Stories of Transformation

"I want to start this out by saying that if you have stumbled upon Nicole's work, then you are truly blessed to have found her and The Lord loves you so much. 

Not only is the wisdom she shares absolutely invaluable, but you're getting the heart of someone who has been to the darkest depths and came to rest at the other side of it all – with Jesus.

Nicole brings Jesus – more than anything else – and that is what sets her apart from so many others in her field of work. 

When I first discovered her account/ministry years ago, I was completely desperate for help and healing, as so many of us are at different points in our lives. 

I know with full confidence that The Lord Himself led me to her. 

Nicole and I quickly began communicating back and forth. Through seeking The Lord's will together, it was decided that I would go through the first course she ever launched: From Stressed to Blessed. Then after that I went on to participate in her subsequent course ‘Embodied Promises’ that built off of and expounded upon the first. 

A true friendship was forged with her during a time when I couldn't have felt more alone. I was around one year postpartum with my first child and two years into marriage where my husband and I were not in a solid place at all. 

My life felt like it was falling apart in every regard (health, finances, relationships, faith, etc.) & myself along with it. 

Nicole's ministry was such an answer to prayer and much needed tangible evidence to me that God was still present during an otherwise incredibly dark and chaotic time in my life. 

What I didn't realize at the time – but would later come to discover through the course material and prayer ministry that was included – was that I was operating out of old habits and patterns stemming from past traumas that had deeply rooted themselves not only in my mind, but in my very heart and soul as well. 

These bitter roots from my past could not simply be buried or easily torn up out of the soil of my heart; they only became more and more deeply entrenched in the inner workings of my being the more I fought with them (which was in reality a fight against my own self and my God, the One who created me). 

I have had many moments throughout my life of believing the lie that I am too complicated or my life too much of a mess for me to be worthy enough to receive lasting healing breakthrough. As if Jesus has any limits to His healing and restoration power! I was merely placing these limits on Him and myself. 

Nicole prayerfully addressed these bitter root systems with me, along with sitting in silence with me (virtually), weeping with me and hearing my heart and story even when I wasn't sure I was making any sense. 

The community aspect and group calls included in her courses were also such an added layer of blessing to me as well and I cherish the time spent in prayer with those Sisters in Christ.

While I did experience moments of tremendous spiritual breakthrough in prayer ministry, I didn't notice the change spill over into the rest of my life until around a year or so later, after continuing to marinate in the Biblical Truths Nicole so gracefully teaches. 

The broken pieces of my heart were being ever so carefully mended back together by my loving Father. 

I just needed to create the space to fully receive from Him. 

I needed to acknowledge and repent of my spiritual rebellion before Him: the parts of my heart that resented God and others and even held unforgiveness and hate towards myself. 

It has been almost two and a half years since I first started on this journey with Nicole. 

Now these years later, I can hardly recognize the person I was back then. 

There is peace in my heart and home that felt so absent & unattainable before. 

I still have many moments of stress that arise as a now mom of two, but I know where I need to turn in these moments and how to handle them with love, care and curiosity. 

I don't spiral into the deepest depths anymore because I know God has truly saved me from that. 

I welcomed my daughter into the world this past May and the difference between my first postpartum experience with my son and this one has been remarkable. 

I know many factors make up postpartum, but I have no doubt that one of the largest contributing factors to my beautiful and peaceful postpartum this time around was the fruit of the work that I started with Nicole. 

I am overflowing with gratitude for God's grace and goodness towards me, even though hard things still exist. I can navigate the hard with so much more stability than ever before, and the fruit is present in my marriage as well! 

My most important relationships have been greatly impacted by this work and I'm just so deeply grateful. 

I thank God for the gift that is Consecrated Wellness and Nicole Hope."