The ongoing work of bringing Repose, that deep rest and peace, to this world, one individual and family at a time
The Repose Project Joins The RADish Ranch in....
Therapeutic Parenting Intensives
The Next Step in Therapeutic Parenting
A five-day family getaway in a home-away-from-home environment where learning and growth can happen away from the stresses and chaos of everyday life. Each day includes scheduled times for the family to practice therapeutic skills, engage in family activities, and strengthen trust and attachment.
Parents will increase their understanding of therapeutic care and practice therapeutic parenting skills in an interactive way to build success, empathy, strength, and empowerment.
Children will have opportunities to complete schoolwork (during the school year), practice skills that will help them succeed at home, and participate in learning and workbook activities and.....
Trauma-Informed Coaching
Sarah-Jane Bend has completed the Trauma-Informed Coaching Certification Basics through Moving The Human Spirit
(for more information check out Moving the Human Spirit - Trauma-Informed Online Coach Training )
and is working towards her International Coaching Federation (ICF) certification (for more information check out Welcome to ICF | International Coaching Federation)
This is a great time to sign up for Trauma-Informed Coaching, as Sarah-Jane has training but is still needing hours towards her ICF, It's a better deal. No time like the present!
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Our Therapeutic Respite Care
At The Repose Project, we offer Trauma Responsive Therapeutic Respite Care, a unique service designed to support families raising children with trauma; according to the method of Therapeutic Parenting used at The RADish Ranch, founded by Karen Poitras. Never heard of The RADish Ranch? No problem! Our Services are for families already using the program as instructed through The RADish Ranch or those willing to give the program a try. If you are raising a child with an Attachment Disorder (it happens in both adopted and biological children) we want to support you and help bring peace back to your home.
"I have worked with Sarah-Jane for several years, and have had the privilege of having her train through my online courses and in person in the intervention program at Camp Attach. She brings an amazing amount of compassion and care to her work, both for the parents and children that she works with. Sarah-Jane's respite care services offer a high level of felt safety, therapeutic interventions, and continued family support."
- Karen Poitras, Founder & Program Facilitator at The RADish Ranch
"Therapeutic respite care isn’t just a glorified babysitter! It’s someone you can rely on to manage your child’s behavior, hold them accountable and have them do restitution accordingly. "
Therapeutic Grandma
Our Services
Nature of Trauma Responsive Therapeutic Care, Trauma-Informed Coaching, and Mentoring Services
St. Joseph’s House of Repose provides services focused on personal development, accompaniment, education, and reflective support. Trauma Responsive Therapeutic Respite is offered as a supportive service for families raising children with attachment-related trauma and is delivered as part of a collaborative professional team working toward the child’s well-being and healing.
These services are not psychotherapy, counselling, psychological treatment, medical care, or any other regulated health service. St. Joseph’s House of Repose does not diagnose, treat, or cure mental health conditions and does not replace the services of licensed healthcare or mental health professionals
About us
The Repose Project offers compassionate support through Trauma Informed Coaching to any individuals, those with or without a trauma history.
We also supports parents raising children who have experienced trauma by connecting them with valuable resources from the RADish Ranch. Understanding the unique challenges that come with attachment difficulties and emotional healing. The Repose Project serves as a bridge to specialized programs like Therapeutic Intensives which provides therapeutic, relationship-based interventions in a supportive home away from home environment. The Repose Project founder Sarah-Jane runs the children's program at these intensives run by the RADish Ranch. By guiding families toward these tailored resources, The Repose Project helps foster healing, resilience, and stronger parent-child connections
Contact us
Trauma-Informed Coaching
Trauma Responsive Therapeutic Care
Email:
thereposeproject@gmail.com
Location
Virtual and we come to you
Our Services at The Repose Project
At The Repose Project we offer several services designed to support individuals and families through trauma-informed care, coaching, and Catholic accompaniment.
