Trudy Simmons is a wife, mother and Christian counselor. She has a heart for helping women realize their full potential in all areas of their lives, to fully understand the love of the Lord and to walk in their self-worth in Christ. Trudy has overcome many challenges in her life, including the trauma of a broken family, eating disorders and the resulting pain from self-hatred, self-abuse, rejection and anger. Having personally experienced the love of an Almighty Father, she has come to know the power of spiritual and emotional healing and how to live in the freedom of overall spiritual wholeness.

Trudy Simmons is a licensed clinical pastoral counselor, certified personal trainer and ordained minister. She has a masters degree in Clinical Christian Psychology from Jacksonville Theological Seminary.

Trudy has counseled and mentored women and married couples since 2001. Trudy founded the Seven Bridge Marriage ministry (www.sevenbridgemarriage.com) in 2008 to help married couples strengthen their marriages by focusing on the seven foundational principles of a healthy marriage. She is a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC), is certified in the "Marriage Works" curriculum offered by the AACC and Light University and is a certified PREPARE-ENRICH marriage and relationship counselor through Life Innovations, Inc.

Trudy has worked in the fitness industry since 1997 as a personal trainer, fitness model and instructional writer for Women's Health and Fitness magazine. She is also the owner of a glass label company.