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RAW, Real Authentic Stories of WomenDestruction and chaos to submission and sanctificationToday, we're diving into a powerful and deeply personal story - the story of Krisstina, Kass's sister. Once lost in the depths of destruction, Krisstina was caught in the grip of addiction. Her life spun out of control, leaving behind a trail of brokenness - in herself and in her family. She searched in so many places for healing, for purpose, for peace... but everywhere she looked, she only found more despair. But when everything was on the line - especially the terrifying reality of losing her children forever - it was Jesus who pursued her heart. A...2025-05-011h 22
RAW, Real Authentic Stories of WomenThis isn't what I expected...Being Texan In Utah!This week on the podcast, we have Karen Kahlig in the studio with us! She's a Texan with a big heart and much love to share. That's why it was so hard for her when she moved to Utah and realized people were nice but not friendly. She could never have anticipated that it would take her years to make a true friend with whom she could go shopping or walk. The years after her transition to Utah were rough. Her heart was sad, and her mind was burdened. She started believing things like, "I'm not likable." "I...2025-04-0355 min
RAW, Real Authentic Stories of WomenYou are what you EatHi RAW listeners! We missed you in February but we are back this month discussing an interesting topic.. How is what we eat connected to our spiritual health? The powerful connection between food and spirituality. We are far from experts on this topic but it interests us so we chat about it!We have two new RAW stories launching April and May so be excited! Connect With Kass & Hannah: Kass & Hannah would love to hear from you! Drop them an email or find 'em on Instagram. Help share these s...2025-03-0652 min
RAW, Real Authentic Stories of WomenLet's talk about it all...2024 In Review!In this episode, Kass & Hannah talk about their loss and gains, friendships, insecurities, and the value of vulnerability! This episode has a strong focus on friendships and how to work through the hurt we encounter in a healthy way. Every year brings unexpected surprises, bumps in the road, or complete detours with people that you'd rather not go through. Sometimes we don't know how to process the emotions of it all, so we either stuff it, fake it, or avoid it at all costs but eventually what we're going through will come to the surface and it can come...2025-01-091h 02
RAW, Real Authentic Stories of WomenSkydiving With No ParachuteIn this episode we hear Becca’s story of betrayal and her ongoing recovery process. She shares a gripping analogy of going tandem skydiving, but having her partner throw her from the airplane without a parachute. That is what it felt like when Becca discovered her husband had been unfaithful in their marriage, just weeks after they had welcomed their daughter into the world. This story is very RAW and still ongoing, but Becca had the courage to share where she's at in the process in hopes of encouraging others. With God, anything is possible, even your worst nightmare ca...2024-12-051h 07
RAW, Real Authentic Stories of WomenPain of Letting GoWelcome to Season 2 of RAW! Today we are joined by our friend Lauren Vassallo. Lauren opens up about fertility, unfaithfulness and divorce. The pain in letting go of the dreams you have for yourself, our dreams don't always come true, but God's plans for you always do. We serve a big God who can do impossible things. We discuss learning how to let go of control, healthy spiritual habits and disciplines, obedience and surrender.Thanks for joining us, let us know what you think! Connect With Kass & Hannah: Kass & Hannah would lo...2024-11-071h 17
RAW, Real Authentic Stories of WomenRAW Moments: False Gods and IdolsIn this episode we talk about what false gods and idols may look like in our life today. We can so easily fall into the trap of bowing down to idols and ideology in our life and before we know, we've become worshipers of people, places, things, religion, or hobbies.How do you know if you're placing a false god before your Creator? We'll dive into that question and more today on these RAW Moments with Kass & Hannah!Connect With Kass & Hannah: Kass & Hannah would love to hear from you! Drop...2024-09-2652 min
RAW, Real Authentic Stories of WomenRAW Moments: ParentingToday we get RAW about Parenting! What does biblical parenting look like? How can we be more gentle and loving in our parenting? How does God play a role in this? We share what we've learned in our own parenting journey and Kass gets RAW about the moment the Holy Spirit convicted her on needing to go from Heated to Holy as a Mother. We hope you enjoy this episode and that it's a blessing to you! We love to hear from you so share with us your favorite points from this episode.Book links from today's...2024-08-2246 min
