The Head and the Heel with Paula Hoss

The Head and the Heel with Paula Hossis a Christian testimony podcast rooted in Genesis 3:15 — the first gospel promise that though the serpent would bruise the heel, Christ would crush the serpent's head. Every week, real people answer three questions: Who are you? Where did the enemy try to wound you? And how has Jesus met you there, redeemed you, and begun to crush the serpent in your story? These are honest, gospel-centered conversations about identity, spiritual warfare, suffering, salvation, and the unstoppable victory of Christ — told through the lives of people who have lived it. No polished performances. No shallow inspiration. Just real testimonies of real redemption. Because the bruise is not the end of the story. In Christ, the serpent does not win.

The Head and the Heel with Paula Hoss is a religion podcast hosted by Paula Hoss, with 8 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #8

  Her Mom Left 9 Times. God Never Did. | Ava Freitas (EP 08)

  Aug 11, 202658 minS1

  Ava Freitas was three years old when her biological mother dropped her at her father's doorstep and walked away. Over the next eleven years her mom would leave and return again and again, roughly nine times in all, while an 18-year-old stepmom stepped in and raised her as her own. Ava could have grown up believing she wasn't enough. Instead, she grew up knowing she was never alone. In this episode of The Head and the Heel, Paula sits down with Ava Freitas, a 20-year-old worship leader, Christian rap artist, dancer, veterinary technician, and pre-med student, to talk about abandonment, forgiveness that doesn't require reconciliation, and the difference between chasing people's validation and serving from a full cup. Ava shares the moment she sat behind the couch as a little girl and felt Jesus with her, the boundary she finally drew in a Dunkin' Donuts parking lot, and the day her own dance team turned on her over a single post about her faith. Through all of it, one truth held: even if people leave, there is One who never will. This is a story about identity, rejection, and the God who trims away the branches so something new can grow. CHAPTERS 00:00 Who is Jesus to you? 01:22 Vet tech, zookeeper, dancer, and a brand-new album 04:46 Servant first: who Jesus says she is 06:53 Dropped at the doorstep: her mom's story 10:00 Nine times gone, and a two-week silence 13:00 The bully's dad and drawing the line 16:00 Forgiveness is not always reconciliation 19:12 Attachment, rejection, and taking thoughts captive 25:02 Sitting with Jesus behind the couch 29:05 The closet, the Bible books, and getting saved at 14 34:38 Forgiving her mom and forgiving herself 42:20 Rejected by her dance team for her faith 49:50 Why she only got bolder 53:58 What's next for Ava 56:42 Closing prayer CONNECT WITH AVA Instagram: @theavafratus ( https://www.instagram.com/theavafratus/ ) Music on Spotify: search "ava." plus a song title like "Stay in Your Lane" or "Counting Blessings" Worship team at New Hope Chapel, Plymouth, Massachusetts ABOUT THE SHOW The Head and the Heel is a Christian testimony podcast rooted in Genesis 3:15, the first gospel promise that though the serpent would bruise the heel, Christ would crush the serpent's head. Each week, guests share who they really are, where the enemy tried to wound them, and how Jesus met them with truth, redemption, and victory. Subscribe and watch new episodes every week. If this conversation encouraged you, share it with someone who needs hope. The bruise is not the end of the story. In Christ, the serpent does not win. #TheHeadAndTheHeel #ChristianTestimony #ChristianPodcast #Faith #Identity #Forgiveness #Testimony #Jesus

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  Episode #7

  Her Husband Vanished. Then A Hitman Moved In. | Ashley McGuire (EP 07)

