

ATARA ESTES, ICHW-C
✨ Welcome to the Empowered World of Atara Estes
Global Vision. Local Healing. Unashamed Transformation.
You’ve entered a space where trauma meets truth, faith fuels freedom, and survivors rise into leadership. I’m Atara Estes, your Empowerment Coach, Global CHW Leader & Speaker, Faith-Based Visionary, and Creative Storyteller—committed to helping people heal unapologetically, thrive purposefully, and lead authentically.
As the founder of TATU: Thriving After Trauma Unashamed™ and Atara Global Innovation™, my mission is clear: to cultivate holistic healing experiences, build empowered communities, and train the next generation of leaders—from survivors to frontline advocates, from faith warriors to CHWs making a difference.
🌍 My Platforms of Purpose
🎙 Keynote Speaker & Empowerment Advocate
Speak from personal and professional power across:
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The Power of We
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Faith-Based Recovery & Resilience
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Trauma Recovery & Lived Experience Advocacy
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Community Health Workers (CHWs) Leadership & Mentorship
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Women’s Empowerment & Self-Worth
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Public Health Equity & Justice
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Re-entry Support & Restorative Healing
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Financial Literacy & Economic Empowerment
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Visual Healing Arts & Therapeutic Photography
🎬 Creative Healing through Art & Storytelling
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Atara Healing Visual Art & Photography™
– Empowerment boudoir, trauma transformation portraits, legacy & photovoice projects -
Indie Short Film Projects (Coming Soon)
– Visual healing stories, survivor-led productions, faith-centered films -
Aerial Photography & Videography (Coming Soon)
– Empowerment shoots, event documentation, drone storytelling
🌿 TATU’s Holistic Healing Ecosystem
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TATU Empowerment Coaching & Healing Circles
– Faith + Trauma + Coaching for women and girls, young adults (ages 17 -27), leaders, and survivors -
CHW Peer Mentoring & Supervisor Leadership Program
– Workforce resilience, retention, and community-first recovery (Phase 3 model) -
Ruth’s Healing Harvest Farmacy™ (Coming Soon)
– Herbal wellness, seasonal produce, holistic self-care bundles
💸 Economic Empowerment & Self-Worth Tools
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Financial Literacy Workshops (Coming Soon)
– Budgeting, credit rebuilding, financial restoration for survivors & leaders -
Self-Love Tools & Resources
– Books, workbooks, digital journals, affirmation decks, healing kits
🛍 Shop (Coming Soon) on Etsy →
💜 “From broken pieces to bold purpose—I’m not just telling stories, I’m helping others live in their testimony.” — Atara Estes
📌 Let’s Partner
✔ Book me to speak
✔ Bring empowerment coaching to your organization
✔ Collaborate on your next community or creative project
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Help us protect survivors and create systemic change around domestic and dating violence.

A BIT ABOUT ATARA ESTES
The Full Story
🌍 Meet Atara Estes
Global Leader | Empowerment Strategist | Faith-Based & Transformational Speaker | CHW Advocate | Creative Healer
Atara Estes is a mother, trauma survivor, Evangelist in training, and a visionary leader who has transformed her pain into purpose. With a heart rooted in service and a faith-forward mission, Atara is a trailblazer in community health, holistic wellness, and social justice. Her legacy is driven by a commitment to advocate for, equip, and elevate survivors, Community Health Workers (CHWs), and everyday people navigating their healing journey.
She currently serves as Senior CHW Strategist at St. Louis Integrated Health Network (IHN) and also represents nationally as the inaugural Past President of the Community Health Workers Association of Missouri (CHWAM), now serving as an Advisor advocating for systemic change that protects, funds, and elevates CHWs. Founder and past Board of Leaders of the STL CHW Coalition. Her national reach extends to the Board of Directors of the National Association of Community Health Workers (NACHW) where she serves as:
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Co-Chair of the Development Committee
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Executive Committee Member
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Finance Committee Member
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Policy Workgroup Contributor
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Missouri’s National CHW Representative
💜 Her Movement: Thriving After Trauma Unashamed™
As the founder of TATU Brands, LLC, Atara leads a Phase 3 trauma recovery movement through TATU: Thriving After Trauma Unashamed™—a holistic wellness ecosystem designed to support people in shifting from surviving to thriving with tools rooted in faith, self-love, and community empowerment.
