Helping Christian women uncover what keeps them stuck, hear God's truth, and learn to live from His Word, not simply know it.
FROM SELF-PROTECTION TO FREEDOM
Sandra Rykbost
Life Coach - Author - Speaker - Leader
Sandra enjoys sharing how her life has been transformed by the Word of God and the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit.
Her story is one of moving from darkness to truth, from self-protection to trust, and from trying to figure life out on her own to learning what it means to seek God first.
For more than 20 years, Sandra has walked alongside women as they uncover the hidden patterns, pain, and beliefs that can keep them from experiencing the freedom God offers.
Her message comes from Scripture, lived experience, and the work of the Holy Spirit in her own life. Through her book, Unhooked: A Woman's Journey from Self-Preservation to Freedom in God's Love, along with her teachings and coaching, she helps women recognize what is holding them back and take steps toward living with greater clarity, peace and purpose.
Sandra's teaching and coaching are Spirit-led and guided by the Holy Spirit, with a desire to help women hear God's truth, recognize His direction, and respond to what He is revealing in their lives.
Her anchor...
"But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you." - Matthew 6:33
Signature Speaking Topics
UNHOOKED
From Self-Preservation to Freedom in God's Love
We all develop ways to protect ourselves. Some are easy to see and others are hidden. Yet, these hidden self-protections quietly shape how we think, respond, relate to God and others.
Sandra shares how the Holy Spirit started to reveal she had hidden "hooks" in her own life and how combing them with God's truth opened the door to greater freedom.
Key takeaway: You don't have to keep living from self-protecting patterns that once helped you survive. You can participate with God as He brings healing, awareness and grows your trust in Him.
When Knowing God's Word Isn't Enough
Moving Truth From Your Head to Your Heart
You can know Scripture and still struggle to live it.
Sandra helps women look at the difference between knowing what God's Word says and actually trusting it enough to let it shape their choices, thoughts and responses. She provides practical ways Holy Spirit taught her and grew her in recognizing God was with her and leading her.
Through Spirit-led teaching and biblical truth, she encourages women to allow the Holy Spirit to bring revelation of God's Word into their lives, bringing God's Word from their heads into their hearts and for every day living.
Key takeaway: God's truth isn't meant to simply inform you. It's meant to transform you.
From Overwhelmed to Led
Learning to Stop Carrying It All
Many women are strong, capable and dependable. They handle the details, solve the problems, and show up for everyone else.
But what happens when being strong becomes a way of living?
Sandra helps women recognize the hidden pull to control, overthink, and carry everything themselves and discover what it looks like to seek God first and be led by His Spirit. This practical teaching, filled with God's Word and direction, helps women shift the burdens and weights on to God and live more freely with His peace and Joy.
Key takeaway: You were never meant to carry everything when God is inviting you to trust Him.
What's Really Keeping You Stuck?
Uncovering the Hidden Things Beneath the Surface
Sometimes the think keeping us stuck isn't what we think it is.
Fear can look like control.
Pain can look like strength.
Insecurity can look like perfectionism.
Disappointment can turn into bitterness.
Through Spirit-led teaching and guided reflection, Sandra helps women slow down and become aware of what may be operating beneath the surface so they can bring it into God's truth.
Key takeaway: What the Holy Spirit reveals, we can bring to God for His transforming work. We are never alone.
Quiet Your Mind
Learning to Hear God's Whisper
Life can be loud. Our thoughts can be even louder. How do we get quiet in a not so quiet world?
Sandra teaches women how to become more aware of their thought life and what is happening within them. She teaches practical and relevant ways to quiet the noise, take captive the thoughts that don't serve, and make room to recognize the leading of the Holy Spirit.
Her approach is not about simply giving women more information. It's about connecting them to the voice that matters most, God's. From there space is created to listen, discern and respond in the way of one's heart and the Holy Spirit's partnership. Biblical truth is essential.
Key takeaway: Sometimes hearing God's direction begins with becoming quiet enough to listen.
The Message Behind It All
Sandra doesn't speak as a woman who has everything figured out.
She speaks as a women who has been changed by the Holy Spirit's indwelling presence.
Once lost in darkness, she discovered what happens when God's truth reaches the places we have learned to hide, protect and control.
It is a story of what God has done in her through His Word, His Presence and through the lives of others in whom God has placed along her path.
Today, she invites other women into that same journey:
Seek Him first.
Be led by His Spirit who dwells within the believer.
Build back trust.
Walk in the freedom He gives.
Sandra's heart felt, Holy Spirit inspired desire to see women become "unhooked" was so needed. Her willingness and obedience to hear what the Lord was saying for our little group of women and then to lead us in prayer and to be set free was powerful! Thank you for your humble obedience.
Today, Sandra helped me grow in knowing the Holy Spirit is within me, by breaking agreements with the lies I lived by. Now I know I am listening to God as He fills me with Holy Spirit. As a young women and new believer, this is wisdom I will carry with me the rest of my life.
My time with my sisters in Christ and Sandra was blessed. Sandra touched each and every one of us and brought a word from God. Sandra spoke and the Holy Spirit filled the church. It was certainly a special time that will be remembered for a long time.
It was an honor to have Sandra visit us in Northern New Hampshire. Her spirit-led messages have opened doors to new ministries and breaking chains off stagnant hearts. For me the most beneficial was her message on "Igniting the Holy Spirit" this has been an eye opener in continuing my ministries and my personal walk with the Lord.
Author of:
Unhooked: A Woman's Journey From Self-Preservation To Freedom in God's Love
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