Breaking the Cycle: Overcoming Generational Trauma
How trauma travels through families, and what it takes to interrupt the cycle, with practical, faith-based guidance for breaking destructive patterns.
Speaking
Book C. Maria for Speaking Engagements
C. Maria DeLaLuz speaks about generational trauma, faith, forgiveness, and the slow, honest work of healing. She brings lived experience and more than 25 years of leadership in senior living, hospice, and community-based support, and she is known for creating safe, grounded spaces where people can begin to process their own stories.
Topics
What she speaks on
From Victim to Survivor: Claiming Your Identity in God
A personal journey from abuse to healing, and how others can embrace their God-given identity and resilience.
Finding Light in the Darkness: God's Presence Through Trauma
How faith and moments of spiritual insight provide guidance amid suffering, and how to notice the slivers of light in the darkest experiences.
Healing Through Faith and Forgiveness
The role of faith, prayer, and forgiveness in recovery, and how forgiveness frees the survivor without excusing the abuse.
Practical Steps for Emotional and Spiritual Restoration
Actionable guidance for journaling, prayer, self-reflection, and rebuilding trust, hope, and a renewed sense of purpose.
Empowering Women and Families to Protect and Nurture
Healthy boundaries, emotional awareness, and protective parenting, and how faith and community foster healing and safety.
Formats
Ways to bring her in
Keynote
A single, story-driven message for a full audience, built around one of the six topics.
Workshop or breakout
A smaller, interactive session with reflection and journaling prompts drawn from The Light After.
Retreat sessions
A series of sessions across a day or a weekend, following the book’s journey from survival toward healing.
Panel or conversation
An interview, fireside chat, or panel, in the room or streamed.
Available in person or virtually.
Audiences
Who she speaks to
- Churches and women’s ministries
- Conferences and retreats
- Survivor, recovery, and support communities
- Healthcare, hospice, and senior care teams
- Nonprofits and community organizations
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