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Hope Unlocked 🔑 | Christian Testimonies, Hope & Healing, Faith-Based Inspiration, Purpose & Calling, Kingdom Business & Ministry

Kristin Kurtz - Christian Life Coach, Author, Speaker

Feeling uncertain or overwhelmed in your faith journey? Hope Unlocked is here to inspire and equip you with real-life stories of resilience, breakthrough, and unwavering faith. Whether you’re navigating the highs and lows of business, ministry, or personal challenges, this podcast offers powerful testimonies and practical insights to help you overcome obstacles and rediscover your purpose. Each episode dives into biblical truths, actionable wisdom, and heartfelt encouragement to reignite your HOPE

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72:30

The Long Road Home: Addiction, Surrender & a Father...

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2026/10/05

Send us Fan Mail A midnight phone call. An overdose. A father wondering how to keep loving when he can no longer rescue. Robert Ruesch joins me to share the deeply personal story behind The Long Road Home—a journey through adoption, identity, addiction, relapse, incarceration, and the painful lessons families learn along the way. Robert opens up about the difference between helping and enabling, what surrender looked like for him, and how prayer became his strongest weapon when everything fel...

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63:12

The Truth About Her Father Shattered Her Story—Then...

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2026/10/02

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes the deepest healing comes when the story you thought you understood suddenly changes. Melissa Jean Rod shares the ache of growing up with a father-shaped absence, finally meeting the man she believed was her birth father, grieving his death, and years later discovering he wasn’t her biological dad at all. We talk about abandonment, identity, searching for love, marriage redemption, and the healing that came through knowing God as Father. Melissa also shares how her ...

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81:39

A Story of Grace, Hope & Support for Grieving Parents...

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2026/09/30

Send us Fan Mail After the stillbirth of her daughter Grace, Candy McVicar entered a grief journey that would eventually become a lifeline for other hurting families. Candy shares how The Five Love Languages helped her marriage survive loss, the God-prompt that led her to coauthor The Five Love Languages for Grieving Parents with Dr. Gary Chapman, and how Missing Grace Foundation now supports families through miscarriage, stillbirth, infant loss, infertility, and adoption grief. We also talk ...

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42:17

The Motherhood Wake-Up Call That Exposed...

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2026/09/28

Send us Fan Mail Perfectionism in motherhood can look like competence on the outside while creating pressure, anger, and exhaustion at home. Andrea Fortenberry, leadership development manager at The MomCo and host of The Perfectionist Guide to Mothering, shares how Christian counseling helped her uncover childhood grief, loosen her need for control, and become a healthier mom. We talk about strong-willed kids, picking your battles, giving children healthy agency, finding community through The...

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60:28

From Rocket Engineer to Entrepreneur: A Journey of...

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2026/09/25

Send us Fan Mail What happens when God asks you to leave the familiar and trust Him with what comes next? Former rocket engineer Sean Hayden shares how Spirit-led nudges moved his family from California to Kentucky and eventually into entrepreneurship. We talk about raising five young children, his son Elijah’s PKU diagnosis and remarkable healing testimony, career transition, provision, and learning to obey when you can’t yet see the outcome. Sean reminds us that seasons of waiting and “grow...

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61:29

When Spiritual Warfare Gets Real: Deliverance,...

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2026/09/23

Send us Fan Mail What begins with a few seemingly ordinary encounters becomes the start of a life-changing journey with God. Dr. David Chotka shares his powerful conversion story, a surprising campus revival, and a dramatic experience of deliverance that transformed his faith. He unpacks spiritual warfare and discernment of spirits with biblical wisdom, grounding the supernatural in Scripture, community, and mature discipleship. David also opens up about years of praying for his agnostic fath...

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58:50

When Obedience Looks Reckless: The Return on...

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2026/09/21

Send us Fan Mail A dream awakened Tasha Glover to the realization that she was living beneath her true identity—and obedience led her into a season she never could have planned. Tasha shares the emotional unraveling that followed leaving a job she loved, including sleepless nights, and how God continued meeting her in the unknown. Tasha talks about identity in Christ, hearing God through relationship, trusting His timing, embracing being multi-gifted, and learning that obedience doesn’t alway...

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58:12

When the Job Disappeared, God Became the Provider...

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2026/09/18

Send us Fan Mail What happens when the career you built your security around suddenly disappears? Mick Wienholt, host of the Coincidence or God podcast, shares how a rescinded job offer became an invitation into surrender, trust, and a radically different relationship with God. We talk about ambition, the pull of money and financial security, fear of lack, fasting for direction, and 18 months without a paycheck as the sole breadwinner. Through unexpected provision, a family “miracle wall,” an...

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39:55

ALL CLEAR: Faith in the Middle of an Unexpected...

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2026/09/16

Send us Fan Mail In this deeply personal episode of Hope Unlocked, host Kristin Kurtz shares her health journey in real time. Before receiving biopsy results in February 2024, she heard two words in her spirit: ALL CLEAR. She has stood on those words ever since, even as she pursued natural healing—and then learned in June 2026 that what she believed had healed was still there. In a special host takeover, Kristin is joined by her dear friend and spiritual mama, Sherri Conran, who steps into th...

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37:42

When Rock Bottom Gets Lower: From Alcoholism to...

