EVOLVE thru God

EVOLVE thru God was created to provide a platform to share stories of awakening and initial steps in the relationship with God and their evolution since!

EVOLVE thru God is a religion podcast hosted by angelahb, with 66 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

angelahb hosts EVOLVE thru God, a religion show with 66 episodes published.

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  Episode #66

  S2. Ep. 21 Audacity w/ Erike Rothenberger

  Sep 10, 202643 min

  What if the interruption you never asked for became the invitation that changed everything? In this episode of EVOLVE thru God, I sit down with my friend Erika Rothenberger for a powerful conversation about faith, survival, forgiveness, purpose, and what happens when one moment changes the trajectory of your life. Erika shares how her relationship with God evolved from something she practiced because she was supposed to into something deeply personal—and how that faith became essential after a traumatic event forced her to see her life, her purpose, and her future differently. We talk about healing, PTSD, the choice to forgive, turning pain into advocacy, and why Erika now says: “Connection is oxygen.” This is not simply a story about what happened to Erika. It is a conversation about what she decided to do with what happened. Three Lessons from This Episode 1. Your relationship with God can begin with one small consistent step. 2. What happened to you does not have to become your identity. 3. Forgiveness is not approval—it can be part of setting yourself free to move forward. The Gift of the Episode The gift is reclamation. Reclaiming your faith. Reclaiming your voice. Reclaiming your future. And remembering that even the hardest interruption may become an invitation into something bigger than you ever imagined. ________________________________________________________________ WHO IS ERIKA ROTHENBERGER? Erika Rothenberger is a nationally recognized keynote speaker, media personality, bestselling author, and thought leader on audacity, leadership, and personal expansion. Through powerful storytelling and deeply practical insights, she inspires audiences to push beyond perceived limitations and build lives and careers defined by courage, resilience, and intentional growth. Erika has appeared on FOX News and has been featured in numerous media outlets for her work in leadership development and empowerment. In 2025, she was named Dynamic Woman of the Year by Modern Luxury – Philadelphia Style, recognizing her influence in advancing women, leadership, and bold professional growth. She is the bestselling author of Audacious Expansion, released February 22, 2026, and the author of You’ve Got This, Boss Mama. Her work centers on a powerful philosophy: true expansion happens when we intentionally add the right weight to our lives—challenges that build strength, courage, and the capacity to grow beyond what we once believed possible. Erika is also the founder of the Audacious Women’s Summit, a sold-out leadership experience designed to inspire women to expand their voices, leadership, and influence. She is the host of the widely respected Grit, Grace & Glitz Podcast, where she shares conversations with leaders, entrepreneurs, and change-makers about resilience, reinvention, and the courage to lead boldly. Professionally, Erika serves as Director of Performance Systems at Henkels & McCoy, a national infrastructure solutions company. With a background in engineering and field operations, she has built a career in the construction and infrastructure industry—one traditionally dominated by men—while focusing on developing people, strengthening leadership, and creating high-performance cultures across organizations. In addition to her corporate leadership, Erika is an accomplished entrepreneur who has successfully built ventures in real estate, wellness, and leadership coaching. Her story also carries deep personal resilience. As a survivor of a brutal assault, Erika has become a powerful advocate for domestic violence awareness and survivor empowerment. She uses her voice and platform to inspire others to reclaim their strength, speak their truth, and build lives defined not by what happened to them—but by what they choose to create next. Above all, Erika is grounded by her role as a wife and mother to two incredible children, Drew and Adelyn. She believes the greatest leadership lessons are not only spoken but demonstrated, and she is deeply committed to showing her children through her actions what courage, integrity, and audacious expansion truly look like.

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  Episode #65

  S2. Ep. 20 Leadership w/ Michael King, Jr.

  Aug 11, 202647 min

  What happens when the life everyone else thinks is successful is slowly costing you yourself? In this episode of EVOLVE thru God, I sit down with executive teams coach, speaker, musician, and former pastor Michael King Jr. for a conversation about faith, leadership, burnout, identity, and what happens when God starts asking you to leave behind a version of yourself that no longer fits. Michael’s relationship with God started young, but it became personal when he made the decision for himself to follow Jesus as a senior in high school. That “yes” eventually took him into Bible college, music ministry, a record deal, executive church leadership, and nearly a decade helping build one of the fastest-growing churches in the country. From the outside, it looked like success. Inside, Michael was disappearing. Years of overwork, unhealthy leadership dynamics, spiritual manipulation, and the pressure to keep performing eventually brought him to the point where staying hurt more than leaving. So he walked away without a perfect plan, took a job at a car dealership, and started doing something far harder than building another organization: He started rebuilding himself. What came next became the foundation for the work Michael does today with executive teams and high-performing leaders. He learned that strategy means very little if you don’t know who you are first. And one line from this conversation says it all: “Authentic identity is your last competitive advantage.” This episode is for anyone who has ever looked successful on the outside while quietly wondering, “Where did I go?” Lessons You’ll Learn • How to recognize when success is costing you your identity. • Why burnout is sometimes a signal—not a failure. • The difference between voices telling you who you should be and people reminding you who you could be. • Why faith that never asks questions isn’t really alive. • How your greatest pain can become the raw material for your next purpose. • Why identity has to come before strategy. • How to lead people from love and impact instead of chasing performance and money. The Gift of This Episode The gift is permission to stop performing long enough to remember who you actually are. Michael’s story is proof that leaving one identity behind does not mean you’ve lost your calling. Sometimes it means God is finally giving you room to become it. _________________________________________________________________ WHO IS MICHAEL KING, JR.? Michael King Jr. is a two-time Best Executive Coach award winner (2024 & 2026), keynote speaker, and the founder of Teams.Coach. He is the Architect of Authentic Experiences — the only speaker in the world who opens every keynote with a live saxophone performance and an original cinematic film. He holds two Master's degrees and the highest-level executive coaching certification (ECCC). Michael has delivered 100+ keynotes across 20+ states and countries for Fortune 500 companies, associations, and leadership conferences — including Disney, ADP, Social Media Marketing World, C-Suite Network, Sports Philanthropy World, AI Marketing World, and Board of Advisors Mastermind.

