Voices Unhindered Podcast

Should a Christian should be drinking alcohol? This question is explored; speaking from personal experience dealing with childhood trauma resulting from alcoholism giving you four points on how alcohol could be an open door  to the demonic realm, how impacts on your health & relationships and why when God may have a higher calling for you, may also be leading you to abstain from alcohol.  Spea...

This episode discusses the experience of bonding as an adult or "falling in love" and how it can trigger fight-flight-freeze mode (sympathetic nervous system) as an adult which is often rooted from childhood experiences with trauma, neglect, sexual abuse, violence and even lack of attention and admiration.  The onset of intimacy (into-me-see) (which is becoming vulnerable and showing som...

Kristal speaks on how intense CHILDHOOD TRAUMA sets you up for a life of living in fight-flight-freeze mode (sympathetic nervous system). Sharing from her own personal experience she shares in the causes & impacts of living in this FIGHT, FLIGHT, FREEZE mode for years & gives four steps on How to Break free from Fight-Flight-Freeze. This is achieved via switching off the sympathetic nervou...

Erin Spencer shares how growing up, as a half African-American, in a White American community led her to experience racism & face resurfacing rejection from an absent biological father.  Erin also shares her struggle with infertility until conception of their first child & diving into question the root behind hormonal imbalances that Erin faced, along with her openness to the spiritual rea...

Kristal speaks on her personal experience of unexpected hormonal changes after weaning her daughter at five and a half years. This episode is for mothers who breastfed their babies longer than beyond the normal cultural "one year" mark and went on naturally as long as until they & their baby felt ready. Experiencing significant skin, scalp, hair, mood, nutrient depletion and cycle ch...

Is God a woman or a man? Is this the right question? And why is there a push to put God into gender identity box..  VUP hostess Kristal explores answers to these questions, stressing that our own perception of who God is directly affects how we identify or perceive ourselves & what the Bible says about God being a father. Culturally our identity is becoming more confused as people and individu...

VUP Hostess, Kristal addresses the issue of deception, delusion and the link between this and paranoia surrounding the Body of Christ today and a warning for followers of Christ to not be deceived as deceiving spirits and deception is a sign of the "end times" and time progressing is a sign of an increase in deeper deception and delusion. Have any thoughts about this episode? Text me her...

Pastor of Destiny Church Christchurch  & Leader of Man Up of New Zealand's South Island, Derek Tait shares his testimony of coming to follow Christ, claiming that he experienced a supernatural experience with Jesus. Archived episode from 2024. Have any thoughts about this episode? Text me here Support the show SUBSCRIBE: www.youtube.com/@voices_unhindered https://www.patreon.com/c/VoicesU...

Kristal speaks on how to define and know your boundaries as a parental figure, whether you're a grandparent, single parent, adopted parent you still have authority and the right to choose what to allow and not to allow to influence a child that is rightfully placed into your care. This episode covers a lens from Kristal's childhood experiences from growing up without clear boundaries int...

The Chair of Elim Church Christchurch, Clare Pattison, shares her testimony, describing herself as formerly being a "practicing witch" and being open to the spiritual world from a very young age.   Clare shares how her life changed over one Christmas Day in 2002, until then she had questioned the concept of Jesus being fully man & fully God.  That Christmas night, Clare went to bed,...

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(Part 2) VUP hostess, Kristal, reveals practical, faith-rooted path to leave narcissistic abuse and rebuild a grounded identity with peace and purpose. Through ten clear steps, we unpack no contact, forgiveness, radical acceptance, and the daily work of starting over. • breaking soul ties and removing anchors to the past • forgiving them and ourselves to end hidden control • going no contact and r...

(Part 1) Hostess of VUP, Kristal walks through the hidden dynamics of narcissistic abuse, from love bombing and gaslighting to trauma bonding and spiritual manipulation, and share the turning points that led to clarity and freedom. With personal experience with narcisstic abusive cycles Kristal offers steps to leaving the narcissist; rebuild identity, and heal with purpose and faith. • spotting lo...

