Hey there, thank you for visiting and listening to the Rise Up Women Podcast, Episode #10!  

This is an interview with Melinda Kunst, a mom, a wife, a survivor of child abuse and domestic abuse, also a blogger, and an author of Rising from the ashes, and call me master.  

When she shared with me that she felt that God was calling her to share her story, her pain and struggles, I immediately identified with her as I felt the same!   WE were both afraid to share our stories and even looked away but God kept speaking to us and encouraging us to share our stories.   One day it dawned on both of us, this is much bigger than our fear!  It is not about us, it is about how our stories could touch someone and give someone courage to leave and take their power back. It is our mission!

Once again, my conversation with Melinda went just a bit long, so this is the first part of our conversation with her just so you know that the ending might feel like it was cut off awkwardly. 

In this episode, she shares a lot about her experience how she was sucked into a marriage she didn't feel "right" and ended up in abusive marriage which she felt no way out, yet she still felt "bad for him".  Now she gives glory to God that she's now safe and makes a mission for her also to share and inspire others with her story.

Thank you for listening to this first Half of the interview with Melinda, stay tuned for the second half that is coming up next week! 

I hope you are blessed and inspired by this episode. 

For more information and the show notes for this episode, please visit https://mikisturges.com/010

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See you next time. 

Miki Sturges