When Hunter Rasmussen went hunting with his cousin, he never imagined how that day would change his life forever.
One gunshot. 132 pellets. A split-second moment that took his leg but gave him a mission.

In today’s episode, we sit down with Hunter as he walks us through the accident that nearly killed him, the trauma that followed, and the miracles that carried him through months of pain, surgery, and healing.

From almost bleeding out on a mountainside to being told he’d never walk again, Hunter opens up about what it really means to face loss, find faith, and rebuild your life from the ground up.

This episode is about more than physical recovery. It’s about identity, surrender, and discovering that the foundation of your life can’t be taken when it’s built on Christ.

We talk about the moment he realized God wasn’t punishing him—He was preparing him.
How he found humor in the pain (“my favorite restaurant’s IHOP now”).
And how choosing to share his story online became the healing that helped others heal too.

If you’ve ever wondered how to find purpose in pain or how to keep your faith when your world collapses—this story will move you.

Topics covered:

• The day Hunter was accidentally shot while hunting

• The spiritual prompting that saved his life

• Facing amputation and identity loss

• How humor, faith, and family carried him through recovery

• Turning pain into purpose through social media

• Rebuilding your foundation on Christ

  
  

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Even when life takes everything, God can rebuild anything.Faith can outlast fear.And your pain might just be the platform for your purpose.

I told my mom I was drinking, watching porn, sleeping around, and that I’d been excommunicated from my church...

But she just loved me.

And honestly, that shocked me.

In today’s episode, we sit down with my mom as she walks through what it was like hearing about my mistakes everything from addiction to excommunication and how she chose love over judgment.

We filmed this conversation to help parents, mentors, and anyone in a guiding role learn what it really means to respond with faith, not fear.

In this episode, I open up about the lowest moments of my lifeand how my mom responded when I turned away from God.

After losing my marriage, getting caught in addiction, and being excommunicated from the church, I thought I’d pushed everyone away. But instead of reacting with anger, control, or shame, my mom responded with something completely different unconditional love.

We talk about what it really means to be a parent who creates safety instead of fear, and how she learned to trust God’s plan while letting me find my own way back to Him. Her example taught me more about Christ’s love than any sermon ever could.

If you’ve ever wondered how to respond when someone you love walks away from God—or how to love someone through their worst decisions—this conversation will change you.

Topics covered:

• How parents and mentors can respond when someone they love sins or turns from God

• Choosing faith over fear in guiding others

• Letting go of control and trusting God’s timing

• Creating a safe place for confession and healing

• The power of unconditional love and quiet faith

• What my mom taught me about the way God parents us

  
  

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Love changes more hearts than judgment ever will.
Faith is stronger than fear.
And no one is too far gone for God.

“They say leaving the Church feels free, but it is a trap.”

In this solo episode, I share my own story of leaving the LDS Church lifestyle to chase what looked like freedom. Drinking, partying, doing whatever I wanted felt like freedom in the moment, but it left me more empty, lonely, and trapped than ever before.

True freedom is not found in walking away from God. It comes through Christ, through feeding the Spirit, and through living the commandments that bring real joy.

If you have ever wondered What really happens when you leave the LDS Church? This episode shares the truth.

In this episode, Julia shares the gripping story of a marriage that began with love and security but descended into abuse, addiction, and tragedy.

What started as a relationship that felt safe and stable slowly revealed hidden pornography use, controlling behavior, and escalating violence. Through pregnancy complications, postpartum anxiety, and countless arguments, Julia fought to hold her family together while doubting her own reality. One terrifying night, she grabbed her two young daughters and fled as her husband brandished a gun, fearing for their lives.
Months later, Julia discovered his drug addiction, financial ruin, and a web of lies. Despite her efforts to help him seek treatment, he ultimately took his own life, leaving Julia widowed at 26 and raising two children on her own. Her story is one of raw survival, the long road of therapy and faith, and the quiet strength it takes to rebuild when everything is lost.
This is not just a story of tragedy. It is a testament to courage, to choosing life and healing, and to a God who meets us in the darkest moments.

