TESTIMONIALS

what others are saying about Natalie

captivating + gifted + passionate

Speaking, coaching, mentoring, training—any opportunity that allows me to share God's Word and the wisdom He's taught me through the stories of my life is my call and a joyous act of service and obedience to play my role in building up His Kingdom, for His glory.

We're all called to be God's hands and feet in this broken, fallen world. Therefore, I consider it a great, humble privilege & responsibility to be an ambassador of Christ. It's my heart's greatest joy to share the messages God has scripted on my heart—inspired & fueled by the power of God—with those in need of His life-transforming truths and His extravagant love and grace.

~Natalie

what others are saying about Natalie

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~Niccie KLEIGL, CEO of Fulfill Your Legacy, Award-Winning Author/Speaker

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~Niccie KLEIGL, CEO of Fulfill Your Legacy, Award-Winning Author/Speaker

“When I heard Natalie speak at my Legacy Leader Conference, I knew instantly speaking was her gifting. She not only speaks with incredible heart and passion, but she also has an innate ability to connect with her audience and leave a lasting impact. I highly recommend Natalie as a main stage speaker. She will not only convey a message you want for your audience, but she will truly help transform their hearts, minds, and souls.”

~Niccie KLEIGL, CEO of Fulfill Your Legacy, Award-Winning Author/Speaker

“I’ve heard many speakers in my career, many of whom are excellent and global influencers. But when I heard Natalie speak, something was different. In the first two minutes, she captivated the audience with unexplainable passion and heart. As a man of faith, I instantly knew this was her God-given gift. That’s why I invited Natalie to be a keynote speaker at the Igniting Souls Global Conference. Speaking and sharing the messages in her heart is what she was created to do.”

~Kary OBERBRUNNER, CEO, Wall Street Journal & USA Today bestselling author & speaker

“Natalie is a gifted and inspiring speaker whose messages are meaningful, motivating, and full of Biblical truth. She blends personal experience with tender emotions that make her application relevant and easy to understand. I highly recommend Natalie to other groups looking for a strong, Christian, inspirational speaker. She is a delight and a blessing.”

~Laura LARUE, Women's Ministry Leader

“Simply put, Natalie is full of heart. Her positive, upbeat speaking style and vulnerability in sharing her real-life challenges and successes make her one not to miss.”

~Stacey, Event Attendee

~Courtney, Collective Member

“Natalie is an amazing speaker and has so much passion for what she does. Because of Natalie’s life-changing message, I feel better equipped to be the kind of woman and mom I want to be.”

~Kari, Pastor

“Simply put, Natalie is full of heart. Her positive, upbeat speaking style and vulnerability in sharing her real-life challenges and successes make her one not to miss.”

~Stacey, Event Attendee

~Courtney, Arise & Soar Collective Member

“Natalie is an amazing speaker and has so much passion for what she does. Because of Natalie’s life-changing message, I feel better equipped to be the kind of woman and mom I want to be.”

~Kari, Pastor

praise for Made to Soar

Made to Soar is for the mom who feels she needs to be everything for everyone. For the mom who puts a smile on her face pretending everything is okay when on the inside she is desperately aching for something more. For the mom who feels guilty, shameful, and alone. For the mom who feels defeated disciplining her kids and wonders if she’s doing anything right. Natalie Dawn Hanson confidently and vulnerably communicates that it is time to let go of the chains and walk in freedom, peace, and joy. Made to Soar leads women on a journey to discover radical freedom allowing them to embrace who they are in God and to live it out boldly in ways that will have lasting and powerful impact on their children and everyone in their lives.

~Niccie KLEIGL, CEO of Fulfill Your Legacy, Award-Winning Author/Speaker

Made to Soar speaks from one mother’s spirit to another. Natalie Dawn Hanson’s message is balm to the weary momma’s soul. Her heartfelt sharing and encouragement provide grace and truth in order to support the reader during her journey. Yes, there are struggles raising children. Yes, you will get through it. With what I would consider a manual for moms, this book is certain to become a reference to visit again and again.

~Daphne V. Smith, Speaker, Wave Maker, and Author of

What’s YOUR Scarlet Letter?

Natalie Dawn Hanson shares with a beautiful vulnerability and honesty her journey from a restless and overwhelmed mom with a heavy heart to one who discovers the magnificent key to hope, peace, and joy to which she is moved to share with others. As a mom of four boys, Natalie reflects honestly the fear and hopelessness of feeling like she was not enough. Weaving personal, heartfelt, relatable stories; the human narrative of Scripture; and the magnificent life cycle of the Monarch butterfly; Made to Soar invites each of us to engage our own journey of faith. We are inspired to feel confident that in the process we, too, will find a different and lasting kind of peace, joy, purpose, and freedom as we become more aware of the amazing grace that has been given to us by this God who created us to soar.

~Katie Christensen, Gallups Certified Strengths Coach

In writing this labor of love, Natalie Dawn Hanson has chosen to be vulnerable, and in so doing, has encouraged her readers and brought hope and healing to all of us who are plagued by the notion that we have to be perfect. In honestly sharing her struggles as a young mom and wife, she draws the reader in as a companion on her journey and we witness her dawning realization that God’s love and grace meets us where we are, with all our imperfections, but does not leave us there. Recognizing God’s amazing love transforms our lives to live freely and joyfully in our divine purpose. Natalie teaches us how to breathe peace by leaning on the source of all peace. As a reader, you can take this journey with Natalie because she invites us all to recognize our part in God’s story of transformation intended for all of us. We are all meant to soar, and Natalie has taken flight in sharing her story.

