Denna Babul, RN & Karin Luise, PhD
Denna Babul, RN, and Karin Luise, PhD, are the co-authors of The Fatherless Daughter Project: Understanding Our Losses and Reclaiming Our Lives (Avery-Peguin/Random House, June 7, 2016), a book written to set fatherless women on the path to growth and fulfillment by helping them to understand how their loss has impacted their lives.
Denna D. Babul is a RN, successful life coach, motivational speaker, author, medical expert and founder of the Fatherless Daughter Project. Born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina, Denna’s parents separated when she was only three years old and life, as she knew it, changed. After tragically losing her father when she was thirteen, she decided depression was not all that it was cracked up to be and decided to go after life with “all guns ‘a blazing.” After overcoming her biggest hurdle, Denna’s purpose in life is to now be the voice for all fatherless daughters.
A graduate of University of South Carolina, Denna started off her career as a Registered Nurse, climbed the corporate ladder of a Fortune 500 medical company, and started and sold her own successful greeting card company, Dear Jon Cards. With the distinct ability to read people on the spot: mentally, physically and spiritually, Denna has been nicknamed “the reader,” and has the gift of figuring out where and why a person is stuck in order to help them reclaim their lives. With this, Denna recently launched her own podcast, Keeping it Real with Denna.
Denna has spent years involved in a variety of charity efforts. As a sponsor of the 2003 Rock and Roll Marathon, she raised thousands of dollars for the Leukemia Foundation. She has also volunteered and raised money for Habitat for Humanity, The Atlanta Mission, The Atlanta Ronald McDonald House, Wellspring Living, The ALS foundation, and many more. Denna resides in Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband and two children.
Dr. Karin Luise is a sought-after psychotherapist, writer, motivational speaker and co-founder of The Fatherless Daughter Project. True to her hometown, Dr. Karin was born, raised and resides in Atlanta. Not being raised by her biological father, and having been abused by her stepfather, Dr. Karin never had a space of safety in the life of a man as she matured. Growing up in fear, distrust, and unaware of how to relate to men, Dr. Karin has transformed and rebooted her life, and now lives by her ultimate goal: to uncover your authentic truth and stand inside it in strength, peace and purpose.
Dr. Karin received her Early Childhood Education degree from Wesleyan College, her Master’s degree in Counseling from Argosy University, and her PhD in Counselor Education and Practice from Georgia State University. After college, Dr. Karin taught elementary and middle school before setting out on her journey as a therapist and educator. Back in the 90’s, Dr. Karin had a year of writing and producing her own live television segment, “Karin’s Korner,” on the local NBC affiliate in Atlanta.
A humanitarian at heart, Dr. Karin is deeply committed to the mission of the Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Charities for over a decade, as well as Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Dr. Karin is happiest when she is entertaining, cooking, practicing photography, stretching in Pilates and playing with her three children and family dog.
Additional Information about The Fatherless Daughter Project:
The Fatherless Daughter Project (TFDP) is an Atlanta-based non-profit (501c3) that is tied to the upcoming book by Denna Babul and Dr. Karin Luise, The Fatherless Daughter Project: Understanding Our Losses and Reclaiming Our Lives, and formed to give back, educate, and hold a place for true sisterhood. The non-profit is committed to local, national, and global outreach for fatherless daughters, mothers, fathers, siblings, and those who love them- to encourage growth, healing and transformation in their lives and relationships.
Denna D. Babul is a RN, successful life coach, motivational speaker, author, medical expert and founder of the Fatherless Daughter Project. Born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina, Denna’s parents separated when she was only three years old and life, as she knew it, changed. After tragically losing her father when she was thirteen, she decided depression was not all that it was cracked up to be and decided to go after life with “all guns ‘a blazing.” After overcoming her biggest hurdle, Denna’s purpose in life is to now be the voice for all fatherless daughters. A graduate of University of South Carolina, Denna started off her career as a Registered Nurse, climbed the corporate ladder of a Fortune 500 medical company, and started and sold her own successful greeting card company, Dear Jon Cards. With the distinct ability to read people on the spot: mentally, physically and spiritually, Denna has been nicknamed “the reader,” and has the gift of figuring out where and why a person is stuck in order to help them reclaim their lives. With this, Denna recently launched her own podcast, Keeping it Real with Denna.
Denna has spent years involved in a variety of charity efforts. As a sponsor of the 2003 Rock and Roll Marathon, she raised thousands of dollars for the Leukemia Foundation. She has also volunteered and raised money for Habitat for Humanity, The Atlanta Mission, The Atlanta Ronald McDonald House, Wellspring Living, The ALS foundation, and many more. Denna resides in Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband and two children.
Dr. Karin Luise is a sought-after psychotherapist, writer, motivational speaker and co-founder of The Fatherless Daughter Project. True to her hometown, Dr. Karin was born, raised and resides in Atlanta. Not being raised by her biological father, and having been abused by her stepfather, Dr. Karin never had a space of safety in the life of a man as she matured. Growing up in fear, distrust, and unaware of how to relate to men, Dr. Karin has transformed and rebooted her life, and now lives by her ultimate goal: to uncover your authentic truth and stand inside it in strength, peace and purpose. Dr. Karin received her Early Childhood Education degree from Wesleyan College, her Master’s degree in Counseling from Argosy University, and her PhD in Counselor Education and Practice from Georgia State University. After college, Dr. Karin taught elementary and middle school before setting out on her journey as a therapist and educator. Back in the 90’s, Dr. Karin had a year of writing and producing her own live television segment, “Karin’s Korner,” on the local NBC affiliate in Atlanta.
A humanitarian at heart, Dr. Karin is deeply committed to the mission of the Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Charities for over a decade, as well as Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Dr. Karin is happiest when she is entertaining, cooking, practicing photography, stretching in Pilates and playing with her three children and family dog.
Additional Information about The Fatherless Daughter Project:
The Fatherless Daughter Project (TFDP) is an Atlanta-based non-profit (501c3) that is tied to the upcoming book by Denna Babul and Dr. Karin Luise, The Fatherless Daughter Project: Understanding Our Losses and Reclaiming Our Lives, and formed to give back, educate, and hold a place for true sisterhood. The non-profit is committed to local, national, and global outreach for fatherless daughters, mothers, fathers, siblings, and those who love them- to encourage growth, healing and transformation in their lives and relationships.