Helping Women Take Courageous Steps to Heal from Abuse

Karla Monterrosa

Karla Monterrosa, M.P.A. is an author, keynote speaker, and women’s empowerment coach who has dedicated her life to improving the lives of women and families. Karla is a certified Mending the Soul support group facilitator, but it’s her almost two decades of experience in community and economic development that make her programming practical, unique, and transformational. She understands what motivates, inspires, and ultimately leads people to unlock their power.

Karla earned a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies and Planning and a Master of Public Administration in Public Sector Management and Leadership from California State University, Northridge. She began her career in the City of Los Angeles, where she became aware of the everyday challenges communities faced as a result of trauma. Karla learned to address their needs by utilizing the resources available to them. She helped to provide women, youth, and families with programming that increased educational attainment, economic opportunities, and financial literacy. However, she observed that many women struggled to improve their lives as a result of abuse, and their whole family suffered.

As a survivor of abuse herself, she is passionate about leveraging her skills to help others overcome their past. She believes everyone has a God-given purpose, and through her unique coaching program, Unbraided Life (www.unbraidedlife.com), Karla guides survivors of abuse to discover their specific needs and develop actionable strategies. Through honest self-reflection, biblical principles, and her one-of-a-kind 7 Steps Toward Healing framework, Karla knows she can awaken what has been in you all along.