Sun, Aug 3, 2pm-5pm
Elevateher heart
canyon country community center
santa clarita, ca
Greetings!
Dr. Loretta Shields
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About
ElevateHER Heart
Hey sis!
Life can sometimes leave us feeling burdened by the weight of past hurts, traumas, or losses. These experiences may have dimmed your light, clouded your spirit, or hindered your ability to fully thrive in all areas of life. It’s time to release these burdens and make room for healing.
At ElevateHER Heart, we believe that every woman deserves the opportunity to heal, grow, and flourish. Our conversations are designed specifically for women like you who are seeking a supportive community where they can explore their emotions, share their stories, and embark on a transformative journey towards inner peace.
by attending you will…
- Connect with like-minded women who understand your struggles and support your growth.
- Participate in workshops led by experienced facilitators that will guide you through various healing practices.
- Gain insights on how to navigate challenges with resilience and grace.
- Rediscover your inner strength and power as you let go of past pain.
- Create lasting connections that will uplift you long after the conference ends.
Don’t miss this
Don’t miss this opportunity to prioritize yourself and invest in your well-being. Join us at ElevateHER Heart as we gather together in sisterhood to honor our journeys towards healing. Reserve your spot today!
AT-A-GLANCE
Event Sessions
SESSION 1
Creating Space to Heal
During this session, you will have the opportunity to explore your emotions, thoughts, and past experiences in a safe and non-judgmental environment. Through guided exercises, reflective discussions, and supportive interactions with fellow participants, you will begin to unravel layers of emotional baggage that may be holding you back from living your fullest potential.
SESSION 2
Living with Loss
In this session, participants will have the opportunity to explore their feelings, experiences, and challenges related to loss in a compassionate environment. Together, we will delve into topics such as grief processing, self-care practices, resilience-building strategies, and finding meaning amidst adversity.
SESSION 3
Finding God in Your Pain
In this session, we will explore the profound connection between spirituality and healing. In this safe and nurturing space, participants will embark on a journey of self-discovery, guided by experienced coaches who understand the power of faith in overcoming pain.
Who will be there?
Session Hosts
Guest Host
HANNAH BAREFOOT (Actress, Singer, Writer)
Hannah's Bio
Hannah Barefoot’s journey to filmmaking is as evocative as the stories she tells. A native of Wyoming, Barefoot grew up in a deeply musical household that fostered creativity. Encouraged to perform from a young age, she pursued a BFA in Theatre, Dance, and Singing at the University of Wyoming. However, her path was anything but linear. After a detour into banking and navigating early marriage and motherhood, she eventually returned to her first love—acting—with her young son in tow.
Barefoot reignited her acting career in Portland, Oregon, where she earned her SAG card with a lead role in the indie cult favorite The Falls: Testament of Love. Since moving to Los Angeles in 2015, she has amassed over 70 film and television credits, including roles in King Richard, The Chosen, NCIS, Criminal Minds, Chicago Med, and LA’s Finest. Her theatrical work has also earned acclaim, including recent performances with Center Theatre Group at the Ahmanson Theatre.
But it is writing scripts and music that has given Barefoot the power to shape narratives close to her heart. She is currently in pre-production on one of her many feature film scripts, and is one half of the indie-folk musical duo, The Luminous Grey, alongside her husband. She is also a worship leader at the church where he is the worship pastor, and co-leads Storytellers, their ministry to creatives and industry professionals.
Hannah is deeply passionate about Jesus, the local church, Scripture, and seeing people grow in their experience and love of Him. For Hannah, creativity and ministry are intertwined, and her mission statement for everything she does is “To tell stories that glorify the redemptive power of God within the rawness of humanity.”
For more, follow along with Hannah on Instagram: @hannahbarefoot.
Founder of ElevateHER
DR. LORETTA SHIELDS (Life, Love, Leadership Coach)
Loretta's Bio
Dr. Loretta Shields has been a life, love & leadership coach for over 15 years and has been a leader in church ministry and academia for over 25 years. She has a Doctor of Philosophy in public health, where her love is studying how relationship health (love and leadership) relates to physical, emotional, and mental well-being.
She also has a Doctor of Ministry degree in pastoral counseling that has equipped her to use a holistic life, love and leadership coaching approach, combining psychology, counseling, and spirituality. She practices compassionate, client-centered coaching, journeying with you and challenging you to do the spiritual, inner, and relational work required for a healthy life, healthy love and powerful leadership.
She uses her backgrounds in public health and pastoral studies to coach women to live authentically, love well, and lead with clarity and confidence. She facilitates her coaching efforts via one-on-one coaching, group coaching sessions, workshops, and books. Her goal is make life, love, and leadership coaching accessible to all women. Therefore, she created ElevateHER as a way to pour into the lives of women at little to no cost to them in an emotionally-safe and validating setting.