  Jul 30, 20262h 5mS1

  For over two years, Ashley McGuire said nothing. You may already know a piece of her story. A post she wrote on her personal Facebook page, up for less than twenty four hours, was shared tens of thousands of times overnight. TikTok picked it up. So did the New York Post and the Daily Mail and TMZ. Reporters filled her voicemail. Inside Edition offered her a segment. Strangers who had never met her decided who she was in the comments. She turned all of it down. She deleted her social media, closed the business her whole identity was wrapped up in, moved back into her childhood bedroom with her four children, and went quiet. This is the first time she has told the whole thing. Ashley was Plymouth’s most sought after makeup artist and esthetician, the owner of Snatched, the woman every bride wanted in the room on her wedding day. She was also newly married, pregnant with her fourth child, and about to watch her husband leave for work and never come back. What followed, in her account, was a spiral into addiction and psychosis, hundreds of thousands of dollars of debt, investors demanding their money back, and voicemails from her husband warning her that he had stolen from the wrong people and that if he turned up dead, this was why. Then a man came into her life offering to rescue her business. Weeks later he put both of their phones in the bathroom, turned the fan on, patted her down to check for a wire, sat her down in her own kitchen, and told her he had been hired to kill her. What happened over the months that followed, inside her own home, with her four kids asleep upstairs, is the part of this story nobody has heard. It is also where she discovered that God had never once left the room. This episode is long. It is heavy. It is worth every single minute. Because Ashley does not come to this table as a victim, and she does not come to burn anyone down. She comes forgiven and forgiving, with a testimony that lands exactly where every testimony on this show lands. The serpent struck the heel. Christ crushed the head. A NOTE BEFORE YOU LISTEN This conversation includes discussion of infidelity, addiction, stalking, threats of violence, and a season where Ashley no longer wanted to be alive. Please take care of yourself while you listen. If any of this is your story right now, you are not the only one and you do not have to carry it by yourself. In the United States you can call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, and the National Domestic Violence Hotline is available at 1-800-799-7233. CONNECT WITH ASHLEY After two years off social media, Ashley has finally returned. You can follow her at https://www.instagram.com/ashmariemcg_ CONNECT WITH THE HEAD AND THE HEEL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theheadandtheheel/ If this episode encouraged you, share it with someone who needs it, subscribe on YouTube, and follow the show on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so you never miss a testimony. ABOUT THE SHOW The Head and the Heel is a Christian testimony podcast rooted in Genesis 3:15, the first gospel promise, that the serpent would bruise the heel but Christ would crush the serpent’s head. Every week, host Paula Hoss sits down with a guest and asks three questions. Who are you? Where did the enemy try to bruise you? And how has Jesus met you there and begun to crush the serpent in your story? These are honest, gospel centered conversations about identity, suffering, spiritual warfare, salvation, and the power of testimony. Remember, the bruise is not the end of the story. In Christ, the serpent does not win.

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  Episode #6

  Blocked by Dylan Mulvaney, Cancelled by My Own Community | Cait Scott White Squirrel Magic (EP 06)

  Jul 8, 20261h 6mS1

  Surrendering your dreams to Jesus does not kill them. It makes them better. In this episode of The Head and the Heel, Paula sits down with Cait Scott, better known online as White Squirrel Magic, the Christian conservative comedian, wife, and mom of two who is boldly bringing satire and gospel truth to 250,000+ followers. Cait shares how growing up in legalism left her with a faith by works mindset, how her parents' divorce and a toxic college relationship led her to rock bottom in just three semesters, and how she was born again in the middle of a prayer with a friend she thought she was only encouraging. She talks about being cancelled after 2020, walking away from a Broadway audition over a vaccine mandate, and how Dylan Mulvaney's now-infamous "girl, give us Broadway" DM turned into fuel for her next dream: a pro-life musical called Carried Away. This is a conversation for anyone who has ever felt like their faith cost them their community, their career, or their dream. Cait's story is proof that when God closes a door, He is always opening a better one. Subscribe so you never miss a testimony of victory. CONNECT WITH CAIT SCOTT Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whitesquirrelmagic/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whitesquirrelmagic CONNECT WITH THE HEAD AND THE HEEL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theheadandtheheelpodcast/ Host Paula Hoss: https://www.instagram.com/paulahoss/ SCRIPTURE REFERENCED Matthew 16:15, Proverbs 22:6, Genesis 3:15, Romans 8:28 KEY QUOTES "Rock bottom is a beautiful, grace, mercy filled place to be." "Your faith will never allow you to fit in, and that's the point." "The world loves silent Christians." "Just because God gave us the ability to sing and dance doesn't mean we have to actively blaspheme God on stage." "Following Christ, we're promised persecution. If no one's coming against you, it means you're silent." Content Note: This episode touches on drug use, toxic relationships, cancel culture, and abortion. Please listen with care. The Head and the Heel is a Christian testimony podcast rooted in Genesis 3:15, the first gospel promise that though the serpent would bruise the heel, Christ would crush the serpent's head. New episodes weekly.