~Pastor Jean Ohman, Lead Pastor at United Lutheran Church

As a mom, if you want to find relief from the stress of motherhood, if you need a faithful, understanding friend who gets what you are feeling and is bold enough to speak transforming truths to the depths of your soul, then Made to Soar is a must read. Natalie Dawn Hanson invites you into her journey of motherhood while encouraging you to listen to the story God is writing in your own life through your own struggles. It is a matter of the heart and is one Natalie challenges you to lean into, to find the relief you are searching for.

~Lanelle Vasichek, Speaker and Author of Create the Mommy Milestones

If you feel frustrated with your life, this book is for you. If you see yourself falling into habits of self-criticism, this book is for you. If you know there has to be more to life but cannot figure out how to find that “more,” this book is for you. If you want to inspire another to reach for peace, this book is for you. Natalie Dawn Hanson—wife and mother, daughter and friend—opens her heart and life so readers can learn how to build a better life, a fuller life, a blessed life. Through her experiences, Natalie truly speaks to the heart of women. Her honesty about her struggles and failures and heartbreak teach us how to cope with the hazards of life’s journey. As she illustrates through the monarch butterfly, we are God’s creation, and through His heart, and hers, we learn to soar.

~Susan Snyder, Teacher and Librarian Who Follows Christ

what moms are saying about Made to Soar

Being a mom is a gift, and also sometimes very hard. This book taught me to give myself and my kids grace. It’s easy to lose sight of what is truly important. Natalie taught me that teaching my children about their Heavenly Father is, by far, the greatest gift we can ever give them.

~Julie, Mom of three

Made to Soar came into my life at a time when I didn’t know I was needing to hear the heartfelt messages shared in this book. Natalie has a gift of writing that speaks straight to a momma’s soul. She not only inspires and encourages her readers, but she also has an ability to transcend generations with her gift of understanding and insight into motherhood and the challenges we all face. Her love for the Lord, her passion, and her wisdom help take stories from the Bible we have all heard and transform them into stories that resonate with struggles we as mothers face today. This book has shown me how my journey through motherhood is more than simply being okay and surviving—it can transform into so much more!

~Chelsey, Mom of Four

As moms, we sometimes feel we’re on this journey alone. Natalie is a friend, a fellow mom, who lovingly and authentically reminds us that we are all in this with and for each other—moms supporting moms! And above all, we have a heavenly Father who is our biggest supporter! No matter what stage of motherhood you are in, this book is a must read. Enjoy!

~Kaare, Mom of Two

My grandmother always told me, “As long as you have a book along with you, you always have a friend.” Natalie has made this saying so very true for me. She has intentionally crafted this book so you truly feel like your friend has reached into the depths of your soul alongside you to bring out what you genuinely fear and long for—the types of things you didn’t really want to remember or make time to talk about. She has a way of bringing topics into the light so they aren’t as overwhelming. Through every chapter, she continually highlights that our Father has created us with all we need to move through motherhood and points us toward His words to guide us. Before this, I hadn’t read a book that requires a box of tissues, a journal, my running shoes, and a group text to all of my girlfriends to notify them, “Natalie thinks how we think, but instead of complaining, she found a better way to move through it.”
If you want to stop feeling like you’re sinking, slow down enough to take this in because Natalie will teach you that you were made to soar.

~Leanne, Mom of Two

From first hearing the beginning thoughts of this book being written to seeing the designs of this cover, this book has impacted me to the core. Natalie has such a way with words. You feel like you are sitting right across from her listening to her speak them. She has impeccable detail to the very challenges of motherhood and all the relatable mom failures that occurred in her incredible journey to really finding Jesus. You can feel her faith growing as you read her words. So much so that you will magically feel your own faith grow right alongside hers. Made to Soar is a beautifully written book that will have lasting impact on all of its readers, for generations to come.

~Mindy, Mom of Three

Natalie has a remarkable way of connecting Scripture to the everyday challenges of motherhood. It made me appreciate the hectic, tiring, stressful life of a mom knowing tomorrow is a whole new day and I’m not the only one feeling the struggles. When you have reached a point where your patience is at its thinnest, Natalie reminds you to add grace instead of shame, which is something I think every mom can appreciate and embrace. Made to Soar had me feeling like I was sitting down over a cup of coffee with Natalie, and somehow, she knew exactly what I wanted to ask. She gives advice and opened my eyes to a new perspective on finding God’s grace, peace, and joy, with some ah-ha moments thrown in.

~Charlene, Mom of Two

Motherhood is a desired blessing filled with such joy and fulfillment, yet also surprise at the unexpected demands and feelings of exclusion. While we may feel lonely on our motherhood journey, Natalie reminds us, through beautifully illustrated personal stories and ones from Scripture, that we are never truly alone because there is power and freedom in belief. Natalie’s passion for Jesus and others shines as she opens up to the honesty and truth of motherhood’s struggles and triumphs.

~Mareen, Mom of Three

Made to Soar is a perfectly-titled book. This is a wonderful cross between a memoir and a guide encouraging women not to lose themselves and their own identity while transitioning to the role of mom and engaging in the day-to-day battles and triumphs of raising children. A refreshing read!

~Chelsie, Mom of Two

Natalie’s ability to mesh the honest realities of motherhood with the wisdom of Scripture have empowered me not only as a mother but as a woman of faith. Her encouragement is palpable, leaving me feeling excited and equipped to navigate through each season of life in a thriving and joy-filled way.