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Hidden Chapters: Real Stories that Bring Light to the Hidden Parts of Life
Behind every put-together exterior is a chapter most people never see.
If you’ve ever felt alone in your own story, especially in the middle of it, this is a place where those unseen chapters are spoken out loud.
Not the version that made it onto a stage. Not the polished takeaway or the neatly packaged lesson.
Hidden Chapters is a storytelling podcast that goes back further. To the grief that didn’t come with a lesson yet. The identity crisis in the middle of the night. The fear, the silence, the in-between, the raw and unresolved moments most people don’t talk about.
Hosted by Genevieve Kruger, each episode invites guests to share the parts of their story that are often left out. Not because the ending doesn’t matter, but because most of us are still living in the middle, and that part deserves its own space.
This is a show about the messy, complicated, tender, and deeply human parts of life that rarely get airtime because they don’t fit neatly into the stories we present to the world.
Hidden Chapters exists to honor the stories we don't always see, so you don't feel alone in yours.
Hidden Chapters: Real Stories that Bring Light to the Hidden Parts of Life
Trusting God Through Grief and Unpaid Work: A Story of Family, Faith, and Podcasting
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🎙️ Episode Summary
In this deeply moving episode, Mick shares his journey of navigating unimaginable grief after the loss of his son, the raw and authentic prayers that sustained him, and how his faith in God has transformed over 14 years. Mick also opens up about building his podcast from the ground up without financial compensation, trusting God every step of the way. From heartbreak to hope, and from uncertainty to purpose, this episode is a testament to how faith, family, and persistence can turn pain into blessing
🎧 What we talk about in this episode:
- Learning to pray authentically and be fully raw with God
- Mick’s faith journey: from early struggles to deep trust and spiritual growth
- Experiencing God’s provision, guidance, and blessings through life’s challenges
- Starting and growing a podcast without pay while trusting God for provision
- Lessons on faith, perseverance, and trusting God even when circumstances make no logical sense
📖 Mick's Hidden Chapter Moment
Mick's hidden chapter is the long stretch between January 4, 2012 and March 2025 :the years most people never saw. The grief of losing his son. A miscarriage. The quiet rebuilding of a faith that started on his knees in a hospital hallway. It's the savings account meant for a mortgage that became a year of provision, and the job offer that fell through in a way that could only be described as God. The three words, sit, wait, and trust that asked him to trust completely before he had any reason on paper to do so. The hidden chapter is where God was building something Mick couldn't see yet. And everything visible now grew from what happened in that invisible season.
🔗 Resources & Mentions:
- "The Awe of God" by John Bevere
- Ephesians 2:10, Luke 6:46, Matthew 6:26
- "When You Look Podcast", Episode 33 - Mick's full testimony
- 🔗 🎙️🎧 Mick and I connected with Podmatch.com https://www.joinpodmatch.com/genevievekruger
📩 Connect with Mick: Mick is the host of the When You Look podcast.
Website: whenyoulook.com
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