Wendy Redroad is a free-spirited abuse survivor, content writer, support group facilitator, and speaker. With great warmth and a bit of wit she colors the bleakest of circumstances with hope, unexpected laughter, and tangible steps towards healing and forgiveness.

She is the creative member of MissionEDIFY.com and servant founder of The Wilderness Initiative, a charitable wrap around service purposed for small non-profit organizations aiding young adults who suffer the psychological impact of prolonged adverse childhood experiences, or (ACE’s).

Drawing from the insights of Aquinas on “the passions,” and Ignatian spirituality — finding God in all things, Wendy speaks to the complexities of healing and forgiveness as she fosters the relational healing necessary to end generational cycles of abuse.

She is an affiliate member of the Catholic Psychotherapy Association and an approved safe environment facilitator in the Fort Worth Diocese. Wendy serves inside and outside of her parish in multiple capacities—with all her heart.

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“Wendy Redroad is a ray of graced sunlight in a deeply dark moment for our Church. She has learned how to allow Christ the divine physician to heal her own wounds, and she is answering the Lord’s call to share her healing plan with others. Her program of “forgiving what you will never forget” is the fruit of many tears, much prayer, and the secure guidance of the Holy Spirit. I firmly believe that the Lord has blessed her with a beautiful and important vocation, and I have no doubt that she will be an instrument of Christ’s love and mercy for all those who follow her path of healing.”

—Fr. Thomas Esposito, O. Cistercian