Cornelia Jude

Cornelia Jude is an entrepreneur, wife, and mother of six born and raised in Germany.

Despite years of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse, she learned to find peace with the pain of her past through grace found in the Gospel. Her book, "Mended Faith: A Life of Abuse, Pain & Redemption," recounts her struggle to deal with repeated abuse through the use of drugs, alcohol, and self-mutilation while sharing a refreshing message of hope.

Cornelia hopes that her story will encourage others to use their most painful memories to inspire others. She charges girls and women to shed victimhood, embrace the power of forgiveness, and to help others disturb the silence in their sexual abuse stories.

Cornelia lives in Williamsburg, Virginia, with her husband, Lawrence, and their children.