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COURAGEOUS FIRE, CHW

CURRICULUM VITAE

SKILLS

13 years coaching & consulting

13 years curriculum D&D, including learning mgmt systems (LMS)

7 years public speaking

Receiving supervision from master-level counselor who possesses CRC and LMHC

credentials, specifically for Empowerment through the Arts™ program

Published author of curriculum recommended by trauma-informed therapists

CONTACT

515 428 0077

501 SW 7 St., Ste G., Des Moines, IA, 50309 United States.

EDUCATION

1986 - Current

Trauma-Informed Education

School of Life

Lived experience survivor-expert and avid researcher in the following: domestic violence, abduction, sexual assault, child sexual assault sibling, racism, misogynoir. Processes, concepts, and best prcatices developed from tested methodology from self and other survivors after good results achieved and other experts consulted - such as therapists, physicians, and cultural healers

2024

Certified Community Health Worker

DMACC & Iowa Chronic Care Consortium

45 Course Hours, Training in Community-Based Healthcare Approaches

2019

Motivational Interviewing

Positive Behavior Support Network

Training to elicit behavior change through exploring and resolving ambivalence

2019

Crucial Conversations

VitalSmarts®

Course in best-practice skills for successfully handling high-stakes interactions through building alignment, agreement, and interpersonal communication

1986 - 1988

Undergraduate Studies: Communications and Psychology

Oakwood University

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PROFILE

✹Core genius that clarifies and empowers

✹Combines her education & experience to create educational currency

✹Trauma- and culturally-informed enough to fold concepts into client's uniqueness to form effective solutions

✹Inspires and facilitates the transformation that is the right fit for each client

WORK EXPERIENCE

2019 - Current

CEO / Coach / Lead LMS Designer 

Courageous Fire, LLC

Founded and now leading the movement dedicated to improving health outcomes through innovative approaches: 1) educate on the lesser known types of domestic violence; 2) teach survivors how to prevent future predatory relationships; 3) teach their communities how to better support them in crisis and throughout survivorship

2017 - 2020

Career Connector

Goodwill Career Connection Center 

Taught job seekers in marginalized communities how to effectively direct their top Strengths® and 

Passions™ into their presentation in the job market, through search, application, resume, and interview 

process

2024 - Current

The Clarity Code: Unlock Power. Break Barriers. Craft Your Results.

Published Author

This book gives the unstuck code and path to the results they want for:

  • those who think life must be rigged and only certain people crack its code

  • those who are tired of finding ways to numb the pain of living in constant struggle

  • those who want to live in the daydream they've had a million times where they wake up living outside of lack

Not yet published - join here for insider access!​

2024 - Current

The O.C. Journal

Published Author

A companion journal to "This is for the Other Child" book/audiobook to help the O.C.s (other children or siblings of child sexual assault survivors) release the pain and stress of the feelings the book brings to the surface. Not yet published - stay tuned to the Author page on Amazon!

2024

This is for the Other Child: 

The Forgotten Sibling in Families of Child Sexual 

Publications Assault

Published Author

A book that gives voice to any siblings of CSAs, as well as an instructional book

for those siblings to gaining & keeping their voice, and finally a guide to those who support them. Available in audiobook on ACX, and paperback (large and regular print), hardcover, and Kindle on Amazon.com

2020

Empowerment through the Arts™ Workbook

Published Author

Curriculum created specifically for Black female DV(domestic violence) survivors

2011 - 2017

Career Transition Coach

Independent Work

Coached people in career transition into discovering how to identify and claim their desired next career path. Created and led an initiative leveraging positive psychology practices to improve departmental outcomes in employee retention and customer satisfaction

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