Wild Hope Rising: A Podcast for Women on Faith, Healing & Purpose

What if God could turn your pain into praise?

In this week’s Hope Huddle, we’re kicking off our new series, Rise from Ashes. Together, we take the brave step of surveying the territory of our lives — looking honestly at the places that feel broken, the moments that left us heartbroken or stuck.

It’s not easy work. Sometimes we’d rather deny our ashes, pretend we’ve moved past them, or fail to recognize how they still impact us today. But what if the pathway forward is back? What if praise could erupt from pain, beauty could rise from the ashes, and joy could break through our mourning?

Join us for this honest conversation and be reminded that God meets us right there — in the wilderness, in the ruins — inviting us into a process where hope begins to rise once again.

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The Holy Spirit. More than a mystery or an afterthought, He’s the friend who walks with us—guiding, comforting, and strengthening us, especially in wilderness seasons. And yet, depending on your background or church experience, talking about the Holy Spirit can still bring hesitation—or even avoidance altogether.

In this episode, we huddle up with bestselling author and Bible teacher Margaret Feinberg to talk all things “Holy Spirit.” Our conversation dives into her newest book, The God You Need to Know, and the life-changing invitation it holds—to experience the Holy Spirit’s power and presence in your everyday life.

If you’ve ever wondered what it really means to be filled with the Spirit, or if He’s still moving today, this conversation will leave you encouraged, stretched, and hungry for more.

Margaret has a beautiful way of making big truths approachable—she’s lighthearted, full of joy, creative, and deeply grounded in Scripture and research. Honestly, some of what she shared is still circling in our hearts and helping us see the Spirit in fresh ways.

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Website: https://margaretfeinberg.com/

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This interview was originally aired on Pilgrim Radio’s His People and is shared here with permission.

Have you ever been through a season where you’ve prayed for healing, for a relationship to be restored, for that long-awaited opportunity. You’ve done everything “right,” and still, the answer is silence or an unmistakable no?

In this Hope Huddle episode, Tammy and Sunny sat down with author and speaker, Rhonda Velez.  Rhonda spent many years striving, working hard, praying hard and believing that her effort and faith would bring the outcome she desired. But when what she was praying for didn’t turn out the way she hoped- when God said no- it marked the beginning of a painful but beautiful transformation.  

In today’s conversation she invites us to see God’s no through a different lens- as redirection, not rejection, as protection, not punishment, as a divine invitation into something better- even if we can’t see it yet.  Her new devotional, When God Say No, Eat Cake helps encourage us to find comfort in God despite the setbacks we experience. 

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Our culture is relentless in the messages it sends women about their bodies—what to fix, what to change, and how to make them look younger. 

In this episode, Sunny huddles up with author and Bible teacher Lisa Whittle who says, "bodies not viewed through the lens of their Creator will constantly cry out to be changed." Our conversation centers around Lisa's new Bible study Body and Soul.  This is a woman who has gone first and she invites us into a countercultural, biblical perspective that helps us see our bodies as God designed them—bringing freedom, dignity, and hope.

Lisa is the host of the popular Jesus Over Everything podcast and has a deep love for God and His people. Whether you’re a woman feeling the pressure of cultural expectations or someone longing for a bigger vision of what it means to live fully in Christ, this conversation will encourage and inspire you.

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This interview originally aired on His People and is shared here with permission from Pilgrim Radio.

When life goes silent, how do you find the words to pray, process, and move forward?

We all face wilderness seasons—those times that feel dry, disorienting, and full of obstacles. They can be triggered by grief, life transitions, or resistance from inside or out, and they often leave us feeling stuck, disconnected, or without a clear way forward.

For today’s guest, Kirsten Wilson, the wilderness was a place without words.

Kirsten is a college instructor, Enneagram coach, and church ministry leader who loves helping people step inside God’s story and discover something new about their own. In this Hope Huddle episode, she vulnerably shares about her own eight-year wilderness season and even guides Tammy through a live story-coaching exercise right from the gospels.

This conversation is part story, part spiritual practice, and full of practical tools you can take into your own wilderness season. If you’ve ever felt speechless, stuck, or far from God, this episode will help you find words, find connection, and find hope again.

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All of us carry a story. But not all of us know how to name it — let alone face it with kindness, curiosity, and hope. And yet, the truth is: our stories shape everything — our relationships, how we see God, and how we show up in the world.

