Healed. Whole. Called.

In this gripping episode of Healed. Whole. Called. , Wendy sits down with Matthew Melvin, author of Bullied Behind Bars , to uncover a story most people never hear—and many don’t want to face. Matthew shares how a depressed state of mind and a toxic work environment at a car dealership led him to make an impulsive decision that altered the trajectory of his life. What followed was a series of lega...

In this episode of Healed. Whole. Called. , Wendy sits down with Dr. Brett Hill—chiropractor, entrepreneur, and founder of Experience Life Chiropractic and YourPostureProgram.com—to unpack why posture may be one of the most overlooked foundations of health. Dr. Hill shares that his journey into chiropractic began not with a childhood dream, but with disillusionment. Watching his mother receive pre...

In this powerful episode of Healed. Whole. Called. , Wendy sits down with Sophia Coulanges—life coach, author, speaker, and mentor—to explore what healing really looks like when faith moves from religious obligation into authentic relationship. Sophia shares her journey from a childhood marked by pain, rebellion, and unresolved trauma into a life anchored in peace. As a naturally introverted perso...

Lore Soto’s story is one of perseverance, purpose, and principled leadership. A devoted mother of three and founder of The Benefits Boss , Lore never set out to work in insurance—but what began as an unexpected career pivot became a calling rooted in education, advocacy, and integrity. Drawing from years in retail leadership, she brings a rare combination of hustle and heart to an industry that of...

In this powerful conversation, Wendy sits down with Alex Crowther, a former global advertising executive who once led billion-dollar brands for companies like Chrysler, Jeep, Mercedes, and General Motors. From the outside, Alex’s life looked wildly successful—international travel, leadership prestige, and financial security. But everything changed after a near-fatal car accident that marked the be...

In this powerful episode of Healed. Whole. Called. , Wendy sits down with Katy Parker, a trauma-informed well-being writer, grief and loss coach, and mental health mentor based in England. Katy’s story begins long before her diagnosis of PTSD — rooted in childhood trauma, family loss, and a life shaped by resilience. Katy shares the moment everything changed: being struck by a car in 2020, sufferi...

Tina LeAnn’s journey is anything but ordinary. An adventurer at heart, Tina has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, trekked to Everest Base Camp, lived nomadically, and explored the world both externally and internally. Yet her deepest explorations were not geographic—they were personal. Growing up in a home shaped by addiction, war trauma, and instability, Tina learned early how to survive by becoming inv...

In this deeply moving episode of Healed. Whole. Called. , Wendy sits down with Nathan Wieser, a husband and father whose life has been shaped by both breathtaking love and devastating loss. Nathan takes listeners back to the beginning — a simple, beautiful love story that started in the Caribbean and led to a decade of island life, adopted dogs, and dreams of building a family. But those dreams we...

In this unforgettable episode of Healed. Whole. Called. , Wendy sits down with Bambi Lynn — author, life coach, speaker, event planner, and the founder of Healing Through Stories . Bambi’s life is marked by profound resilience, deep faith, and a relentless commitment to helping others turn their trauma into transformation. Bambi openly shares her story of surviving childhood sexual abuse, growing...

In this deeply moving episode, Wendy sits down with Amber Johnson, the creator of the BEE Channel (Blessings, Edifying and Encouraging Others) , to talk about what it truly means to walk faithfully through long-term caregiving, loss, and grief without losing yourself in the process. Amber shares her story of spending over 12 years caring for her father after multiple strokes and a life-altering ac...

In this episode of Healed. Whole. Called. , Wendy sits down with Jen McClure — wife, mom, Grammy, author, speaker, and mental wellness coach — for a raw and hope-filled conversation about depression, trauma, and the redemptive power of God. Jen shares that her story didn’t begin with her own breakdown, but generations earlier. Abandonment, emotional absence, and unresolved trauma flowed quietly th...

In this episode of Healed. Whole. Called. , Wendy sits down with Kelly Parker , speaker, coach, and founder of Make Your Mark Movement and Reboot the Script , for a deeply honest conversation about identity, mindset, and the subtle lies that quietly derail purpose. Kelly opens up about spending more than two decades searching for meaningful work outside of motherhood, repeatedly entering direct sa...

