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Work with Second Journey

Find hope and healing to address life’s challenges

counseling, groups, workshops, retreats, speaking, 

counseling, groups, workshops, retreats, speaking, 

counseling, groups, workshops, retreats, speaking, 

counseling, groups, workshops, retreats, speaking, 

counseling, groups, workshops, retreats, speaking, 

...where hope and healing meet

Nancy Schornack, LMHC, CDWF, and Kent Schornack, LISW, MA, offer a variety of opportunities to pursue growth and healing.

Explore, email us with any questions, and choose an opportunity that matches your needs.
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Counseling

Pursue counseling for a variety of challenges, including:

  • Relationships
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Spiritual Formation
  • Couples Counseling
  • Grief & Loss
  • Men’s & Women’s Issues
  • Adults with ADD
  • Parenting
  • Trauma & Abuse
  • Addiction
  • Relationships
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Spiritual Formation
  • Couples Counseling
  • Grief & Loss
  • Men’s & Women’s Issues
  • Adults with ADD
  • Parenting
  • Trauma & Abuse
  • Addiction

Insurance Accepted:

  • Nancy: Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield, United Healthcare, Health Partners
  • Kent: Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield

Second Journey Counseling is NOT a Medicaid/Medicare Provider.

Take the next step:

Step 1

Please email Kent or Nancy to inquire about availability before registering as a new client. 

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Step 2

Work with Second Journey and find hope and healing to address life’s challenges. 

Register as a New Client

No Surprises Act Information

You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical care will cost. Under the law, healthcare providers need to give patients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the total expected cost for any non-emergency medical items and services.

  • Make sure your health care provider gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing at least 1 business day before your health care services. You can also ask your healthcare provider, and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule an item or service.
  • If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill.
  • Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate. For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit cms.gov/nosurprises or call 1.800.985.3059.

Workshops, Groups & Retreats

Explore Second Journey’s offerings and choose what might best fit your needs. Events will be added throughout the year, so visit this page to discover upcoming events.

Nancy Schornack, LMHC, CDWF

Nancy offers a variety of experiences based on the work of Dr. Brené Brown, developed by The Daring Way™. Nancy also enjoys creating experiences related to all facets of emotional, spiritual, and relational well-being, and will be designing her own workshops in addition to The Daring Way™ offerings.

Sign up here if you would like to be on Nancy’s mailing list to be notified when opportunities are scheduled.

More About Nancy

Kent Schornack, LISW, MA

Kent offers workshops and ongoing development training for corporations and ministry teams utilizing Everything DISC® and 5 Behaviors of a Cohesive Team®.

To schedule an event with Kent, email him here.

More About Kent

Not sure if a group experience is right for you?

While being in a group setting can feel vulnerable, groups can provide a safe place to explore and learn alongside others, and realize you are not alone. Groups can be a place to do individual work that can’t be done alone. Our goal is to create a hospitable, safe, and confidential space that invites curious listening, supported sharing, and meaningful connection. Each experience strives to create this environment through practices that build trust and a sense of emotional safety.

What is the difference between a workshop, group, and retreat?

Workshops are educational and experiential, and usually occur over 1–3 days.

Groups are centered around specific themes and/or populations. They typically meet weekly or bi-weekly for a series of 6–10 sessions and are a deeper dive into both your own story and the topic at hand.

Retreats are an opportunity to engage in a deeper dive into rest, silence, and self-care coupled with facilitation and experiential learning to promote healing and growth.

Not currently a client with Second Journey Counseling?

You do not need to be a current client with Second Journey Counseling to participate in our events. Please feel free to explore the offerings, and register for anything that might support you on your journey towards healing and change.

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The Daring Way™

Nancy has been certified with The Daring Way™ since 2012, and has received extensive training in the work and research of Dr. Brené Brown. This certification provides Nancy access to curriculums that were developed by Dr. Brené Brown and her team that focus on courage building, shame resilience, and uncovering the power of vulnerability, These resources are utilized by Nancy in her individual counseling, as well as groups, workshops, and retreats.
Brené Brown describes the progression of her work as:
Be You. Be All In. Fall. Get Up. Try Again.