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  Episode #5

  Satan Had One Rule: Never Let Her Quit Golf | Solia Mechling (EP 05)

  Jun 23, 202655 minS1

  Solia Mechling is 18 years old. She is a business owner, public speaker, pro-life activist, content creator, and full-time college student. But before any of that, she was a competitive golfer. Training every single day from age 8, playing in state championships, fielding college scholarship offers, and slowly losing her mind. Because golf wasn't just a sport. It was her god. And the enemy used it to chain her. By sophomore year, Solia was playing through a torn tendon on pain medication, battling panic attacks every time she stepped on the course, and living with a chest so tight from anxiety that she didn't feel it release for an entire year. Her identity was her performance. When she played well, she didn't need God. When she played badly, she ran to him for two days and then disappeared again. And underneath all of it, she felt something darker than depression. She felt demonic presence. Chains she couldn't explain and couldn't break. Until the night she hit the bathroom floor and cried out to a God she hadn't spoken to in years. In this episode of The Head and the Heel, Solia shares the testimony of how God met her on that floor, told her she was his, and broke every chain the enemy had on her. Including her scholarship, her identity, and the sport she had built her entire life around. She walked away from golf at 17, graduated high school early, and stepped into a calling she never planned for: speaking truth boldly as one of the youngest conservative Christian voices in the country. This is a story about perfectionism, idolatry, spiritual warfare, and what happens when a teenager looks Satan in the eye and tells him to get behind her. In this episode we talk about: Competing nationally in golf from age 8 and the perfectionism that came with it How golf became an idol that replaced God and how the enemy used it Playing through a torn tendon on pain medication because stopping felt like failure A full year of unrelenting anxiety and never a moment of peace Feeling demonic presence and physical chains the night she hit the bathroom floor Hearing God say "she is mine, she has always been mine" Walking away from college scholarships because God said her time in golf was done How a Christian counselor sent by God helped her let go Going viral at 17 with her first Instagram post and what she did with the hate Warring with Psalm 23 written in Sharpie on her arm at every tournament What she would say to a young woman having her own bathroom floor moment Why your identity is not your depression, your anxiety, or your past Key Scriptures: Genesis 3:15 | Revelation 12:11 | Psalm 23 | Matthew 16:15 Connect with Solia: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/solia_mechling/ Connect with The Head and the Heel: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theheadandtheheel Subscribe on Apple Podcasts & Spotify Watch full episodes on YouTube The Head and the Heel is a Christian testimony podcast rooted in Genesis 3:15 - the first gospel promise that though the serpent would bruise the heel, Christ would crush the serpent's head. The bruise is not the end of the story. In Christ, the serpent does not win. #ChristianTestimony #FaithPodcast #SpiritualWarfare #Perfectionism #Redemption #TheHeadAndTheHeel #Genesis315 #ChristianWomen #ProLife #Deliverance

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  Episode #5

  Satan Had One Rule: Never Let Her Quit Golf | Solia Mechling (EP 05)

  Jun 23, 202655 minS1

  <p>Solia Mechling is 18 years old. She is a business owner, public speaker, pro-life activist, content creator, and full-time college student. But before any of that, she was a competitive golfer. Training every single day from age 8, playing in state championships, fielding college scholarship offers, and slowly losing her mind.<br /></p><p>Because golf wasn't just a sport. It was her god. And the enemy used it to chain her.<br /></p><p>By sophomore year, Solia was playing through a torn tendon on pain medication, battling panic attacks every time she stepped on the course, and living with...

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