Healed. Whole. Called.

In this episode of Healed. Whole. Called., Wendy Melrose sits down with Christian Struthers for a steady and hope-filled conversation about addiction, identity, survival, and the mercy of God that meets us even at our lowest point. Christian’s story begins long before the accident that changed everything. A gifted athlete, he played baseball throughout high school and into college, with a promisin...

After producing many episodes of Healed. Whole. Called. , Wendy realized something important — the greatest impact wasn’t coming from perfect production, but from real conversations happening in real time. In this short update, Wendy shares why the podcast is evolving from traditional recorded episodes into live conversations with resilience leaders, overcomers, and faith-driven storytellers. Whil...

Teri Houghton’s story is one of quiet strength and steady faithfulness. An accountant by training, ballet teacher by passion, and mother of five—two biological and three adopted—Teri once envisioned a life that would follow a predictable arc. After a 20-year marriage, that vision shifted dramatically when her husband chose a different path, and she found herself navigating divorce as a single moth...

For years, Mason Ledbetter was immersed in deliverance ministry. After a radical personal encounter with God in 2020, he dove headfirst into inner healing and spiritual warfare, eventually stepping into full-time ministry and conducting more than 500 sessions with people seeking freedom. He read everything he could find, wrote four books on deliverance, and watched powerful testimonies unfold befo...

When Barbara Walsh received her breast cancer diagnosis, she entered a season she never anticipated—one marked by uncertainty, fear, and difficult decisions. Yet even in that valley, God was not absent. What began as a medical crisis became a sacred invitation to slow down, examine her lifestyle, and ask deeper questions about stewardship, faith, and the body’s remarkable design. Barbara shares ho...

In this energizing and deeply reflective episode of Healed. Whole. Called. , Wendy Melrose welcomes Yvonne Trost, founder of Limitless You, subconscious performance coach, and hypnotherapist. Yvonne’s journey began in a small town in central Illinois, raised by loving parents who modeled stability and survival. Yet even well-intentioned conditioning can quietly shape a life that feels misaligned w...

In this episode of Healed. Whole. Called., Wendy Melrose sits down with Christian Struthers for a steady and hope-filled conversation about addiction, identity, survival, and the mercy of God that meets us even at our lowest point. Christian’s story begins long before the accident that changed everything. A gifted athlete, he played baseball throughout high school and into college, with a promisin...

In this powerful episode of Healed. Whole. Called. , Wendy Melrose sits down with Corporal Wesley C. Ross, a United States Marine Corps veteran and author of My War, His War . At just 17 years old, Wesley enlisted in the Marine Corps, stepping into a life of discipline, brotherhood, and eventually combat. In 2004, during the second assault in Fallujah, Iraq, everything changed. After completing tu...

In this powerful and deeply anchored conversation on Healed. Whole. Called. , Wendy Melrose welcomes Debbie Simmons—CEO, author, adoptive mother of nine, and grandmother of fifteen—whose life was forever marked by both profound grief and profound obedience. As a young woman, Debbie dreamed of being a “young grandma.” She married, built her plans, and envisioned a full family life—only to walk into...

In this episode of Healed. Whole. Called. , Wendy sits down with Carolina Arco — leadership mentor, coach, and founder of ARCO Teachings — for a steady and wisdom-filled conversation about identity, forgiveness, and the kind of love that transforms a life from the inside out. Carolina’s journey spans continents and seasons of uncertainty. As a teenager in Brazil, she often felt misaligned with the...

In this hope-filled episode of Healed. Whole. Called. , Wendy Melrose welcomes Katie Selby, a paraprofessional from St. Louis, Missouri, whose life story is rooted in perseverance and quiet courage. From infancy, Katie experienced developmental delays and significant language impairment, leaving her frustrated and often misunderstood. What some labeled as tantrums were, in reality, a young child’s...

In this deeply moving episode of Healed. Whole. Called. , Wendy Melrose sits down with Tracy Jablant (formerly Tracy Boone), who shares the sacred and painful journey that began with the unexpected deterioration and death of her husband in 2012. What started as subtle personality changes in a strong, faith-filled family man turned into a devastating neurological disease that took his life, leaving...

In this episode of Healed. Whole. Called. , Wendy Melrose sits down with Michelle Drew, a certified natural wellness professional and founder of Michelle Drew Naturopathic Wellness, to explore a journey marked by crisis, faith, and transformation. After 28 years in corporate America, Michelle faced a health emergency that left her in a medically induced coma for three weeks, with doctors fearing p...

