Voices Unhindered Podcast
Light shiner on the obstacles of Undermined Voices: Kristal Jenkinson advocates as a voice for the voiceless, exploring personal stories that challenge attitudes and foster empathy for underrepresented voices.
Episodes
40 episodes
Deception, Delusion & Paranoia in the Church
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...
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Season 2
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Episode 40
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43:28
Calandra: Upbringing of Insanity, Childhood Isolation & Faith
Calandra shares her testimony of coming to faith in Christ, how she struggled with experiencing childhood isolation, parental figures with insanity and yet had threads of God speaking throughout her life.
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Season 2
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Episode 39
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41:37
Destiny Church Christchurch Pastor, Derek Tait: Testimony of coming to Christ (ARCHIVED from 2024)
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 epis...
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25:34
Kristal: How to KNOW & define your BOUNDARIES as a PARENTAL FIGURE
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...
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Season 2
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Episode 38
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37:15
Kristal: Taking back your VOICE after sexual abuse
Kristal speaks about how to reclaim & find your true voice after experiencing patterns of sexual abuse, sharing personal experiences & coming from a spiritual biblical lense.
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Episode 37
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38:41
Clare Pattison: WITCHCRAFT, The CHRISTMAS DAY everything changed & found by CHRIST
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 o...
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Season 2
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Episode 36
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36:05
Tash Higginson: Dream of owning HIP HOP dance studio, MINISTRY through serving community & faith after CHURCH HURT
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Season 2
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Episode 35
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31:43
Kristal: Breaking Free & Identity Shift After Narcissistic Abuse
(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 dail...
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Season 2
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Episode 34
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39:49
Kristal: Recognizing & Breaking-free from Narcissistic Abuse
(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 persona...
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Season 2
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Episode 33
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31:42
Kristal: Childhood Abuse, Healing the Inner-Child & The Love of a Grandma
VUP hostess, Kristal Jenkinson shares never before heard insights into her upbringing, her struggle with grief after the loss of her grandmother to cancer, raising her daughter as a solo mother & breaking free from narcissistic relationship...
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Season 2
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Episode 32
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45:08
Sheena Hemens: loss of restaurant amid Covid-19, losing daughter & relationship breakup (Part 2)
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...
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Season 2
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Episode 31
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51:51
Overcoming Public Speaking: Rob Woolley's Journey with Stuttering and Limiting Beliefs
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 i...
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Season 2
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Episode 30
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52:34
Finding Real Relationships: Jude Gane on Subconscious Barriers
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 ...
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Season 2
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Episode 29
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49:02
Ronda Shaskey: Identity Struggles, Childhood Sexual Trauma & PTSD
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 & tr...
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Season 2
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Episode 28
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44:41
Breaking Generational Cycles: Amelia Crawley's Story of Survival from Sexual Abuse
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...
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Season 2
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Episode 27
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40:10
Free-thinker & blogger: Elliot Tremlett on power of AGREEMENT, creator over consumer culture & WORLD peace
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 int...
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Episode 26
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46:37
Ann-Marie Ferguson on PARENTIFICATION, addiction, violence & Child Protection Services
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....
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Episode 24
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50:54
Tracey Shewan's Kundalini awakening & pull towards the spiritual world after trauma
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Episode 25
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38:35
Ali's Lemons: passion for teaching, drama and Italian culture with Ali McGregor
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 ...
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Episode 23
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35:14
Leaving behind the comfortable & launching into the unknown & finding greater fulfillment with Jo Jarden
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 sev...
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Episode 22
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57:29
Behind the scenes in the NZ media, seeking healing & fulfillment through Ayahuasca & God
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 med...
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Episode 21
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40:57
Royal New Zealand Air Force aircraft technician: Bruce Denton shares PTSD therapy through ART, dyscalculia & leaving the airforce
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 dy...
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Episode 19
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41:35
Shahana Tauwhare: Story of longing for identity in unknown biological father & finding peace in Christ
Join Shahana Tauwhare who shares the impact on her identity of not knowning the her biological Dad and how this impacted her sense of identity.Shahana says she once held a grudge against her mother because of holding back information abo...
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Episode 15
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45:13
GRANDPARENTS raising grandchildren: Ferne Caldwell & Anna Clare on grand-parenting
Ferne Caldwell raises eight grandchildren and Anna Clare raises two. Drug addiction, trauma and instability led these grandparents to take over the care for their grandchildren with no other option except for Oranga Tamariki (The Mi...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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46:20
Sheena Hemens - loss of daughter, business & relationship breakup in 2023 & awareness of values
PART ONE: Entrepreneur, author and mother, Sheena Hemens, was born to Sri-Lankan parents which immigrated to London. Sheena shares how the loss of her daughter, Lauren Hemens, the closing of her former Christchurch restaurant, Maison de Crepes ...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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45:07