1Brenda Murray is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the greater Richmond area. She has worked for almost 20 years in mental health as a drug and alcohol counselor. Her passion to help others stems from being born into a very dysfunctional family where alcohol abuse was commonplace. The traumatic experiences of emotional and sexual abuse she suffered from those around her created an enviornment of secrets and shame. For many years, that shame became a part of who she was. But through the grace of God, she was able to overcome many battles and is living proof that God redeems the bad events in our lives.