More than your past.
More than your body.
More than enough.

Society and culture has told us lies about our value, worth, and limits. We're here for MORE. Come and join a sisterhood of women as we share about sexuality, strength, self-love and being more than enough. We'll share our stories of overcoming our past, our body image, our porn addictions, our trauma, our failures and the redemptive process that lead us into wholeness. We can move beyond our past into healthy thriving relationships and marriages.

Are you ready to learn how to defeat the voice of shame in your life and powerfully step into all that God has for you? Join us for MORE!

Resources from cait

Look At You, Girl - Caitlin Zick. Look at You, Girl is a book for girls and women of all ages. It is a kickstart to seeing yourself the way God does a bit more clearer. Girls, we invest so much in our looks, but do we ever slow down and look inside? Can you imagine if we started investing in our souls? Take a week to shift your focus from what you see on the outside, to look at how He made you inside and out. Our life’s purpose is far greater than how we will fit into that dress, what mascara we use or what we’ll look like in a bikini. Grab your girls and start this one-week journey together, it’s time to start seeing yourself through a fresh set of lens and gain a clear perspective of who you were made to be.

Naked Truth About Sexuality - Havilah Cunnington. God is the author of sex. Since Adam and Eve left the Garden, mankind has been trying to understand and define what healthy sexuality looks like. This shame-free, hope filled, entertaining and informative resource will answer your questions about sexuality. The Naked Truth About Sexuality is a practical, Biblical guide to understanding God’s original design for sexuality.

Intimate Issues - Linda Dollow. Intimate Issues answers the twenty-one questions about sex most frequently asked by Christian wives, as determined by a nationwide poll of over one thousand women. Written from the perspective of two mature Christian wives and Bible teachers–women who you’ll come to know as teachers and friends–Intimate Issues is biblical and informative: sometimes humorous, other times practical, but always honest. Through its solid teaching warm testimonials, scriptural insights, and experts’ advise, you’ll find resolution for your questions and fears, surprising insights about God’s perspective on sex, and a variety of practical and creative ideas for enhancing your physical relationship with the husband you love. 

resources from Dr. Margaret

Souls Like Stars: Renew Your Mind, Heal Your Heart, Unveil Your Shine - Dr. Margaret Nagib. GOD meets you in the space between where you’ve been and where YOU want to be. It’s a special place where harried minds are renewed, hearts are made whole, and the human spirit is created to shine! In this book, the author leads you step-by-step to the place where life-giving freedom and transformation happens in the HERE AND NOW.

Coping with Emotional And Psychological Trauma - Help Guide. When bad things happen, it can take a while to get over the pain and feel safe again. But with these self-help strategies and support, you can speed up your recovery.

PTSD Symptoms & Self Help Treatment - Help Guide. PTSD can leave you feeling stuck with a constant sense of danger and painful memories. But with new coping skills, you can feel safe again and move on from trauma.

Dancing on the Graves of Your Past Paperback – August 2, 2009 - Yvonne Martinez. Unresolved emotional anxiety and pain no longer need to breathe down your neck or hang round your ankles, keeping you bound. Dancing on the Graves of Your Past is an invitation to say goodbye to your past, rise to your feet and take ownership of your partnership with the living God. Experience His presence unashamed, unafraid and free. He is waiting so let's begin... Experience the healing journey with Dancing on the Graves of Your Past companion workbook.

Trauma, Sexual Exploitation, and Addictive Self Harm: with Keys to Healing Paperback – September 30, 2015 - Yvonne Martinez. Faith-based trauma informed training to heal in the aftermath of sexual exploitation and violence. The information and concepts in this leader’s resourse are candid, sensitive, and powerful insights to bring healing and freedom to the spirit, soul, and body. Leader's training and resource for I am Brave Workbooks for girls.

Healing Trauma: A Pioneering Program for Restoring the Wisdom of Your Body - Peter A. Levine. Researchers have shown that survivors of accidents, disaster, and childhood trauma often endure lifelong symptoms ranging from anxiety and depression to unexplained physical pain, fatigue, illness, and harmful "acting out" behaviors. Today, professionals and clients in both the bodywork and the psychotherapeutic fields nationwide are turning to Peter A. Levine's breakthrough Somatic Experiencing® methods to actively overcome these challenges. In Healing Trauma, Dr. Levine gives you the personal how-to guide for using the theory he first introduced in his highly acclaimed work Waking the Tiger. Join him to discover: how to develop body awareness to "renegotiate" and heal traumas by "revisiting" them rather than reliving them; emergency "first-aid" measures for times of distress; and nature's lessons for uncovering the physiological roots of your emotions.

The Soul of Shame: Retelling the Stories We Believe About Ourselves - Curt Thompson M.D. Psychiatrist Curt Thompson unpacks the soul of shame, revealing its ubiquitous nature and neurobiological roots. He also provides the theological and practical tools necessary to dismantle shame, based on years of researching its damaging effects and counseling people to overcome those wounds. Thompson's expertise and compassion will help you identify your own pains and struggles and find freedom from the lifelong negative messages that bind you. Rewrite the story of your life and embrace healing and wholeness as you discover and defeat shame's insidious agenda.