As a minister, she currently serves as the Women’s Ministries coordinator for the Southern California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, where she and her team provide opportunities for leadership coaching, grief support, and holistic wellness and empowerment events for women in over 150 congregations. Her greatest joy is being used by God to help transform the lives of others.
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Event Pricing & Registration
Choose which ElevateHER Heart Pass works best for you and your friends!
Perfect for: The woman stepping into her healing journey with boldness and faith. Come just as you are—and leave lighter than you came.
Perfect for: The woman stepping who craves peace, quiet time with God, and a space where she can begin releasing what’s been weighing her down.
Perfect for: The woman who’s serious about transforming her life and relationships. If you’re ready for breakthrough, this pass is your key.
ElevateHER Relationships (2024 Portland, OR)
What happened last time?
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ElevateHER Relationships (2024 Portland, OR)
Testimonials
During ElevateHER Relationships…It hit me that God loved me MOST and what I settled for in a relationship was not what God had for me. No one ever taught me what love was, but I encountered God here. From the sessions Mastering Spirituality and Mastering Self-awareness in relationships, I also realized that even though God loved me, I hadn’t loved myself and didn’t set the appropriate boundaries to be loved in the best ways. I gained the strength to leave a toxic and abusive relationship I was in most of my life and was able to find love and acceptance in the body of Christ.
The ElevateHER Relationships coaching sessions made me lay aside what I thought relationships (dating and marriage) were. Dr. Loretta gave us soooo many tools to help us with our dating and marriage relationships. One MAJOR tool was understanding personality styles. She was on it! Now that I understand the strengths and limitations of my and my husband’s personality styles, I no longer create expectations that don’t make sense for how he is wired. This will bring so much peace to my home!
What was so special about the ElevateHER Relationships coaching sessions is that Dr. Loretta gives perspectives and tools for dating and marriage that people usually don’t get until they are ready to divorce. If someone would sit all single and engaged people down and teach them about how relationships with God and self inform your relationship with others, people would stop rushing toward marriage without preparing for marriage. One big understanding that she brought to our sessions is that when people are not in the same relationship stage in their minds, with their actions, and with each other. This step right here will prevent many people from getting married and dating who are not supposed to. Dr. Loretta’s goal of giving these tools to people to prevent and heal relationships is GOLDEN!
Let’s talk ElevateHER Relationships! I wish someone had explained to me that we are supposed to love our spouses and treat them with the same grace and mercy that God gives us every day. My must-have list for a husband got in the way of how I saw him. I wanted a ready-made spouse, but learned that the marriage relationship is cultivated as we first surrender to Christ and then to each other. This conference taught me that I have to view my husband in his human condition and context, and by the grace of God, love the hurt and hell out of him so that he sees Christ and becomes the husband that Christ intends, just like Christ loves His church. Marriage is a sanctification process for all involved. Marriage is not to be taken lightly. Dr. Loretta Shields’ teaching was grounded in biblical truth, psychology, and counseling, with practical steps for everyday life.
So, during ElevateHER Relationships coaching sessions, Dr. Loretta got me all the way together! I wish I had these conversations and tools before I got married. I didn’t realize that communication was about understanding and being understood. I figured if we talked about it enough, he would eventually see I was right! LOL. During the sessions’ coaching exercises, I began to do the inner work to evaluate my past, my emotional present, and taake steps toward better communication with my spouse, with reflective listening being the first step.
The ElevateHER Relationships coaching sessions were brutally honest! The craziness of dating and marriage is real, and Dr. Loretta called everything as it was so that those who are single cannot covet marriage but properly prepare for marriage. Outside of being a dynamic speaker and presenter, and brutally honest, she sincerely cares about equipping women with the tools needed to live their best lives and to walk in their purpose! I will never forget this event and now have the relationship tools to build healthy relationships with my husband and those in my care.
No regrets!
Don’t Miss this Opportunity!
Don’t miss this opportunity to take this transformative journey towards healing, growth, and spiritual connection. ElevateHER Heart invites you to join us for an empowering event where women come together to explore the depths of their pain, find solace in their losses, and discover God’s presence in every moment.
Experience the power of community as we guide you through conversations that will illuminate your path towards inner peace and renewal. Let go of past hurts, embrace your true essence, and rediscover the light within you.
Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with like-minded women, share your stories, and open your heart to a new chapter filled with hope and healing. Join us at ElevateHER Heart – where transformation begins. Reserve your spot today!
What is
ElevateHER
Storehouse Charities, operating as ElevateHER, is a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering women in the Los Angeles County community. Our mission is to provide low-cost academic, relationship, spiritual, and life coaching support to women at little to no cost. Join us in our efforts to uplift and empower women across Los Angeles County. CA Charity Registration Number: CT0296866. EIN: 81-1058262.
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