Altered Stories Show

This special Christmas 2025 episode features Altered Stories Ministry Board members; Mischelle Saunders-Gottsch, Founder and CEO, Sandy Williams, Board VP and Sara Davenport, Board Spiritual Director. Each Board member shares content and scriptures about three letters from the word Christmas to encourage your faith and keep you  CHRIST centered this Holiday season.    Enjoy listening to this episo...

Have you seen God advancing you in your calling? Are you dealing with spiritual warfare and in need of encouragement? In their heartfelt conversation, Guest host Sara Davenport and returning guest Valerie Rocha discuss her "Still Kneeling on The Throne" God Story about how the Lord is advancing her anointing in intercessory prayer through the completion of more written works. Valerie is an author,...

Have you seen God advancing you in your calling? Are you dealing with spiritual warfare and in need of encouragement? In their heartfelt conversation, Guest host, Sara Davenport and returning guest, Valerie Rocha discuss her "Still on The Throne" God Story about how the Lord is advancing her anointing in intercessory prayer through the completion of more written works.   Valerie is an author, pray...

Do you feel like you are sinking in the stress pool of your life? Are you ready to laugh and refresh your tired spirit? In our heartfelt conversation, special guest Debora Coty shares her "Attempting Something Big" God Story of her journey as a successful writer and author of the best-selling "Too Blessed to be Stressed" series that helps readers handle stress with an attitude of gratitude. Debora...

Do you feel like you are sinking in the stress pool of your life? Are you ready to laugh and refresh your tired spirit? In our heartfelt conversation, special guest Debora Coty, shares her "Attempting Something Big" God Story of her journey as a successful writer and author of the best selling "Too Blessed to be Stressed" series that helps readers handle stress with an attitude of gratitude.   Deb...

Are you facing the inevitable transition and realities of an empty nest? Are you struggling with understanding your purpose and what is next in your life or marriage as you release motherhood? In our authentic conversation, special guest, Kate Battestelli shares her "A Beginning Not an End" God Story of her release of motherhood and the reality of being an empty nester and what came next. Kate is...

Are you facing the inevitable transition and realities of an empty nest? Are you struggling with understanding your purpose and what is next in your life or marriage as you release motherhood?   In our authentic conversation, special guest, Kate Battestelli shares her "A Beginning Not an End" God Story of her release of motherhood and the reality of being an empty nester and what came next.     Ka...

Are you dealing with several mental health issues due to past trauma? Are you struggling to move forward in your life to walk fully in your purpose and feel stuck?  In our heartfelt conversation, my special guest, Elena Huggins, shares her "Becoming Untwisted" God Story about her personal healing journey of becoming unstuck from past trauma and wounds.   Elena is an author, musician, entrepreneur...

Are you dealing with several mental health issues due to past trauma? Are you struggling to move forward in your life to walk fully in your purpose and feel stuck?  In our heartfelt conversation, my special guest, Elena Huggins, shares her "Becoming Untwisted" God Story about her personal healing journey of becoming unstuck from past trauma and wounds.   Elena is an author, musician, entrepreneur...

Are you a Christian wrestling with faith and suffering? Have you ever been through a Job-like journey where you lost your career, health, and a loved one?  In our heartfelt conversation, my special guest, Lara Silverman, shares her "Singing Through Fire" God Story about her personal journey through profound loss in a soul-stirring manner.  Lara is a former federal prosecutor with a Stanford Law ba...

Are you a Christian wrestling with faith and suffering? Have you ever been through a Job-like journey where you lost your career, health, and a loved one?    In our heartfelt conversation, my special guest, Lara Silverman, shares her "Singing Through Fire"God Story about her personal journey through profound loss in a soul stirring manner.  Lara is a former federal prosecutor with a Stanford Law b...

Have you desired to find freedom and healing in places in your life that have been silenced? Have you thought that your past wounds are too deep to be transformed?    In our authentic conversation, special guest, Michele Vrabel, a former guest on Episode 153, shares her "Holy Spirit Triage" God Story about her journey of healing from past trauma through the Holy Spirit to find her voice and what i...

Have you desired to find freedom and healing in places in your life that have been silenced? Have you thought that your past wounds are too  deep to be transformed?    In our authentic conversation, special guest, Michele Vrabel, a former guest on Episode 153, shares her "Holy Spirit Triage" God Story  about her journey of healing from past trauma through the Holy Spirit to find her voice and what...