🔥 Programs & Experiences
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Empowerment Coaching (Group & 1-on-1) using the A.T.A.R.A. Empowerment Model™ | Use holistic frameworks like G.R.O.W., G.R.A.C.E., and S.A.F.E. to regain control over life.
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TATU Academy – Online self-paced trauma recovery & personal development courses (Coming soon)
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Journaling for Healing™ Workshops
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TATU Vision Board Workshops™
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Healing Circles & Empowerment Experiences
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Self-Love Tools, Digital Journals & Devotionals
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Financial Literacy Workshops & Tools (Launching Soon)
🎨 Creative Advocacy Through Art & Storytelling
Atara’s creativity and advocacy converge through Atara Healing Visual Art & Photography Studio™, a trauma-informed, faith-rooted space offering:
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📸 Empowerment Portrait Sessions
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👑 Legacy Tributes & Custom Keepsakes
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✨ Visual Art for Healing Expression
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🎞 Indie Film Projects & Survivor Storytelling (Coming Soon)
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🚁 Aerial Photography & Videography Services (Coming Soon)
This creative branch of her brand provides survivors and changemakers with tangible tools to tell their stories, reclaim their narratives, and celebrate milestones through empowering visuals.
🌿 Holistic Wellness: Ruth’s Healing Harvest Farmacy™ (Coming Soon)
Atara’s wellness ministry continues with the upcoming Ruth’s Healing Harvest Farmacy™, a faith-rooted herbal and produce market. It will feature medicinal herbs, healing teas, fruits, vegetables, and seasonal self-care kits, supporting total mind-body-spirit restoration.
📖 Author & Faith-Based Thought Leader
Atara is the author of the powerful memoir Damaged Goods: My Journey, and the creator of healing resources, including:
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30 Days to Greater Self-Love Workbook (On Amazon)
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The Sacred NO: Empowerment Healing Journal (On Amazon)
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The A.T.A.R.A. Experience™ Podcast (September)
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Self-Love Affirmation Decks (Coming Soon)
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Devotional Guides & Journaling Series (Coming soon)
Her work centers on healing through biblical truths, mindset renewal, and community transformation.
🗣 Speaker | Educator | Global Advocate for CHWs
Atara is a sought-after global speaker across various platforms where her voice brings healing, transformation, and action. She speaks from personal and professional experience on topics such as:
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CHW Workforce Leadership, Policy, and Equity
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Trauma Recovery & Self-Healing (Phase 3 Model)
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Faith Over Fear: Spiritual Empowerment for Survivors
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Black Women in Leadership & Community Health
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Emotional Intelligence & Resilience
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Empowerment through Visual Storytelling
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Financial Literacy & Breaking Generational Cycles
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Domestic/Dating Violence & Survivor Advocacy
📅 CHW Awareness Week 2025: Take Action with Us
This summer, Atara joins National Community Health Worker (CHW) Awareness Week to spotlight the role and resilience of CHWs across the U.S. — a movement created and led by NACHW since 2023.
On July 23, 2025, Congressman Raul Ruiz and Senator Ron Wyden introduced a Congressional Resolution formally recognizing August 25–29, 2025, as CHW Awareness Week. This resolution celebrates the essential role CHWs play in advancing public health and health equity.
Organizations across the nation will host events, workshops, and awareness campaigns. Use and share the official Social Toolkit to raise awareness and honor this diverse, life-saving workforce.
For media inquiries or CHW campaign info, contact:
📧 Rebecca Gifford — rgifford@pih.org | Communications Director
💼 Support the Movement (Not a Charity—A Mission)
TATU Brands™ is a social impact business, not a nonprofit. While some healing tools are offered for free, our services and digital products are designed to empower you to do the work. You can shop, gift, or share to help expand healing access to those who currently can’t afford it—especially survivors rebuilding after trauma.
