Feeling uncertain or overwhelmed in your faith journey? Hope Unlocked is here to inspire and equip you with real-life stories of resilience, breakthrough, and unwavering faith. Whether you’re navigating the highs and lows of business, ministry, or personal challenges, this podcast offers powerful testimonies and practical insights to help you overcome obstacles and rediscover your purpose. Each episode dives into biblical truths, actionable wisdom, and heartfelt encouragement to reignite your HOPE and empower you to live boldly in your God-given calling.
Subscribe today and join a community of listeners who are ready to unlock HOPE, deepen their faith, and step confidently into the abundant life they were created for.
May the God of HOPE fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in HOPE. Romans 15:13
With His HOPE & JOY,
Kristin Kurtz
The Hope Unlocked🔑 Podcast is a clarion call to keep going. Wild testimonies of faith & courage cut through the noise & ignite hope. Every financial gift helps amplify these voices & spread hope around the world — and you can also leave a note to share how the podcast has encouraged you. Join me in carrying this sound of freedom forward. Partner here - https://buymeacoffee.com/hopeunlockedpodcast%20
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Longtime journalist Harry Saltzgaver shares the raw truth behind his journey from functioning alcoholism to freedom, faith, and recovery. He opens up about relapse, a life-changing DUI, and the jail-cell prayer that became a turning point after 9/11. Harry shares how God removed his compulsion to drink, why making amends and vulnerability matter, and how sobriety led to a life of service. We also discuss Christian recovery, identity beyond career, community impact, and his memoir, No Walk in the Park: Newspapers, Booze, and God.
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Hope Unlocked podcast disclaimer: This podcast is intended for informational & inspirational purposes only. The views, opinions, experiences, & testimonies shared by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the host. Content shared is not intended to replace professional medical, mental health, legal, financial, or other professional advice. Please use discernment & seek appropriate guidance for your unique situation.
When Divorce Feels Like War: A Restorative Path to Peace with Amy Vanderbeek
When conflict leaves you bracing for the next hard conversation, there can still be a path toward peace. Mediator Amy Vanderbeek shares how her own high-conflict divorce during COVID became the doorway into restorative mediation and helping others navigate difficult transitions with greater clarity and confidence. We talk about creating space to be heard, why restorative doesn’t mean forced reconciliation, co-parenting, releasing shame, building a business in a demanding season, and learning that rest can be part of moving forward.
🎙️Hope Unlocked Listener Exclusive! Feeling stirred but not sure what to do next? Book a 45-minute Holy Spirit-led 1:1 coaching session w/ Hope Unlocked host Kristin Kurtz, founder of New Wings Coaching. This powerful conversation will help you move from stirred to activated—with peace, clarity, & a Spirit-led next step. Book your call HERE now–special pricing to listeners!
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Why Am I Still Stuck? Getting to the Root and Healing with God with Heather O’Brien
What if the reason you’re still struggling isn’t because you haven’t prayed enough—but because God wants to take you deeper? Heather O’Brien, author of Heal with God, shares how the Lord led her into a more Spirit-led approach to healing that looks beyond symptoms and gets to the root. We talk about uncovering hidden lies, asking God better questions, hearing His voice more clearly, and praying with greater precision over patterns that seem impossible to break. Heather also shares the story behind her book and the courage it took to turn what God had taught her into a resource that could help others experience freedom.
🎙️Hope Unlocked Listener Exclusive! Feeling stirred but not sure what to do next? Book a 45-minute Holy Spirit-led 1:1 coaching session w/ Hope Unlocked host Kristin Kurtz, founder of New Wings Coaching. This powerful conversation will help you move from stirred to activated—with peace, clarity, & a Spirit-led next step. Book your call HERE now–special pricing to listeners!
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Paint the Promise: Reclaim Your Voice, Creativity & Calling with Dionne White
What happens when God begins awakening the gifts, creativity, and voice He placed inside of you? In this hope-filled conversation, Dionne White shares how prophetic art became part of her healing and how the Lord taught her to “paint the promise” instead of staying focused on the pain. We talk about creativity as a God-given expression, finding courage to use your voice, resisting the fear and isolation that can come against your calling, and receiving support along the way. Dionne also shares the heart behind Liberty Writers Collective and her passion for helping women finish their manuscripts, strengthen their message, and release their stories for the glory of God.
Dionne's upcoming event - September 14-18th, 2026:
Called to Write; Faithful & Fearless is a free 5-Day Live workshop for Christian women who are first-time or returning authors ready to unlock & discover their voice; gain clarity around their God-given message, and begin outlining a book idea to confidently begin writing their manuscript. Learn more here - https://libertywritersco.kartra.com/page/free_workshop_landing_reg
🎙️Hope Unlocked Listener Exclusive! Feeling stirred but not sure what to do next? Book a 45-minute Holy Spirit-led 1:1 coaching session w/ Hope Unlocked host Kristin Kurtz, founder of New Wings Coaching. This powerful conversation will help you move from stirred to activated—with peace, clarity, & a Spirit-led next step. Book your call HERE now–special pricing to listeners!
