MEET YOUR COACHES
Derek & Hannah Abad
Certified Christian coaches who've walked the road of pain to freedom — and now guide others through the same process.
Hannah Abad
Co-Founder & Lead Coach
My name is Hannah and I am a co-founder and lead coach here in The Freedom Journey. I have a deep calling to see people operate in health, freedom and excellence and I've been privileged to support people in that through coaching for the last 12 years. When I dove into coaching, I quickly discovered a love for the actionable and results oriented focus that it facilitates.
What is crazy is that with all of those tools and skills at my disposal and a life-long active faith in God and integration into Christian community, I was still navigating a lot of internal emotional pain and mental battles. The struggles I was wrestling with stemmed from a number of traumatic experiences in my life, some even coming from my religious environment and I hit a breaking point in 2018 that led me to a life changing breakthrough process into freedom that changed the trajectory of my life. It brought healing to my health, my marriage, my parenting, my mental health, everything. God proved Himself, yet again, to be my safe place and truly brought beauty from ashes.
From that point, I knew clearly that God was inviting me to share my freedom and the tools I gained from it through coaching and it is my honor to serve in that capacity here at The Freedom Journey!
Derek Abad
Co-Founder/ Operations / Coach
Hey there, I'm Derek, and I'm genuinely thrilled to be a part of The Freedom Journey. My journey here had some unexpected twists, as life often does. Growing up, I had a connection with God but lacked guidance on building a relationship with Christ, largely due to my limited exposure to the Catholic Church.
Fast forward a bit—I spent a decade in the Navy, served on multiple deployments, and had a pretty successful career. I was the poster child for chasing worldly success, always striving for what society told me mattered most. I was all about performance in every aspect of my life.
But beneath the surface, I was battling addiction, lust, anger, and jealousy—struggles I brought into my marriage and tried to keep hidden. Unsurprisingly, this took a toll on my relationship with my wife.
My turning point came when I stumbled upon C.S. Lewis' "The Screwtape Letters." It hit me like a ton of bricks—I was being oppressed by years of wounds and a mountain of lies I had come to believe.
Shortly after this revelation, I crossed paths with Brady, who shared his own experience of freedom and deliverance. It shook me to my core, and I distinctly heard the Lord calling me to embark on this journey. I won't lie; I was scared at first, afraid of what would surface and how my wife would react.
But going through The Freedom Journey changed everything. I shed the feeling of being a fraud at church and began to understand my worthiness of God's blessings in my life.
Years later, I'm on fire to help others find this same freedom in Christ. It's an incredible privilege to serve with The Freedom Journey, and I'm beyond excited about where the Lord is taking us and the lives He'll touch through this journey.
Hannah Abad
Co-Founder & Lead Coach
My name is Hannah and I am a co-founder and lead coach here in The Freedom Journey. I have a deep calling to see people operate in health, freedom and excellence and I've been privileged to support people in that through coaching for the last 12 years. When I dove into coaching, I quickly discovered a love for the actionable and results oriented focus that it facilitates.
What is crazy is that with all of those tools and skills at my disposal and a life-long active faith in God and integration into Christian community, I was still navigating a lot of internal emotional pain and mental battles. The struggles I was wrestling with stemmed from a number of traumatic experiences in my life, some even coming from my religious environment and I hit a breaking point in 2018 that led me to a life changing breakthrough process into freedom that changed the trajectory of my life. It brought healing to my health, my marriage, my parenting, my mental health, everything. God proved Himself, yet again, to be my safe place and truly brought beauty from ashes.
From that point, I knew clearly that God was inviting me to share my freedom and the tools I gained from it through coaching and it is my honor to serve in that capacity here at The Freedom Journey!
Derek Abad
Co-Founder/ Operations / Coach
Hey there, I'm Derek, and I'm genuinely thrilled to be a part of The Freedom Journey. My journey here had some unexpected twists, as life often does. Growing up, I had a connection with God but lacked guidance on building a relationship with Christ, largely due to my limited exposure to the Catholic Church.
Fast forward a bit—I spent a decade in the Navy, served on multiple deployments, and had a pretty successful career. I was the poster child for chasing worldly success, always striving for what society told me mattered most. I was all about performance in every aspect of my life.
But beneath the surface, I was battling addiction, lust, anger, and jealousy—struggles I brought into my marriage and tried to keep hidden. Unsurprisingly, this took a toll on my relationship with my wife.
My turning point came when I stumbled upon C.S. Lewis' "The Screwtape Letters." It hit me like a ton of bricks—I was being oppressed by years of wounds and a mountain of lies I had come to believe.
Shortly after this revelation, I crossed paths with Brady, who shared his own experience of freedom and deliverance. It shook me to my core, and I distinctly heard the Lord calling me to embark on this journey. I won't lie; I was scared at first, afraid of what would surface and how my wife would react.
But going through The Freedom Journey changed everything. I shed the feeling of being a fraud at church and began to understand my worthiness of God's blessings in my life.
Years later, I'm on fire to help others find this same freedom in Christ. It's an incredible privilege to serve with The Freedom Journey, and I'm beyond excited about where the Lord is taking us and the lives He'll touch through this journey.
THE FREEDOM JOURNEY
Inner healing coaching for Christians — turning the truth of Scripture into clear steps you walk with God, so you find lasting freedom and carry it to others.
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