RAW, Real Authentic Stories of WomenRAW Moments: The Spirit of RejectionWelcome back to another episode of RAW Moments with Kass and Hannah! Today we talk about the Spirit of Rejection. What is it? How do you know if you're dealing with it? Kass and Hannah open up about dealing with The Spirit of Rejection in their own lives, lessons learned and how to overcome and live in Victory! Connect With Kass & Hannah: Kass & Hannah would love to hear from you! Drop them an email or find 'em on Instagram. Help share these stories, and remember - YOU HAVE A STORY worth s...2024-07-1153 min
RAW, Real Authentic Stories of WomenRAW Moments: Season 1 RecapEpisode 1 of RAW Moments with Kass and Hannah. Our off-season recordings where we dive into specific topics and discuss. This episode is a recap of Season 1. Things we learned as new podcasters! A sum up of it would be 'Breakthrough brings breakthrough for others'. Stepping out and sharing your story is scary and uncomfortable but there's growth and breakthrough on the other side, which helps others find theirs!Connect With Kass & Hannah: Kass & Hannah would love to hear from you! Drop them an email or find 'em on Instagram. Help share...2024-06-1341 min
RAW, Real Authentic Stories of WomenPart 2: Beauty In The Brokenness Of PainThis is Part 2 of Kristy's story! She shares her story of being a foster parent who had hopes to adopt but that plan didn't work out. She shares of the heartbreak she encountered through the process. It was one of the hardest things she's ever done, but also one of the most rewarding. Kristy has navigated feelings of self-doubt, regret, confusion, and more, and yet through it all she never questioned God's plan for her life. "Sometime when you feel like you've heard the Lord give you direction in your life then you can think you know how...2024-06-0640 min
RAW, Real Authentic Stories of WomenPart 1: Beauty In The Brokenness Of PainThis week on the podcast we hear from Kritsy! She shares her story of being a foster parent who had hopes to adopt but that plan didn't work out. She shares of the heartbreak she encountered through the process. It was one of the hardest things she's ever done, but also one of the most rewarding. Kristy has navigated feelings of self-doubt, regret, confusion, and more, and yet through it all she never questioned God's plan for her life. "Sometime when you feel like you've heard the Lord give you direction in your life then you can th...2024-05-3034 min
RAW, Real Authentic Stories of WomenPart 2: Journey to JesusStephanie joins us today as she shares her life changing experience of her journey to Jesus. Growing up in the LDS Religion she was strong in her faith, she was serving as Relief Society President when Covid hit which was the beginning of her faith journey. Stephanie shares all the questions she was wrestling through, but what you will hear is the incredible, bold and powerful way Jesus revealed himself to her! This is a story about revelation. Revelation is given to seeing eyes and hearing ears, hearts that are inclined to learn of God will learn. Those who...2024-05-2338 min
RAW, Real Authentic Stories of WomenPart 1: Journey to JesusStephanie joins us today as she shares her life changing experience of her journey to Jesus. Growing up in the LDS Religion she was strong in her faith, she was serving as Relief Society President when Covid hit which was the beginning of her faith journey. Stephanie shares all the questions she was wrestling through, but what you will hear is the incredible, bold and powerful way Jesus revealed himself to her! This is a story about revelation. Revelation is given to seeing eyes and hearing ears, hearts that are inclined to learn of God will learn. Those who...2024-05-1630 min
RAW, Real Authentic Stories of WomenPart 2: How To Be Lonely But Not AloneToday we continue with Part 2 from Deborah Ramser. Her favorite people call her Mimi! She started as a hillbilly from Oklahoma growing up as a pastors kid! She's a woman who experienced a lot of loss in a little amount of time. There were days that she didn't want to get up and keep going but in her darkest days she was encouraged by Christ to find her true identity in Him. She was no longer a wife, she no longer had a mom or a dad to care for, she felt so alone, but continually realizes t...2024-05-0930 min
RAW, Real Authentic Stories of WomenPart 1: How To Be Lonely But Not AloneToday we hear from Deborah Ramser. Her favorite people call her Mimi! She started as a hillbilly from Oklahoma growing up as a pastors kid! She's a woman who has experienced a lot of loss in a little amount of time. There were days that she didn't want to get up and keep going but in her darkest days she was encouraged by Christ to find her true identity in Him. She was no longer a wife, she no longer had a mom or a dad to care for, she felt so alone, but she continually realizes t...2024-05-0232 min
RAW, Real Authentic Stories of WomenPart 2: Learning to ListenWe are so excited to chat with Kacy Clark all the way from Texas! Kacy shares three major events that happened in her early years of marriage that helped her listen and hear God. How in his time he reveals things we can understand. Do we believe his words? The journey of how God uses major events to get rid of ourselves and get us focused on Him, what He does through it. Are we listening? Her unwavering faith in God is so encouraging, we know you will be blessed by this episode.Connect With Kass...2024-04-2530 min