Topics covered:

• Love that turned to manipulation and abuse

• Pregnancy complications and postpartum anxiety

• Hidden pornography and secret addictions

• A violent night with a loaded gun and desperate escape

• Gaslighting, self-doubt, and protective orders

• Drug addiction, overdoses, and financial ruin

• Coping with suicide and rebuilding life with two children

Share this episode with someone who needs to be reminded:
You are not alone.
You are stronger than the trauma you’ve faced.
And with courage and support, healing is possible.

In this episode, the host of Overcoming Trauma opens up about a deeply personal struggle: how Satan’s quiet influence pulled him away from God during one of the hardest trials of his life.

Drawing from the Book of Mormon, he shares three tactics the adversary uses to sway us from the truth—convincing us there is no God, stirring our hearts to anger against Him, or lulling us into carnal security. For him, it wasn’t disbelief or anger. It was the slow drift of complacency, choosing the appetites of the flesh over the harder but sweeter work of turning to God.

Through scripture, prayer, and the grace of Jesus Christ, he learned that even when we stumble into Satan’s traps, the Savior is still there, ready to heal. Christ is the master healer, who not only atoned for our sins but also took upon Himself our traumas, afflictions, and heartbreaks. The message is simple but urgent: Satan whispers lies in our pain, but Christ offers healing, revelation, and peace if we humble ourselves and turn back to Him.

This episode isn’t just about resisting temptation. It’s about recognizing the adversary’s tactics, remembering who Christ is, and finding hope in the promise that you are never too far gone for God’s grace.

Topics covered:

• Satan’s three tactics: disbelief, anger, and carnal security

• How trials and trauma make us vulnerable to the adversary’s whispers

• A personal story of drifting into carnal security during divorce

• The danger of seeking fulfillment in worldly desires instead of God

• Why Christ is the master healer of sins, afflictions, and trauma

• How to humble yourself and find revelation in your darkest moments

• The assurance that God’s grace is greater than Satan’s lies

  
  

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You are not forgotten.

You are not alone.

And with Christ, you can overcome.

In this episode, Ben Foskey shares his powerful journey of surviving abuse, addiction, and despair, and discovering the relentless love of God that carried him toward healing.

What began with a childhood marked by divorce and instability spiraled into years of anger, loneliness, and searching for belonging. Drawn into an unhealthy relationship with a mentor who became his abuser, Ben carried silent trauma into his teenage years and early adulthood. To escape the pain, he turned to substances, distractions, and self-destructive habits, trying anything to fill the emptiness inside.

Yet again and again, in moments of deepest darkness, God intervened. On the beaches with missionaries, in Marine Corps boot camp worship, and even at the brink of suicide, Ben felt God’s undeniable hand pulling him back to life. His story is not a neat, linear healing. It is full of setbacks, relapses, and wrestling, but it reveals the long, patient work of a Savior who never stops reaching.

This story is not just about trauma. It is about choosing to stop running, to face the demons within, and to accept that healing comes only through God’s light. It is about brotherhood, vulnerability, the gift of safe people who listen, and the daily decision to keep walking toward hope. Above all, it is about a God who meets us in the darkest places, not with condemnation, but with love strong enough to change everything.

If you have ever felt broken beyond repair, wondered if healing is even possible, or questioned whether God truly sees you, this one is for you.

Topics covered:

• Childhood trauma and the pain of divorce

• Abuse disguised as mentorship and trust

• Turning to substances, distraction, and numbing as survival

• Spiritual experiences that broke through despair

• The long, non-linear road of healing and relapse

• Finding hope through friendship, poetry, and God’s voice

• Learning to see light in the darkness and choosing gratitude

• Discovering that God’s love is deeper than any wound

  
  

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You are seen.
You are loved.
And healing is possible.

In this episode, Matthew Richardson shares the raw and personal story of how God guided him step by step through the most painful chapter of his life—his marriage and eventual divorce.

What began with undeniable revelation to marry became a marriage filled with instability, abuse on both sides, and years of pleading with God for direction. Time after time, he felt prompted to keep trying, to endure, and to stay. Until one day, in scripture and prayer, the Lord gave him a new commandment: it was time to leave.

Through weeks of wrestling in prayer, confirmation after confirmation came powerful, undeniable answers that brought both heartbreak and peace. Even when others told him he had misunderstood God, he could not deny what the Spirit had spoken.