Have you ever been in awe of how God unexpectedly orchestrated events in your life to fulfill your calling as you allowed him to lead?    My guest in this episode shares her "Faith, Flexibility and My Unexpected Career" God story of how God lead her into her lucrative unexpected career as she faithfully trusted him daily and relied on him to lead her.    Alyssa Avant is a virtual assistant, strate...

Have you ever been in awe of how God unexpectedly orchestrated events in your life to fulfill your calling as you allowed him to lead?    My guest in this episode shares her "Faith, Flexibility and My Unexpected Career" God story of how God lead her into her lucrative unexpected career as she faithfully trusted him daily and relied on him to lead her.    Alyssa Avant is a a virtual assistant, stra...

Have you ever been surprised by God and how he shows up unexpectedly? My guest in this episode shares her inspiring story of how God unexpectedly showed up from the moment she was born. Lynne Ruttkay is a single-mom artist from Southern California with 30+ years creating for legends like Quicksilver, Billabong, and Rip Curl. She is also a ministry leader and the mastermind behind Shred Games: The...

Have you ever been surprised by God and how he shows up unexpectedly? My guest in this episode shares her inspiring  story of how God unexpectedly showed up from the moment she was born. Lynne Ruttkay is a single-mom artist from Southern California with 30+ years creating for legends like Quicksilver, Billabong and Rip Curl. She is also a ministry leader and the mastermind behind Shred Games: The...

In this episode, I feature Altered Stories Ministry Social Media contract manager, Kristy Feltis. Kristy is a wife of 20 years to a retired military spouse and stay-at-home Mom who works as a Virtual Assistant and Pinterest Manager who helps female entrepreneurs grow their business through strategic online marketing. In our authentic conversation, Kristy shares her God story about her growing up i...

In this episode, I feature Altered Stories Ministry Social Media contract manager, a. Kristy is a wife of 20 years to a retired military spouse and stay-at-home Mom that works as a Virtual Assistant and Pinterest Manager who helps female entrepreneurs grow their business through strategic online marketing. In our authentic conversation, Kristy shares her God story about her growing up in church an...

Stories Revisited: In this first Episode of my new show, I interview special guest, Amber Gottsch from Littleton, Colorado.  Amber shares her amazing inspirational micro-preemie journey and God Altered story with her son, Wyatt!  Amber was married almost a year when Wyatt was born 16 weeks prematurely. After six months of fighting for his life in the NICU Wyatt came home! 

Stories Revisted: In this episode, I interview Kelly Patterson. Kelly is a human trafficking survivor, pastor, and author from Rapid City, South Dakota and was a child when traffickers targeted her in her South Dakota hometown. She became the victim of "a grooming process" that trapped her in a life of sexual exploitation until she was almost 22. Kelly is one of the estimated 1 percent of traffick...

Stories Revisted: In this episode, I interview a special guest, Eileen Grasso. Eileen is a widow who grew up in NYC and was married to the love of her life for 38 years. She is a mother of 2, grandmother of 8, and has been a Jesus follower since 1989. She has served the Lord in missions, women's Bible Studies and currently leads a GriefShare study at her church. In our authentic conversation, Eile...

In this special episode, Guest Host Sara Davenport, who is a former guest and Altered Stories Ministry Spiritual Director Board Member, interviews Mischelle Saunders-Gottsch, Altered Stories Ministry Founder and Chief Storyteller Host, about the current state of the ministry. They discuss what is planned for her July month podcasting break, healing memoir "The Story Within You" 30-day devo book co...

In this special episode, Guest Host, Sara Davenport who is a former guest and Altered Stories Ministry Spiritual Director Board Member, interviews Mischelle Saunders-Gottsch, Altered Stories Ministry Founder and Chief Storyteller Host about the current state of the ministry. They discuss what is planned for her July month podcasting break....   Be sure to catch the full episode on June 18th!

In this Episode, I interview special guest, Linda Kozar. She is  a multi-award-winning, multi-published author of traditional and indie-published fiction and nonfiction books infused with a southern charm. She lives with her husband, Michael, in The Woodlands, Texas with her playful Jack Russell terrier, Gypsy. In our heartfelt conversation, Linda shares her profoundly inspiring "Sweet Tea and The...