About Rev. Dr. Carrie Hudson

Ordained minister, board-certified Christian life coach and certified spiritual director, Rev. Dr. Carrie D. Hudson, BCC has developed empowerment courses, workshops, and seminars designed to support individuals looking for a better way to live. 

A lifelong learner, Carrie received her Doctor of Ministry degree in Black Church Studies where she discovered the nurturing needs of African-American women within a faith context.  She would go on to serve as an Associate Dean at her alma mater, Ashland Theological Seminary.

For almost 30 years, Carrie has served within faith-based institutions as Director of Christian Education, Bible study teacher and trainer, workshop facilitator, certified personality assessment (MBTI) practitioner, spiritual advisor, and ordained minister.

Dr. Carrie is clear that change is a part of life and helping others embrace it while navigating that transition well is one of her greatest passions. In 2020, Dr. Hudson published her first book entitled, The Love that Set Me Free: 7 Real Life Stories on how to Love God MOST, Love Yourself Right and Love Others Healthy!

Reverend Dr. Carrie D. Hudson is the loving wife of Reverend Kevin L. Hudson. Proudly blended, they have two adult sons, and one adult daughter.  She is available for in-person coaching and speaking in Charlotte, North Carolina and Fort Mills, South Carolina.

What People Are Saying…

  • Strong Anointing for Yoke Destroying!

    Carrie has a strong anointing for yoke destroying!! Hers is not popular with pew warmers or aisle prancers! God uses her to say the sobering, hard things that the church needs to hear as litmus to our souls. I see the call for her to walk the path of ridicule and shame…sacrifice and surrender, so God can use her to be as broken bread and poured out wine, just as our Lord Jesus offered His body! - Bianca M.

  • Gift to See People!

    Dr. Carrie is phenomenal. Her gift to see people is heaven sent. Her words to me in a brief conversation, changed how I saw myself and set me on a path to a better me, the best me and the pursuit to become the woman God created me to be. Thank you ☺️ - Crystal E.

  • Her Peacefulness and Passion for Others

    When I first met Carrie, I knew she was someone special.  I could feel her peacefulness in the first few moments of conversation and knew she was filled with the Holy Spirit.  Not long after learning she and her husband were ministers, Carrie was asked to lead a Women’s Bible Study in our community. I was thrilled!  Carrie has a loving, caring soul and she is incredibly knowledgeable theologically.  She has a passion for helping others, especially women, and is an amazing teacher.  We have learned so much from Carrie and feel blessed that God brought her to the women of our community.— Sara H.

  • Transformative Approach!

    I’m grateful for the transformative approach Carrie takes to liberate women from stifling schema rooted in history. Through education, conversation, spiritual direction, and coaching, she provides tools for resistance, resilience, and flourishing as our authentic selves.— Lynn J.

Why This Work?

As a trained spiritual director and life coach serving Black Christian women, I specialize in:

  • Faith-based burnout recovery

  • Emotional integration within Christian spirituality

  • Healing from performance-based faith

  • Sustainable service without self-erasure

Traditional church spaces often reward resilience without rest.

Life coaching often prioritizes goals over grief.

Therapy may not always center faith.

Soulcare integrates all three — without spiritual bypassing.

Why Black ChristianWomen?

Black women disproportionately carry emotional labor, hypervigilance shaped by racialized experience, and spiritual expectations rooted in the “Strong Black Woman” narrative.

Many of us were discipled into performance.

Be strong.
Be grateful.
Be faithful.

But holiness is not exhaustion.

My calling is to create spiritually safe space for Black Christian women to rest, wrestle, and reconnect with God honestly.

Can We Talk for A Minute?

What I Believe:

  • God is not fragile.

  • Doubt is not disqualification.

  • Anger is not rebellion.

  • Exhaustion is not holiness.

You can wrestle and stay. If this resonates, let’s talk.

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