Dona Rae

Dona Rae LCSW & Executive Coach helping men & women heal relationships & rebuild their lives. XOXO

Integrating clinical expertise, neuroscience, & real-world strategy through private therapy-coaching, executive leadership, and corporate wellness. Dona Rutowicz is the founder and CEO of Divorcing Gracefully & Beyond, a Wellness and Rapid Transformational Relationship Coaching Company that empowers divorced, high-achieving women, to heal their soul fracture, reclaim their heart, recover their brilliance and attract true love that lasts. Inspired by her own journey of divorce going from broken-hearted to whole, Dona developed her signature program based upon her years of experience as a clinical psychotherapist coupled with research-based brain science, the dynamics of energy work, human psychology, and cognitive behavioral tools. Since then, Dona has helped women across the globe banish their soul fracture, reclaim their peace, and find true love. She believes the most important relationship that a woman can have - is the relationship with herself.

There comes a moment when you realize it isn’t about learning more.It’s about becoming different.You’ve done therapy.You...
02/24/2026

There comes a moment when you realize it isn’t about learning more.

It’s about becoming different.

You’ve done therapy.
You’ve journaled.
You’ve prayed.
You’ve tried to “be better.”

And yet… certain patterns still circle.

The overthinking.
The second-guessing.
The relationship dynamics that feel familiar but not fulfilling.
The knowing you are powerful — yet not consistently living like it.

So I’m doing something bold.

I’m opening a 6-week private container for 20 men and women who are ready for REAL transformation, not surface change.

This is not a support group.
This is not venting.
This is not “processing for another year.”

This is identity recalibration.

• Neuroscience (how your nervous system wires patterns)
• Faith (renewing the mind and stepping into spiritual authority)
• Quantum principles (observer effect + self-concept creation)
• Clinical tools I’ve used for 15+ years as an LCSW
• Embodiment practices that stabilize lasting change

This is for the soul who is done circling and ready to lead themselves to their highest timeline.

We begin soon.

20 members only.

If you feel the pull, trust it.

Find out More/ Apply / Enroll here → https://donaraelove.com/home--dona-rutowicz-page

You do not need another year of healing.

You need alignment.

With strength and clarity,

Dona Rae Rutowicz
CEO | LCSW | Therapist | Coach

P.S. If you’ve worked with me before, you know I don’t open containers like this often. If you feel that nudge, on’t ignore it.

P.S.S I'm at therapist, Rapid Transformational Executive Coach, Leadership Trainer and lover of life. For the past 15 years, I've been helping people break through the limiting barriers that hold them back. There's no shame in needing help; we can't do this alone. We can't see the label through the jar. The only shame is not doing anything and continuing to live at a "less than" state. Let's change that together. I give you honest feedback, no BS. Give me 6-weeks and together, we can change your life.

There is nothing for you behind you.Not your future.Not your peace.Not your life.Only echoes.And echoes cannot hold you ...
02/19/2026

There is nothing for you behind you.

Not your future.
Not your peace.
Not your life.

Only echoes.

And echoes cannot hold you unless you turn around and listen.

Most people do not realize this: the mind follows the eye.

Where you place your attention, your life begins to organize itself.

There is a principle in physics called the observer effect. It teaches us something profound in the simplest terms:

What you observe… changes what unfolds.

Not because of magic.
Because of alignment.

When you keep watching the wound, you stay in conversation with it.
When you keep watching the outcome, you begin stepping into it.

This is why guidance matters.

Not because you are weak.
Because you are human.

None of us can see ourselves clearly while we are inside the storm.

A skilled coach. A wise therapist. A trusted mentor.

They do not give you a new life.

They help you hold your gaze steady long enough for you to walk into the one that is already waiting for you.

Do not look back to measure how far you’ve fallen.

Look forward to claim who you have become.

The future does not live behind you.

It waits for you where your eyes are brave enough to rest.

— D.

P.S. I am Dona Rae Rutowicz, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Leadership Trainer and Executive Coach. For over 15 years, I have helped men and women rebuild their lives, restore their relationships, and reclaim themselves with clarity, precision, and lasting change. Limited private sessions are available.

Reserve Your Private Consultation with Dona Rae:
https://donaraelove.com/dona

P.S.S. We are now expanding into corporate wellness and executive coaching, bringing emotional resilience, leadership development, and high-performance relational intelligence into organizations and leadership teams. If this speaks to you or your company, simply email us at lovedesk@donarutowicz.com.

