Annie's Pink Chair Podcast

In this episode, Annie talks with Joshua T. Berglan, aka “The World's Mayor,” Chairman of the Live Mana Worldwide Foundation & Multimedia Broadcast Network, producer/actor and shock-jock evangelist. He is also co-author of  The Devil Inside Me: Real Life/Twisted , about his harrowing experiences of abandonment, abuse, addiction and — ultimately — redemption and restoration. Now he’s part...

In this episode, Annie talks with Landon Starbuck, an independent musician/producer/songwriter, cohost of cultural impact show “Grow Up” and advocate for human trafficking victims. She started her career as a naive teen, hoping her talent would be enough to make it in the entertainment industry. But she soon learned about its dark side. She sacrificed advancing in her career rather than compromise...

In this episode, Annie talks with author, motivational speaker and minister Judy Lamborn, who helped launch Open Gate International, a nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting the vulnerable in society. Judy’s life looked perfect from the outside as a child after she was adopted by a prosperous, church-going couple in Southern California. However, behind the facade was an abusive, dysfunction...

In this episode, Annie shares about her struggles with feelings of inadequacy and low self-esteem while growing up in a home with an abusive father, who moved them frequently. Her search for significance and acceptance — combined with sexual abuse she endured as a child — led her down treacherous paths and, ultimately, to being trafficked. She draws parallels between her life and the passage in Ho...

In Part 2 of this episode, Annie continues her discussion with Victor and Eileen Marx of All Things Possible Ministries. They talk about their work with trauma survivors, and share some of Victor’s redemption and restoration story. They drive home the message that repentance can lead to freedom for even the worst of offenders, but that healthy boundaries may still be in order for those they hurt....

In this episode, Annie talks with Victor and Eileen Marx, who minister to trauma survivors throughout the world. Their 30-plus years of marriage are a testament to God’s power and the couple discusses some key aspects of their relationship. Eileen shares how meeting Jesus met all her needs, so she wasn’t looking for a man — something that got Victor’s attention! This is a great message during a ti...

In this episode, Annie talks with Holly Christine Hayes, CEO and founder of Sanctuary Project. The survivor-run nonprofit is a social enterprise employing and empowering women who have survived trafficking, violence and addiction. Such was Holly’s story, following a troubled childhood. Her self-destructive cycle ended when a Divine appointment led her into a recovery program and, ultimately, heali...

In this episode, Annie talks with best-selling author and Conservative radio host Eric Metaxas. He discusses some of his faith journey, chronicled in his new book,  Fish Out of Water: A Search for the Meaning of Life . The son of German and Greek immigrants, who grew up in Europe amid WWII, he knows how fragile our freedoms in America are. He has a burden to speak out against political groups...

In this episode, Annie talks with American filmmaker and Christian social activist Benjamin Nolot, CEO of nonprofit Exodus Cry. His passion is to set human trafficking captives free and help lead them to healing and restoration. He explains how the exodus motif is a theme throughout the Bible and that God still hears the cry of the oppressed. Hear about his films that are raising awareness of pris...

In this episode, Annie talks with Ashley Nadine, a California-based bridal shop owner, author, motivational speaker and founder of nonprofit organization Limitless, aimed at bringing awareness to causes such as human trafficking and building self worth. As a trafficking survivor herself, Ashley shares that what drew her out was nothing short of miraculous, after a pregnancy caused her to confess a...

In this episode, Annie talks with Kelly Galindo, an American actor, director and producer. Kelly discusses her documentary “26 Seconds,” which is based on the statistic that a child is trafficked that often. She and Annie believe the number is actually much higher, and the film is intended to shed light on such trafficking in several countries, including the United States. Stay tuned for an excerp...

In this episode, Annie talks with Ryan Ries, an author and radio host who was radically saved in 2013 after the pursuit of a pleasure-filled life left him addicted and empty. Ryan is known for the Whosoevers Movement, whose mission is to “deliver the message of the Gospel to a generation searching for meaning, empowering them to realize their true purpose in life.” Along with his testimony, he sha...