RAW, Real Authentic Stories of WomenPart 1: Learning to ListenWe are so excited to chat with Kacy Clark all the way from Texas! Kacy shares three major events that happened in her early years of marriage that helped her listen and hear God. How in his time he reveals things we can understand. Do we believe his words? The journey of how God uses major events to get rid of ourselves and get us focused on Him, what He does through it. Are we listening? Her unwavering faith in God is so encouraging, we know you will be blessed by this episode.Connect With Kass...2024-04-1830 min
RAW, Real Authentic Stories of WomenPart 2: "I'm in Control"Jill Johnson joins us today! This is part 2. The story continues! We dive into her story of how she lost her first husband in a tragic car accident while in a foreign country and also pregnant with their first child. Jill is so raw with the pain of what that experience was like. She also tells how God showed up in that hardest moment and carried her through. How can we learn to trust in God's plan for our life when it hurts? When we have our own ideas and plans for our life. Is this our story or H...2024-04-1132 min
RAW, Real Authentic Stories of WomenPart 1: "I'm in Control"Jill Johnson joins us today! This is part 1. We get to know her early life, she shares with us her spiritual practice of prayer and we dive into her story of how she lost her first husband in a tragic car accident while in a foreign country and also pregnant with their first child. Jill is so raw with the pain of what that experience was like. She also tells how God showed up in that hardest moment and carried her through. How can we learn to trust in God's plan for our life when it hurts? When we h...2024-04-0435 min
RAW, Real Authentic Stories of WomenPart 2: Letting Go So That You Can GrowIn this episode, we continue a conversation with Pastor Erica about how painful it can be to lose relationships, but how it can also lead us to places of greater health. Some relationships we need to step away from because of how toxic they can be. Others naturally separate because they're not going to the places we're going to. Lean in and learn some great nuggets of wisdom for your relationships!"You don't always realize that what you were letting go was actually keeping you from a greater health." Connect Wit...2024-03-2836 min
RAW, Real Authentic Stories of WomenPart 1: Letting Go So That You Can Grow!In this episode, we have Pastor Erica Parrish with us. We cover so many topics from grief, feelings of betrayal, and letting go of expectations as grow into what God has called us into. "Most people won't choose to grow in circumstances because of what they have to let go of." What does it mean to mature in our relationship with Christ? What does it mean to understand who God is and how His character works? Erica's story is full of life lessons that have caused hurt from people but healing and understanding of the sovereignty of G...2024-03-2134 min
RAW, Real Authentic Stories of WomenPart 2: Delivered from DarknessOur awesome friend Rachel joins us today on RAW! Rachel is from Utah and grew up in the LDS Religion. When her sister-in-law passed away, she started to question what happens to us after we die? This led her to a path of exploring all kinds of avenues: new age, crystals, witchcraft, hot yoga, charms, smudging and the demonic power attached to those things. Rachel shares the subtle way one thing led to the next and the door's she was opening herself up to. She saw figures of darkness in her home and had a transformative moment when the...2024-03-1426 min
RAW, Real Authentic Stories of WomenPart 1: Delivered from DarknessOur awesome friend Rachel joins us today on RAW! Rachel is from Utah and grew up in the LDS Religion. When her sister-in-law passed away, she started to question what happens to us after we die? This led her to a path of exploring all kinds of avenues: new age, crystals, witchcraft, hot yoga, charms, smudging and the demonic power attached to those things. Rachel shares the subtle way one thing led to the next and the door's she was opening herself up to. She saw figures of darkness in her home and had a transformative moment when the...2024-03-0731 min
RAW, Real Authentic Stories of WomenPart 2: No Fear in DeathErin Proctor joins us at the RAW table today to share her incredible near-death experience when she suffered a hemorrhage stroke, which resulted in a brain bleed that lasted seven days. As she was lying in the hospital bed, she realized that she may never see her kids or husband again. It wasn't complete fear or anger that washed over Erin, instead, she completely surrendered to God and trusted that if she died and went home to be in heaven then He would keep her family safe. Well, God saved her life! She has been on...2024-02-2938 min
