Learn how to cultivate a resilient mindset and manage stress effectively. These presentations are designed to help you develop mental strength and agility.
Gain a deeper understanding of trauma and its impact. Learn how to create safe and supportive environments for individuals who have experienced trauma.
Enhance your ability to perceive, understand, and predict situations. These presentations will equip you with the skills to navigate your environment confidently and safely.
Are you ready to embark on a journey toward growth, understanding, and transformation? My passion lies in partnering with you to create tailored training and workshops that meet your unique needs and aspirations.
Expertise Beyond Trauma-Informed Care
While Trauma-Informed Care and Practice are central to my work—focusing on understanding, recognizing, and addressing the impacts of trauma—my expertise extends far beyond. I am also a Life Coach and Motivational Speaker, dedicated to sharing the encouragement and insights that changed my life.
Speaking Engagements & More
I have had the honor of speaking at various events, including:
– Volunteer Appreciation Luncheons at assisted living homes,
– Women’s Group Breakfasts and Luncheons as a paid speaker for churches, sharing my personal testimony and journey of transformation.
Whether you’re seeking:
– Personalized one-on-one peer coaching for personal development,
– Dynamic training presentations or workshops for your team,
– Inspirational speaking engagements to uplift and motivate,
– Or support and guidance for your non-profit mission,
I’m here to support and inspire you every step of the way. Let’s work together to achieve your goals and make a lasting, positive impact.
Presentation and Workshop fees start at $150 and vary depending on location, length of presentation, and other factors.
Contact me today to discuss your needs and pricing.
These classes are for all ages, youth to seniors, for community groups, businesses, families and individuals.
(Team Building for Business, Birthday Parties for ALL ages, Staff Parties, Family Events, College Students…)
This class will help you to learn steps to avoid becoming a target and discover simple and effective techniques for defending yourself and others in a dangerous situation.
Classes for individuals start at $30/person
Classes for businesses/organizations start at $150
Pricing is determined location, length of class, number of participants, etc. See our Deposit and Cancellation Policy.
This self-defense class for older adults introduces techniques, moves, and weapons – everyday items you can use to protect yourself. You’ll learn to use your cell phones as a weapon and some cane self-defense that transforms a common mobility aid into an effective tool for security. All you need is a general awareness of your surroundings and some basic moves.
Classes for individuals start at $30/person
Classes for businesses/organizations start at $150
Pricing is determined location, length of class, number of participants, etc. See our Deposit and Cancellation Policy.
This course gives people the opportunity to empower themselves and feel strong and confident, on the bike and off. You will learn steps to avoid becoming a target and discover basic techniques for defending yourself if you do end up in a dangerous situation. You will learn how to use your bike as a shield and to use it to claim space.
Classes for individuals start at $30/person
Classes for businesses/organizations start at $150
Pricing is determined location, length of class, number of participants, etc. See our Deposit and Cancellation Policy.
Looking for personal safety solutions? We proudly carry a range of Damsel in Defense products, including pepper spray, stun guns, and concealed carry purses, designed with both effectiveness and ease of use in mind. Empower yourself or your loved ones with reliable, high-quality tools for added security and peace of mind.
I am proud to partner with Underground Moves–a standalone employee assistance program (EAP) that allows employers and organizations to address the needs of individuals experiencing domestic violence (DV). To ensure safety, we deliver services via a platform that’s unrecognizable to anyone other than the survivor. There, they can access skill-building resources, critical services, and an ongoing support network.
Created by and for survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV), Underground Moves simplifies a complex issue by giving employers the resources they need to empower their employees.
If you’re not sure where to start with mental and physical wellness in your personal life or business/organization, let’s start with a conversation. We can talk about your situation and determine your needs and go from there!
✨█▓▒▒░░░A Divine Confirmation!░░░▒▒▓█✨
At a recent retreat where I was speaking, I came across this beautiful Belize bag (pictured). I truly believe it was a confirmation from God about my upcoming Belize Missions trip at the end of August.
ɪ'ᴍ ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛʟʏ ᴀᴄᴄᴇᴘᴛɪɴɢ ᴅᴏɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴍɪꜱꜱɪᴏɴ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ᴅᴏɴᴀᴛᴇ ᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀꜰᴅɴ.ᴏʀɢ . ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ᴘᴜᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏᴛᴇ ꜱᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇʟɪᴢᴇ ᴍɪꜱꜱɪᴏɴ ᴛʀɪᴘ. ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜱᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛ ᴍᴇᴀɴꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪᴠᴇꜱ ᴡᴇ ᴀɪᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜ. ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ꜰᴏʀ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴇʏ! 💙
#BelizeMission #YouMatterFoundation #divineconfirmation #youmatterfoundation #CommunityImpact #DamselInDefense #YouMatter #inspiration #SituationalAwareness
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💥 Ladies, it’s time to feel EMPOWERED. 💥
Join Erika from Eternal Glow and the incredible Susie Delo, founder of the YOU MATTER Foundation, for a transformative Self-Defense + Empowerment Class you won’t forget! 💪✨
🗓 Wednesday, July 23
🕕 6:00–7:00 PM
📍 Ice House Park, Conneaut Lake – with a beautiful view of the lake as your backdrop! 🌅💧
This isn’t just about learning to defend yourself — it’s about stepping into your strength, boosting your confidence, and healing from the inside out.
Here’s what you’ll experience:
👜 Real-world self-defense techniques (using items in your purse!)
