Accidental Hope

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Tammy Horvath is a Christian author and speaker, happily married, and the mother of her only child, Luke Yuzwa, who is now in heaven. We discussed how powerful forgiveness is, not just obedience to the Lord, but the peace it brings. She writes memoirs to bring you on the Journey Through Her Life on Amazon/Audible. https://mybook.to/TammyHorvath Want to support the...

Send us Fan Mail Wesley Rolan is a financial advisor, church planter, husband, and father of three. In this sacred episode, Wesley shares his deeply personal story of loss and healing. In 2004, just one month before welcoming his first child, Wesley lost his 23-year-old brother Cory in a tragic motorcycle accident. Now, over two decades later, he offers a voice from the other side of the conversat...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss practical steps to get unstuck with our emotions. God has designed our physiological state to heal anew each day, inspired by Lamentations 3:22-23.  Alicia Michelle (ACC, CPLC) helps Christian women build emotional confidence. She is an ICF-certified life coach and NeuroCoach, author of Emotional Confidenc e, popular conference speaker, and multi-award-...

Send us Fan Mail In 2024, I took a personal journey to seek refuge in the Lord. I meditated on Psalm 139, Proverbs 3, Luke 22, Isaiah 40, and everything in between byt following The Bible Recap. I did not record, publish or interview as I retreated to hear God's voice and will for my life and mininstry. How did he want to use this testimony I have been trusted with? I pray if my story offends...

Send us Fan Mail Mary Kay Hamalainen is a loving and devoted mom, wife, and educator. In her book, The Occurrence: A Memoir of Love, Loss, Grief, Survival, and For God's Sake Don't Let This Happen to You, she courageously shares her perspective after DUI. What does motherhood look like in the wake of disappointment and unconditional love? We talk about the grit and grace it takes to over...

Send us Fan Mail Author and speaker, founder of The Center of RespectfulLeadership.org , Gregg Ward discusses his experience and personal growth after the tragedy in High School. We can use our painful experiences to channel good in the world. Gregg recently spoke at the San Diego TEDX Talk, which can be found here . In this discussion, we talk about leaving a legacy for the person who passed away...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we sit down with David Peters, the author of the compelling book "Accidental." He is a board member of the Hyacinth Fellowship and an advocate for moral injury. David shares his journey of writing and editing his book, the challenges he faced, and the determination required to bring his story to life. He opens up about his personal experience of being on...

Send us Fan Mail I am not a licensed practitioner but I have used these tools to help cope, I hope these are helpful for you to research and try. What helps you manage your anxiety? I would love to know. Always seek professional help and never use this podcast or blog as a substitute. Podchaser xGSpsKqi4e2TYKUQHCcX Want to support the show? Like, share, subscribe, follow, or leave a review! We hav...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, my friend "Stephanie" shares her story of healing from Complex PTSD. Her childhood was horrific which included child trafficking. She survived only to become what she feared after a serious accident left her with charges of child abuse. But God had another song for her, a redemptive story and hope for healing. She is a wife, mother, artist, trafficking s...

Send us Fan Mail Missy Linkletter joins us today to discuss her grief journey after losing her oldest son, Justin in an accident and her hope found in God's promises. Missy is a speaker, Bible study teacher, and a published author. She lives with her husband and four children in Arizona. She’s an avid thrift-er,  loves all things Chipotle, and is a Word of God warrior.  Psalm 3 Want to suppor...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is a tribute to the life, legacy, and work of Dr. Maryann Jacobi Gray. She touched the world with research, sharing a message of courage, hope, healing, self-compassion, and agency among many more thoughtful topics. She was a humanitarian, dedicated to making the world a better place. Please visit her tribute page to learn more. Please help keep her memory alive. http...

Send us Fan Mail Trigger warning notice, this episode contains sensitive content about suicide. Author Theo Boyd, a former school teacher shares her experience with grief in a raw account of the unintentional death of her mother and how her father a retired pastor feels responsible. His grief led to his devastating suicide and Theo was forced to grieve a string of excruciating losses. Although thi...