In this episode- Sunny had the honor of huddling up with Adam Young — a trauma therapist, theologian, and the voice behind The Place We Find Ourselves podcast. His new book Make Sense of Your Story is more than a resource. It’s a gentle guide toward healing, connection with God, and discovering who you really are. This conversation might just be the invitation your soul has been waiting for.

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This interview originally aired on the His People podcast and was used with permission from Pilgrim Radio and Adam Young.

SEASON TWO KICKOFF! 

In this episode, we return to a topic we keep coming back to time and time again; the unforced rhythms of grace.

Rooted in Matthew 11:28–30, we share how we’re learning to walk freely and lightly as we work with Jesus in everyday life. We get honest about the pull to strive and prove—and how grace offers a better way.

Here are a few guiding principles helping us embrace this rhythm:

Done is better than perfect 

Prayer over strategy 

Divine purpose over ambition 

Led by devotion, not demand 

Stretched over stressed 

This conversation is an invitation to slow down, be present, and remember: you weren’t made to carry it all. You were made to walk with the One who carries you.

As women, we’re well-versed in the power through — pushing past indicators and warning signs, juggling roles, and striving to do “all the things” and “all the things, well.”

But what if the real power is found in the pause?

In this episode, we’re making a wilderness course correction and exploring the purposeful pause — the kind that doesn’t just recharge you but recalibrates your heart, realigns your soul, and reconnects you with God’s presence in the chaos as well as fueling your life for all he has created you for.

And, this episode goes beyond naps and vacations! 

We talk about what it looks like to pause with intention: to pray, to prep, to problem-solve, to practice what we see Jesus modeling. This is what it looks like to align to our original design & be propelled by purpose, walking in spiritual power. 

From media breaks, to taking a nap, grounding & mindfulness meditations,  to moments of wrestling with God. We’re unpacking the power found in BEING PRESENT and we’ll help you get practical with this one!

Plus, you’ll hear all about Wild Hope Rising’s upcoming four week podcast pause and how you can stay in touch. Let’s be intentional. Let’s chase waterfalls stepping out of the rivers and streams of the “power thru” that we are used to!  Together, let’s see hope rise as we step into the wide open spacious life we were created for. 

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What if your beliefs are all that is holding you back, keeping you playing small, and leading to the overwhelming feeling of being STUCK?

In this Hope Huddle episode, Tammy & Sunny huddled up with mindset and transformation coach, Laurie Dufresne to talk all things “limiting beliefs.” 

We discuss marrying action to truth, blaming the enemy (gulp), and other excuses that may be halting your journey. 

In Laurie’s own wilderness season, she found a passion, a dream, a bigger mission to serve women, to help them shift mindsets, master emotional reactions and take back control in areas of life where they’ve felt stuck the longest. And today, she graciously huddled up to bring the Wild Hope community a taste of freedom in this area.  

Whether you’re struggling with your health, your confidence, your relationships, or your purpose, Laurie reminds us;  you don’t have to stay where you are. You can break free!  

This episode will inspire you and have you eager to take hope-fueled action to rise and step into the wide open spacious life. 

You can get Laurie’s  “Breaking Free” Journal and her introductory masterclass for FREE! Plus, get on the waitlist for her new digital course and workbook. Ladies, do us a favor- thank her for investing in our community by following her on social media and sharing this episode! 

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**Sensitive Topic Warning. May not want to listen at work or with kiddos running around. **

There are moments when staying silent isn’t an option—and this is one of them. In this raw and deeply honest episode which is outside the norm of our episodes, Sunny throws open the doors on a conversation the church has too often avoided. Abuse. Injustice. Wounds hidden under the rug of religion. This isn’t just a conversation about broken systems—it’s a call to every one of us to rise up, disrupt the comfortable, and be the change.  

With holy outrage, personal experience with sexual & spiritual abuse, and tender conviction, Sunny challenges us to stop hiding behind spiritual clichés and Hobby Lobby signs  and start asking the real question: Are we bearing the image of God well in how we show up for the hurting?

This episode isn’t about pointing fingers. It’s about staring down the places where compromise and silence have left people suffering alone and with a picture of Jesus that doesn’t accurately reflect his Heart.—and choosing something better. A revival that starts not in the world, the church, but in our own surrendered hearts. 

This is a call to courage. A call to repentance. A call to change. Because healing the house of God starts with us.

For those of you swimming in the waters of healing from abuse- we ask you to prayerfully consider connecting with a counselor - we were not designed to swim in these waters alone. 

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