our foundation
Why Heart of Care Exists
The philosophy, faith, and framework that holds everything we teach, make, and offer — woven together with care, and offered with an open hand.
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why we exist
A soft landing for hard seasons.
Heart of Care exists because too many people are walking through grief, recovery, caregiving, and the slow work of becoming whole — and they're doing it alone, without language for what's happening or a steady hand to hold along the way.
This is the porch I wish someone had built for me. A place that takes faith seriously, takes the body seriously, takes the bills and the dishes and the trauma seriously — and treats every part of a person as worthy of tending.
the first foundation
The Word of God.
The Bible is the foundation of my life, my faith, and my work. My relationship with Jesus Christ shapes how I understand healing, growth, stewardship, purpose, and hope. Everything I make and offer through Heart of Care rests on that ground.
I believe God never leaves us nor forsakes us. He walks with us through every season of life — strengthening us, teaching us, and shaping our character. He does not promise a life free of hardship, but He equips us to endure, to grow, and to overcome.
We grow through what we go through. God develops our character in the middle of life's challenges rather than removing every obstacle from our path. The hard seasons aren't punishment — they are the soil where roots go deep.
the second foundation
The Eight Dimensions of Wellness.
Alongside Scripture, I use the Eight Dimensions of Wellness — emotional, physical, intellectual, social, spiritual, occupational, financial, and environmental — as a practical framework for whole-person care. They give us plain-language handles for examining a life and tending it on purpose.
Because my faith is central to who I am, I wrote An Apostolic Charismatic Companion to the Eight Dimensions of Wellness. It is not meant to replace the Bible, and it does not replace evidence-informed wellness practice. It simply walks the two foundations side by side for those who desire a distinctly Christian perspective.
Scripture is the ground. The Eight Dimensions are the trellis. ✿
faith calls us to action
Stewardship is love in working clothes.
Faith without works is dead. We are called to steward every area of our lives with discipline, wisdom, responsibility, and love. Caring for our minds, bodies, relationships, finances, work, homes, and communities is not separate from our faith — it is an expression of it.
That is where the Eight Dimensions earn their keep. They give us a practical, repeatable way to ask: How am I tending what God has entrusted to me? Where is the garden overgrown? Where has something gone unwatered? Where is the porch light out?
- 🫀Emotional — naming and tending feelings
- 🌾Physical — rest, food, breath, movement
- 📖Intellectual — curiosity and learning
- 🐓Social — safe people, real connection
- ✿Spiritual — prayer, scripture, presence
- 🧺Occupational — meaning in daily work
- 🪙Financial — money without shame
- 🏡Environmental — the room around you matters
how they walk together
Whole-person wellness and Christian discipleship are not rivals.
They support one another. The Eight Dimensions help me see the whole person in front of me — body, mind, household, heart. The Word tells me why that person matters and Whowalks with them. One without the other leaves something undone.
This is the foundation underneath every workbook, blog post, curriculum module, resource, and service in the Heart of Care ecosystem. Whether you arrived through a grief story, a chicken picture, a soul-cloth scrap, or a quiet search at 3 a.m. — this is the ground you're standing on.
an open hand
This page reflects my personal faith and my commitment to serving others with compassion, integrity, and whole-person care. Those who walk with Heart of Care are always free to choose the resources that best align with their own beliefs and goals.
You are welcome here. The porch light is on.
If you want the plain-spoken truth about how this work gets funded — and why it has to change — read An Honest Word.
— Briana F. Harden, CPS-MH, PBT · Founder, Heart of Care
Walk a little further with us. ✿