In this raw and deeply honest episode, Wendy sits down with Amy Nicole Ellis , founder of Fix Yourself and Flaunt It , a human design consulting program for women who are done living on autopilot and pretending everything is fine. Amy courageously shares her journey through three separate bankruptcies , each one layered with heartbreak, financial collapse, and the quiet fear of, “How did I end up...

What happens when the life you worked so hard to build no longer aligns with the truth God is calling you to live? In this unforgettable episode of Healed. Whole. Called. , Wendy Melrose sits down with Molly Trotter-Gomez —former CBS news anchor, international speaker, and founder of Signature Story Consulting—for a raw and deeply faith-filled conversation about obedience, identity, and the power...

Some stories are birthed through pain — but written through purpose. In this deeply personal episode, Wendy sits down with Tammy Schaefer , a woman whose life has woven together trauma, faith, forgiveness, generational unraveling, and miraculous restoration. For decades, Tammy carried the weight of childhood sexual abuse, emotional abandonment, religious rejection, and the lingering identity-wound...

Some transformations don’t happen all at once — they unfold through layers of surrender, courage, and conscious choice. In this episode of Healed. Whole. Called. , Wendy welcomes Denise Michelle, an award-winning life coach, hypnotherapist, and trainer with Tony Robbins , whose life reflects the power of deep inner work paired with vision-driven action. Denise begins by sharing the unlikely founda...

Why is it that we can feel deeply called to do something — write the book, heal our body, build the business, obey God’s prompting — and still feel stuck? In this episode of Healed. Whole. Called. , Wendy welcomes Kam Knight, a coach and author who has spent more than two decades studying the inner mechanics of human behavior, performance, and follow-through. Kam begins by sharing his own journey...

Some stories don’t just inspire — they rescue . In this episode of Healed. Whole. Called. , Wendy welcomes Elizabeth Verver, a wife, mother of four, and women’s leader whose testimony radiates the power of God to bring light into the darkest places. Elizabeth begins by taking listeners back to childhood, where a painful divorce at just nine years old quietly reshaped how she saw herself, her worth...

Sometimes God allows discomfort not to punish us — but to redirect us. In this episode of Healed. Whole. Called. , Wendy welcomes Katy Miller, a certified health coach and movement specialist whose story will resonate with anyone who has slowly slipped into a sedentary life without realizing the cost. Katy shares how years of desk work, long hours, and constant pushing gradually led to chronic bac...

Some separations come with explanations. Others come with silence. In this powerful episode of Healed. Whole. Called. , Wendy sits down with Ann Utterback — author, certified Kingdom Life Coach, and mom of two — who knows firsthand the unique pain of marital separation without closure. After 22 years of marriage, Ann came home one afternoon to find her husband’s belongings gone. No warning. No con...

Some healing happens in a moment. Other healing unfolds across years, seasons, and surrender. In this episode of Healed. Whole. Called. , Wendy welcomes Simone Cato for an honest conversation about what it means to follow God beyond initial healing and into deeper restoration. Simone shares her childhood testimony of encountering God at a young age after experiencing sexual abuse — a moment of rea...

So many mothers are exhausted — not because they’re failing, but because they’re carrying wounds that were never meant to be parented through. In this deeply grounding episode of Healed. Whole. Called., Wendy Melrose welcomes Aaliyah Burgess-Richburg, youth development strategist, educator, and founder of The Very Intentional Mama. Together, they unpack what it really means to raise emotionally he...

What if spiritual authority doesn’t come from striving — but from yielding? In this powerful and theologically rich episode of Healed. Whole. Called. , Wendy sits down with Tom Snow — a Jewish Christian, engineer, inventor, and author who has spent more than 50 years walking with God through persecution, healing, wilderness seasons, and deep spiritual warfare. Tom shares his extraordinary journey...

If you’ve ever wondered “Why do I keep choosing the same kind of relationship?” — this episode will feel like oxygen. Today’s guest, Terraine LeBeau, is a relationship mentor and coach who specializes in helping women heal emotional patterns, rebuild their self-worth, and finally choose relationships aligned with who they truly are — not who their trauma taught them to be. Growing up without his p...

Some stories remind you how close heaven truly is — and how present God is in every detail. In this deeply moving episode, Wendy sits down with Cathy Garrett, a Christian wife, mom of two, and host of the Birth Trauma Stories podcast, whose 2019 delivery turned into a life-altering medical emergency. Cathy suffered a rare amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) — a catastrophic complication that causes sudd...