Dr. Paulette Bethel, CMC, CTRC is the founder of Discoveries Coaching. For more than 45 years she has worked in a variety of settings: trauma recovery coach, speaker, retired US Air Force Officer, former Nonprofit CEO, and therapist in private practice. She is an internationally recognized speaker covering topics such as grief, trauma, international transition, multiculturalism, betrayal trauma, and identity disruptions from unexpected parentage discoveries. It is through personal experiences and a passion to help others; Dr. Bethel is created the Not Parent Expected (NPE) Identity Disruption Trauma Model™. She has appeared in national and international media and is a featured columnist with Culturs Global Magazine. Her column, Bella’s Front Porch covers different topics through a globally oriented, multicultural lens. She recently authored, Family Genetic Secrets Revealed: Who Am I Now? Paulette has a Doctorate in International Education and Entrepreneurship, a Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy and a Master’s in Public Administration. She has received multiple awards, including Who’s Who in the World, Who’s Who of American Women, is a Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Fellow and 2012 Exceptional Scholars Talented Tenth African American Women inductee. Dr. Bethel is married to Ralph Bethel. They have four children and eight wonderful grandchildren.

Bobbi is a survivor of significant childhood and adult trauma. As a result, she struggled with depression so severe that it left her disabled, bouncing in and out of seven psychiatric wards, homeless and physically ill. She found it difficult to find high quality, trauma informed mental health help. After navigating much of her recovery on her own she earned her Masters Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. In 2014 she shifted from therapy to coaching, pioneering the field of Trauma Recovery Coaching. Bobbi founded The International Association of Trauma Recovery Coaching in 2017. In six years she has developed six different certification programs, writing the curriculum for and teaching all of them. The Association has educated more than 800 coaches around the globe. As a trauma survivor herself, Bobbi not only leads and teaches within the Association, but works with trauma survivors in her private coaching practice. She is a trained IFS Practitioner, Level 3 Certified Trauma Informed Stabilization Practitioner and certified HeartMath Coach.