Nicole Persaud
Nicole suffered with depression and an eating disorder as a teen and young adult which led to a suicide attempt early in her life. She also suffered through two serious car accidents and was also faced with the sudden death of her mother. Just before her mother passed, she came to Jesus and her life began to change. Nicole’s second car accident resulted in a concussion, PTSD, many soft tissue injuries and she was left with very limited mobility. Barely able to use a walker, she didn’t ask God for healing, but just told everyone (doctors, nurses, neighbors) about how much Jesus loved them. A few years ago, God revealed a phrase to her “Hard Wire Reset” and this phrase gave Nicole hope that God was going to heal her… a few days later while praising God at her church, she suddenly felt “the fire of God” and her body began shaking… she could walk and run with no pain at all. Nicole says: “I don’t know why He’s done this for me, but I know he can do it for others.”

Belma Vardy
Belma Vardy shares her amazing and true story in the book "Because God Was there". As a young child Belma lived through the brutal and terrifying events that accompanied the end of World War II and the sudden erection of the Berlin Wall, when East was separated from West and families were ripped apart. This story is one of courage, gripping contrasts and is told in remarkable detail. Her journey of recovery demonstrates how God can use our fractured and broken stories to bring healing and hope to others. http://celebrationofdance.com

Tara Lalonde, PhD
Tara has worked extensively with individual adults and couples for almost twenty years, helping them find hope, insight, and real change. Now she specializes in two specific but broad areas. First, clients who suspect or recognize that their struggles may be rooted in unresolved events, traumas, or beliefs inherited from their past. This manifests as past memories continuing to resurface, being easily irritated, overwhelming shame, fears, insecurities, and unhealthy or codependent relationships. Her second area of focus is helping couples going through marital distress find healing through Focus on the Family Hope Restored intensives. Tara is client-centred in her approach and uses a variety of therapeutic modalities to help clients reach their goals. These include: focusing oriented psychotherapy, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), sand-tray therapy, mindfulness, emotionally focused therapy (EFT), integrated marital intensive therapy, and integrated faith strategies. If you want to find freedom and empowerment to live your best self in every situation and relationship in your life, Tara would love to work with you. She is committed to compassionately creating safety as you journey towards reaching your full potential. Tara Lalonde, PhD, RP, is a Registered Psychotherapist. Tara has also authored the book "An Unexpected Freedom: Discover Peace and Joy in the Reality of Life." http://taralalonde.com/author