✨ Shop Self-Love Tools on Etsy (Coming soon)
🛍 Book Empowerment Sessions or Studio Services
📘 Purchase Healing Workbooks & Journals
📣 Sponsor Community Sessions or CHW Workshops
Every purchase, share, and testimonial fuels the movement. You’re not giving charity—you’re helping fund forward the future of healing and wholeness.
⚠️ Disclaimer
TATU Brands™ and Atara Estes offer nonclinical, trauma-informed, faith-rooted resources and services. This platform is not a substitute for clinical or mental health treatment. While our tools support holistic recovery, please seek licensed professional help as needed.
"This is not just about healing—it's about legacy, leadership, and being unashamed of the journey that shaped us."
– Atara Estes
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
Hotlines and Websites for Missouri, Illinois & National Contacts
www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-TALK (8255)
800-SUICIDE: 800-784-2433
24-Hour Local Help Line: 636-946-3771
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA): 314-647-3677
ALIVE-Domestic Violence: 314-993-2777
Child Abuse and Neglect: 800-392-3738
Cocaine Anonymous (CA): 314-361-3500
Covenant House Youth Hotline: 800-999-9999
Crisis Nursery Emergency Care for Children: 314-768-3201
Elder Abuse: 800-392-0210
Epworth Street Outreach (YES): 314-727-6294
GED Hotline and Testing: 877-392-6433
Homeless Hotline St. Louis Region 314-802-5444
Life Crisis Suicide Hotline: 314-647-4357
Metro St Louis Coalition for the Homeless: www.stlouishomeless.org
Narcotics Anonymous (NA): 314-830-3232
Poison Control www.missouripoisoncenter.org/ . 1-800-222-1222
Runaway Switchboard: 800-621-4000
Safe Connections-Domestic Violence: 314-531-2003
Women’s Safe House: 314-772-8952
Youth In Need Hotline: 636-946-3771
Unclaimed Property, Missouri: www.showmemoney.com
MID-EAST AREA AGENCY ON AGING RESOURCE CENTER
www.agingmissouri.org/ARC
CHILD ABUSE
To report suspected child abuse in Missouri or Illinois contact:
Missouri Toll-Free: 800-392-3738
Local (toll): 573-751-3448
Illinois Toll-Free: 800-252-2873
Local (toll): 217-785-4020
Missouri Dept. of Social Services:
www.dss.mo.gov/
ELDER ABUSE HOTLINE
and to report abuse of people with disabilities:
1-800-392-0210
Missouri Dept. of Health and Senior Services
health.mo.gov/safety/abuse
2-1-1 (Operated by United Way 24/7)
www.211helps.org Alt. Number: 800-427-4626
Counseling, education, employment, utility assistance, etc. Mainly referrals. Includes information on weather shelters.
FOR EMERGENCY SHELTER AND OTHER HOUSING PROGRAMS:
Start the Intake Process in one of these three ways:
1. St. Louis Regional HOUSING HELPLINE 314-802-5444
Shelter Referral Agency
Call to start the Intake Process by phone.
2. ST. PATRICK CENTER
WELCOME CENTER
800 North Tucker 63101
www.stpatrickcenter.org 314-802-0700 Walk-in hours Monday-Friday from 8am-4:30pm No appointment necessary. Lunch every day from 12- 12:30
3. BIDDLE HOUSE OPPORTUNITIES CENTER
1212 N 13th St. 63101 314-612-1675
Overnight shelter for men, day services for women.
Intake for housing services seven days a week 6:30am-7pm. No appointment necessary.
Meals daily. Breakfast 7:00 am; Lunch 12-12:30; Dinner 5:00-5:30 pm. Showers, laundry, mail.
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ROOM AT THE INN YOUTH HELPLINE
314-628-2929 or 877-928-2929 Text: 4HLP to 31658
ST. LOUIS COUNTY HOMELESS HOTLINE
314-802-5444 or 866-802-7155
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT HEALTH INSURANCE (Obamacare)
www.HealthCare.gov
AID TO VICTIMS OF CRIME
Hotline: 314-652-3623
AREA CODES AND ZIP CODES
https://www.allareacodes.com/
https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESPONSE
www.bhrstl.org
24-hour Mental Health Crisis Line: 314-469-6644 or 800-811-4760
CALL FOR HELP, INC.
www.callforhelpinc.org 618-397-0968
Comprehensive crisis and other services in Metro East. The phone is only answered between 8:00 am-5:00 pm.
