Unshaken Voices

New episode of Unshaken Voices is now live. This is a conversation for parents, grandparents, caregivers, and anyone who loves a child and wants to help protect the next generation. In this episode, I’m talking about the genetic component of mental illness, the role environment can play, and why education matters so deeply. My parents did not have the knowledge we have today. That is one reason I...

New episode of Unshaken Voices is now live. This is a conversation for parents, grandparents, caregivers, and anyone who loves a child and wants to help protect the next generation. In this episode, I’m talking about the genetic component of mental illness, the role environment can play, and why education matters so deeply. My parents did not have the knowledge we have today. That is one reason I...

A Love Story Tested by Life and Death | The Tin Man’s Wife Episode 5 of Unshaken Voices is here. I sat down with author Nanette to talk about her powerful book, The Tin Man’s Wife, a deeply personal story inspired by her life. What begins as young love between two teenagers in Brooklyn becomes a decades-long journey through unimaginable trials, including trauma, family loss, and a medical crisis t...

A Love Story Tested by Life and Death | The Tin Man’s Wife Episode 5 of Unshaken Voices is here. I sat down with author Nanette to talk about her powerful book The Tin Man’s Wife, a deeply personal story inspired by her life. What begins as young love between two teenagers in Brooklyn becomes a decades-long journey through unimaginable trials, including trauma, family loss, and a medical crisis th...

Facing the possibility of losing someone you love can feel like a form of torture. In this moment from Unshaken Voices, we talk about the secondary suffering that comes from living in the fear of imminent loss and the emotional toll it takes on the heart and mind. For this author, the experience was so traumatic that she still lives with PTSD today. Yet even in the midst of that pain, her story is...

Sometimes faith is not about having all the answers. Sometimes it is simply the decision to keep going… even when your heart feels like it is breaking into a million pieces. In this moment from Unshaken Voices, we talk about what it looks like to keep believing when the answer seems like it will never come and the tunnel feels endless. But sometimes the difference between giving up and holding on...

Sometimes the moments that shape us the most happen when we are young and afraid. In Episode 5 of Unshaken Voices, we hear a powerful story from a time when fear became the monster that had to be conquered. At just 17 years old, one moment of rescue would shape the strength and faith that came later. 🎙️ Episode 5 streaming now Podbean | Apple Podcasts | YouTube Learn more at glorifiedwriting.com #...

Episode 5 of Unshaken Voices is filming today. I’m sitting down with author Nanette Nangano Ares to talk about her novel The Tin Man’s Wife and the story behind the story. Conversations like this are exactly why I started this podcast — real stories, real people, and the power of resilience. I can’t wait to share this episode with you. Episode 5 drops next week. Stay tuned. #UnshakenVoices #Podcas...

What Mania Took From Me (And Why It Still Scares Me) In this deeply personal episode of Unshaken Voices, Denise Pimentel speaks honestly about the part of bipolar disorder that frightens her most: mania. Mania is often misunderstood as energy or productivity. But in reality, it can blur insight, distort perception, and create a dangerous sense of certainty. Denise shares lived experiences from her...

What Mania Took From Me (And Why It Still Scares Me) In this deeply personal episode of Unshaken Voices, Denise Pimentel speaks honestly about the part of bipolar disorder that frightens her most: mania. Mania is often misunderstood as energy or productivity. But in reality, it can blur insight, distort perception, and create a dangerous sense of certainty. Denise shares lived experiences from her...

Mania: No Sleep, Hallucinations & Urgent Ideas You Can’t Ignore Mania can steal sleep, distort reality, and make every idea feel urgent and necessary. The danger is that you often cannot see it happening. In Episode 3, I share what it felt like from the inside and why the voices of people who love us matter so much. New episode Wednesday. #bipolarawareness #mania #mentalhealthsupport #caregive...

Support systems save lives. In Episode 3, I talk about how the people who stay, love, and support us carry more than they realize. And we see you. If you are struggling right now, help is available. In the U.S., call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. You deserve support. #Unshaken #MentalHealthAwareness #BipolarSupport #YouAreNotAlone #988Lifeline

Mania Almost Destroyed My Marriage, But Hope Saved Us   Mania didn’t just affect me.   It entered my marriage. It changed how I spoke, how I acted, and how the person who loved me most experienced me.   There was a moment my husband Ryan almost walked away, not because he didn’t love me, but because I became someone he no longer recognized.   In Episode 3, I share what that brink felt like and how...

What happens when grief, loss, and anger push you away from God, but hope quietly pulls you back? In Episode 2 of Unshaken Voices, teacher Christina Petty shares her raw journey through childhood instability, losing her mother at nineteen, walking away from faith, and the moment she finally surrendered and realized she was never alone. This is a powerful testimony for anyone who has questioned God...

She Walked Away From God After Losing Her Mother… Then One Moment Changed Everything | Unshaken Voices Ep. 2 What happens when grief, loss, and anger push you away from God, but hope quietly pulls you back? In Episode 2 of Unshaken Voices, teacher Christina Petty shares her raw journey through childhood instability, losing her mother at nineteen, walking away from faith, and the moment she finally...

How My Mother’s Death Pulled Me Away From Faith I was born and raised Roman Catholic. Church was routine. Faith was familiar. But when my mother died, everything changed. Grief made it easy to walk away not just from church, but from trusting God’s plan altogether. What I didn’t understand then was what a real relationship with Jesus actually looked like, or what surrender truly meant. This episod...

Episode 2 | Unshaken Voices “I think when I really surrendered myself was last December.” She speaks honestly about a season marked by grief, loneliness, frustration, anger, and bitterness. A time when faith existed in theory, but not in priority. Prayer was occasional. Hope felt distant. And then, in an ordinary moment, something shifted. A return after years away. A quiet surrender. A simple sen...

If you’ve ever loved God… walked away… and wondered if you could ever come back… This episode of Unshaken Voices is for you. Featuring Kristina Petti Dropping soon. #UnshakenVoices #ComeAsYouAre #FaithJourney #ChristianPodcast #Testimony #FaithAfterLoss #HopeAfterGrief #GodIsNear #HealingStories #YouAreNotTooFar #FaithRestored #ChristianWomen

In this first episode of Unshaken Voices, I sit down with my husband, Ryan, to talk honestly about what it looks like to walk through mental illness, caregiving, marriage, faith, and recovery when life takes an unexpected turn. We share our real experiences navigating bipolar disorder, the fear and uncertainty that comes with mental health crises, the strain caregiving can place on relationships,...

In this first episode of Unshaken Voices, I sit down with my husband, Ryan, to talk honestly about what it looks like to walk through mental illness, caregiving, marriage, faith, and recovery when life takes an unexpected turn. We share our real experiences navigating bipolar disorder, the fear and uncertainty that comes with mental health crises, the strain caregiving can place on relationships,...

There were moments when everything felt like too much and I knew I could not handle it on my own. In those moments, faith became more than a belief. It became a lifeline. This is a real story about reaching a breaking point, walking without direction, and experiencing God’s intervention through another person. It is about fear, surrender, and the quiet but powerful way God meets us when we cannot...

Episode 1 of Unshaken Voices releases Tuesday.   In this first episode, Ryan and I have an honest conversation about what it’s really like to live with bipolar disorder from both sides. We talk about how mania can dramatically change behavior, how painful and confusing that can be for a spouse to witness, and the difference between who a person truly is and what mental illness can do.   This episo...