Help Stella Overcome Trauma and Restore Her Life

Even Heroes Need Help Sometimes

The purpose of this fundraiser is to help a heroic woman get through a time of great need. I, Kristina, have known Stella through friendship and ministry for nine years and her character of being an overcomer, kind, resilient, courageous, caring, and inspiring has been awe-inspiring and steadfast.

A few months ago, Stella encountered kryptonite. Memories and flashbacks delivered to her at the hands of organized abuse and suffering horrific criminal atrocities as a child and teen started coming forth. It became overwhelming for her to function in life while having these memories haunting her and experiencing body and emotional flashbacks constantly. Instead of taking a victim mentality, she made another heroic decision to leave all known life behind and take a first step to deal with these atrocities and trauma by entering treatment.

Stella has spent all she on all levels to build her life back up including emotionally, mentally, physically, and financially (under $99 in her bank account). Her own resources have run out but her journey continues. It will be a marathon and not a sprint to get her to the finish line. What she needs is the opportunity to have the resources needed and the extra time and space to work on her trauma to come out victorious.

Stella does not have family and so we are asking the broader family to rally around her. Her support team wants Stella to be able to work part-time so that she can contribute to taking care of her basic needs and have the time and energy needed to dedicate herself to deep healing work. The GoFundMe funds will be funneled into my (Kristina's) personal bank account that is separate from my own income and expenses and I will distribute the funds to Stella according to the need. The GoFundMe will be used to cover any basic needs that are left over (gas, health insurance, meds etc.) and will primarily be used to cover expenses from a combination of various forms of treatment such as counseling, prayer ministry, art therapy and alpha stim. We will also be making monthly payments to pay off her expenses that have been accumulated from treatment. If money is available, a psychiatric care dog would be considered that is trained to help in various ways when flashbacks and panic attacks arise, provide companionship, etc.

Her life is a most worthy investment.

But, don't just hear her heart from me. You can read below what Stella herself wrote. I hope it touches your heart like it did mine.

Written by Stella on 12.31.24

Dear deepest pain,

You took so much from me, but you have also taught me so much. I started off the year in my own place. I started a job within my field of study and got promoted to a position I only dreamed of, built work connections, and grew as a professional. However, underneath the surface, I was slowly breaking, and emotional pain began to take over. I felt alone and terrified. In hopes of trying to help fix the pain, I sought out a trauma retreat in hopes of reconnecting to God and growing spiritually. The retreat revealed there was more in my past than I could ever imagine, and the deepest, darkest pain emerged. I have felt that this pain was going to take me out or take me under. As a result, I lost connection to myself, to people, and became a person I did not recognize.

However, this gaping pain didn’t see the curveball that was coming. I made the bold step of entering into a treatment program so that I could pursue deep healing. I have people who believe in me and who are helping me fight and heal. I also entered into powerful prayer sessions that deal directly with the organized extreme abuse I endured and started to battle this from all angles.

Deepest pain, you thought you could take me out, but what you didn’t realize is you have just been the training ground for my life. I am learning the right moves and weapons to use. I know this is going to be a long battle, but I am gaining new tools and new resources. I have a new mindset that I am not just trying to survive anymore, but I am working to restore my life. Hello 2025: a year of healing.

~ Stella

***I want to ask you to please consider participating in her healing process by giving a one-time gift or by contributing monthly.

Why $45,244?

$2,000 needed to cover treatment for her away program

$1,000/month Rent

$2,000/month Monthly expenses such as electric, health insurance, car insurance, groceries, water, gas, etc.

$150/month Medication

$87/month Alpha stim treatment

$400/month Psychiatric care dog

$900/month Counseling (3x a week with a greatly reduced price)

$200/month for art therapy supplies and therapy

$450/month Prayer ministry (4-6 times a month)

Thank you for your consideration in helping give the opportunity to help restore a life!

Many blessings on you,

Kristina, Stella and the rest of her support team