Altered Stories Show

In this special episode recorded on International Podcast Day, Twoana and former show guest, Kelly Patterson, discuss Kelly’s horrific experience as a human/sex trafficking victim from the age of four to almost 22 years old and the PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) issues she encountered as a result of her experience, which also involved torture. Twoana provides her professional and Godly insight on Kelly’s experience and her recovery and also shares her biblical perspective. Kelly also shares her Godly perspective on her traumatic experience to provide hope to victims and survivors and also brings awareness about a dissociative disorder that many victims develop to bring awareness to the plight of many human/sex trafficking victims.

In this episode, I feature special guests and former Altered Stories Ministry guest blogger, Kathy Joy. Kathy Joy lives in Erie, Pennsylvania and is a widow, author, speaker, and former radio personality who was a favorite D.J. in Colorado.  Over the years, she has been on a journey she didn’t sign up for that has taken her places she never imagined. A journey that has connected her with widows, parents, and individuals who have suffered loss.  In our candid conversation, Kathy Joy shares her life-altering God story of grief, loss, survival, and recovery and how God used her gifts of creativity and writing unexpectedly to help her heal from the unexpected loss of her husband and the rejection experienced by family members after his death.  She also shares how God helped her restore broken family relationships and how those struggling with grief/loss can best heal and recover by leaning into their relationship with God and getting involved in community.  Enjoy listening to her inspirational and God-glorifying altered story! 

In this episode, Twoana and special guest, Sha Sparks discuss Sha’s experience with childhood bullying, trauma, child alcoholism, and the mental health issues she encountered as a result. Twoana provides her professional insight on Sha’s experience and her own and also shares her Godly perspective on childhood trauma, why children bully others, and how victims of bullying and their families can be victorious and over-comers from a biblical perspective. Enjoy listening to this show and please share your valued feedback.

In this episode, I talk with Amy Mitchell, founder of AnchorHer Ministry.  AnchorHer Ministry is a faith-centered ministry based in Greater Kansas City. Their mission is to embrace, empower, ignite, and advocate for women impacted by incarceration, domestic violence, and addiction.  In our conversation, Amy shares her inspirational God-glorifying altered story of redemption as a domestic violence survivor that drives her to fulfill her calling of helping women break the cycle of abuse and hopelessness through Jesus Christ. 

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In this “Healing Conversations with Twoana” episode, special guests Twoana Clark-Sheppard and Tosha Callahan are featured.  Twoana is the Founder of Abundant Living Legacy Life Care in Overland Park, Kansas, and an Altered Stories Ministry Board member. She appears weekly on multiple broadcast streams via her talk show, “Talk About IT with Twoana” where she raises awareness of the stigma and plight of mental health. Tosha is the Altered Stories Ministry Social Media Volunteer Manager.  She is a Christian and a wife of 12 years.  She and her husband have six boys. She is a stepmom to three, a biological mother of two, and an incredibly blessed adoptive mother to one.  Twoana and Tosha share in their conversation Tosha’s ups and downs with Christian parenting and the many stress factors she has encountered and how she has best managed them by leaning into her faith and with the support from her husband, Mom, aunt, cousin, counselors, teachers, and those in her church.  Twoana shares her perspective on Christian parenting and words of wisdom from the Bible to encourage Tosha, and other Christian and non-Christian parents who are in need of encouragement as they raise their children.

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In this episode, Twoana and I discuss my experience being part of the Ekklesia Group cult as a child and the trauma, abuse, struggles, and mental health issues that resulted from the experience.  We also discuss how God brought me through this experience and healed me emotionally with the help of counselors, pastors, teachers, and friends and how God changed my perception of Christianity and Christians.  Twoana also provides her insight on my experience and shares her godly perspective on how to heal from this type of experience and how to avoid being a cult victim based on God’s word and understanding of the behaviors of cult leaders and victims.  Enjoy listening to this hope-filled God-glorifying show and please share your valued feedback.

In this episode, I feature a new show segment “Healing Conversations with Twoana.” Twoana is the Founder of Abundant Living Legacy Life Care in Overland Park, Kansas, and is the new Altered Stories Ministry Board Secretary.  She is a highly sought-after public speaker who has ministered, presented, and trained for many areas and national churches.  She also appears weekly on multiple broadcast streams via her talk show, “Talk About IT with Twoana” where she raises awareness of the stigma and plight of mental health.  Twoana discusses with former show guest, Teresa Blaes, her experience with her mom’s opioid addiction and the struggles she endured as a result of God’s help, which resulted in her starting the Unresolved Life Podcast Show.  Twoana also shares her godly perspective on overcoming opioid addiction and how family members can support family members who are entrapped in addiction.  Addicts can truly be set free from the chains of addiction through Jesus Christ and the support of spirit-filled Christian therapy counseling.  Enjoy listening to this hope-filled show and please share your valued feedback. 

In this episode, I interview Lexie Voorhees, childhood abuse survivor and former Altered Stories Ministry Board Treasurer and guest blogger.  Lexie is a Christ-follower, women’s ministry leader and former non-profit finance business professional who lives in Tucson, Arizona.  She has firsthand knowledge of the pain and despair that comes from a childhood of neglect and abuse. 

Lexie and I discuss her journey of healing by the transforming power of Jesus Christ — a power she only began to realize with more depth and discernment, ten years after accepting Christ as her Lord and Savior at the age of 16. 

Lexie also shares how she journeyed with God, persevering in allowing Him to not only mend her broken heart but to show her how to put the past behind her and live life with amazing joy. Discovering that God’s faithfulness, provisions, and love are truly more than she could ever imagine!  

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In this episode, I interview a special guest, breast cancer survivor, Kris Barta. Kris has an inspiring God story that you will be blessed to hear. Kris received the life-changing news the day after Mother’s Day in 2014 that she had stage 2 triple-negative breast cancer. Kris had known the love of Jesus for many years before her diagnosis, but as is typical with so many of us her relationship with Him changed in a dramatic way as she battled cancer.

In our conversation, Kris talks about anger and laughter and how powerful it is to laugh through the most horrible of times. She talks about friends and family support and how incredibly important it is to have positive people and prayer through the fight.