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    Preaching and Speaking

    As a speaker and writer, Lorie is transparent, humorous, and straightforward—coming at her content from a place of place personal reflection, biblical truth, and divine insight. Her teaching is both emotionally engaging and full of practical application for real people living real lives.

Lorie spent twenty years on the counseling and pastoral staff of a large, non-denominational church in Columbus, Ohio, where, over her her time there, she has provided honest, biblical teaching for staff, leaders, workshops, retreats, conferences, and weekend services.

Drawing on her experience as both a pastor and a professional counselor, Lorie speaks on a variety of topics including spiritual formation, marriage, parenting, emotional health, inner-healing, and counseling-related issues such as depression, fear and anxiety, co-dependency, and family systems. In addition, Lorie has lead women’s and co-ed groups for over 20 years, teaching and leading on topics related to marriage, parenting, health, and spiritual formation.

With over 30 years of speaking experience under her belt, Lorie is comfortable speaking in any setting for any size audience. She welcomes the opportunity to speak to small and large conferences, retreats, and workshops. You can see some of her popular retreat or conference topics here, samples of her teaching below, and a bit of her online teaching here.

The Antidote to Shame (Hebrews 12:1-3)

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Unspeakable Hurt: The Life of Tamar (2 Samuel 13)

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Women and Wells: The Girl Effect (John 4)

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Rooted in Love (Ephesians 3:16-19)

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When We Wound Ourselves (Psalm 51)

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  • Lorie Kaufman Rees, MA, MFCS, PCC

    Lorie is a transformational coach, professional counselor, speaker, free-lance writer, and former pastor with dual master’s degrees in Marriage and Family Therapy and Clinical Counseling and over three decades of experience. She writes and speaks regularly at her church of 9,000 on a wide range of spiritual and personal topics relevant to women, couples, and families.

    Diagnosed with ME/CFS  in her 40s, Lorie has dealt with chronic pain and fatigue most of her own adult life before her daughter was also diagnosed at the age of 15. Her experience with chronic illness as a parent, a patient, and a professional reach beyond the textbook into the very fabric of her everyday life, giving her a unique perspective on what it truly means to be “functional.”