Send us Fan Mail 2 Corinthians 5:20 We are called to be ambassadors for Christ. This is the speech I would have given dedicated to all who suffer after unintentional harm. This is my song of post-traumatic growth.  Good things can happen again. You are worth the fight! Be an Ambassador of Hope where you are called. Thank you to all who love and support and cheer for us to recover after our acciden...

Send us Fan Mail On today's show, hear from Emotional Code Therapy Practitioner Eileen Love. She shares her heart for helping those suffering from trauma to be healed and restored for God's glory.  For more information to reach Eileen go to, Restandrenewal@pm.me. Additional resources found: https://discoverhealing.com/the-emotion-code/the-emotion-code-chart/ Want to support the show? Lik...

Send us Fan Mail Teresa Ann Criswell loves being a wife, mom, grandma, and "mother-in-love." She is the founder and host of the Let's Talk with Teresa Ann, YouTube channel, and blog as well as the OH...Teresa and Tristin Podcast, which she produces with her daughter. Their show's purpose is to point you to the Father God by seeing mission fields in the midst of battlefields. Te...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Jennifer talks with "C" about her daughter's experience with the deeply grieved family members of the victim. She endured harassment but chose to forgive and seek to understand the grief from their perspective without judgment. Her daughter "Lynn" was a young driver and senior in high school at the time of the accident. "Lynn" al...

Send us Fan Mail Shaynor grew up in Dallas and graduated with a B.S. in Biology from Baylor University. After graduating he served a ministry to the homeless and at-risk teens. Later, he was a Hall Director at Baylor, and then the European coordinator for a tour company; leading tours in Western Europe. After earning his MDiv at Truett Theological Seminary, Shaynor spent 12 years in campus ministr...

Send us Fan Mail Shaynor grew up in Dallas and graduated with a B.S. in Biology from Baylor University. After graduating he served a ministry to the homeless and at-risk teens. Later, he was a Hall Director at Baylor, and then the European coordinator for a tour company; leading tours in Western Europe. After earning his MDiv at Truett Theological Seminary, Shaynor spent 12 years in campus ministr...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the show Jennifer talks with David Tessieri father to three girls. David lost his oldest Laura in a DUI accident with her then-fiancé. This is a redemptive story rich with forgiveness. You can see more about David's story on Episode 99 of Red Table Talk. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=481244670021721 Want to support the show? Like, share, subscribe, follow, or...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Carbajal holds a faculty appointment in the Social Work program at Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas. His clinical work and research focus on trauma, neuroscience and faith. He has over 15 years of clinical experience as well as extensive teaching experience leading seminars and workshops. Dr. Carbajal is EMDR Certified and an EMDRIA Approved Trainer in EMDR. He also...

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Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Jennifer reflects with fellow Red Table Talk guest Mark O'Brien about his experience and post-traumatic growth. Mark is the founder of Trauma Informed and he spends each day honoring the life that was lost in his accident, Laura. We talk forgiveness and hope for the future. To learn more about Mark or connect with him please visit,  https://marklobrien.com/ W...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Jennifer speaks about a new lesson in identity over shame and embarrassment. She is suffering extreme hair loss after recovering form covid. The Lord shares how hair loss is triggering and wants to comfort her heart even through hair loss. In this episode Jennifer reads he intro to her book, Left Turn, Life Unimagined as she hopes to publish in May. Want to support...

Send us Fan Mail October 4th 2021 was the 5th anniversary of remembering David and my journey after my accident. It was a good day. I stayed active physically, emotionally and spiritually. I went on a hike, lit a candle, journaled, prayed and I praised God for bringing me this far. Psalm 71 is my battle cry, verse by verse it speaks over this very season of my life like an anthem. Fitting it would...

Send us Fan Mail In October of 2017 Esperanza's son Elias "Shorty" at age 17 and a senior in high school was involved in a tragic accident involving fatality. The Arellano family had for many years been involved with  addiction recovery outreach, work with homelessness and specifically a strong prison ministry, never did they believe that prison would affect their own family after t...