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  Episode #64

  S2. Ep. 19 Waiting cont... w/ Lady Gozen

  Jul 31, 202639 min

  What if the season you've been trying to escape is actually the season God is using to prepare you? In Part 2 of Angela Goodman's conversation with Lady Gozen, the discussion moves beyond testimony and into transformation. After losing her career because she refused to compromise her biblical convictions, Gozen shares how God completely shifted her perspective on waiting, healing, and surrender. Instead of rushing toward the next opportunity, she spent nearly two years allowing God to rebuild her from the inside out—learning to grieve, receive help, heal childhood wounds, and trust His timing completely. Her ministry, Wife in the Waiting, isn't ultimately about finding a husband. It's about becoming the person God created you to be before receiving whatever you've been praying for. Whether you're waiting for marriage, healing, purpose, restoration, or your next assignment, this conversation reminds us that God is always more interested in our character than our calendar. Throughout this conversation, Angela and Gozen unpack what covenant truly means, why emotional healing matters, how strong women often struggle to receive love, and why learning to ask for help may be one of the most spiritual things we ever do. One of the most powerful moments comes near the end when Gozen offers this simple challenge: "If you're wondering where God is… go back and do the last thing He asked you to do." In this episode you'll discover: • Why waiting is often God's greatest preparation. • How grief can become part of God's healing process. • Why asking for help is a sign of strength—not weakness. • What covenant really means from a biblical perspective. • How to stop idolizing the promise and start pursuing the Promise Giver. • Why healing childhood wounds changes every future relationship. • How obedience creates alignment with God's timing. This conversation is for anyone who has ever wondered if God has forgotten them. He hasn't. Sometimes He's simply preparing you for something far greater than you can currently imagine. Lessons from this Episode Waiting is not punishment; it's preparation. Healing begins when we stop pretending we're okay. Strong people often struggle the most with receiving love and support. God develops character before He delivers promises. Covenant is built on commitment, not convenience. Your identity should never depend on another person choosing you. Obedience often requires doing the last thing God already told you to do. The Gift The greatest gift from this episode is the reminder that God isn't withholding good things from you. He's preparing you to receive them. Your waiting season isn't evidence that God has forgotten you. It may be the greatest act of love He's ever shown you. _________________________________________________________________ WHO IS LADY GOZEN? Gozen Soydag, known as Lady Gozen, is a Christian speaker, author, psychotherapist, and founder of Wife in the Waiting. Through her own journey of heartbreak, healing, faith, and surrender, she has become a passionate voice helping women embrace wholeness, purpose, and identity in every season of life. With a unique blend of biblical wisdom, therapeutic insight, and personal testimony, Gozen empowers people to transform from the inside out while trusting God's timing and plan. Her message reaches thousands worldwide through speaking, writing, mentorship, and her growing Wife in the Waiting community.

