Learn the keys to complete healing, wholeness, & freedom from the damaging effects of childhood & adult trauma using a Faith-Based Holistic Healing approach that addresses your entire being: body, soul (mind & emotions), & spirit …
This gentle & loving approach gives you the freedom to heal in the comfort of your own space at your own pace!

Do you feel held back or stuck in life because of unhealed past trauma?

Hello beautiful soul, I’m Melanie Hope.

And, that, used to be me! I was stuck in self-sabotaging patterns caused by trauma, easily triggered by daily stressors, constantly overwhelmed & exhausted by life, and physically, mentally, & emotionally unhealthy because of negative coping mechanisms & self-neglect. But now, I’m finally … healed, whole, & free!

Prioritizing my health by taking responsibility for my healing was the best decision I’ve ever made!

Just as my trauma had come in layers, so did my healing. Each one built upon the other until the final layers of addressing the nervous system’s role in trauma and recovery, and inviting Jesus into every aspect of my healing, became the dots that connected all the others, creating the faith-based holistic healing approach that blends somatic, cognitive, and spiritual practices that I used and am sharing with you.

Using that approach and partnering with the supernatural healing power of God, I was able to heal my childhood PTSD from SA, reprogram core trauma wounds and process grief, heal adult PTSD from betrayal trauma and domestic abuse, get free from anxiety and depression, break self-sabotaging trauma response patterns, relieve tension and frequent migraines, and heal persistent gut issues.

I learned how to support my body, soul, and spirit in healthy ways. I learned how to properly resource my nervous system to handle the inescapable daily stressors of being a stay-at-home with young kids. I learned how to identify and communicate needs and emotions to better facilitate healthy connections. I learned how to manage emotions and integrate pain in a way that felt safe and manageable. I learned how to be present in my body and find true safety within myself and my environment.

Above all, I learned how much inherent value I possess and how much I am loved by the One who made me, and in turn, I learned how to love myself for the first time in my life.

Healing my deepest soul wounds helped me step away from the wounded masculine energy I’d been operating in for so much of my life and begin stepping into my true divine feminine nature. Since breaking free from the chains of trauma’s effects on my body, soul, and spirit, I am a better woman and mother.

It was the grace & love of God that led me to the knowledge & understanding that helped me to be healed, whole, & free from the trauma that had impacted my body, soul, and spirit for most of my life—the same grace & love that has led you here!

Because of this gentle & loving Faith-Based Holistic Healing approach, I’m no longer a shell of the woman God made me to be!

After twelve years of personal healing and education, I’m here to share with you the resources and techniques I’ve learned to help regulate your nervous system, release stored trauma, and rewire your brain while practicing embodied faith to experience healing, wholeness, and freedom from the effects of your trauma.

My unique perspective on health and wellness is built upon faith in the supernatural healing power of God and incorporates the Polyvagal Theory, principles of neuroplasticity, somatic processing, and biblical truth to heal your body and soul out from the life-limiting aftermath of trauma.

You are truly loved by God and partnering with His supernatural healing power is the key to freeing you from the impacts of your unhealed and unprocessed trauma. 

My mission is to guide you in creating the life you want, by helping you understand how to work with your nervous system to be healed, whole, and free from the effects of trauma and my heart is to see you emerge from the dark seasons of life just as a butterfly does from its chrysalis—beautifully transformed!

“God has a plan for the butterfly far beyond anything the caterpillar could ever imagine. Dare to believe the same is true for the healed version of you, that there’s a life on the other side of your transformation that will exceed your wildest dreams. Because God has a plan for the woman far beyond anything the little girl could ever imagine.”

In this course, you will learn …

MODULE ONE:

Truth is the Key to Healing
In this module, you’ll begin building your firm healing foundation through faith-based concepts and principles integral to the DSF journey, discovering how Truth is the Key to Healing by delving into Your Design, Your Enemy, Your Savior, and Your Identity according to the Word of God!

MODULE TWO:

Trauma & Your Nervous System
This module builds the educational foundation for your healing and transformation journey through trauma and nervous system education focusing on neuroscience and psychology-based concepts and principles integral to the DSF journey.

MODULE THREE:

The 3 R’s of Trauma Healing
In this module, you’ll continue building a firm healing foundation by delving into and understanding the importance of the 3 R's of Trauma Healing: Regulate, Release, & Rewire.

MODULE FOUR:

Healing Practices Preparation
This module prepares you for the healing work to come by introducing you to all the DSF faith-based holistic healing practices and sharing ways to support your body, soul, and spirit throughout your healing and transformation journey.

MODULE FIVE:

Weekly Healing Rhythms
This module contains your eight weekly healing rhythms that consist of a weekly schedule to guide you through your healing work and a weekly encouragement video to keep you on track.

