New nonprofit focuses on healing trauma and abuse

Healed and Restored

One woman’s painful journey helps others

by Sara Coleman

The Summer of 2020 became a pivotal time in the life of Elza Spaedy. A growing desire was forming in her heart to provide resources to young women in the Lake Norman area who need help working through personal trauma. Spaedy could not suppress this desire and knew something had to be done, and it could not wait. In July 2020, the idea of Healed and Restored was born and soon formed.

Spaedy’s personal experience are what make this vision so extraordinary. A survivor of abuse herself that occurred when she was 8 years old, she has been in the same shoes far too many young women have walked in. It took years for Spaedy to work through the pain. It was not until her mid-twenties she found resources with counseling, therapy, and an abundance of prayer that allowed her to work through the impact the abuse had on her life.

Spaedy has now formed Healed and Restored, a local Christian non-profit organization aimed at working with women struggling with deep rooted, life-controlling issues. These issues range from selfharm, eating disorders, physical and mental abuse, to sexual abuse and sex-trafficking.

Still in its infancy, Healed and Restored is focused on offering a full, three-pronged approach to healing focusing on the soul, body, and mind. Spaedy believes when you give women the means to deal with all aspects of their trauma— not only the physical—then true restoration begins. Programs will be offered from counseling, to gardening and cooking, to journaling, and prayer. The organization offers this under the care of a medical director who studies every case to determine the care needed for healing.

The eventual goal for Healed and Restored is to build a 10-bedroom home to house up to 20 young women. To do so, the organization will need a donation of 12 to 15 acres of land in the Charlotte-area and building supplies. The nonprofit is also launching a capital campaign and local ambassador program for grassroots, organic growth. Spaedy is confident the “need is so great, and the resources will be provided.”

She has transformed from victim to survivor and is ready for young women throughout our area to experience freedom with healing and restoration. Spaedy wants each young woman to understand “it’s ok, you are going to become a survivor” and Healed and Restored is here to help these women begin this journey.

Photography by Kristyn Keenan Photos

Visit healedandrestored.org to learn more about how you can help as a local ambassador or through a donation.

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