🧠 Mental strategies to stay calm under pressure
👀 Situational awareness for everyday safety
💖 Healing + self-care to support your emotional well-being
Led by the powerful and inspiring Susie Delo, this session will leave you feeling strong, supported, and ready to take on the world. 💫
👊 Ready to tap into your inner power?
📲 TEXT “SELF DEFENSE” to 814-335-1040 to reserve your spot.
💵 $30 deposit required to hold your space – spots are limited!
Come grow, heal, and glow with us — all with the serene and empowering vibes of Conneaut Lake in the background. 💛
Because YOU matter!
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🌟 ℝ𝕖𝕗𝕝𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕠𝕟 𝕒𝕟 𝕀𝕟𝕔𝕣𝕖𝕕𝕚𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝕁𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕟𝕖𝕪 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕃𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕙𝕚𝕡 𝕄𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕧𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕖 ℂ𝕝𝕒𝕤𝕤 #15 🌟
𝙾𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚊𝚜𝚝 11 𝚖𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚑𝚜, 𝙸'𝚟𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚛𝚒𝚟𝚒𝚕𝚎𝚐𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚊𝚛𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚗 𝚊𝚗 𝚞𝚗𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚐𝚎𝚝𝚝𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚓𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚢 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊𝚗 𝚊𝚖𝚊𝚣𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚐𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚙 𝚘𝚏 𝚙𝚎𝚘𝚙𝚕𝚎. 𝙵𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚏𝚞𝚕 𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙 𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚕𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚞𝚗𝚒𝚝𝚢'𝚜 𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚑 𝚑𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚢 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚋𝚞𝚒𝚕𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚒𝚗𝚟𝚊𝚕𝚞𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚗𝚎𝚝𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚔𝚜, 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚖𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚑𝚊𝚜 𝚋𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚊 𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚎. 𝙰 𝚑𝚞𝚐𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚔 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚝𝚘 𝙶𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙲𝚑𝚛𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚊 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚙𝚒𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚐𝚞𝚒𝚍𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚖𝚢 𝚠𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚏𝚞𝚕 𝚌𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚜𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚕𝚊𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚠𝚎'𝚟𝚎 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚍. 𝙸'𝚖 𝚊𝚕𝚜𝚘 𝚐𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚏𝚞𝚕 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚞𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚜, 𝚘𝚛𝚐𝚊𝚗𝚒𝚣𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙻𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙 𝙼𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚟𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚎 𝚊𝚕𝚞𝚖𝚗𝚒 𝚠𝚑𝚘 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚎𝚗𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚍 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚋𝚢 𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚞𝚛𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚞𝚕𝚞𝚖 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚎𝚜, 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚑 𝚟𝚒𝚜𝚒𝚝 𝚖𝚎𝚊𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚏𝚞𝚕 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚒𝚖𝚙𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚏𝚞𝚕. 𝙼𝚢 𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝙼𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝙵𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚑𝚊𝚜 𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚕𝚢 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚏𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚌𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚌𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚜𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚜, 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢, 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚋𝚞𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚜, 𝚘𝚛 𝚟𝚒𝚊 𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚛𝚊𝚕𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚜. 𝙸𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎𝚗'𝚝 𝚢𝚎𝚝 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚍 𝙻𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙 𝙼𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚟𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙼𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚟𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚎-𝚆𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚗 𝙲𝚛𝚊𝚠𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚍 𝙲𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚢 𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛 𝚘𝚏 𝙲𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚎𝚛𝚌𝚎, 𝙸 𝚑𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚕𝚢 𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚒𝚐𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚞𝚙! 𝙸𝚝'𝚜 𝚋𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚒𝚗𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚋𝚕𝚢 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚒𝚊𝚕 𝚋𝚘𝚝𝚑 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚏𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢. 𝙷𝚎𝚛𝚎'𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚎𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝚠𝚎'𝚟𝚎 𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚗𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚝 𝚊 𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚎𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎. 𝙻𝚎𝚝'𝚜 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚞𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚊 𝚙𝚘𝚜𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚒𝚖𝚙𝚊𝚌𝚝 𝚒𝚗 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚞𝚗𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚒𝚗 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚜. 💪💖
#LeadershipMeadville #Class15 #CommunityImpact #Memories #Friendship #Networking #ChamberOfCommerce #youmatterfoundation
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Look who is here too. My wonderful friend and business owner Debra Yoder. Everlinked Permanent Jewelry with Lakeside Tranquility Massage & Spa ... See MoreSee Less
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Come on out to Conneaut Lake! So many things to see, do and buy🤗
You Matter is in the hallway between Remedies Wellness and Sonseeahray’s Boutique
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🎆Happy 4th of July!🎆
Today, we celebrate the land of the free and the home of the brave! Let's honor the spirit of independence and the values that make our nation great. Whether you're enjoying a BBQ, watching fireworks, or spending time with loved ones, take a moment to reflect on the freedom we cherish.
Wishing everyone a safe and joyful Independence Day filled with laughter, love, and liberty! 🎉✨
#FourthOfJuly #IndependenceDay #CelebrateFreedom #YouMatterFoundation #DamselInDefense #YouMatter #inspiration #SituationalAwareness
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🌟 Join Us for a Fun-Filled Weekend! 🌟
I'm excited to announce that I'll be alongside my wonderful friend Debra Yoder, who will be showcasing Everlinked Permanent Jewelry, this Saturday & Sunday, July 5th & 6th! Find us in the hallway between Sonseeahray’s Boutique & Home Remedies Web.
I will be setting up as You Matter this Friday, July 4th, and Saturday, July 5th.
I'll be offering a variety of personal safety items (Damsel in Defense), motivational products, t-shirts, children's games, and more! It's a fantastic opportunity to discover unique items, enjoy some shopping, and connect with our amazing community.
We can't wait to see you there! Come by, say hi, and explore all the wonderful offerings. 💫
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