MODULE SIX:

DSF Healing Practice Library
This module houses the guided video and audio that teaches and demonstrates the faith-based holistic body, soul, & spiritual practices you’ll implement to regulate your nervous system, release stored trauma, & rewire your brain while practicing embodied faith.

The Healing Blueprint is the first of three courses in VICTORIOUS, DSF’s signature faith-based holistic trauma healing & transformation program!

The Healing Blueprint is a course like no other, engaging each part of you: body (somatic), soul (mind, emotions), and spirit (inner self, connection to God). It equips you with tools and methods to help you REGULATE your nervous system, RELEASE stored trauma, and REWIRE your brain while practicing embodied faith!

The Dark Sky Flutterby transformation is a unique Spirit-led trauma healing journey that collaborates with Jesus, relying on His truth and supernatural power combined with your consistent efforts to rewire your brain and reprogram your core beliefs.

The foundation of your healing will be built upon the truth of who Jesus is and what He’s done for you, along with the truth of who you are in His eyes. Through those new lenses, you’ll learn the science behind the impacts of trauma on your nervous system and gain an understanding of how stuck trauma causes it to become dysregulated.  

With your new foundation, you’ll learn faith-based holistic trauma healing tools combined and designed especially for REGULATING your nervous system, RELEASING stored trauma, and REWIRING your brain while practicing embodied faith, using somatic, cognitive, and spiritual practices to address you as a whole: body, soul, and spirit.

I’ve taken the guesswork out and created an easy-to-follow program that will teach you the methods and practices necessary for healing & transformation.

A “Dark Sky Flutterby” is a woman who has, like a butterfly, undergone a metamorphosis—a challenging but oh-so rewarding process of healing from trauma, life’s dark skies, and emerging on the other side beautifully transformed into the whole, healed, and free version of herself that God always meant for her to be.”

“Trauma does an incredible amount of damage, but there is hope through the amazing healing power that God has wired into every part of you!”

BONUS ONE:

Your Armor
Discover the spiritual armor that protects and defends you against the enemy’s attacks on your body, soul, and spirit according to the Word of God!

BONUS TWO:

Spot-Self Sabotage
Understand how the effects of trauma create behavioral patterns that become self-sabotaging, learn how to spot them in your own life, and discover how to begin implanting healthier habits!

BONUS THREE:

Flood Your Gates with Goodness
This collection of faith-based regulation practices will ease you into the work of trauma healing by helping you build a soothing sensory toolkit you can quickly turn to when you’re feeling triggered or stressed!

•Signal safety to your brain through its language of sensation & reset your vagus nerve to move toward regulation

•Regulate your nervous system in its varying states of sympathetic activation, freeze, & dorsal vagal shutdown through gentle movements & somatic practices

•Break up tension patterns to introduce relaxation & regulation to your nervous system

•Practice daily, imaginative visualizations to signal safety to your survival brain

•Develop the skills of self-attunement & interoceptive awareness to help identify & regulate emotions & body sensations

•Engage new ways of thinking about yourself, your body, your relationships, & your life

•Engage in imaginative spiritual practices that bring God’s truth to life & rewire your brain

•Practice self-compassion & learn to see yourself through the eyes of a loving & merciful Creator

•Deepen your faith in Jesus while cultivating an intimate connection and place of safety through relationship with Him

 FAQs

Who am I?

Hello, beautiful soul! I’m Melanie Hope, a millennial mama of two, writer, blogger, and faith-based holistic healing coach with a heart and mission to help women like you heal from trauma and emerge from the dark seasons of life, just as a butterfly does from its chrysalis, beautifully transformed into the whole, healed, and free version of yourself God created you to be.

The belief that inspires my mission to help others find freedom, based on my own healing journey, years of research, and personal relationships, is that unhealed trauma and a dysregulated nervous system are the roots of destructive behaviors, negative thoughts, physical symptoms, and unhealthy relationships.

I have dedicated my life to helping women like you be healed, whole, and free from the damaging effects of trauma, to experience God’s life-changing presence and supernatural healing power, and to know your inherent value and worth according to His Word so you can live out your divine destiny.

You were not meant to live your life in survival mode, you have been fearfully and wonderfully made with healing power wired into every part of you! Jeremiah 31:3-4 says, “God has loved you with an everlasting love; He has drawn you with loving-kindness. Again, He will rebuild you and you shall be rebuilt.”

God loves you beyond your human understanding and desires to heal your body and soul from the trauma you’ve experienced. That is what I want for you and I believe you’ll experience that profound truth on the DSF Healing & Transformation Journey!

“I will restore you to health and heal your wounds, declares the LORD.” ~Jeremiah 30:17