October 20, 2025 | Tori Hope Petersen
Tori Hope Petersen—author, speaker, and student in Denver Seminary’s Women’s Leadership Cohort—shares her powerful journey from foster care to healing and hope. She discusses growing up in the foster system, the transformative role of faith and community, and the core message of her most recent book, Breaking the Patterns That Break You. Tori explores how confronting lies we’ve believed and breaking dysfunctional patterns can lead to lasting freedom through Christ, emphasizing that healing is an active process involving sharing our stories and embracing God’s love. She also reflects on her perspective that vocation is a calling to simply love those around us.