I was born in Jackson, MS into a very traumatic + unpredictable environment. I grew up in the Bay Area of California.

As I look back. I believe my passion for all things social emotional + trauma were given to me as a gift from God at birth. As far back as I can remember I have relentlessly felt a strong purpose for desiring to do trauma well. Even when I have and still do at times struggle to figure out the “how.” I dive in and seek understanding.

I studied at Humboldt State University as a Theater major with a minor in Dance. While in school I took some courses in Early Childhood Development. Those courses began my geeky journey and wonder into applying the word of God and my faith to human development, brain function, transformation. In many ways this passion kindled my deep longing to begin the work to heal my own traumatic experiences.

For the sake of some details that would affect others. I will refrain from sharing the traumatic experiences I endured. I will share that many of them led me to attempt suicide in the year of 2002. I survived by the grace of God! These words became real to me when I woke the next morning, “I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the Lord has done.” Psalms 118:17

A few years after that in 2009. I began to feel a strong call on my life to serve in ministry. As I prayed about what this calling may mean I happened upon something I had never heard. I met a Birth Doula in a Barnes and Nobel book store while reading children’s books. We happened to meet eyes, conversation led to her telling me all about herself and her life. When you get to know me this is a pretty common thing I’ll say happens to me. Our conversation stuck with me, we exchanged contacts because I wanted to know more about what a birth doula was. I ended up training as a birth doula and began volunteering in a local hospital in labor and delivery. This experience opened up a whole new world for me! I began to see my call for exhortation. This is where I discovered I have a deep desire to share in peoples big life transitions, traumas, experiences of transformative healing.

Fast-forward to 2013. I began my Masters of Divinity study at United Theological Seminary of Dayton, OH. I know a long way from California! I traded sun for snow. Yet, in this place I was able to heal crippling wounds and go deeper with purpose exploring the word of God and the movement of Holy Spirit! I graduated seminary in 2016!

Life drastically changed between 2016-2019. I got married in 2018. My longing for a family took over and I allowed myself to make the choice. It just wasn’t a good fit. Going through my divorce sucked a lot! My divorce broke everything I thought I knew about faith and life and the future! l was alone. I was literally afraid of the dark and absolutely exhausted in every way! I sank low. Drank way too much. I didn’t care and I didn’t know which way to go. I made a choice to live this way of self-punishment. While knowing what I knew to be true about God and His promises to meet me right where I was with His love.

During the Pandemic-in isolation I unraveled, word vomited a lot, cried rivers, scared many relationships. I was not a very fun person to be around! I became the person I never thought I could EVER-BE! For a season I wasted the pain. The pain and grief I felt were real and they sucked the life out of me. During this season in my mess God allowed incredible people to love on me, find me, and journey with me. In this season God wouldn’t let me go. These encounters truly kept me alive!

I remember having this thought on repeat, “I don’t want anyone to have to feel and waste any kind of pain alone. That is where the Wrapped in Truth vision began.

In 2021 I launched Wrapped in Truth at a Pop Up Shop! From 2022-2024 I decided to take a pause and revisit the vision that God gave me for Wrapped in Truth as His ministry.

During that pause I allowed myself to dig deep and journey through some of my traumatic experiences with God.

Today I live more fully. I live with my loving husband Cristopher Wise in Columbus, OH. We have 3 fur-babies!

Blessings and much love