healing and restoration. All of these years of experiences, my personal ongoing learning, and research in trauma and restorative work have created in me a unique skill set that I bring to one on one spiritual direction, retreats, and small group offerings. Passing on what I feel I have graciously been given through my own journey is hugely important to me. In my free time, I love reading, being with my family and friends, as well as visiting the ocean.
Education
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Spiritual Direction Certificate; Moody Bible Institute.
Shay Eveland
Warm and Safe Listener
As a trauma survivor myself, I have poured my time and energy into creating a place of safety and warmth for those who are seeking healing. So often our journeys lead us through intense trauma and terrible grief. We might even find that we are losing hope. It is my honor to sit with those who are struggling with feelings of hopelessness and despair.
In my own journey towards healing and wholeness, I have found a few things to be key. The first has been engaging my story. As I sat with a storywork counselor, I began to understand my story and myself in a way that allowed me to find freedom from shame and hope in what is to come. During that same season, I began taking courses in spiritual direction and formation and found that my understanding of God had clearly been influenced by my story and left me empty and alone. I am so pleased to say that through these processes and the incredible wisdom and attunement others have offered to me, I have been able to find a relationship with God that is so much richer than I knew was possible.
My desire to offer others the gifts that have been so generously offered to me resulted in my receiving training from the Seattle School of Theology and Psychology in Narrative Focused Trauma Care. Additionally, I have received training through Moody Bible Institute in Spiritual Formation and Direction and completed certificates at both schools. Clients typically seek me out because they hear of my experience in one area or the other, but I believe the beauty of what I have to offer is the mix of my own experiences and the combination of training I have completed. For me, it has been so helpful to deal with the psychological impacts of what I have experienced while also addressing that it has affected me spiritually. My office is located in Lincoln, NE and I am pleased to offer virtual appointments as well.
When I am not in the office, I can be found out enjoying nature and/or my dogs somewhere. I find such healing and peace in nature that my colleague Carla Rousseau and I began offering retreats with that intention. What if everything was optional and your retreat was about you receiving what is needed instead of us scheduling your day for you. This is another Soul Care service we are happy to offer.
Education
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BSN, University of Nebraska Medical Center
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Certificate in Spiritual Direction - Moody Bible College
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Certificate in Trauma Focused Narrative Therapy, Levels I and II - The Allender Center
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Certified Professional Life Coach