October 8, 2025 | 7–9 PM CDT | Live on Zoom
Do you ever struggle to truly understand another person’s perspective—especially in moments of tension or strong emotion?
In our fast-paced, often disconnected world, empathy can feel like a lost skill. Yet as followers of Jesus, we are called to love our neighbors as ourselves and respond with compassion, patience, and grace.
In this two-hour training, you will:
Learn practical tools for active listening
Gain biblical insight into why empathy matters in every relationship
Discover strategies to overcome barriers to connection
Practice responding with grace in difficult conversations
The right question doesn’t just keep a conversation going—it can open hearts, deepen connection, and invite the Holy Spirit into the moment.
In this 2-hour online training, you’ll learn how to move beyond surface-level talk and step into conversations that bring real transformation.
You’ll discover how to:
Cultivate meaningful connection and understand the order that leads to heart change.
Listen without assumption and practice shifting from telling to asking.
Ask Spirit-led, open-ended questions that draw out the depths of a person’s heart.
By the end, you’ll have practical tools to create conversations that bring life, whether with family, friends, clients, or those you lead.
Save Your Spot! →November 10, 2025 | 7–8 PM CDT | Live on Zoom
Curious about attending Freedom Academy trainings or becoming a Biblical Trauma-Informed Coach in 2026?
Bring your questions to our live Q&A on zoom November 10, 2025 to see if Freedom Movement is the right fit for you!
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Live Coaching Certification Q&AÂ on Zoom November 10th, 2025.Â
Save Your SeatSeptember 4-6, 2025 and November 13-15, 2025
PREREQUISITES:
Become empowered to boldly step into coaching stories of harm with a more grounded presence and a clearer picture of redemption in a story.
Solidify the steps for heart transformation and a clearer picture of the enemy's plan within the cycles of false freedom.Â
Develop an integrated view of the intersection of your story, God’s story, and your unique calling to join God in the restoration of all things.
learn more →
October 9-11, 2025
Gather for an intimate story work experience with Karie Garcia in her home. This story work group intensive offers the opportunity to gather with others, collectively and individually exploring stories. Each participant can share one story and receive engagement from Karrie and the group. These three-day sessions take place on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, with limited spots for six people per group.
learn more →Thursday, January 22 - Saturday, January 24, 2026 In Lake Zurich, ILÂ
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Leadership Freedom Academy is a free 3-day training equipping executive leaders in ministry with a trauma-informed approach to conversations and connection with those they love and lead.
This is comprehensive course that combines personal development with leadership training. Normally this training is in-person but has been adapted to fit an online format with breakout groups and live interactive training.
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Friday, February 6 - Sunday, February 8, 2026
Freedom Academy online is a comprehensive course that combines personal development with leadership training. Normally this training is in-person but has been adapted to fit an online format with breakout groups and live interactive training.
If you’re a parent, pastor, trusted friend, or mentor, the personalized training and resources you receive will equip you to become the loving, spiritually anchored support your community needs.
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Thursday, March 19Â - Saturday, March 21, 2026
Freedom Academy is a comprehensive course that combines personal development with leadership training. Normally this training is in-person but has been adapted to fit an online format with breakout groups and live interactive training.
If you’re a parent, pastor, trusted friend, or mentor, the personalized training and resources you receive will equip you to become the loving, spiritually anchored support your community needs.
learn more →
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PREREQUISITE: Freedom Academy (online or in-person)
Freedom in Story provides an opportunity for Freedom Academy  graduates to expand their training over three days of lecture-style teaching, facilitator-led small group story work, and one-on-one peer coaching sessions. In this next level of training, participants should come prepared to engage honestly with the content and fellow attendees.Â
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PREREQUISITE: Freedom Academy (online or in-person)
Freedom in Story provides an opportunity for Freedom Academy graduates to expand their training over three days of lecture-style teaching, facilitator-led small group story work, and one-on-one peer coaching sessions. In this next level of training, participants should come prepared to engage honestly with the content and fellow attendees.Â
IN-PERSON:Â September 10-12, 2026 in Lake Zurich, IL and IN-PERSON: November 5-7, 2026 in Lake Zurich, IL
PREREQUISITES:
Become empowered to boldly step into coaching stories of harm with a more grounded presence and a clearer picture of redemption in a story.
Solidify the steps for heart transformation and a clearer picture of the enemy's plan within the cycles of false freedom.Â
Develop an integrated view of the intersection of your story, God’s story, and your unique calling to join God in the restoration of all things.
learn more →
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