About Connelia

Achievement got her here. Reinvention decides what comes next.

Connelia Houston, JD, LCC, MDiv, is an attorney, transformational leadership coach, speaker, and author who helps accomplished women recognize that a changing role does not mean a diminished future. After more than 30 years of practicing law—and a few reinventions of her own—she knows that what got you here may not be what takes you next.

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Her Story

The Work Changed.

The Purpose Didn't.

For more than three decades, Connelia built a career helping people navigate consequential moments as an attorney. But eventually, a transition in her own life forced her to confront a question no rĂŠsumĂŠ could answer: What comes next when the roles that have defined you begin to change?

That question became personal when her daughter grew up and left home. After years of building a career, raising a child, serving, teaching, and doing what needed to be done, Connelia found herself looking at a future with more freedom—but not yet enough clarity about what to do with it.

That experience became the beginning of her own reinvention and, eventually, the work she does today. Through coaching, speaking, writing, and teaching, she helps women recognize that experience is not something to outgrow or leave behind. It is material for whatever they choose to build next.

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In Her Words

Why this work matters

“I speak to women who have built careers, families, ministries, businesses, and communities—and then reached a point where the question changes from ‘What do I have to do?’ to ‘What do I want to do with everything I’ve learned?’ That is not an ending. That is an invitation.”

“Experience does not expire when the role changes. The perspective, resilience, credibility, and wisdom you built over decades still belong to you. My work is about helping women recognize what they are carrying, decide what still fits, and use it to build what comes next.”

“I take my work very seriously. I do not, however, always take myself seriously. Life is more fun that way!”

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Credentials

Substance behind the message

Professional & Academic

✔️ Attorney (30+ years)

✔️ Juris Doctor — Tulane University Law School

✔️ B.A. in Psychology — Davidson College

✔️ Certified Leadership Coach (LCC)

✔️ Master of Divinity — New Life Theological Seminary

 

Selected Speaking, Media & Original Content

✔️ Author — The 7 Giants

✔️ Speaker, DisruptHR Charlotte (2026)

✔️ Guest on Finding Meaning and Purpose in Retirement, The Unforget Yourself Show, Wellness Me Up, Open Book Entrepreneurs

✔️ Host & Creator — 5 Minutes of Faith short teachings

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