I Almost Said No: What God Did With One Yes | Episode 250 with Kristin Kurtz
What can happen when you say yes to God before you have the whole roadmap? In this special 250th episode of Hope Unlocked, host Kristin Kurtz shares the story behind the podcast she almost never started—and what God has done through one surrendered yes. From facing fear and feeling unqualified to creating a “SEEDcast” that plants hope, courage, healing, and faith, she reflects on consistency, unseen impact, and releasing the pressure of the numbers. If you’ve questioned whether your voice matters or felt tempted to quit too soon, this is your reminder: show up, sow the seed, and trust God with what grows.
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One impulsive yes can lead into danger—and one obedient no can change everything. Yolonda Troupe Smith shares her powerful testimony of learning to hear God’s voice, recognize His warnings, and surrender control. From unsafe college choices and an unequally yoked marriage to spiritual warfare during a high-risk pregnancy with 11 fibroid tumors, Yolonda shares how God protected her, brought her through difficult seasons, and turned her story into purpose. She also opens up about prayer, obedience, the Holy Spirit, baptism, and learning to walk in God’s power.
🎙️Hope Unlocked Listener Exclusive! Feeling stirred but not sure what to do next? Book a 45-minute Holy Spirit-led 1:1 coaching session w/ Hope Unlocked host Kristin Kurtz, founder of New Wings Coaching. This powerful conversation will help you move from stirred to activated—with peace, clarity, & a Spirit-led next step. Book your call HERE now–special pricing to listeners!
Join me in carrying this sound of freedom forward. Every financial gift helps amplify these voices & spread hope around the world. Partner HERE - https://buymeacoffee.com/hopeunlockedpodcast
The Name She Never Wanted to Say Changed Her Life with Mandy Adendorff
Mandy Adendorff grew up Orthodox Jewish in Johannesburg and strongly anti-Christian—until one desperate moment changed everything. After unexpectedly crying out the name of Jesus, Mandy encountered a presence that transformed her life and began a ripple effect of faith, healing, and family breakthrough. She shares how God guided her through dreams, brought her to the U.S. through the Green Card Lottery, and eventually led her to help launch a student-led Jesus club in a public high school. Mandy also shares the heart behind Uncommon Courage, helping teens move from anxiety and fear into identity, hope, purpose, and discipleship.
🎙️Hope Unlocked Listener Exclusive! Feeling stirred but not sure what to do next? Book a 45-minute Holy Spirit-led 1:1 coaching session w/ Hope Unlocked host Kristin Kurtz, founder of New Wings Coaching. This powerful conversation will help you move from stirred to activated—with peace, clarity, & a Spirit-led next step. Book your call HERE now–special pricing to listeners!
Join me in carrying this sound of freedom forward. Every financial gift helps amplify these voices & spread hope around the world. Partner HERE - https://buymeacoffee.com/hopeunlockedpodcast
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Four months into marriage, Mike and Marty Betts watched their world unravel through accusations, legal battles, and a federal prison sentence. They share the raw journey of losing success, identity, control, and time together—and finding God faithful in the middle of it all. From ministry behind prison walls to forgiveness, vulnerability, and rebuilding after loss, their story reveals how God can redeem even the chapters we never would have chosen. Today, through Embracing Your Story Ministries, they use testimony, discipleship, and prison outreach to help others encounter hope and freedom.
Welcome to Reliht, the brand new and easy-to-use, online no-chat tool you didn’t know you needed, but will love.
Designed as an alternative to social media, Reliht gives you quiet space to reflect, journal, grow with God, capture and share what He’s speaking—without the distractions of endless scrolling and chat. Sit with God, listen, reflect, journal, receive, and share.
✨ As a special launch welcome, sign up FREE through September 1, 2026.
🎙️Hope Unlocked Listener Exclusive! Feeling stirred but not sure what to do next? Book a 45-minute Holy Spirit-led 1:1 coaching session w/ Hope Unlocked host Kristin Kurtz, founder of New Wings Coaching. This powerful conversation will help you move from stirred to activated—with peace, clarity, & a Spirit-led next step. Book your call now–special pricing to listeners!
Stop Adding to the Noise: Release Your Sound and Speak Life with Kristin Kurtz
Social media can feel like standing next to a speaker turned all the way up. In this raw solo episode of Hope Unlocked, Kristin Kurtz shares what stirred in her after seeing so much fighting, division, and tearing down online—and asks what could happen if we used our voices to lift people up instead. She shares why encouragement matters, how doing uncomfortable things can unlock breakthrough, and how one faithful voice can create a ripple effect far beyond what we see.
