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Founded & hosted by Adrianna Wilder, MPH

Up Out ofDarkness — Christian Stories of Faith and Healing

Stories. Truth. Faith. Transformation.

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Begin where you are

What’s your
story?

Some stories begin in pain. Some in confusion. Some in loss. Some in questions.

But darkness does not have to be the final chapter.

Choose what speaks to you

We’ll bring healing stories forward as you explore.

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conversations

Honest dialogue for the places where faith, healing, culture, and lived experience meet.

Episode 1 with Summer Stallworth: The same man came back 20+ years later and saved her life

Episode 001 · Testimonies

God Met Her in the Darkness | Summer Stallworth’s Powerful Testimony

with Summer Stallworth · 1:20:26

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Episode chapters
  1. 0:00Introduction
  2. 1:57Growing Up in Detroit & Early Trauma
  3. 5:05A Divine Encounter During a Crisis
  4. 9:58God’s Rescue & the Power of Jesus
  5. 10:56God’s Relentless Love
  6. 14:39Prayer, Faith & Divine Timing
  7. 14:59Spiritual Awakening & the Holy Spirit
  8. 17:43Healing From Trauma & Rediscovering God’s Design
  9. 20:59From Friendship to Marriage
  10. 24:56Early Childhood Memories & Trauma
  11. 27:57Trusting God in Weakness
  12. 30:00How God Uses Life’s Challenges
  13. 31:13A Testimony of Transformation
  14. 34:53A Message for Those Still in Darkness
  15. 35:01Encountering Jesus & the Power of Prayer
  16. 37:01Divine Love & Patience
  17. 40:00Transformation & Divine Manifestation
  18. 45:05Living in Purpose & Sharing Your Testimony
Episode 1 with Summer Stallworth: The same man came back 20+ years later and saved her life

Episode 001 · Testimonies · 1:20:26

God Met Her in the Darkness | Summer Stallworth’s Powerful Testimony

Summer Stallworth

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Faith · 47 min

Faith After the Questions

Marcus Bell

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Identity · 29 min

The Story We Tell Ourselves

Solo reflection

Featured investigation
Historical books and artifacts arranged for research

Behind the tradition · No. 04

What are we
really celebrating?

Documented history meets biblical perspective. We trace the stories behind familiar customs—without fear, shortcuts, or easy answers.

OriginsTimelinePerspective

Founder story

From experience
to purpose.

Adrianna Wilder walking toward warm light
01

Before the platform

Biography copy will be added here—beginning with the experiences, questions, and turning points that shaped Adrianna’s voice.

02

Questions that changed me

A chapter about refusing easy answers, learning to name what hurt, and making room for truth and faith to meet.

03

Public health + whole-person wellness

How an MPH perspective informs a thoughtful approach to emotional, physical, relational, and spiritual wellbeing.

04

Why Up Out of Darkness

The story of a platform created to hold honest conversations and help people move toward freedom with wisdom and grace.

“I am not interested in polished answers. I am interested in the kind of truth that makes room for transformation.”— Placeholder quote, Adrianna Wilder, MPH

Practical care

Tools for
the journey

Small, thoughtful practices for the work that happens after the conversation ends.

Emotional Healing

Naming What You Carry

12 minFree

Forgiveness

The Practice of Release

20 minFree

Grief

Grief Has No Straight Line

18 minPremium

Boundaries

Boundaries Without Guilt

25 minFree

Identity

Becoming Who You Already Are

7 daysPremium

Prayer

A Prayer for the In-Between

8 minFree

Psalm 18:16–19

Open
the Word

Scripture connected to teaching, reflection, conversation, journaling, and prayer.

“He brought me out into a spacious place.”

The publication

Read deeper

Faith & Healing

The Difference Between Peace and Avoidance

8 min read

Culture

What Our Traditions Remember for Us

12 min read

Whole-Person Health

Your Body Has Been Listening

7 min read

Behind the journey

The life
between
episodes.

Personal reflections, recording days, faith thoughts, travel, and honest lessons in motion.

Studio diary · 06:42

A quiet morning before recording

Field note · 03:18

What the road has been teaching me

Books + manuals

The Library.

Books, manuals, workbooks, guides and downloads for those ready to keep walking toward wholeness.

Health + whole-person wellness

Body. Mind.
Spirit.

Adrianna's training in public health shapes how we talk about wellbeing: grounded in evidence, human in tone, and always connected to the whole person.

Educational, not medical adviceThese resources are for general education only. They are not a diagnosis or treatment. Please talk with a qualified healthcare professional about your personal health.
Read: What does the Bible say about mental health?
01

Public health education

Understanding the patterns that shape community wellbeing.

02

Nutrition

Simple, sustainable nourishment — no extremes.

03

Mental & emotional wellbeing

Tending the mind with honesty and care.

04

Preventive health

Small, early choices that protect a long life.

05

Community health

Healing that happens together, not alone.

06

Healthy living

Rest, movement, and rhythms worth keeping.

Health · Wellness

Rest Is Holy

Sleep, stress, and nervous-system basics from a public health lens.

Health · Nutrition

Eating for Steady Energy

Simple, evidence-based nutrition habits.

Community

Your story
matters.

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the light.

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