Dr. Susan Joy Simkins
Healing from Emotional Trauma & Church Hurt
Learn how to move from a devastated past to a restored life.
You are not too broken. You are not forgotten. Your divine reversal is waiting.
What does your restoration look like?
Divine Reversal
By Dr. Susan Joy Simkins
“The story I was never going to tell became the memoir I wrote.”
– Susan Joy Simkins
Divine Reversal is the powerful story of Susan Joy Simkins’ transformation from abuse, abandonment, and single parenthood to healing, joy, and the miraculous restoration only Jesus can bring.
For every person who has felt that their pain is too deep, their shame is too great, or their brokenness is too complete, Divine Reversal is living proof that your story isn’t over. Healing and wholeness are possible through Jesus Christ.
Praise for Divine Reversal
For over four decades, I have counseled hundreds of survivors and heard countless stories of suffering. But seldom have I been so impacted by one person’s journey.
“The story I was never going to tell became the memoir I wrote.”
– Susan Joy Simkins
Mom, Professor, Wife, Believer, & Author
If you’re anything like me, you’re searching for good news these days—something encouraging, uplifting, a story that ends in hope. My life is a testimony of Divine Reversal, a God-sized turnaround. Every day I live the miracle of being where and who my poor beginnings never predicted I would be.
Once a frightened single mother on welfare, I watched every dream I had for my life die. But God knows how to breathe life into what seems lost. He turned shame into purpose, and hardship into victory, even transforming my single-parent journey into a mother-daughter story of restoration. I invite you to learn more about the journey.
Growing the Gifts, with Susan Joy Simkins
Encouraging messages, personal testimony, and real-life stories of faith, healing, and restoration. Susan Joy Simkins shares how God brings Divine Reversal, turning hardship into hope and brokenness into purpose.
Invite Dr. Simkins to Speak at Your Event
Susan brings a message forged through lived experience, biblical truth, and the unwavering faithfulness of God. With honesty and warmth, she shares how the Lord meets us in devastation, walks with us through grief, and restores what once felt beyond repair. Her testimony resonates deeply with women, families, and church communities who long for hope that is real and grounded in Scripture.
Whether at conferences, retreats, women’s gatherings, or special church events, Susan speaks with clarity, compassion, and courage. She creates space for transparency and healing while pointing every heart back to the God who authors redemption. Invite Susan to your next event and allow the message of Divine Reversal to encourage and strengthen your community.
Coming Soon…
In her upcoming book, Susan Joy Simkins provides a roadmap to help you partner with Jesus to transform your deepest wounds into a glorious testimony of hope and wholeness. For anyone haunted by past trauma and wondering if they’re broken beyond repair, Devastation to Restoration offers a powerful lifeline.
There is no better resource I could recommend to my own clients than Devastation to Restoration. This is ‘the one’ I’d recommend because it focuses on ‘THE ONE.’