The Body Keeps Score - Bessel Van Der Kolk. Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score, he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising sufferers’ capacities for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and trust.

The Sexual Healing Journey - Wendy Maltz. Compassionate and enduring, renowned author, psychotherapist, and certified sex therapist Wendy Maltz presents a comprehensive program for healing that sensitively takes readers step-by-step through the recovery process, integrating expert advice with groundbreaking exercises, proven techniques, and first-person accounts of women and men at every stage of sexual healing. 

Resources

Kissed the Girls & Made Them Cry - Lisa Bevere. Why Women Lose When They Give In Women were created to be more than a sexual outlet for men. It is time to restore dignity, honor, strength--and yes, even power--to generations of women, young and old, who are no longer willing to lose. Discover frank, God-empowered answers to hard-hitting questions, Put back to sleep what was awakened too soon, Receive God’s unhindered forgiveness, Walk in freedom, power, and purity

Resources

Breaking the Curse Prayer

BRUNCH RECIPES

Saturday morning is nothing without BRUNCH! ⁠⁠😍 Thanks to the crafty Katie Daugherty, we've got some delicious options to choose from. The ingredient list is below, so grab your girls and make a grocery store run before next weekend!

Since our team can't share in the yummy-ness with you, be sure post a picture using #moregathering2020 so we can see how good they turned out!

We have 3 options: Lemony Dutch Baby, Maple Granola, & Eggy Casserole.  Click on any of the images to download the recipe!

Questions

During our Saturday morning Coffee & Convo session, we’ll be answering your questions live!! We’ll answer some questions in the chat live, but to start do you have any specific questions for our speaking team? Click the button below and send us what you want to know!

Resources

Intimate Issues - Linda Dollow. Intimate Issues answers the twenty-one questions about sex most frequently asked by Christian wives, as determined by a nationwide poll of over one thousand women. Written from the perspective of two mature Christian wives and Bible teachers–women who you’ll come to know as teachers and friends–Intimate Issues is biblical and informative: sometimes humorous, other times practical, but always honest. Through its solid teaching warm testimonials, scriptural insights, and experts’ advise, you’ll find resolution for your questions and fears, surprising insights about God’s perspective on sex, and a variety of practical and creative ideas for enhancing your physical relationship with the husband you love. 

Sexpectations - 52 Questions And Tips To Become Intimately Connected. These cards were birthed out of counseling -- created by a coach-therapist team (@dearyoungmarriedcouple) who were looking for ways to help their couples heal, become intimately connected, get adventurous, and find purpose.

Fight The New Drug - Fight the New Drug is a non-religious and non-legislative organization that exists to provide individuals the opportunity to make an informed decision regarding pornography by raising awareness on its harmful effects using only science, facts, and personal accounts. Their free documentary can be found at BrainHeartWorld.com

Connection Codes - This is the group counseling Cait mentioned that her and her husband (and our team’s couples) are going through. It’s a four-week series.

Resources

Noble - Do you ever wonder who you are, why you are here, and what really makes life worth living? Or perhaps something is holding you back from believing you could be a person who can make a real difference in the world. In The Noble Renaissance, author and life coach Carrie Lloyd challenges you to be done with pretending, be done with striving, be done with religion—and develop a noble character that truly reflects the person of Christ. She unpacks seven virtues that will inspire you to come back to basic truths and embrace their power to change culture, promote justice, and steward revival. With humor-filled personal stories and in-depth research, Carrie helps readers to more effectively reflect the abundance, the authority, and the grace of the gospel.

Prude - SEX. LOVE. VIRGINITY? In the dating game, the V–word has become as strange and complicated as the L–word, with purity as outdated as pay phones. What is an ex–athiest, post–porn addict, unorthodox Christian girl to do these days? How can she create boundaries without scaring off every available guy? Is purity even possible without being puritanical? In this candid, humorous account of the true–life trials of Christian dating, the author shares the wisdom she’s gleaned in her quest for love in a modern world. She guides with grace and honesty through the often hush–hush topics of sex, porn, shame, female competition, misconceptions about purity, and those dreaded "waiting till marriage: conversations.

Virgin Monologues - How does the single Christian woman maintain her relationships while staying true to herself? How can she thrive in a predominately secular culture and keep her faith in a world that doesnt reflect her values? The Virgin Monologues teaches how to do healthy relationships, what to fight for and what to give up on. It gives healthy principles to understand before looking for a team mate.

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The Case For Faith - In The Case for Faith, bestselling author, journalist, and former atheist Lee Strobel turns his investigative skills to the most persistent emotional objections to belief in God--the eight "heart barriers" to faith. This book is for those who may be feeling attracted to Jesus but who are faced with difficult questions standing squarely in their path. For Christians, it will deepen their convictions and give them fresh confidence in defending their faith to skeptical friends, or during the hardest of times, when they have to defend their faith to themselves in moments of doubt.

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Switch On Your Brain - This is the book about the DNA code being passed down in generations that Tinasha talked about.

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Music Used During Journaling Time - Without Words by Bethel Music.

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