In this episode, Annie talks with Heidi Harris, an author, Las Vegas-based Conservative talk radio host and former cocktail waitress. The two address topics including sexual harassment and the #MeToo movement, the effort to normalize “sex work” as an occupation and where Conservatism may be headed. Annie also shares from 1 Timothy about a Christian’s duty in the midst of it all. Tune in to hear a...

In this episode, Annie talks with Anny Donewald, author and founder of Eve's Angels, a Christian nonprofit organization that ministers to women in the sex industry. Anny endured abuse as a child that led her into a lifestyle of promiscuity and, eventually, working in strip clubs. Though she was a self-proclaimed atheist, she says God spoke to her in supernatural ways and thwarted her plans to abor...

In this episode, Annie talks with fellow sex-trafficking survivor Eliza Bleu, who credits Annie’s social media efforts with helping her get free. Eliza’s story is a little different from many trafficking victims, as she grew up in a good home with a loving family. However, her naivety left her unprepared for the dangers lurking in society and she proved to be easy prey. But now, she is a force to...

In this episode, Annie talks with Gail Kreason, a preacher, teacher, singer and founder of Advance His Kingdom Ministries. Gail has had an amazing journey of redemption and restoration, from growing up with an abusive, alcoholic father to losing her first husband and ministry partner to a violent death. She shares how God gave her songs of worship to bring healing and that laying down her life was...

In this episode, Annie talks with Shemane Nugent, a healthy living guru, author and wife of rocker Ted Nugent. Shemane shares how it hasn’t always been easy being married to a rock giant, and how the couple overcame an affair and have persevered for 30-plus years. She also discusses how that experience helped her go from a “yes” person to standing up — and speaking up — for herself. Tune in to hea...

In this episode, Annie shares parallels between experiences from her life alongside the parable of the sower in Luke 8 of the Bible. She explains how the soil of her heart went through all the stages Jesus describes, from receiving scripture she heard as a 5-year-old to the hardening of her heart following abuse and mistreatment. Hear how this parable — read in a Gideon Bible amid her life of pros...

In this episode, Annie talks with Jasmine Holcomb, who grew up in a broken home and extreme poverty. She was picked up by pimps as a runaway and spent seven years trying to fill the void in her heart with men, money and drugs. Jasmine ended up at Destiny House, where she met the love of her life in Jesus. She now encourages others with her Shulamite Song blog. Don't miss her incredible story! For...

In this episode,   Annie talks with friend and fellow ministry partner Nikki Anderson. Nikki shares her testimony of redemption after more than a decade of sexual abuse by a family member. As a teen, she had the courage to tell a friend’s mother, which set her on the road to recovery. However, it wasn’t until she met Jesus that she was able to forgive her abuser and help lead him to the Lord....

In this episode, Annie talks with Jacqueline Gutierrez, a doctor of naturopathy and co-founder of The Wellness Trinity. Hear how Jacqueline journeyed from a “broken and lost” girl with many health challenges to living life to the full and helping others do the same — mind, body and spirit. Find out how it all ties together in this informative discussion! For more information about Annie Lobert vis...

In this episode, Annie talks with friend Lisa Michelle, who grew up being sexually abused by her Hell’s Angel father and a neighbor as a young child. That led her into reckless behavior and the party scene in San Francisco, where she met and ran with many well-known rock musicians of the time. She ended up in rehab after even band members told her she needed help, but it was short-lived until she...

In this episode, Annie talks with   Aros Artimus Mackey, founder of Adaptive Operations. The nonprofit counter-human trafficking organization specializes in locating and extricating victims. He shares how he uses private investigation techniques to assist law enforcement in hunting down predators and locating missing persons — particularly at-risk youth. Hear how he became passionate about th...

  Today, Annie interviews Tina Dixon, a sex trafficking survivor, who fled a dysfunctional home as a young teen only to end up locked in the brothels of Louisiana. She eventually ran away from her trafficker at age 17, but the destructive behaviors continued. She came under the control of more abusers and spiraled into drug addiction. After years of trying to break free and multiple relapses,...

In this episode, Annie bears her heart about husband Oz Fox’s life-threatening brain tumors, which doctors say are growing. She shares Scriptures about sanctification — being set apart for God’s purpose and purity — and how the process can be uncomfortable and downright painful, at times. While it’s a tough topic, she urges all who are fearful or suffering to allow God to mold them into His image...