Our founder, Sarah-Jane Bend, is a Trauma-Informed Coach and Trauma-Responsive Therapeutic Care Provider. She works with individuals who are pursuing meaningful life goals, personal growth, and accountability using an ICF-informed coaching approach through a trauma-informed lens. Coaching is designed to help clients move forward with greater clarity, confidence, and intentional action while recognizing how past experiences may influence the present.
Sarah-Jane's work began in 2020, providing respite care for children with severe attachment disorders. She later received specialized training through RADish Ranch and now works alongside its founder, Karen Poitras, helping facilitate Therapeutic Parenting Intensives for families raising children with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD), Developmental Trauma Disorder (DTD), and other attachment-related challenges. Her experience supporting foster, adoptive, and trauma-affected families informs all of her work.
As her coaching practice grew, Sarah-Jane recognized that many within her Catholic community were seeking something that combined the practical benefits of coaching with deeper faith-based accompaniment. While she continues to offer trauma-informed coaching to a wide range of clients, she also serves individuals who desire to grow spiritually in their Catholic faith while pursuing healing and personal development. This Service is called The Repose Path Mentorship program for Catholic Women. This integrated approach draws from trauma-informed coaching principles, Catholic anthropology, and a deep appreciation for the dignity of the human person. It is shaped by the teachings of St. John Paul II, particularly his personalist philosophy and the Theology of the Body, as well as the spirituality of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, emphasizing trust, simplicity, and growth in holiness through ordinary daily life.
Whether someone is seeking practical coaching, support in navigating the effects of trauma, or accompaniment that thoughtfully integrates faith and psychology, The Repose Project seeks to provide compassionate, hope-filled care that honors the whole person—body, mind, and spirit
Why the Name The Repose Project?
The word repose has been at the heart of this work from the very beginning.
The original name, St. Joseph's House of Repose, was born from prayer during the Year of St. Joseph in 2021.
On the Solemnity of St. Joseph, March 19, Sarah-Jane's father experienced a deep conviction that a central part of her mission would be to help bring protection, safety, and peace to those who are suffering.
As he reflected on St. Joseph's role as the faithful guardian of Jesus and Mary, he was drawn to the words of the prophet Isaiah:
"This is the resting place, let the weary rest; this is the place of repose."
— Isaiah 28:12
He shared these words with Sarah-Jane, and together they recognized how beautifully they captured the heart of the mission beginning to unfold.
At the time, Sarah-Jane was providing respite care in her own home for children who had experienced significant developmental trauma and attachment wounds. Alongside this work, she began sharing reflections on social media about attachment theory, trauma, and the surprising ways these fields of study can deepen our understanding of ourselves, our relationships, and even our relationship with God.
She began to recognize that what we learn about the human need for safety, connection, and secure relationships has much to teach us about the human heart. We are relational beings, created for love. Our experiences of relationship shape how we see ourselves, how we relate to others, and how we understand God's love for us.
What began as a small work of hospitality and reflection gradually grew into something broader.
Today, the work has expanded beyond respite care to include Trauma Responsive Therapeutic Care, Trauma-Informed Coaching, and the Repose Path Mentorship Program.
So, why The Repose Project?
The word repose means more than simply resting or taking a break. It speaks of a deeper kind of rest: the peace that comes from being safe, known, loved, and able to entrust ourselves to another.
It is the rest we long for when we are weary. The security we seek in relationships. The interior peace that becomes possible when we begin to live in the truth of who we are and whose we are.
The word project reflects the ongoing and evolving nature of this work. It is not one program, one method, or one particular service. It is an unfolding mission, bringing together therapeutic care, education, coaching, mentorship, and reflections on the human person and our capacity for healing and growth.
Although the name has changed, the heart of the mission has not.
We continue to look to St. Joseph as patron and protector of this work, asking his intercession for every individual and family who comes our way.
At its heart, The Repose Project is about helping people move from fear toward safety, from disconnection toward relationship, and from weariness toward a deeper experience of peace, wholeness, and love.