INTRODUCING THE ROOT DIGGER
About Rev. Dr. Carrie Hudson
Affectionately known as “Dr. C”
Rev. Dr. Carrie D. Hudson is the founder of Mahogany Soul Care LLC and a speaker, educator, and workshop facilitator working at the intersection of grief, faith, soul care, and the lived experiences people rarely name. She holds a Doctor of Ministry in Black Church Studies and a Master of Divinity in Pastoral Counseling & Care.
An ordained minister, Advanced Certified Grief Recovery Specialist®, trained spiritual director, board-certified life coach, and MBTI Certified Practitioner, Dr. Hudson equips churches, women, leaders, and community organizations to understand loss, care more faithfully, navigate differences, and pursue transformation without shame or spiritual bypassing.
Her approach is grounded, compassionate, practical, biblically thoughtful, and honest about the losses and questions people are often expected to carry silently. Dr. Hudson is especially committed to centering the experiences of Black Christian women while offering grief education and soul care resources for the wider Christian community.
Dr. Hudson services churches, conferences, healthcare and community organizations, women’s gatherings, ministry teams, and helping professionals.
SPEAKING AND WORKSHOPS
Speaker |Educator |Workshop Facilitator |Grief & Soul Care Practitioner
Honest Conversations That Help People Name What Hurts and Move Toward Wholeness
Some of the most important experiences in our lives are also the hardest to name. Drawing from pastoral counseling and care, Black Church studies, spiritual direction, Christian life coaching, grief recovery, personality, and conflict education, she equips individuals, independent groups, churches and organizations to care for people and themselves more faithfully—without confusing education, pastoral care, coaching, spiritual direction, grief recovery, or mental-health treatment.
Rev. Dr. Carrie D. Hudson brings grief, faith, soul care, and the lived experiences people rarely name into thoughtful, practical conversation. Through keynotes, interactive workshops, retreats, and leadership training, she creates spaces where people can tell the truth without shame, understand what is happening beneath the surface, and leave with meaningful next steps.
What Audiences Can Expect
A warm, grounded, and intellectually substantive presentation
Faith-integrated content for Christian settings without spiritual bypassing
Culturally responsive attention to Black women and Black Church life
Clear language for experiences people struggle to name
Practical tools, reflection, and next steps—not inspiration alone
Trauma-aware facilitation with appropriate boundaries and referral awareness
What I Believe:
God is not fragile.
Doubt is not disqualification.
Anger is not rebellion.
Exhaustion is not holiness.
Grieving well does the soul good.
You can wrestle and stay. If this resonates, let’s talk.
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