Did you know that Unstuck Ministries publishes new articles each week covering parenting, finances, and health & wellness? We're incredibly thankful for the national experts who generously share their knowledge and encouragement with the women we serve. Get to know the writers behind some of our most-read articles below!
Meet our experts
Jennifer Maggio is an author, national speaker, business consultant, single parenting subject matter expert, and CEO of the national nonprofit, Unstuck Ministries. Maggio’s personal story through homelessness, poverty, single parenting, and severe abuse has been shared in hundreds of media venues, including the New York Times, 700 Club, Power Women, Daystar, and countless others. After becoming an 11-time Circle of Excellence Winner in Corporate America, she left her corporate successes behind to serve over one million women with one mission – to see bound women become free in Christ. To learn more, visit jennifermaggio.com.
Dana Che is an inspirational speaker, author, blogger, relationship coach, and host of the online talk show Real Relationship Talk who is passionate about seeing people walk in relational wholeness. Over the last 10 years, Dana has journeyed with all types of moms as a mentor mom and coach. As a speaker, she has served audiences both large and small at women’s conferences, business events, schools, churches, moms’ groups, and youth conferences sharing her story as a former teen mom and other topics like building authentic relationships, purposeful parenting, finding purpose in pain, and more.
Dana holds a B.A. in communication from Regent University. She shares her life with her husband and high school sweetheart, Shaun, their four amazing children, and their “multi-cultural” dog in beautiful Virginia Beach, VA. For more information or to book Dana to speak at your next event, visit http://danache.com.
Aimee Cooks has a heart for single parents and children being raised in divorced and single parent homes. Her book titled: Take God’s Hand: Hope and Help for Rebuilding your Family after Divorce encourages parents to ground themselves in the gospel so that they can lead their families well. Aimee blogs weekly at aimeecooks.com to encourage single parents in their journey. Educationally and professionally, she holds a bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood – Special and Regular Education and taught for 24 years before focusing on writing.
Michelle Donnelly, MS, is the President and CEO of PlusONE Parents, a ministry devoted to helping single parents overcome overwhelm to rebuild God-empowered lives and raise up a new generation. A mother of three, Michelle is also the host of The Christian Single Moms Podcast and author of Seen: Hope & Healing for Single Moms. Learn more about PlusONE Parents at www.plusoneparents.org.
Anna Meade Harris is a single mom of three young adult sons. She is the Senior Director of Content at Rooted, co-host of the Rooted Parent podcast, a member of Church of the Cross in Birmingham, AL, and author of the upcoming God’s Grace for Every Family: Biblical Encouragement for Single Parent Families and the Churches That Seek to Love Them Well (Zondervan, 2024).
In her free time, Anna enjoys gardening, great books, running, hiking, hammocks, and ice cream. She wants to live by a mountain stream in Idaho someday. For more info, visit rootedministry.com/authors/anna-meade-harris/
Ron L. Deal is president of Smart Stepfamilies™, director of FamilyLife Blended™, a popular conference speaker, and author/coauthor of a series of DVD’s, books, and curriculum for stepfamilies including The Smart Stepfamily, The Smart Stepmom, The Smart Stepdad, Dating and the Single Parent, and the book The Smart Stepfamily Marriage. His one-minute radio feature FamilyLife Blended can be heard daily on stations nationwide and online. Tune in to his weekly Periscope broadcast (follow “Ron Deal”) on marriage and blended families. Learn more at FamilyLife.com/blended.
Chuck Bentley is CEO of Crown Financial Ministries, the largest Christian financial ministry in the world, founded by the late Larry Burkett. He is the host of a daily radio broadcast, My MoneyLife, featured on more than 1,000 Christian Music and Talk stations in the U.S., and author of his most recent book, Money Problems, Marriage Solutions. Be sure to follow Crown on Facebook at Crown Financial Ministries and check out the website at www.crown.org.
Author of Laughs & Jesus for the Single Mom, April Gilchrist Thomas is known for telling comical stories, leaving hilarious notes in random places, and coordinating epic scavenger hunts for her kids. Once a single mom, April resides in Lakeland, Florida with her husband, Eric, and their Lhasapoo, Beamer. Together they have raised four children who are living story-filled lives of their own. Her diploma from the University of South Carolina marked the beginning of April’s career in marketing. Today you can find April consulting with female entrepreneurs, writing for laughsandjesus.com, mentoring single moms or serving at Grace City Church. To learn more about April, visit laughsandjesus.com.
Denise Adcock is an author, executive coach, leadership consultant, and speaker. She offers strategic planning for organizational development, increasing performance outcomes through her company, Healthy Business. As a coach, Denise helps her clients overcome professional roadblocks through customized coaching, accountability, and transformational leadership awareness.
In her book, The Untold Stories of a Single Mother, Denise offers her readers hope and inspiration through personal stories that reveal the unconditional love of our Heavenly Father and her resilience during the challenging times of single parenting. Denise enjoys hiking, biking, and kayaking, and spending time with her four grandchildren.
Check out her website at Deniseadcock.com.
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