Dona's Sunday Sermon: When the Wall Won’t MoveThere are seasons in life when you are doing everything right… and nothing...
02/15/2026

Dona's Sunday Sermon: When the Wall Won’t Move

There are seasons in life when you are doing everything right… and nothing is working.

You pray.
You show up.
You do the work.
You humble yourself.
You stretch beyond what feels comfortable.

And still… brick wall after brick wall.

It is in these moments that frustration enters the room. Quiet at first. Then louder. Whispering questions you never thought you’d ask.

Am I doing something wrong?
Why isn’t this working?
How much longer can I hold on?

And perhaps the most honest question of all…
God, where are You?

But Scripture reminds us:

“Let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” — Galatians 6:9

Notice it does not say if you do everything perfectly.
It says if you do not give up.

Because frustration is not a sign that you are off path.
Often, it is the sign that you are standing at the threshold.

We assume that when we are aligned, the doors will swing open effortlessly. But many times, alignment does not remove resistance. It builds strength.

A muscle grows through resistance.
Faith grows through waiting.
Character grows through refinement.

The brick wall is not always there to stop you. Sometimes it is there to transform you.

There is a sacred space that exists when you are hanging on by a thread. Because the thread you are hanging on by… is not your strength.

It is God’s.

When your strength ends, His begins.

“My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.” — 2 Corinthians 12:9

What feels like breaking… is often the breaking open.

Because God is less concerned with getting you somewhere quickly… and more concerned with who you become along the way.

You are not being denied.
You are being prepared.

Prepared to hold what you have asked for.
Prepared to carry it with humility.
Prepared to steward it with wisdom.

There is something happening beneath the surface that you cannot yet see.

Roots grow in darkness.

And the deeper the roots, the stronger the tree.

So if today you feel frustrated…
If today you feel weary…
If today you feel like you are hanging on by a thread…

Let this be your reminder:

You are closer than you think.

The wall is not your ending.

God has not brought you this far to abandon you here.

Your job is not to force the door open.

Your job is to remain faithful.

To show up.
To trust.
To surrender what you cannot control.
And to know that even here… especially here… He is with you.

The breakthrough does not always come when you are strongest.

Sometimes it comes when you decide, quietly and courageously…to hold on.

And so it is.....

XOXO
Dona Rae Love

02/13/2026

Strong decisions come from a hell yes or a hell no, not a maybe so. Saying goodbye to the old life, choosing a new path, and rediscovering hope. Sometimes, all you have to do is look down and the next step appears.

02/12/2026

Why do I keep attracting unavailable men? Instead of asking 'what's wrong with them,' ask: what part of me is unavailable to myself? The work is in fine-tuning ourselves to find alignment. This journey of self-discovery is constant and evolutionary.

02/10/2026

It hurts to see smart, successful women silently suffering, even as they lead organizations and families. They're doing their best, but old grief and patterns cause them to break down, then get mad at themselves. It's a cycle—but reconnection is possible. Be gracious with yourself; you did the best you could.

Beautiful morning walk today💕 Quiet, sunny and peaceful. Theres an old Norwegian saying “no bad weather just bad clothin...
02/10/2026

Beautiful morning walk today💕 Quiet, sunny and peaceful. Theres an old Norwegian saying “no bad weather just bad clothing.”

So here we are getting out regardless of temps!!! Have a great day!!

# nature

Divorce changes everything, but what you do after it determines whether you stay stuck or rise stronger than ever.In thi...
02/09/2026

Divorce changes everything, but what you do after it determines whether you stay stuck or rise stronger than ever.

In this episode, I’m breaking down the 3 biggest mistakes women make after divorce—mistakes even smart, successful, self-aware women fall into without realizing it.

These aren’t surface-level missteps… they’re subtle patterns that quietly block healing, confidence, and love from returning.

If you’ve been “doing all the right things” but still feel off, guarded, or unsure who you are now, this conversation will hit home.

Awareness changes everything, and today we start there.

Listen in, and let this be the moment you stop surviving and start reclaiming you.

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN>>>>
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2LLcAcVIkcuCAP4iaDX7ce?si=qf1uW4rgR8K-Jd1EPTG2Ow

02/03/2026

Spiritual free fall is surrendering before you know what's next. When control stops working, trust God's guidance. What feels like emptiness is often a sacred pause. The free fall isn't collapse—it's consecration.

02/03/2026

Ready to leave the pain of your divorce behind, reclaim your power, recover your brilliance and attract true love when you are ready???

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https://donaraelove.com/apply

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