What is Nine Crowns of Grace™?

Nine Crowns of Grace™ is a faith-based identity restoration ministry founded by Beverly Parraz. It offers Christian coaching, devotionals, a podcast, and free resources to help high performers step into their God-given identity and overcome parental absence wounds.

Who is Nine Crowns of Grace™ for?

Nine Crowns of Grace™ serves Bright Souls — high performers who are carrying identity wounds from parental absence or emotional neglect, and who are ready to step into their God-given identity and calling through faith in Christ.

What is a Bright Soul?

A Bright Soul is someone who shines outwardly — often a high performer — but carries identity wounds from parental absence or not being fully seen growing up. Nine Crowns of Grace™ exists to help Bright Souls discover who God made them to be and walk in that identity.

What is the free healing guide?

The free guide helps you identify which identity wound may be shaping your life today, and offers a faith-based starting point for your identity restoration journey with Nine Crowns of Grace™.

Does Beverly Parraz offer identity restoration coaching?

Yes. Beverly Parraz offers 1-on-1 coaching sessions and group coaching through the Bright Soul Coaching Circle, both focused on faith-based identity restoration, parental absence healing, and stepping into your God-given calling.

Yes. The Nine Crowns of Grace™ Podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Podbean. Episodes cover identity restoration, parental absence healing, faith, purpose, and stories from Bright Souls stepping into who God made them to be.

Are there devotionals about parental absence and identity restoration?

Yes. The Healing the Unseen Wounds devotional series on Nine Crowns of Grace™ covers eight types of emotionally absent parents — including physically absent parents, conflict-avoidant parents, perfectionist parents, and more — all through a faith-centered identity restoration lens.

God or gods?

Which do you serve in your life? Reflect on whether you are allowing God to be head of your life, or other little gods.

"You shall have no other gods before me." — Exodus 20:3

Reflection

"Little gods" don't always look like statues. They can be approval, performance, control, success, or even survival patterns we learned in trauma. When we've been hurt, it's natural to cling to whatever makes us feel safe — even if it quietly takes God's place in our hearts.

God's call to put Him first is not harsh; it's protective. He knows that anything we elevate above Him will eventually exhaust us. He invites us to lay down the false gods of perfectionism, people-pleasing, and self-reliance, and to rest in His leadership instead.

Crown Insight

Letting God be God is not losing control — it's finally resting in the One who truly holds you.

Gentle Encouragement

You don't have to shame yourself for the "little gods" you've leaned on. Simply notice them with God and invite Him into those places.

Journaling Prompts

What do you tend to run to when you feel unsafe or overwhelmed?
How might those things be functioning as "little gods" in your life?
What would it look like to invite God into that space instead?

Closing Prayer

Lord, show me where I've placed other things above You — even good things. Reveal the "little gods" I've trusted more than Your heart. Help me surrender control and trust Your leadership in my life. In Jesus' name, amen.