Have you ever been severely ill and mostly bedridden? Are you living in the tension of the now and the not yet after rebuilding your life from hard seasons? In our authentic conversation, special guest Lauren Watt, shares her "Renewing Your Mind, Restoring Your Hope" God Story about her healing journey and the intersection of faith, trauma and chronic illness.

Lauren is a 25-year-old entrepreneur, creative, writer, and speaker who became severely ill at 14 and spent eight years mostly bedridden with complex chronic illness. After years of searching for answers and trying numerous treatments, Lauren began a brain retraining program in 2023 and has since regained much of her health, rebuilding a life that once felt impossibly far away. Today, she writes about chronic illness, trauma, faith, and hope through her Substack, Lauren's Pen, which reaches readers across 31 U.S. states and 13 countries.

Lauren is also a referral from former podcast guest, Lara Silverman, who is a author, speaker, musician, and hosts the "Singing Through Fire" podcast.

Enjoy listening to Lauren's inspiring God story and pay it forward with a tax-free donation to support another woman's God story!

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Have you ever been severely ill and mostly bedridden? Are you living in the tension of the now and the not yet after rebuilding your life from hard seasons? In our authentic conversation, special guest Lauren Watt, shares her "Renewing Your Mind, Restoring Your Hope" God Story about her healing journey and the intersection of faith, trauma and chronic illness. Lauren is a 25-year-old entrepreneur, creative, writer, and speaker who became severely ill at 14 and spent eight years mostly bedridden with complex chronic illness. After years of searching for answers and trying numerous treatments, Lauren began a brain retraining program in 2023 and has since regained much of her health, rebuilding a life that once felt impossibly far away. Today, she writes about chronic illness, trauma, faith, and hope through her Substack, Lauren's Pen, which reaches readers across 31 U.S. states and 13 countries. Lauren is also a referral from former podcast guest, Lara Silverman, who is a author, speaker, musician, and hosts the "Singing Through Fire" podcast. Enjoy listening to Lauren's inspiring God story and pay it forward with a tax-free donation to support another woman's God story! Altered Stories Ministry Donation Link https://secure.myvanco.com/L-Z2KA/campaign/C-11V9T

The full episode goes live on September 2!

Dog Days of Summer: In this Episode, I feature special guest, Hadassah Treu! Hadassah is an award-winning international author of 3 books in English and Bulgarian, a blogger at onthewaybg.com, a poet, speaker, and motivator, holding a master's in international relations. She speaks 4 languages and lives in Bulgaria, Europe. In our authentic conversation, Hadassah shares her "Trusting God in Your Suffering" God story of how God carried her through the challenges of her childhood and one of her darkest times of suffering after her husband passed away unexpectedly. She also shares how God brought her back to Bulgaria from Austria to move forward into her author and speaker calling after her husband's death. In closing, she offers ministering words of encouragement to help others draw near to God in their darkest valleys of life.

This Episode also includes a mental health tip from our ministry partner and licensed mental health counselor, Sherrie Pucket.

​Dog Days of summer series. In this episode, I feature Altered Stories Ministry Social Media contract manager, Kristy Feltis. Kristy is a wife of 20 years to a retired military spouse and stay-at-home Mom who works as a Virtual Assistant and Pinterest Manager who helps female entrepreneurs grow their business through strategic online marketing. In our authentic conversation, Kristy shares her God story about her growing up in church and her discovery of God's character. She shares how she reconciled her understanding of what people said about God and what she personally believed. In closing, she shares encouraging words to others who are searching in their discovery of God as they grow in their faith.

This episode also includes a mental health tip from our ministry partner and licensed mental health counselor, Sherrie Pucket.

In This Christmas in July Episode we feature Altered Stories Ministry special guests; Sandy Williams, Board Vice-President, Sara Davenport, Spiritual Director, Pastor Polly Sanders-Peterson, Prayer Pastor and Teresa Blaes, Volunteer Blogger. Guests share the history of Christmas and Jesus' birth in India, Bulgaria, Barbados, Israel and I share the history in America. Additionally, beautiful Christmas hymns are performed by former guest, worship leader, and Founder of Flourish and Thrive KC, Melissa Holstrom.

Merry Christmas in July! In this hope-filled Christmas 2023 Episode Revisited, I feature Altered Stories Ministry Board Member guests, Sandy Williams, Melinda Kay Ronn, Pastor Polly Sanders Peterson, and Volunteer Blogger, Teresa Blaes. Sandy shares how Christmas is celebrated in India. Melinda shares how the United States celebrates Christmas. Pastor Polly shares Christmas traditions in South Africa. Teresa shares how Israel celebrates Christmas and I close in sharing the Christmas traditions of Germany. This Episode also features beautiful Christmas carol hymns performed by ministry partner, Melissa Holstrom, Founder of Freedom to Flourish KC.

In this Episode, I interview former Episode 72 guest and women's ministry friend, Ellen Mongan. Ellen is the host of three podcasts, writer, speaker and published author of three books. She is a wife of 48 years, Mom of 7 children and a baby in heaven. In our authentic conversation, Ellen shares her journey to God's heart God story part 2, which also prompted her to write her book, "4 For the Mountaintop". She also shares how important it is for our mental health to remove our masks and to be open with one another about our struggles. She shares how she did that at a mountaintop retreat with 3 lifelong friends who grew together in their faith and as Sisters in Christ.

In my first Episode of 2022, I interview my special guest, Ellen Mongan. Ellen is the Founder of Little Pink Dress Ministry, Christian writer, motivational speaker, and host of the WOW podcast show. She is a wife, Mom of seven children, a baby in Heaven and thirteen grandchildren. In our authentic conversation, we talk about her faith and life experiences as a young teen, wife, Mother and Grandmother. She also shares her Anorexia story and how God showed up in her life to help her with her health and self image struggle as a young woman. Enjoy listening to this powerful God story!

Do you struggle with shame due to your past? Do you feel the heaviness of unworthiness and are desperate for change in your life and in love? In our heartfelt conversation, special guest Loral Pepoon shares her " Led to Lasting Love" God Story about her midlife devastation due to her past relationships and why she carried the weight of unworthiness that negatively impacted her health and career as a creative team leader. She shares how God healed her heart for a new life of healthy love. Loral is an award-winning author of Led-to Lasting Love, is a writing coach, book editor and beach enthusiast and resides in Nashville with her husband and cat. Enjoy listening to Loral's faith-building and encouraging God story!