From rock bottom to THRIVER with Brianne Coleman

*TRIGGER WARNING* Please join me and Brianne Coleman as she shares her story of resilience.

Brianne Coleman, MBA, M.S., is a well-versed administrative professional with a deep passion for change. She currently works as an IT Operations Specialist with The Chicago Community Trust, a nonprofit organization with a mission to close the racial and ethnic wealth gap in the Chicago region. Not only has this work been super rewarding for Brianne personally, but it has also brought great purpose to her life. Over the last four years, Brianne has leveraged the relationships she has developed through her work and continues to develop, to lean more into her life’s purpose of ending familial cycles of domestic violence and trauma.

As a survivor of childhood trauma, sexual assault, and domestic violence spanning over 42 years, Brianne tirelessly advocates for victims/survivors through her public speaking, peer support and volunteer work. Brianne was a 2020 fellow of Disability Lead’s Advancing Leadership program and is now a member of that prestigious network of disability leaders. In addition, Brianne was a 2021 fellow of the Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence’s Leadership Academy, which allowed her to strengthen her ties to the DV network in Illinois.

In 2021, she began a multi-year journey to become a certified instructor of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), a key component of a trauma rehab program she developed that addresses the gaps in services provided to victims of domestic violence to include their children. Brianne holds two master’s degrees, including an MBA and a master’s in human services from Purdue, and is the founder of Dimensions of Intersections, an upcoming nonprofit with a mission to stop generational cycles of domestic violence and trauma.

Brianne’s vulnerability and transparency, combined with a timely spiritual awakening, have put her on the path to finding full survivorship in her life. She embodies gratitude in every facet of her life and embraces her experiences openly as a way to inspire others. Brianne leans heavily on her relationship with God to guide her on her journey and push her closer to living in her life’s purpose.“In some ways, suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds meaning.” – Victor Frankl

Find her here:https://youtu.be/sz_xcglYiRo?si=E1VM9e5-hFAG2juF

https://www.facebook.com/gingersnaps816

Someone out there needs to know they are not alone and that they can survive. Perhaps you are a parent or friend of someone trapped in an abusive relationship and need to know how to help. My goal is to share awareness, offer empowerment, and educate others about emotional traumas and domestic abuse. Here I will share my story and also stories of courage and healing from Survivors, Coaches, to Therapists/Counselors.

Find me here- ⁠https://linktr.ee/melindakunst⁠

Find help and info here-

National Domestic Violence Hotline- ⁠https://www.thehotline.org/⁠

Safe Horizon- ⁠https://www.safehorizon.org/⁠⁠https://www.domesticshelters.org/⁠⁠https://internationalwomenshouse.org/get-help⁠⁠https://www.domesticshelters.org/.../national-global...⁠

Sexual Assault Hotline- ⁠https://www.rainn.org/⁠

Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Services (ADWAS) provides advocacy services for Deaf and DeafBlind survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. ⁠http://www.adwas.org/⁠

Suicide prevention- ⁠https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/⁠

Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453)