CITY OF ST. LOUIS OFFICIAL WEBSITE
www.stlouis-mo.gov/
COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY OF ST. LOUIS COUNTY
2709 Woodson Road, Overland, MO 63114
www.caastlc.org 314-863-0015
A Community Action Agency providing low-income people with emergency and crisis intervention services.
Housing assistance, veterans support, weatherization, GED, employment development, more.
COMMUNITY WOMEN AGAINST HARDSHIP
3963 West Belle Place 63112
www.cwah.org 314-289-7523
Many anti-poverty family and youth based programs.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES
www.ccstl.org 314-367-5500
Many programs and services.
CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT HOTLINES
800-392-3738 (inside MO) or 573-751-3448 (outside MO)
CHILD SUPPORT HOTLINE
www.dss.mo.gov/child-support 800-859-7999
Child Support provides a variety of services, from the establishment of paternity and child support orders to the enforcement and modification of child support orders.
CHURCH PANTRIES
Many churches offer hot meals and sandwiches, operate food pantries and provide other services through parishes located throughout the city. To find the location nearest you, call 2-1-1. www.211helps.org. And the St. Vincent de Paul locator can provide information about pantries.
COOL DOWN/HEAT UP ST. LOUIS
cooldownstlouis.org
COVER MISSOURI (The Health Insurance Marketplace)
www.covermissouri.org 800-318-2596
A project of the Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH) to promote quality, affordable health coverage for every Missourian.
CRISIS TEXT LINE: Text “GO” to 741-741
www.crisistextline.org/textline/
Crisis Text Line serves young people (and others) in any type of crisis, providing access to free, 24/7, emotional support and information. A live, trained specialist receives the text and responds quickly. Nationwide.
DOLLAR HELP/UTILITY ASSISTANCE
www.dollarhelp.org
This website will take you to locations and phone numbers of agencies offering utility assistance.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
MISSOURI COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC & SEXUAL VIOLENCE
CLICK HERE for an extensive listing of resources for women who have been, (or are) victims of assault or domestic violence. A statewide network of community-based programs and individuals providing shelter, support and advocacy to battered women and their children.
CLICK TO EMPOWER
Financial and other resources.
www.clicktoempower.org
MAYO CLINIC.
www.mayoclinic.org
Domestic violence information and resources.
ENERGYCARE
www.energycare.org 314-773-5900
Energycare provides a variety of services for low-income seniors (60+), people living with chronic illnesses and disabilities, and families with children under five.
GRACE HILL
The Grace Hill Settlement organization offers a wide variety of services and programs throughout the St. Louis area. You can get more information by going to their website at www.gracehill.org.
AFFINIA/GRACE HILL NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTERS
For an appointment, call 314-814-8700. For more information, call the main number at 314-898-1700.
MISSOURI HOMELESS SHELTERS AND SOCIAL SERVICES
www.HomelessShelterDirectory.org
KANSAS CITY AREA HOMELESS SHELTERS, PANTRIES, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND LINKS TO RESOURCES
HOMELESS HOTLINE (KANSAS CITY AREA)
816-474-4599
GREATER KANSAS CITY COALITION TO END HOMELESSNESS
www.hscgkc.org/
HOUSING HELPLINE: 314-802-5444 (ST. LOUIS AREA)
This is an important phone number. Most (not all) of the shelters in town will tell you that you need to be referred by the Housing Hotline, so you can save yourself some time by calling the above number to start the process.
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
National Human Trafficking Resource Center:
www.traffickingresourcecenter.org 1-888-373-7888 Text BeFree (233733)
HUNGER HOTLINE
www.operationfoodsearch.org Operation Food Search: 314-726-5355 Ext. 3
This organization provides an automated list of food pantries by zip code. You'll be directed to put in your zip code, and they'll give a list of all of the pantries in your area. Have a pen and paper ready. They have more locations than we are able to list here.
