DEBRA TRAPPEN


GUIDE • COMMUNITY ARCHITECT • AUTHOR • BOOK DOULA

Remember who you are.
Reconnect with what matters.
Author what comes next.

I create spaces where women can hear their own wisdom, trust their voice, find meaningful community, and bring what matters most into the world.


Let's Create Something Meaningful Together...

Whether you’re gathering women, cultivating community, creating a transformational experience, or bringing a book into the world, I would be honored to walk beside you.

GATHER

Step into a weekly rhythm of guided reflection, meditation, journaling, and heartfelt conversation designed to help you reconnect with yourself. Inside the Red Threads Collective, we cultivate meaningful relationships, support one another's work, and create lives rooted in belonging and purpose.

BUILD

Let's create a community where your people feel seen, valued, and inspired to contribute. I partner with soulful leaders and organizations to design experiences, strengthen engagement, and build cultures of belonging that endure.

SPEAK

Invite your community into an experience that sparks reflection, meaningful conversation, and lasting connection. Every keynote, workshop, and gathering is designed to leave people thinking differently long after the event ends.

WRITE

Bring the story/message that's been calling your name into the world with clarity and confidence. As your Book Doula, I'll walk beside you from first spark to finished manuscript, one meaningful chapter at a time. 
Group and Individual options available.

OUR CONVERSATION BEGINS HERE

FOLLOWING THE RED THREADS

The work changed because I changed.

For more than twenty years, my Work has unfolded across stages, books, podcasts, leadership initiatives, intimate conversations, and circles of women. I have spoken to tens of thousands, interviewed over a thousand, published a book that reached more than 25,000 readers, built communities, raised over a million dollars in partnerships and sponsorships, designed transformational experiences, and walked beside women as they found clarity, trusted their wisdom, and brought meaningful ideas into the world.

Each expression of my Work grew from the one before it, always following the same red thread: creating spaces where women feel seen, heard, connected, and encouraged to become more fully themselves.

At the end of 2023, I closed a chapter I deeply loved and gave myself permission to discover what wanted to emerge next. What followed became one of the most expansive seasons of my life.

2023: Released a beloved seven-year chapter launching + building WomanUP!®.

2024: Brought a decade-long dream to life through Red Threads Collective .

2025: Learned to live inside a slower, more spacious rhythm of community and care.

2026: Followed another red thread into my author + Book Doula era.


Looking back, every conversation, circle, stage, story, transition and sacred pause was preparing me for this season.


A TRUTH I’M LIVING NOW

“Perhaps reinvention is really remembrance. Life keeps inviting us deeper into ourselves, closer to the wisdom, voice, and woman who were there all along.”


LET’S BEGIN OUR CONVERSATION HERE…

LET’S SEE WHERE THE THREAD LEADS

Maybe you arrived here at exactly the right moment.

Maybe you’re longing for a circle where you can exhale and belong.

Maybe there’s a book whispering your name.

Maybe you’re gathering people and searching for the right voice to open hearts and spark meaningful conversation.


LET’S BEGIN OUR CONVERSATION HERE

Leadership Impact Reflections

Bringing Debra on as my executive consultant and co-creator of WomanUP!® was a game-changer. She is a master strategist, connector, and visionary leader who helped expand WomanUP!® into a powerful movement that continues to inspire and empower women nationwide. Beyond shaping programs and partnerships, Debra was my trusted advisor through leadership challenges, offering wisdom and perspective that cut through the noise. Her ability to find clarity in the middle of chaos is unmatched, helping us navigate complex decisions with confidence. As a speaker and emcee, she elevated every event.

Debra is more than a consultant – she’s a catalyst for transformation, a trusted guide, and a force for meaningful change.

~ Sara S.
State Association Chief Strategy Officer

Debra is one of those rare leaders that you can’t get enough of. She is consistently positive, engaging and understands how to spotlight others and make everyone shine.

Debra and I met years back during an interview on one of her talk shows and have collaborated over the last several years on women’s conferences and virtual events.

It is because of her involvement they are some of the most supportive environments I have ever spoken at. Debra’s abilities are in community building and increasing engagement. Facilitating, hosting and moderating events, podcasts, conferences and other live events.

Do yourself a favor and bring her in.

~ Beate C.
Executive Consultant

I’ve had the privilege of working with Debra on multiple collaborations and we also share a mutual mentorship relationship that has been incredibly valuable to me. I cannot say enough about Debra and her delivery as a Keynote Speaker. She has spoken at several of our events, including the Women’s Council of Realtors National and Washington State Conference, and our Washington Women’s Council Networks. She has served as Keynote Speaker at my annual kickoff and hosted an Aligned Living workshop. Debra exudes passion, blending energy and practical strategies that empower others. She helps us pinpoint our true authenticity and teaches us how to deliver it. I wholeheartedly recommend her as a Power Presenter for your office, nonprofit, or professional association.

~ Stephanie M.
Brokerage Founder/Owner

I have had the pleasure of seeing Debra present to large audiences on numerous occasions, listen to her insightful and engaging podcasts as well as have the pleasure of being interviewed by her. Debra is masterfully skilled in the art of conversation, has the keen ability to connect with you and the audience with a deep sense of understanding of the human condition. Debra embodies what she teaches and inspires all those who have the pleausure of crossing her path. Her mission to lift, support, encourage and empower women through the work she does is remarkable, inspiring and lasting. As a consultant, she has proven to be one of the very best throughout numerous industires. Debra embodies what she teaches. She is courageous, gracious, tenacious, viviacious and inspires all those who have the pleausure of crossing her path.

~ Ameeta J.
Startup Founder

Debra is one of the most passionate, kind hearted & smartest business women I’ve had the pleasure of consulting with in my career. Debra is the master of fueling your fire.

She guides you to find your vision & helps you get to the bottom of what makes you “tick” in business but more importantly as a person. I’ve worked with other “business coaches” before & none have provided me with the value or results I was looking for to improve & accerlerate my business.

That changed dramatically when I started consulting with Debra. I am crystal clear about my core values & have implemented several marketing strategies that have brought in more revenue which propelled the passion I have for my business.

She’s been a great influence & asset in my life and business.

~ Carol F.
Brokerage Founder/Owner

Hiring Debra to speak and emcee our first women’s conference was one of the best decisions we made. We thought we’d have 100 women in the room, but we had to shut the doors at 350 – any more and the fire department would’ve been called!

The energy was electric, and Debra was a huge part of that. She has a rare ability to command a room with both warmth and authority, creating an atmosphere that is engaging, inspiring, and deeply connective. She didn’t just show up to speak; she took the time to understand our audience, align with our vision, and ensure every moment felt meaningful. Our attendees were captivated by her presence, and the feedback was phenomenal.

If you need a speaker or emcee who will elevate your event and leave a lasting impact, Debra is the one.

~ Leslie A.
State Association Executive