About Me
I am a thought-leader for and about women.
I advocate for truth-filled stories that encourage and embolden, truth-filled relationships that have integrity, vulnerability, and depth, and truth-filled selves that are seen, heard, and honored.
This truth-telling process did not come easily or naturally to me. I have had far more experiences of censoring myself and of feeling the gap between what I said and what I actually felt. But I hit a turning point – a particular moment in time when I realized that it was “now or never.” I knew that telling my truth would cost me, that it would change everything. It did.
I’ve never looked back. You don’t have to either.
You have truth that longs to be told. It feels risky and dangerous. That’s how you can be certain it matters, that it’s right, that it’s true! Tell it. I’ll help.
This is my work.
I’m like a super-heroine and prophetess combined. I use x-ray, laser-vision to see what others don’t; what you often can’t. I find patterns, recognize themes, and uncover truth that’s been in hiding. And then I discern. I name what is. I speak right into the confusion and offer clarity. And I work – diligently and passionately to silence all the other voices that make you crazy and help you listen to the truest one – yours.
Ronna Detrick looks you in the eye. And she listens. And when she speaks, you can see her pulling down wisdom from St. Theresa to Simone de Beauvoir through the filter of her own lived experience, to give you a gem of grace – or grit. And, she can write – like a poet on a practical mission. Like a feminist with faith. (Danielle LaPorte of The Firestarter Sessions. Read our whole conversation over at White Hot Truth)
I’m like a midwife. I know what labor feels like – birthing yourself, your success, your truth-filled life. I tell you when to breathe and when to push. I’ll be there when you want to scream. And I’ll celebrate the truth you deliver.
I’m chilling the champagne, even now.
Ronna is my go-to source for taking my exploration of trust and faith into action. She has incited in me an activation of values to the tune of identity shifts, truth telling and a deepening of my own self-understanding. Ronna’s work is a deep gift to you and your community. Do not hesitate, read her work and even better, get her on your stage. She’s remarkable. (Dyana Valentine, originator of the brilliant and powerful Woke Up Knowing Experience)
This is about your own personal development and empowerment. This is about your work. This is about your leadership. This is about your voice. This is about your relationships. This is about your community. This is about your beliefs.
This is what I write. I’ve been blogging for nearly seven years on things like faith, feminism, and of course, telling the truth. I share my story and the stories of other women. Full of doubt. Full of faith. Full of truth.
Ronna writes like a woman on fire with faith and love – she burns to help you see more clearly the life you can be living. I learn something about myself every time I read her work. (Jennifer Louden, best-selling author and creator of the Savor & Serve Project)
And this is what I speak. Truth-telling on a larger scale. The need for women’s voices, women’s leadership, women’s community. I talk about the Corporate World, the Religious World, and the Online World. And I tell stories. True ones that have the capacity to change everything.
Ronna Detrick is a writer, feminist, scholar, mama, friend, renegade, and conversation-sparker (and sustainer). She wrestles faith and feminism. She leaps tall buildings in a single bound. She does it with grace. (Kelly Diels, Cleavage – Copywriter & Blogging/Writing Wisdom Galore)
This is my story:
My professional background is in Human Resources – recruiting the best candidates, interviewing thousands, and thinking strategically about professional and career development.
My academic background includes a B.A. in Business and Communications, an M.Div. degree (yep…the one that allows me to be ordained), and a Certificate in Spiritual Direction.
And then there’s my anecdotal background: growing up in the church, being a pastor’s wife, struggling with infertility, miraculously giving birth to two daughters, ending my marriage, leaving the church, being laid off from my job, starting a business, living with two now-teenage girls, writing a book, telling my truth – and living a whole bunch of stories in-between.
Ronna’s work as a mentor and coach is so effective because of the unique skill set she brings—she’s trained in therapy and spiritual direction; provocative as a feminist thinker; and brilliant at understanding the practical steps of vocational calls. And of course, she’s done the hard work herself—she knows what it is like to struggle with claiming the courage to live boldly into oneself. Her gifts and passions make her an ideal mentor for those who feel themselves really ready to dream, wrestle, and risk on behalf of claiming their own voice and calling. (Kimberly George, Yale Divinity School grad, professor of writing and feminist thought, friend)
In the thousands of conversations I’ve had with colleagues and clients one common denominator always appears: there is truth to be told. Yours matters. And it changes everything. Helping you believe it, tell it, live it is what I offer you.
It’s what I’m best at.
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