Our conversation continues as writer and entrepreneur Sheena Hemens begins with sharing how she "fell into" business and ended up in an unguarded realization of the reality of grief, love, and the meaning of success after everything "fell apart" in 2023. Sheena Hemens speaks on the rise of her events company, the community heartbeat of her Christchurch restaurant, and the bruta...

Join Rob Woolley who uses a negative childhood label as a "stutterer" into being a positive label as a public speaker and teacher of others that struggle with stuttering, lack of confidence and the fear of public speaking.  Rob was identified as a stutterer after a speaking test at around age ten  & refused public speaking until one day, when he realized that he was better than expec...

Dating coach, Jude Gane, shares insights into why many of us struggle with finding a real relationship and having commitment issues.  In a self-centred & shallow dating culture, Jude shares why working on understanding ourselves is the most important foundation of any real relationship  Jude speaks on the power of being true to who you are versus people pleasing or changing your behaviour to p...

Ronda Shaskey, founder of Nspyre Red Hair Salon in Christchurch & the winner of the New Zealand 2019 Senior Hair Stylist of the Year Awards; shares never-before-heard inner struggles with identity, impacts of childhood sexual abuse & trauma & we discuss Ronda & business partner, Claire's launch of Bridal Hair NZ Agency, with the first intake of students starting in August 20th...

Join Amelia Crawley who shares on growing up in an outwardly "Christian" home while experiencing sexual abuse from within and outside the home from as young as five years old, including from an older sibling.  Amelia was haunted with suicidal thoughts & the consequence of sex addiction after the abuse from as young as five years old, which Amelia describes as a "sexual demon.&qu...

Writer, music artist and freethinker, Elliot Tremlett, speaks about the power of an agreement (within a group) also known as an egregore which he says has extreme power to create a group's reality, worldview or "group-think." Elliot's interest in the concept of one's TRUTHS forming their reality, GOD & desire to push against the boundaries in educational establishments...

Parentified child, Ann-Marie Ferguson speaks on parentifying or caring for herself and her younger sisters from age five, whilst often going hungry as her parents suffered under the influence of severe drug addictions, mental illness and abuse.  The Ministry for Children, now Oranga Tamariki were aware of the environment in which Ann-Marie and her sisters were in having recorded notes of red flags...

Owner of Koru Healing Acupuncture , Tracey Shewan unfolds her curiosity into holistic healing after her father fell ill with terminal cancer, with Tracey discovering that foot massages helped her father. This led Tracey onto pursuing spiritual teachings & seeking more beyond the natural elements leading Tracey onto studying acupuncture, massage and later reiki treatment. Tracey experienced a d...

Owner of Ali's Lemons, Ali McGregor shares about her early years of being raised on a farm in the Wairarapa and passion for music, drama and cooking and Ali claims "all things Italian". 'Ali's Lemons' was birthed out of something Ali was familiar and developed in from a young age - homemade cooking & baking. Ali's Lemons creates traditional, artisanal homemad...

Founder of Heart and Mind Yoga, Jo Jarden shares about the death of her mother at a young age which shook her foundational beliefs, leading Jo to searching for identity and fulfillment. This led Jo to sell-up and live in a caravan for seven years, which led Jo seek deeper fulfillment, thus opening the door for Jo to do yoga through her passion for fitness.  We also dive into deeper insights behind...

Ursula Keay opens up about being kicked out of home at sixteen years old to find her own way in life.  Ursula started small businesses, studied at New Zealand's Broadcasting School and sharing her experience working within the NZ media industry.  Ursula struggled with hypothyroidism leading Ursula to seek healing through research Ursula was led into the practice of Ayahuasca & attended ce...

Former Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNAF) aircraft technician and artist, Bruce Denton served in the RNZAF for 20 years, from age 16, Bruce says he tended to "look beyond" and spent downtime sketching and struggled through his schooling with dyscalculia - not being able to fully read or write numbers.  Looking back Bruce grew up too fast, missing his childhood and saw things he'd ra...