About Dr. Peggi Trusty
Dr. Peggi Trusty is a speaker, wellness strategist, and chaplain dedicated to helping leaders and helping professionals sustain their impact without burning out. Her work focuses on supporting those who spend their lives caring for others—equipping them with practical strategies that help individuals and organizations build sustainable rhythms of leadership, service, and restoration.
Dr. Trusty is the founder of The Hub: Sustainable Practices for Living Well, a platform created to support high-impact helping professionals across ministry, healthcare, education, nonprofit leadership, and other mission-driven fields. Through The Hub, she develops frameworks, resources, and leadership experiences designed to help caregivers and leaders build lives and systems that support both their purpose and their well-being.
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The work began as the Clergy Wellness Hub with clergy and chaplains. In ministry and chaplaincy settings, Dr. Trusty witnessed firsthand the emotional, spiritual, and leadership burdens carried by those called to care for others. These leaders often stand beside people in life’s most vulnerable moments while quietly navigating the pressures of responsibility, compassion fatigue, and constant availability.
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Over time, she recognized that this challenge extended far beyond ministry. Across healthcare, education, nonprofit leadership, and other service-driven professions, helping professionals were experiencing the same tension—a deep commitment to serving others paired with increasing pressure, exhaustion, and limited space for restoration. This realization expanded the focus of her work to support a broader community of leaders whose roles require both compassion and resilience.
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Through her work, Dr. Trusty has developed a number of practical frameworks that translate complex emotional and leadership challenges into strategies people can actually live. These include the Individual Wellness Support Plan (IWSP), the Balance Axis™ framework, and the W.I.S.H. Wellness Framework, which help individuals and organizations build sustainable rhythms of work, rest, and purpose.
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Her work in grief care and emotional resilience has also led to the development of models such as The Healing Arc, the A.GAME framework, and the Emotional Response Continuum, which help individuals and organizations better understand the emotional processes that accompany loss, transition, and high-pressure environments.
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Through keynotes, workshops, team-building experiences, writing, and leadership development programs, Dr. Trusty helps organizations care for the people who care for everyone else.
Education
Dr. Peggi Trusty holds degrees in communication, leadership, ministry, and chaplaincy:
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Doctor of Ministry (DMin), Chaplaincy — Liberty University
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Master of Arts, Pastoral Ministry — Andrews University
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Master of Arts, Organizational Communication — Bowie State University
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Bachelor of Arts, Communications — Oakwood University
The Work Today
Dr. Peggi Trusty works with leaders and organizations across high-impact helping professions, including healthcare teams, clergy and ministry leaders, educators, nonprofit professionals, and mission-driven organizations.
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Her work focuses on helping those who care for others develop sustainable practices that support both their well-being and their ability to serve.
Books & Writing
Dr. Trusty is the author of several books and wellness resources exploring leadership, emotional resilience, grief care, and sustainable living for helping professionals.
Her writing reflects the same commitment that shapes her speaking and teaching—helping those who care for others build lives that are both purposeful and sustainable.
Recognition & Leadership
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Dr. Peggi Trusty’s work in wellness, leadership development, and care for helping professionals has been recognized through awards and professional honors that reflect her commitment to sustainable practices for those who serve others.
A Personal Note
At the heart of Dr. Peggi Trusty’s work is a simple belief: the people who care for everyone else deserve care, structure, and support too. Her work is rooted in compassion, shaped by real-life experience, and guided by the hope that sustainable wellness can strengthen both individuals and the communities they serve.