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2026/09/14

Send us Fan Mail Longtime journalist Harry Saltzgaver shares the raw truth behind his journey from functioning alcoholism to freedom, faith, and recovery. He opens up about relapse, a life-changing DUI, and the jail-cell prayer that became a turning point after 9/11. Harry shares how God removed his compulsion to drink, why making amends and vulnerability matter, and how sobriety led to a life of service. We also discuss Christian recovery, identity beyond career, community impact, and his me...

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41:33

When Divorce Feels Like War: A Restorative Path to...

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2026/09/11

Send us Fan Mail When conflict leaves you bracing for the next hard conversation, there can still be a path toward peace. Mediator Amy Vanderbeek shares how her own high-conflict divorce during COVID became the doorway into restorative mediation and helping others navigate difficult transitions with greater clarity and confidence. We talk about creating space to be heard, why restorative doesn’t mean forced reconciliation, co-parenting, releasing shame, building a business in a demanding seas...

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28:27

Why Am I Still Stuck? Getting to the Root and Healing...

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2026/09/09

Send us Fan Mail What if the reason you’re still struggling isn’t because you haven’t prayed enough—but because God wants to take you deeper? Heather O’Brien, author of Heal with God, shares how the Lord led her into a more Spirit-led approach to healing that looks beyond symptoms and gets to the root. We talk about uncovering hidden lies, asking God better questions, hearing His voice more clearly, and praying with greater precision over patterns that seem impossible to break. Heather also s...

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59:54

Paint the Promise: Reclaim Your Voice, Creativity &...

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2026/09/07

Send us Fan Mail What happens when God begins awakening the gifts, creativity, and voice He placed inside of you? In this hope-filled conversation, Dionne White shares how prophetic art became part of her healing and how the Lord taught her to “paint the promise” instead of staying focused on the pain. We talk about creativity as a God-given expression, finding courage to use your voice, resisting the fear and isolation that can come against your calling, and receiving support along the way. ...

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13:13

I Almost Said No: What God Did With One Yes | Episode...

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2026/09/05

Send us Fan Mail What can happen when you say yes to God before you have the whole roadmap? In this special 250th episode of Hope Unlocked, host Kristin Kurtz shares the story behind the podcast she almost never started—and what God has done through one surrendered yes. From facing fear and feeling unqualified to creating a “SEEDcast” that plants hope, courage, healing, and faith, she reflects on consistency, unseen impact, and releasing the pressure of the numbers. If you’ve questioned wheth...

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86:35

When God Says No, It Might Be Saving Your Life with...

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2026/09/04

Send us Fan Mail One impulsive yes can lead into danger—and one obedient no can change everything. Yolonda Troupe Smith shares her powerful testimony of learning to hear God’s voice, recognize His warnings, and surrender control. From unsafe college choices and an unequally yoked marriage to spiritual warfare during a high-risk pregnancy with 11 fibroid tumors, Yolonda shares how God protected her, brought her through difficult seasons, and turned her story into purpose. She also opens up abo...

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56:44

The Name She Never Wanted to Say Changed Her Life...

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2026/09/02

Send us Fan Mail Mandy Adendorff grew up Orthodox Jewish in Johannesburg and strongly anti-Christian—until one desperate moment changed everything. After unexpectedly crying out the name of Jesus, Mandy encountered a presence that transformed her life and began a ripple effect of faith, healing, and family breakthrough. She shares how God guided her through dreams, brought her to the U.S. through the Green Card Lottery, and eventually led her to help launch a student-led Jesus club in a publi...

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62:10

From Federal Prison to Redemption: Embracing Your...

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2026/08/31

Send us Fan Mail Four months into marriage, Mike and Marty Betts watched their world unravel through accusations, legal battles, and a federal prison sentence. They share the raw journey of losing success, identity, control, and time together—and finding God faithful in the middle of it all. From ministry behind prison walls to forgiveness, vulnerability, and rebuilding after loss, their story reveals how God can redeem even the chapters we never would have chosen. Today, through Embracing Yo...

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9:18

Stop Adding to the Noise: Release Your Sound and...

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2026/08/28

Send us Fan Mail Social media can feel like standing next to a speaker turned all the way up. In this raw solo episode of Hope Unlocked, Kristin Kurtz shares what stirred in her after seeing so much fighting, division, and tearing down online—and asks what could happen if we used our voices to lift people up instead. She shares why encouragement matters, how doing uncomfortable things can unlock breakthrough, and how one faithful voice can create a ripple effect far beyond what we see. Join R...

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46:17

How God Uses Your Past to Prepare You for Purpose:...

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2026/08/27

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes following God means releasing something you love to step into what He has next. Returning guest Gretchen Moran (Episode 19 & 20) shares how God led her from “spinning ten plates” into a faith-filled role with Hope Is Alive, a Christ-centered addiction recovery nonprofit. Gretchen opens up about empty nest life, sacred quiet seasons, and how God used her leadership, relationships, and painful past to prepare her. Discover Christian recovery homes, peer-led recove...

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74:24

The Baby Sent Home to Die Who Grew Up to Reach...

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2026/08/24

Send us Fan Mail Sue Corl’s story is a powerful testimony of healing, identity, and purpose. Born with a severe cleft palate and sent home as a baby “to die,” Sue endured 26 surgeries, battled feelings of being less than, and learned how achievement could mask deep wounds. In this episode of Hope Unlocked, she shares how God rebuilt her identity, led her into decades of ministry in Hawaii, China, and Bangladesh, and birthed Crown of Beauty International. From Psalm 139 and inner healing to Bi...

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