Unspoken Lives Podcast

Ep 051: My Unspoken Story: After 50 Episodes, It's My Turn | Kelsey Billingsley

Send us Fan Mail After 50 episodes of asking others to share their stories, I'm finding out just how difficult it can be to sit on the other side of the microphone.

Ep 050: Her Biological Father Never Knew She Existed | Melody Wilson, Part 2

Send us Fan Mail For six months, Melody Wilson knew the name of her biological father but wasn’t ready to contact him. She had imagined just about every way it could go

Ep 049: A DNA Test Revealed a Family She Never Knew | Melody Wilson, Part 1

Send us Fan Mail Melody Wilson took a 23andMe test expecting to learn a little more about her ancestry. Nearly a year later, she logged back in and noticed something she

Ep 048: First Brush Your Teeth: The Power of the Next Small Step | Lisa Espinoza, Part 2

Send us Fan Mail  Lisa Espinoza made a commitment to write every day for the year following the loss of her 25-year-old son, Chandler. What began as a way to process her

Ep 047: What Would Honor Chandler? Grieving the Loss of a Child | Lisa Espinoza, Part 1

Send us Fan Mail Lisa Espinoza’s life changed when her 25-year-old son, Chandler, was struck by a car while riding his bike to work. Eighteen days later, Lisa stood besi

Ep 046: Finding Love After Losing Love | Ryon Harms, Part 2

Send us Fan Mail After losing his wife, Laurie, Ryon Harms became a young widower and single father trying to figure out what life after loss was supposed to look like.

Ep 045: They Were Given Two Years. They Built a Life Anyway. | Ryon Harms, Part 1

Send us Fan Mail What does it look like to build a life with someone when you know tomorrow isn't guaranteed? Ryon Harms and Laurie were young and in love when a m

Ep 044: He Could Only Save Two Children | Isaac Melber, Part 2

Send us Fan Mail Thirteen years after leaving Ethiopia, Isaac Melber returned to the country and family he had never stopped thinking about. The journey brought him bac

Ep 043: “Isaac, Follow Me”: His Dream of the Man in White | Isaac Melber, Part 1

Send us Fan Mail Isaac Melber was born in a remote village in Ethiopia. After losing both of his parents at a young age, he was placed in an orphanage and eventually ado

Ep 042: Why Community Matters More Than Opportunity | Jordan Bartlett, Part 2

Send us Fan Mail What happens when you give someone an opportunity, but they don't have the support or community they need to navigate everything that comes with it

Ep 041: A Stranger Said, "I'm Your Sister" | Jordan Bartlett, Part 1

Send us Fan Mail Jordan Bartlett was adopted when he was very young and raised by two loving parents, knowing little about the biological family he came from. Then, at 1

Ep 040: The Calling You Think You Missed May Still Be Waiting | Holiday Zimmerman, Part 2

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever wondered if you missed what God was calling you to do? If you've been questioning your next step, wondering if it's too late, o

Ep 039: I Said No Four Times...Until God Brought It Back | Holiday Zimmerman, Part 1

Send us Fan Mail What if the opportunities you're resisting are the very ones God is using to shape your purpose? After the unexpected loss of her father and a sea

Ep 038: Stop Chasing the People Who Don't Choose You | Tayler Meade, Part 2

Send us Fan Mail What if the answer isn't finding the right people? What if it's finding your identity in the right place? In Part 2, Tayler Meade shares how

Ep 037: Why Wasn't I Invited? The Hurt We Don't Talk About | Tayler Meade, Part 1

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever wondered why certain moments of rejection stay with you long after they've happened? In Part 1 of this conversation, Tayler Meade sh

Ep 036: It Ends With Me - Breaking Generational Curses | Lonni Asher, Part 2

Send us Fan Mail As a child, Lonni Asher survived war, piracy, abuse, and trauma. But survival wasn't the end of her story. In Part 2 of this conversation, Lonni

Ep 035: A Refugee Boat, Seven Pirate Attacks, and a Promise to God | Lonni Asher, Part 1

Send us Fan Mail Born in Vietnam, Lonni Asher's story begins with a desperate escape. As a young child, Lonni and her family fled Vietnam on an overcrowded fishing

Ep 034: From Iran to America: When Jesus Changed Everything | Lily Ricci, Part 2

Send us Fan Mail Born and raised in Tehran, Iran, Lily Ricci's journey brought her from Iran to Germany and eventually to the United States, where cultural expectat

Ep 033: From Iran to America: An Arranged Marriage and a Search for Hope | Lily Ricci, Part 1

Send us Fan Mail Born and raised in Tehran, Iran, Lily Ricci grew up in a loving family surrounded by strong family bonds and cultural traditions. At the same time, she

Ep 032: I Thought Something Was Wrong With Me | Kendall Mariah, Part 2

Send us Fan Mail In part two of this conversation, Kendall Mariah shares the deeply personal journey that eventually led to her autism diagnosis as an adult. Kendall op