Crystal Abraham Hernandez is the founder of Favored Daughters and a Catholic transformational coach. Her work serves women who desire to live more fully from their identity as beloved daughters of God through Baptism.
Her concern for women who have experienced inadequate mothering, emotional neglect, or the burden of having to raise themselves is deeply personal. Her own life has been shaped by discovering the Father’s goodness through Jesus Christ—and learning, over time, to receive His love in ordinary life.
Meet Crystal Abraham Hernandez
A Moment of Grace
Growing up in foster care, Crystal carried the pain of abandonment and feeling unloved and unwanted. At seventeen, in a moment of profound grace, she encountered through Christ the Father’s personal love for her. That encounter revealed a truth beyond the circumstances of her childhood: she was intentionally created, deeply known, and loved.
It also marked a beginning. A sincere desire to love Christ coexisted with familiar habits of self-reliance and striving. Receiving His love more deeply unfolded over time through prayer, the sacraments, and the teaching of the Church.
This continuing journey informs her work today. Knowing that God loves His daughters and learning to trust His love in daily life can be different experiences. Crystal’s story offers a personal connection for women who recognize that distance in their own lives.
A personal story of receiving the
Father's love through Christ
Crystal spent seventeen years as a marriage and family therapist, working with women and families whose lives had been affected by domestic violence, childhood neglect, and emotional abuse. She later served more than four years in nonprofit executive leadership and consulting, supporting organizations dedicated to vulnerable women and children.
In prayer, she discerned an invitation to serve Catholic women in a new way.
Today, her work is Catholic transformational coaching. It draws on her professional experience while remaining distinct from psychotherapy and spiritual direction. Her role is to offer guidance, thoughtful questions, and practical support as women attend to Christ and consider how to respond to His truth in their lives.
Christ remains the source of transformation. This work is entrusted to Our Lady of Ransom, patroness of Favored Daughters, whose maternal care and intercession point toward Him.
Crystal
Unum est Necessarium
Experience in Service of a New Chapter
The Heart of Her Work
An Invitation to Explore
Had I chosen to live from the false identity I carried out of foster care, I would not be here today serving others. It was Christ who revealed the Father’s merciful love to me — who healed what was wounded and reordered what was broken. He continues to invite each of us to say our own fiat, to let His grace restore what has been lost, and to live as beloved daughters of the Father."
To learn about Favored Daughters and its process of mutual discernment, explore The Way of Invitation.