In this episode of Healed. Whole. Called. , Wendy Melrose sits down with Sam and Ruth Vazquez, a husband-and-wife ministry team with over 30 years of combined experience in leadership, coaching, and faith-based healing. Together, they share a powerful narrative of trauma, transformation, and divine intervention. Ruth vulnerably recounts the abuse she endured as a child, describing the deep shame,...

In this episode of Healed. Whole. Called. , Wendy Melrose sits down with Robin Carr — speaker, mindset coach, author, and founder of Thrive Unapologetically — to explore the path from despair to empowerment. Robin recounts years spent in corporate life, feeling suppressed, unfulfilled, and disconnected from her calling. Despite promotions and financial success, she experienced profound emptiness,...

In this deeply honest episode of Healed. Whole. Called., Wendy Melrose sits down with Meg Harkins, a wife, mother of three sons, and ministry leader who knows firsthand what it means to be taken, broken, and sent. Meg’s hardest season unfolded in 2020. Beneath the surface of everyday life, she was battling a severe alcohol addiction—one she refused to name, even as those closest to her expressed c...

In this episode of Healed. Whole. Called., Wendy Melrose welcomes Stephanie Shaw, host of Hello Hot Flash and producer of the limited series podcast Christian Women and Menopause, for a grounded and grace-filled conversation about a season of life many women experience—but few feel prepared for. Stephanie’s journey into this work was not theoretical. It was personal. In 2017, while on a business t...

In this episode of Healed. Whole. Called. , Wendy sits down with Faith Pereira — single mother, corporate leader, author, and founder of Born Again Professionals — for a steady and faith-filled conversation about loss, obedience, and the cost of discipleship. Faith’s story unfolds through layered seasons of grief. After losing her mother in her early twenties, she later entered into an arranged ma...

n this episode of Healed. Whole. Called., Wendy Melrose sits down with Beatrice Cortes — graduate counseling student, mother of three daughters, author, and aspiring therapist — for a deeply honest conversation about domestic violence, faith, and reclaiming identity after trauma. Beatrice’s story begins within the church. Raised as a pastor’s kid, she grew up with a deep reverence for marriage and...

In this deeply honest and redemptive conversation on Healed. Whole. Called. , Wendy Melrose welcomes Vernisa Williams, founder of Reclaiming Your Voice and a social worker with more than 20 years of experience in human services. Vernisa’s story is not one of surface healing—it is a layered testimony of trauma, pride, exposure, surrender, and restoration. As a young woman, Vernisa was gifted and ta...

Missy Hertless spent decades hiding a painful secret—until God gently called her to trade shame for freedom. In this tender yet bold episode, Missy shares her journey of post-abortive healing through the faith-based study Surrendering the Secret . She now walks with other women on their own paths to healing, showing that no one is beyond redemption. If you’ve ever wrestled with guilt, judgment, or...

In this episode of Healed. Whole. Called. , Wendy Melrose sits down with Jason Ward—Harvard-certified resiliency expert, licensed NLP practitioner, and Dr. Rewire facilitator—for a deeply honest conversation about abandonment, emotional repression, and the long road to freedom. Jason opens up about a defining childhood moment: at seven years old, his father was supposed to pick him up—and never sh...

This episode speaks directly to the woman whose faith journey feels lonely inside her own marriage. Lee-Ann Werner shares how she and her husband met far from God, married young, and quickly entered decades marked by addiction, absence, and heartbreak. Just weeks into marriage, the illusion of “happily ever after” shattered, and for years Lee-Ann lived with the pain of a spouse who partied, disapp...

In this deeply honest and faith-filled conversation, Soleil Deane opens up about the moments that changed everything—losing her career after a stroke, becoming homeless during COVID, and realizing that traditional financial systems failed her family when she needed them most. What followed was not just a recovery journey, but a spiritual awakening that reframed how she understood provision, respon...

In this deeply moving conversation, Wendy Melrose sits down with Linda Lynne Porter—author, educator, AI consultant, and PhD candidate—to explore what it truly means to be healed over time, not just in moments. Linda courageously shares her testimony of surviving years of childhood sexual abuse at the hands of her father, the devastating impact of not being believed, and how that trauma shaped her...