RAW, Real Authentic Stories of WomenPart 1: No Fear In DeathErin Proctor joins us at the RAW table today to share her incredible near-death experience when she suffered a hemorrhage stroke, which resulted in a brain bleed that lasted seven days. As she was lying in the hospital bed, she realized that she may never see her kids or husband again. It wasn't complete fear or anger that washed over Erin, instead, she completely surrendered to God and trusted that if she died and went home to be in heaven then He would keep her family safe. Well, God saved her life! She has been on...2024-02-2242 min
RAW, Real Authentic Stories of WomenMaybe There Was A Miracle?!In this week's story, we hear from Ali whose husband, Tyler, died of an undetected electrical issue with his heart after experiencing what he had described as one of the best weekends of his life. Ali shares her story of processing the traumatic loss, the questions she asked God, and the way He led her through the heartbreak. Connect With Kass & Hannah: Kass & Hannah would love to hear from you! Drop them an email or find 'em on Instagram. Help share these stories, and remember - YOU HAVE A ST...2024-02-151h 05
RAW, Real Authentic Stories of WomenPart 2: The Process of Surrendering, from Bitter to SweetToday we continue Tara's story! Tara is Kass' next door neighbor and dear friend. Tara shares with us a life-changing experience when the Lord called her and her family to leave all that they knew in order to share the Gospel in a new place. Tara shares the moment she knew without a doubt that the Lord was asking her to surrender her comfortable life in Colorado and all she knew to come to Utah for His name's sake. Her family goes through many unforeseen challenges on their journey out to Utah.Hebrews 13:8Matthew 19:29...2024-02-0824 min
RAW, Real Authentic Stories of WomenPart 1: The Process of Surrendering, from Bitter to SweetToday we welcome our first guest... Tara Peek! Tara is Kass' next door neighbor and dear friend. Tara shares with us a life-changing experience when the Lord called her and her family to leave all that they knew in order to share the Gospel in a new place. Tara shares the moment she knew without a doubt that the Lord was asking her to surrender her comfortable life in Colorado and all she knew to come to Utah for His name's sake. Her family goes through many unforeseen challenges on their journey out to Utah. Hebrews 13:8...2024-02-0127 min
RAW, Real Authentic Stories of WomenPart 2: Jesus Was in the RoomWe continue for Part 2 of Hannah's story in today's episode. Hannah shares her life changing experience of being in the room when her dad passed away of pancreatic cancer, and then one month later, she was also in the room when her best friend of twenty years passed away of breast cancer. Cancer sucks, and losing loved ones is painful! Hannah shares the beauty she experienced in the pain. In the moments of profound loss she speaks of the hope in knowing Jesus and how he showed up in supernatural ways - almost like He was in the room...2024-01-2530 min
RAW, Real Authentic Stories of WomenPart 1: Jesus Was In The RoomIn today's episode we get to hear from Hannah, the co-host of RAW. Hannah shares her life changing experience of being in the room when her dad passed away of pancreatic cancer, and then one month later, she was also in the room when her best friend of twenty years passed away of breast cancer. Cancer sucks, and losing loved ones is painful! Hannah shares the beauty she experienced in the pain. In the moments of profound loss she speaks of the hope in knowing Jesus and how he showed up in supernatural ways - almost like He was i...2024-01-1825 min
RAW, Real Authentic Stories of WomenPart 2 - How I left the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and fell in love with JESUS!In today's episode we continue Kass's story. She shares pieces of a process that spanned years. This process eventually led her out of Mormonism and into a whole new world of understanding where the BIBLE became her authority and relationship with Jesus Christ became authentic. Born and raised into the LDS religion Kass knew nothing else. But God pursued Kass through so many different ways: people, questions, past experiences, and most importantly, His Bible truth delivered in the simplest way - a children's Bible! Now Kass has been transformed from the inside, and it's showing up on the outside (h...2024-01-1127 min
RAW, Real Authentic Stories of WomenPart 1: How I left The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and fell in love with JESUS!In our first ever RAW Episode, we interview our RAW co-host, Kass. She shares pieces of a process that spanned years. This process eventually led her out of Mormonism and into a whole new world of understanding where the BIBLE became her authority and relationship with Jesus Christ became authentic. Born and raised into the LDS religion Kass knew nothing else. But God pursued Kass through so many different ways: people, questions, past experiences, and most importantly, His Bible truth delivered in the simplest way - a children's Bible! Now Kass has been transformed from the inside...2024-01-0336 min