About Me:

Education and qualifications:

• BA in Theology (Catholic Distance University)

• In progress: MA in Pastoral Care/Spiritual Direction (Holy Apostles College & Seminary)

• Certified Wellness Coach and Certified Nutrition Coach (American College of Healthcare Sciences)

• Various certifications in domestic violence, including Violence and Abuse in Catholic & Christian Families (Pax in Familia) and Breaking the Code: Understanding the Different Motives of Those who Batter (Family Peace Initiative)

• Certified in Christian Prayer from Institute of Catholic Culture

• Certified in Classics in Prayer and Spiritual Life from Catholic Distance University

• IFS (Internal Family Systems) trained life coach

• Narcissistic Abuse Specialist

• ICF and CPD certified Somatic Trauma Informed Coaching Certification through The School of Trauma Informed Positive Psychology (Caroline Strawson)

•  ICF and CPD certified Narcissistic Trauma-Informed Coaching through The School of Trauma Informed Positive Psychology

• C-DGS Specialist, Deconstructing Gaslighting Certification

• Narcissistic Abuse Specialist Certification through The School of Trauma Informed Positive Psychology

• Affiliated with Catholics for Family Peace

• Regular contributor for Missio Dei, Hope's Garden and a freelance writer for a variety of Catholic publications

• Author of The Prodigal Parishioner and Create Soul Space

• Founder of Create Soul Space, Help and Healing After Domestic Abuse

• Freelance writer for various publications including CatholicMatch.com, Catholic Education Resource Center, Hope’s Garden, You Are Made New Ministries and NC Catholics

• Domestic Abuse support group facilitator at Hope’s Garden

• Family of Origin Abuse support group facilitator at Hope’s Garden

• Marriages in Recovery support group facilitator at Hope’s Garden

• Co-facilitator of Roses of Tepeyac peer-to-peer Zoom intimate partner abuse support group at Hope’s Garden

• Co-facilitator of Blooming Again betrayal trauma Zoom support group at Hope’s Garden

What is a Prodigal Parishioner?

Alas, there are many of us. Take myself, for example. I’m a cradle Catholic, but for reasons I write about in two separate articles, I slowly drifted away from the Church, bit by bit, until one day I daftly thought to myself … I’m spiritual but not religious! (As if that’s even a thing. But anyway.)

After many years of fruitless wandering, when I (finally and thankfully) journeyed back home to the Catholic Church, I decided to get a degree in Catholic theology. After all, what I’d learned in Sunday School classes had been woefully inadequate; if it hadn’t, if I’d been taught the fullness of our faith from a young age, I likely wouldn’t have left. But that’s neither here nor there. The point is, I have a degree in Catholic theology, I love the Church (and particularly the medieval mystics), and I love to write. And so I present my newsletter, The Prodigal Parishioner. I write from an orthodox perspective on all things Catholic, with a particular emphasis on the medieval mystics such as St. Bonaventura, St. Caterina of Siena, St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross … well, you get the idea.

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About Me

 My name is Jenny duBay, and I’m a devoted Catholic, a mother and wife, an author, a freelance writer for various Catholic publications, a domestic abuse survivor-turned-advocate, and the founder of Create Soul Space (https://www.createsoulspace.net and http://www.createsoulspace.org) and the Prodigal Parishioner (http://www.prodigalparishioner.com)