ILLINOIS SHELTER HOTLINE
618-397-5730
MID-EAST AREA ON AGING
www.agingmissouri.org 636-207-0847 or 636-207-1323
MISSOURI HEALTH CARE MARKETPLACE
www.EnrollMissouri.org 24-Hour Hotline: 800-318-2596
Hotline handles consumer questions and starts the process. The EnrollMissouri website is a portal to the HealthCare.gov website.
NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR MENTAL HEALTH (NAMI)
Nation-wide Suicide Prevention
www.nami.org HOTLINE number: 800-273-8255
The NAMI website provides resources and information about mental illness.
NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINES
800-799-SAFE (7233) or 800-787-3224
NATIONAL HOPELINE NETWORK
www.hopeline.com Hotline: 1-800-SUICIDE
Offers hope and advice to those in deep emotional pain considering suicide.
NATIONAL SEXUAL ASSAULT
800-656-HOPE (4673)
NEEDYMEDS.ORG
Drug card for those who qualify, plus many other sources of information and listing of statewide clinics
This link takes you to a page of free or low cost clinics throughout the state of Missouri
PARAQUAD
www.paraquad.org 314-289-4200
Advocacy and programs to provide independence for people with disabilities.
PARENT LINK WARM LINE
www.parentlink.missouri.edu 1-800-552-8522 En Español 1-888-460-0008 or submit a question online.
To call locally: 573-882-7321.
A resource for Missouri families and professionals serving families. For all parents and caregivers, including relative caregivers, foster and adoptive parents, military parents, as well as a range of providers working with families. Also, incarcerated parents and grandparents. Offices located in Columbia, MO.
PEOPLE'S COMMUNITY ACTION CORPORATION
Several locations.
www.pcacstl.org/pcac
Many services, including food pantries, employment and training programs, computer labs and emergency assistance.
SAFE CONNECTIONS
24-hour abuse hotline: 314-531-2003
2165 Hampton Avenue 63139
314-646-7500 x101 | 24-Hour Crisis Helpline: 314-531-2003
www.safeconnections.org
Safe Connections offers a domestic and sexual abuse 24-hour helpline, (not intended for child abuse cases), and
counseling and support groups for victims of domestic abuse, dating violence, sexual assault or rape. All these services are for ages 12 and up. Also, prevention education workshops and discussion groups for middle and high school students.
ST. LOUIS COUNTY GOVERNMENT WEBSITE
www.stlouisco.com
ST. LOUIS COUNTY HOMELESS HOTLINE: 314-802-5444 or 866-802-7155
ST. PATRICK CENTER
www.stpatrickcenter.org 314-802-0700
Learn more about the many services offered in this one downtown location.
ST. LOUIS YOUTH CONNECTION
www.youthinneed.org
24 hour Help line: 314-628-2929 or 877-928-2929 Text: 4HLP to 31658
Outreach, emergency housing, mental health and more.
SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE (Downtown)
717 N. 16th 63103
314-621-2704
For a location near you, visit: www.socialsecurityhop.com
A website for shelters and resources in out-state Missouri.
VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER
Jefferson Barracks Division
#1 Jefferson Barracks Dr. 63125
www.veteranscrisisline.net/
Crisis Line: 800-273-8255 Press 1.
Text 838255 to get help now.
YOUTH CONNECTION HELPLINES
St. Louis County (19 and younger) 314-628-2929: text 4HLP to 31658
St. Louis City (18 and younger) 314-485-4635; text 2TALK to 31658
St. Charles County (19 and younger) 636-642-0642; text BSAFE to 31658
Franklin County (19 and younger) 844846-2501; text 4CARE to 31658
These helplines assist youth in crisis and help identify no-cost mental health services for youth.
YOUTH IN NEED:
If you are a youth in crisis, you can access help 24 hours a day.
In St. Louis County, call the St. Louis County Youth Connection Helpline at 314-628-2929.
In St. Charles County, call the St. Charles County Youth Connection Helpline at 636-642-0642.
In St. Louis City, call Youth In Need's 24-Hour Help Line at 636-946-3771.
YWCA St. Louis Regional Sexual Assault Center
Hotline: 314-531-7273
Phone: 314-726-6665