Join Release Your Sound, a September mission inside the Hope Unlocked Facebook group with daily prompts to help you use your voice, speak life, practice courage, and spread hope: https://www.facebook.com/groups/hopeunlocked
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Sometimes following God means releasing something you love to step into what He has next. Returning guest Gretchen Moran (Episode 19 & 20) shares how God led her from “spinning ten plates” into a faith-filled role with Hope Is Alive, a Christ-centered addiction recovery nonprofit. Gretchen opens up about empty nest life, sacred quiet seasons, and how God used her leadership, relationships, and painful past to prepare her. Discover Christian recovery homes, peer-led recovery, Finding Hope family support groups, Hope After Loss, and practical resources for those impacted by addiction.
Welcome to Reliht, the brand new and easy-to-use, online no-chat tool you didn’t know you needed, but will love.
Designed as an alternative to social media, Reliht gives you quiet space to reflect, journal, grow with God, capture and share what He’s speaking—without the distractions of endless scrolling and chat. Sit with God, listen, reflect, journal, receive, and share.
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Hope Unlocked podcast disclaimer: This podcast is intended for informational & inspirational purposes only. The views, opinions, experiences, & testimonies shared by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the host. Content shared is not intended to replace professional medical, mental health, legal, financial, or other professional advice. Please use discernment & seek appropriate guidance for your unique situation.
Hope Unlocked podcast disclaimer: This podcast is intended for informational & inspirational purposes only. The views, opinions, experiences, & testimonies shared by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the host. Content shared is not intended to replace professional medical, mental health, legal, financial, or other professional advice. Please use discernment & seek appropriate guidance for your unique situation.
Join me in carrying this sound of freedom forward. Every financial gift helps amplify these voices & spread hope around the world. Partner HERE - https://buymeacoffee.com/hopeunlockedpodcast
Ways to connect with Kristin Kurtz, the Hope Unlocked Host:
Hope Unlocked podcast disclaimer: This podcast is intended for informational & inspirational purposes only. The views, opinions, experiences, & testimonies shared by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the host. Content shared is not intended to replace professional medical, mental health, legal, financial, or other professional advice. Please use discernment & seek appropriate guidance for your unique situation.
Hope Unlocked podcast disclaimer: This podcast is intended for informational & inspirational purposes only. The views, opinions, experiences, & testimonies shared by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the host. Content shared is not intended to replace professional medical, mental health, legal, financial, or other professional advice. Please use discernment & seek appropriate guidance for your unique situation.
Ways to connect with Kristin Kurtz, the Hope Unlocked Host:
Hope Unlocked podcast disclaimer: This podcast is intended for informational & inspirational purposes only. The views, opinions, experiences, & testimonies shared by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the host. Content shared is not intended to replace professional medical, mental health, legal, financial, or other professional advice. Please use discernment & seek appropriate guidance for your unique situation.
Hope Unlocked podcast disclaimer: This podcast is intended for informational & inspirational purposes only. The views, opinions, experiences, & testimonies shared by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the host. Content shared is not intended to replace professional medical, mental health, legal, financial, or other professional advice. Please use discernment & seek appropriate guidance for your unique situation.
Join me in carrying this sound of freedom forward. Every financial gift helps amplify these voices & spread hope around the world. Partner HERE - https://buymeacoffee.com/hopeunlockedpodcast
Ways to connect with Kristin Kurtz, the Hope Unlocked Host:
Hope Unlocked podcast disclaimer: This podcast is intended for informational & inspirational purposes only. The views, opinions, experiences, & testimonies shared by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the host. Content shared is not intended to replace professional medical, mental health, legal, financial, or other professional advice. Please use discernment & seek appropriate guidance for your unique situation.
Hope Unlocked podcast disclaimer: This podcast is intended for informational & inspirational purposes only. The views, opinions, experiences, & testimonies shared by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the host. Content shared is not intended to replace professional medical, mental health, legal, financial, or other professional advice. Please use discernment & seek appropriate guidance for your unique situation.
✨ As a special launch welcome, sign up FREE through September 1, 2026.
🎙️Hope Unlocked Listener Exclusive! Feeling stirred but not sure what to do next? Book a 45-minute Holy Spirit-led 1:1 coaching session w/ Hope Unlocked host Kristin Kurtz, founder of New Wings Coaching. This powerful conversation will help you move from stirred to activated—with peace, clarity, & a Spirit-led next step. Book your call HERE now–special pricing to listeners!
Join me in carrying this sound of freedom forward. Every financial gift helps amplify these voices & spread hope around the world. Partner HERE - https://buymeacoffee.com/hopeunlockedpodcast
Ways to connect with Kristin Kurtz, the Hope Unlocked Host:
Hope Unlocked podcast disclaimer: This podcast is intended for informational & inspirational purposes only. The views, opinions, experiences, & testimonies shared by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the host. Content shared is not intended to replace professional medical, mental health, legal, financial, or other professional advice. Please use discernment & seek appropriate guidance for your unique situation.
