Unshaken

🎙️ Episode 52: Faith When the Outcome Does Not Change

What do you do when you have prayed, hoped, waited, and the answer is still no?
In this episode, Tony and Kristy reflect on a devastating doctor's appointment, the silence that followed, and the deeper faith God built when the outcome they wanted never came. This is a conversation for anyone carrying disappointment, chronic pain, disability, or the ache of an ...

🎙️ Episode 51: Grief, Gratitude, and the Gifts We Did Not Expect
 
What do you do when the road you never would have chosen becomes one of the clearest places God meets you?
 
In this episode, Tony and Kristy talk through the tension of grief, gratitude, disability, calling, and the slow mercy of looking back on painful roads and realizing God was doing more than they could see in the moment.
 
Some of God&...

🎙️ Episode 50: Better Together: ADHD and Body Doubling in Marriage

What if the thing you call laziness is actually a brain that needs a different kind of support?

In this episode, Tony and Kristy talk candidly about adult ADHD, how it showed up in their marriage, and the quiet tool that has helped them more than they realized: body doubling. If you have ever felt stuck, ashamed, or misunderstood, this is an inv...

🎙️ Episode 49: A Sturdy Kind of Joy: Finding Strength in the Ordinary

Have you ever felt like joy is for later, after life calms down?

In this solo episode of Unshaken, Kristy talks about the kind of joy that lives in real life. Not shiny, not loud, not dependent on perfect circumstances, but sturdy enough to hold you up when marriage is messy, bodies are tired, money feels tight, or prayers are still unanswere...

🎙️ Episode 48: From Awareness to Action: Churches Where Everyone Belongs

What would change in your church if compassion finally became structure?

In Episode 48 of Unshaken, Tony and Kristy move from awareness to action in this disability-in-the-church series. They talk about what it looks like to build real pathways for families to belong, not just visit, and they offer simple starting points that can grow into a lasting culture of ...

🎙️ Episode 47: Once You See It: Disability and the Church

Have you ever watched a family walk into church and realized they are carrying a marathon nobody else can see?

Kristy and Tony talk about what it feels like to enter a church when disability is part of your story. Not as a complaint session, but as an eye-opening invitation to notice what most people miss, and to learn how small shifts can create a welcome that feels like the...

🎙️ Episode 46: When You Feel Misunderstood: God Already Knows

Have you ever felt exhausted from having to explain yourself, even to people who love you?

Tony and Kristy talk about the quiet relief of prayer when you feel misunderstood. With people, we are always managing impressions, explaining motives, and trying not to be misread. With God, there is no onboarding process. He already knows your story, your wiring, and your limits.

Y...

🎙️ Episode 45: Lighten the Moment: Why Laughter Matters When Life Is Heavy

When life has felt nonstop, do you ever forget how to laugh?

Tony and Kristy talk about laughter as more than a personality trait. They explore why some of us stay in survival mode, why lightness can feel unsafe, and how God uses joy as real strength, not denial.

Sometimes the most spiritual thing you can do is laugh again.

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🎙️ Episode 44: God Goes Ahead of You: Confidence for the Unknown Path

What do you do when you care deeply, but you cannot see what is coming next?

Tony and Kristy share a fresh confidence they walked away with after PodFest, then anchor it in a steady promise from Deuteronomy 31:8. This is for the person who is trying to be faithful, trying to lead well, and still feels that quiet fear when the road ahead is not clear.

You are not st...

🎙️ Episode 43: Building Something Beautiful: Learning to Dream With God

What if this year isn’t about fixing yourself or chasing a list of goals, but about walking closely with God and building something beautiful with Him?

God is not asking you to perform. He is inviting you to walk with Him.
 
Many of us step into a new year already tired, already feeling behind, and already carrying pressure to pro...

🎙️ Episode 42: Learning to Discern: When to React, and When to Wait

Have you ever walked away from a moment wishing you had responded differently? Or felt the pressure to act immediately when something in you said to wait?

Discernment isn’t about having everything figured out. It’s about learning how to respond wisely when life is messy, emotions are loud, and clarity feels just out of reach.

Discern...

🎙️ Episode 41: Celebrating What’s Right: Creating a Home Where People Can Breathe
 

What if the tone of your home could change without fixing everything first?
 
Encouragement doesn’t happen by accident.
 
Most homes don’t drift toward encouragement. They drift toward efficiency, silence, or criticism, not because people don’t care, but because life is heavy and everyone is tired.
 
In this episode, Tony...

🎙️ Episode 40: What If It All Works Out?: Kingdom Optimism for Anxious Days

What if your first instinct did not have to be, "What if it all goes wrong?"

Hope is not denial. It is trust in the God who is already at work.

Today, Tony and Kristy talk about what they call kingdom optimism. Not hype. Not toxic positivity. Just a steady decision to believe God is present, active, and capable, even when the outcome is still unknow...

🎙️ Episode 39: Ready, Not Rushed: Wearing the Armor of God in Busy Seasons

What does it look like to stay spiritually grounded when life feels loud, crowded, and nonstop?

There are seasons when the calendar fills faster than our hearts can keep up. Expectations stack. Responsibilities pile on. And without meaning to, our relationship with God can start to feel like something we squeeze in instead of something...

🎙️ Episode 38: Start Small, Trust Deep: How God Grows What We Can’t Yet See

What if the smallest step you take this week ends up opening a door you can’t even imagine today?

God often does His deepest work long before we can see any evidence of it.

Many of us feel the pull to grow or change, but we hesitate because the beginning feels too small, too quiet, too uncertain. In this conversation, Tony and Kr...

🎙️ Episode 37: The Good You Bring: Remembering Who God Says You Are 

Can you list five flaws in seconds, but struggle to name five good things about yourself? 

In Episode 37 of Unshaken, Kristy and Tony talk about something most of us do without even noticing: we can name what is wrong with us far faster than we can name what is good. If you have been living under old wounds, past comments, or the quiet voice that says you are not e...

🎙️ Episode 36: You Were Never Accidental: God’s Hand in Every Chapter 

What if your life is not random, not off-track, and not an accident, even if the chapter you are in feels heavy or unclear?

In Episode 36 of Unshaken, Tony and Kristy share a Thanksgiving-week reminder that steadies the soul: you were created on purpose, for a purpose. If you have ever looked back at your story and wondered why God allowed certain chapters, or if...

🎙️ Episode 35: Traveling With Disabilities: Stress-Saving Hacks for the Holidays

Holiday travel can push any family to the edge. How do you plan in a way that keeps disability needs from turning the whole trip into a crisis? 

In Episode 35 of Unshaken, Kristy and Tony share practical, real-world travel hacks for families navigating disability, sensory needs, and mobility challenges during the holiday rush. This is not about perfecti...

🎙️ Episode 34: Grace at the Table: Loving Family Through Hard Conversations

Do you dread family gatherings because you know a hard conversation is coming?

In Episode 34 of Unshaken, Tony and Kristy talk about one of the most delicate parts of family life: having hard conversations with extended family when disability, mental health, or real-life needs are in the picture. This is especially for the holiday season, when everyone is to...