This story isn’t just about divorce. It’s about learning that God’s will can change, that He is merciful enough to guide us not just into commitments, but out of bondage. It’s about the patience of revelation, the cost of obedience, and the assurance that God walks with us even when the path feels impossible.

If you’ve ever wondered whether God sees your suffering, questioned if He would really speak into your situation, or feared that you were stuck forever—this one is for you.

Topics covered:

• The revelation to marry despite red flags

• Early marriage struggles and years of seeking guidance

• God’s clear commandment to “stay” even in difficulty

• The shocking scripture that revealed it was time to go

• Wrestling with doubt, seeking confirmation, and receiving undeniable answers

• Facing outside voices versus trusting God’s personal revelation

• The hope that God will guide us step by step, even into endings

Share this episode with someone who needs to be reminded:

You are not forgotten.

You are not alone.

And your story isn’t over.

In this episode, Tom shares how one football hit in the Marine Corps left him instantly paralyzed and changed the course of his life forever.

A gifted athlete with dreams of making his family proud, Tom suddenly found himself waking up from a coma, told he would never move again. What followed were years of pain, reckless choices, and nights spent yelling at God in frustration.

Yet, even in the darkest places, small sparks of hope appeared—like the day he shocked himself by moving his arm for the first time. And over time, through scripture, surrender, and faith in Christ, Tom began to rebuild.

Now married, serving in his church, and living with a renewed sense of purpose, Tom’s journey shows what it means to face despair honestly and still choose hope.

If you’ve ever questioned God in the middle of suffering, felt stuck in your circumstances, or wondered if redemption is possible—this one is for you.

Topics covered:

• Growing up as a gifted athlete with big dreams

• The Marine Corps, purpose, and the hit that left him paralyzed

• Waking up from a coma and being told he’d never move again

• Years of anger, drinking, and yelling at God

• The turning point: finding Christ in the New Testament

• Redemption, marriage, and building a life of faith

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You are not forgotten.
You are not alone.
And your story isn’t over.

In this raw and powerful solo episode, Matthew opens up about the relentless lies Satan tells us—that we're too far gone, too broken, too unworthy to be used by God. But through scripture and personal experience, he shares a message that cuts through the shame: God doesn’t call the perfect. He calls the willing.

Matthew walks us through the stories of Moses, Paul, the woman at the well, and Peter—showing how each was deeply flawed and yet radically called. Then, with unfiltered honesty, he shares his own battle with addiction, including one night when temptation was so overwhelming he nearly gave in—until one prayer changed everything.

This is more than a Bible study or a confession. It's a reminder that the same God who parted seas, blinded Pharisees, and forgave adulterers is still in the business of healing hearts and calling the unqualified.

If you’ve ever felt too far gone for grace… this episode is for you.

In this raw and deeply moving episode, Shelby opens up about her journey from childhood trauma and addiction to healing and purpose.

Shelby shares how her identity was rooted in being the best—at school, at sports, at being the “good girl.” But underneath that drive was pain she didn’t yet understand. From struggling with eating disorders in fifth grade to experiencing sexual assault in high school, Shelby turned to alcohol to numb the shame and confusion. What began as a way to escape turned into full-blown addiction—one that nearly killed her.

After years of hospital visits, rehab stays, and hitting rock bottom, Shelby made a life-altering decision: to surrender. She changed everything—her environment, her circle, and eventually, her relationship with herself and God. Now four years sober, she’s helping others break free and step into healing.

This conversation is not just about addiction—it’s about responsibility, spiritual awakening, and reclaiming your life. Shelby doesn’t pretend to be perfect, but her willingness to face the darkest parts of her story head-on will leave you inspired and full of hope.

If you’ve ever battled self-worth, struggled to let go of shame, or wondered if real healing is possible—this one is for you.

Topics covered:

• Body image and disordered eating starting in childhood

• Sexual assault and the long-term trauma that followed

• Addiction, hospitalizations, and suicidal patterns

• Spiritual awakening and surrendering to healing

• The moment she realized no one was coming—she had to save herself

• How she found purpose through therapy, community, and faith

• Turning trauma into service and coaching others through recovery

  
  

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