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  Episode #62

  S2. Ep. 17 Magdalena's Daughters w/ Ashley Hill

  Jul 9, 202645 min

  What happens when God places a burden on your heart that you can't ignore? In this inspiring episode of EVOLVE thru God, Angela Goodman sits down with licensed marriage and family therapist, nonprofit founder, and child advocate Ashley Hill, whose life has become a testimony of radical obedience to God's calling. Ashley shares how what began as working with foster youth quickly became a heartbreaking realization that countless children were falling victim to human trafficking—and that God was calling her to do something about it. Instead of looking the other way, she listened to the quiet whispers that eventually became Magdalena's Daughters, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting foster youth who are vulnerable to trafficking and creating lasting change within the child welfare system. From life-changing mission trips to Israel and Thailand, to learning how to discern God's voice, Ashley opens up about trusting His timing, leaving behind fear, and building a vision far bigger than herself—a village where vulnerable girls can heal, belong, and rediscover hope. This conversation is about courage, discernment, purpose, and the incredible things that happen when we simply say "yes" to God. Lessons You'll Learn: • How God often plants a calling years before He reveals the full vision. • Why discernment is one of the most important spiritual disciplines we can develop. • How slowing down, fasting, and prayer create clarity for life's biggest decisions. • Why relationships—not rescue alone—are the key to lasting healing. • How God provides every step of the way when we walk in obedience. • Practical ways parents can protect children from online exploitation and trafficking. The Gift of This Episode You'll leave this conversation with a renewed confidence that God doesn't always call the most qualified—He calls the willing. Ashley's story is a reminder that when we faithfully take the next step, even before we know the entire plan, God supplies the people, provision, and purpose exactly when they're needed. ____________________________________________________________________ WHO IS ASHLEY HILL? Ashley Hill is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, systems builder, and modern-day abolitionist dedicated to protecting vulnerable youth before crisis ever happens. As the Founder and Executive Director of Magdalena’s Daughters, she leads innovative, relationship-centered efforts to prevent human trafficking among foster youth through community, advocacy, mental health support, and prevention-focused systems change. With years of frontline experience working directly with foster youth and youth impacted by exploitation, Ashley has become a nationally recognized voice on trafficking prevention, relational safety, and the urgent need to rethink how systems support vulnerable young people. Her work is rooted in a powerful belief: prevention doesn’t start with rescue, it starts with relationships. Ashley is the creator of the RAISE Framework, Recognize, Assist, Inform, Support, Empower, a prevention-centered model designed to help youth build resilience, identity, safety, and belonging before exploitation occurs. Through initiatives such as Raise the Village and RAISE the Roof, she is helping build trauma-informed ecosystems, housing solutions, and community-based prevention models that address the root causes of vulnerability. Known for her emotionally compelling storytelling and systems-level insight, Ashley’s TEDx talk has reached more than 1.3 million viewers and ranks among the top 1% most viewed TEDx talks globally. Whether speaking to policymakers, educators, advocates, healthcare leaders, or communities, Ashley challenges audiences to move beyond reactive systems and toward a future where every young person feels seen, supported, and protected before traffickers ever have the opportunity to exploit their vulnerability. Ashley’s mission is simple but transformative: to build systems where vulnerable youth are not just rescued, but truly connected, empowered, and able to thrive.

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  Episode #61

  S2. Ep. 16 Look Up w/ Tom Campbell

  Jul 1, 202648 min

  When was the last time you truly looked up? In this heartfelt episode of EVOLVE thru God, Angela Goodman sits down with author, speaker, and podcast host Tom Campbell to explore how life's greatest hardships often become the very moments that draw us closer to God. Raised in a Catholic home, Tom shares how faith was initially something he practiced because it was expected—but everything changed after walking through divorce, losing his job, experiencing deep family pain, and questioning where God was in the middle of it all. Instead of finding answers in success or possessions, he discovered that God was quietly calling him toward purpose, compassion, and trust. From a life-changing experience inside a children's cancer ward to an unforgettable encounter with an elephant named "Blessing" in Africa, Tom reveals the extraordinary ways God speaks when we're willing to slow down, become present, and simply... look up. Together, Angela and Tom discuss the difference between man-made success and God-made purpose, recognizing divine signs, finding peace through surrender, serving others with intention, and why our greatest measure of wealth may have nothing to do with money. If you've ever wondered whether God is still speaking—or questioned why difficult seasons happen—this conversation will remind you that He has never stopped working. Lessons You'll Learn: • How pain often becomes the doorway to a deeper relationship with God. • Why "universal net worth" may matter more than financial success. • How God uses hardship to redirect us toward our true purpose. • The importance of looking for divine signs in everyday life. • Why serving others is one of the fastest ways to encounter God's presence. • How trust grows when we surrender control. The Gift of This Episode You'll leave this conversation with a renewed awareness that God is constantly speaking—through people, nature, unexpected moments, and even life's greatest disappointments. Tom's story reminds us that when we stop looking down at distractions and start looking up with expectation, we begin to recognize that God has been walking beside us all along. _________________________________________________________________ WHO IS TOM CAMPBELL? Tom Campbell is the founder of Gotta Look Up™, a movement dedicated to helping people unplug from distraction, reconnect with what matters most, and rediscover hope, purpose, and human connection. As the author of Gotta Look Up: Unplug, Reconnect, and Rediscover Life, Tom combines powerful storytelling, timeless wisdom, and practical insights to help audiences navigate life's challenges with greater perspective and resilience. Through his signature framework—Life's Quicksand™, Trees of Joy™, and Anchors of Hope™—and guided by his Christian faith, Tom teaches people how to break free from the habits, fears, and distractions that keep them stuck, to reconnect with the experiences and relationships that bring meaning, and to move forward with renewed purpose. Through compelling storytelling, Tom inspires audiences to see the extraordinary in everyday moments and discover hope even in difficult seasons of life. His message resonates with individuals, families, leaders, faith-based organizations, and communities seeking greater gratitude, connection, and fulfillment in an increasingly distracted world. Whether speaking on stage, appearing on podcasts, or leading events, Tom's mission is simple: help people look up, find joy, increase their faith, and to always keep going.

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