Nancy offers 3 different opportunities based on curriculums designed by The Daring Way™.

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Be You.

The Gifts of Imperfection™ is a big invitation to Wholehearted Living. It was designed to explore the question “how can I live and love from a place of worthiness?” By dropping the hustle to be perfect and in control, and cultivating the practices of courage, connection, and compassion, you can embark on a journey towards discovering the most authentic version of you!

Be All In.

Daring Greatly™ was created with the primary focus on developing resiliency to the fears that hold us back, so that we can show up, be seen, and live bravely in the way we live, love, parent, and lead.

Fall. Get up. Try again.

Rising Strong™ is based on the simple physics of vulnerability: If we are brave enough, often enough, we will fall. This is a curriculum about what it takes to get back up, and how owning our stories of struggle gives us the power to write a daring new ending. Struggle can be our greatest call to courage and the clearest path to a wholehearted life.

Be You.

The Gifts of Imperfection™ is a big invitation to Wholehearted Living. It was designed to explore the question “how can I live and love from a place of worthiness?” By dropping the hustle to be perfect and in control, and cultivating the practices of courage, connection, and compassion, you can embark on a journey towards discovering the most authentic version of you!

Be All In.

Daring Greatly™ was created with the primary focus on developing resiliency to the fears that hold us back, so that we can show up, be seen, and live bravely in the way we live, love, parent, and lead.

Fall. Get up. Try again.

Rising Strong™ is based on the simple physics of vulnerability: If we are brave enough, often enough, we will fall. This is a curriculum about what it takes to get back up, and how owning our stories of struggle gives us the power to write a daring new ending. Struggle can be our greatest call to courage and the clearest path to a wholehearted life.

Customize Your Workshop

Don’t see something here for you? Design your own with Nancy!

If you have a specific need or request for a workshop, we would love to create a unique experience to meet the needs of your church, women’s or marriage ministry, or group of friends.

Email Nancy

Speaking

Planning an upcoming event and need a keynote speaker or retreat facilitator? Want to host a retreat, but need help planning the content for the weekend? Work with Second Journey Counseling to request a speaker to provide wisdom, insight, and growth for your audience!

Kent and Nancy enjoy presenting on a variety of topics related to men and women, parenting, wholehearted living, marriage, leadership, and spiritual growth. If you would be interested in having us speak at an event or facilitate a retreat, please email us and we would love to discuss ideas with you.

See a sampling of past speaking engagements

Nancy

  • Wholeheartedly You! – Professional Educators of Iowa, Clive, IA
  • The Mirage of Peace in the Chaos of Life – Westchester Evangelical Free Women’s Retreat, Des Moines, IA
  • Gifting the Gifted: Parenting Your Exceptional Child – Friends of Johnston ELP Parent Group, Johnston, IA
  • Cultivating Rest as a Spiritual Practice – Assembly of God Annual Women’s Conference, Des Moines, IA
  • Crafting Authentic Community – Trinity Reformed Church Women’s Retreat, Orange City, IA
  • Letting Go of Perfectionism and Cultivating Self-Compassion – Christ Community Church, Ames, IA
  • Love is a Verb – Des Moines Area Religious Council, Des Moines, IA
Kent

  • Creating Connection and Seeking Support – EMC Insurance
  • Building Cohesive Teams – Grandview University
  • The 5 Behaviors of a Cohesive Team and DiSC Training – Corteva
Kent and Nancy

  • The Way of Love – Missionary Aviation Fellowship Orientation Training
  • To Have and To Hold – Marriage Retreat for New Life Church, Sioux Center, IA
  • Team Dynamics that Foster Connection: Trust and Vulnerability – Iowa State University FCA
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