About Us
Our Core Mission
A Structured, Faith-Anchored Pathway to Wholeness Trauma and chronic stress do not simply disappear when a difficult season ends; they remain held within the nervous system, shaping our stress responses, belief patterns, and physical vitality. Many women function beautifully on the outside while remaining internally exhausted, hypervigilant, or shut down.
Pure Haven was created to change that. We provide comprehensive, trauma-informed educational modules designed to help women safely restore balance, decode what their bodies are protecting them from, and transition from a state of survival to regulated self-leadership. This is not about pushing harder—it is about rebuilding safety, clarity, and steadiness, one deliberate layer at a time.
Our History & Evolution
The Roots of Pure Haven In 2007, following a season of deep personal loss, Kathy Harding founded the foundational roots of Pure Haven in Kimberley, Northern Cape. For nearly two decades, Kathy served as a dedicated trauma counsellor and health educator, utilizing naturopathic methodologies and advanced bio-resonance to guide women toward restoring their physical and emotional well-being.
As the years progressed, the vision for Pure Haven expanded. True restoration requires comprehensive tools that address both the physiological patterns of the nervous system and the practical frameworks needed for long-term personal leadership.
In 2025, a powerful intersection of vision occurred when Kathy joined forces with Karen Fourie. Karen arrived seeking her own path of health recovery, carrying a deep-seated vision for creating a highly structured, accessible online educational environment where women could study, heal, and find their voices. Together, they reimagined Pure Haven—transitioning it from a localized counseling practice into a streamlined online educational platform. Today, Pure Haven serves as an empowering bridge for women navigating destabilizing life transitions, offering them the exact educational blueprints required to reclaim their strength, sovereignty, and purpose.
Meet the Team
Kathleen “Kathy” Harding
Project Lead & Strategy
Helga Sonnikus
Systems & Data Administration
Helga is the technical backbone managing the backend infrastructure of the Pure Haven platform. From precise data administration and secure plugin management to technical monitoring and workflow automation, Helga ensures our learning management environment runs flawlessly. Her meticulous oversight guarantees a secure, reliable, and high-performance digital user experience for every student who enters our platform.
Jeanette “Jean” Paton
Financial Operations & Performance Training
Jean serves as the operational anchor for Pure Haven’s financial stewardship and performance structures. Responsible for comprehensive cash flow management, precision financial monitoring, and core internal skills training, Jean ensures the business remains robust, transparent, and entirely independent. Her expertise gives the team the operational stability required to seamlessly scale our educational reach across South Africa and beyond.
Karen Fourie
Co-Founder & Educational Visionary
Karen’s partnership with Kathy marked the structural transformation of Pure Haven into a digital educational hub. Driven by a passion for creating safe, accessible online learning spaces for women navigating immense life transitions, Karen focuses on framework development and educational expansion. Her vision ensures that every course delivers practical, life-altering tools that empower women to move out of survival mode and build independent, legacy-driven futures.