AUTHOR  ·  SPEAKER  ·  COACH

Leading From the Inside Out

Anna L. Woods, M.Min, CCP, is a Certified Trauma-Informed Resilience, Life, and Grief Coach who helps people move through hard seasons with honesty, faith, and practical tools for healing — so what changes on the inside becomes the strength you lead with on the outside.‍ ‍

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MEET YOUR COACH

A guide who has walked her own road through grief — and back into purpose.

Anna is a Certified Trauma-Informed Resilience, Life, and Grief Coach (M.Min, CCP), author, and speaker whose work sits at the intersection of faith, feeling, and practical healing. Her own journey through loss shaped a coaching practice built on honesty over easy answers, compassion over judgment, and steady, doable steps forward. Whether she's working with a client one-on-one, speaking to a room, or writing another book, her approach stays the same: lead from the inside, and the outside will follow.

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The Rising Above Journey™
A six-week guided healing experience

New Faith-Based Grief Education Course
Coming January 2027

A compassionate path through change

A facilitated small-group experience that guides you through grief one chapter at a time. With trauma-informed, faith-integrated support, you’ll find space to process loss, navigate major life transitions, and take your next step. Coaching and education—not licensed mental health therapy.

Move through a guided six weeks experience with reflection, faith-based support, and practical tools that honor your story and support healing.

Build resilience with guided support

AUTHOR OF

Two books. One message: You Can Rise.

Book cover titled 'Rising Above: Journey Within' features a leaf floating on water with ripples and a dark blue background.

Rising Above Journey Within

A guided journey through grief and resilience — for anyone ready to look inward before rising above.


Book cover titled 'Faith and Feelings: Embracing Our Humanity' by Anna L. Woods, M.Min. Features a heart-shaped sunset over a mountain lake with pine trees.

Faith And Feelings Embracing Our Humanity

An honest look at what it means to hold faith and hard emotions at the same time — and why you don't have to choose.