Hidden Chapters: Seeing the Story Beyond What You Can See
Behind every person is a story you may not know.
Hidden Chapters is a storytelling podcast exploring the experiences, seasons, and moments that shape who we become. Through honest, heartfelt conversations, guests share the chapters of their lives that often remain unseen, the challenges they've faced, the changes they've navigated, and the lessons they are still discovering along the way.
These are not perfectly packaged stories with every detail tied up in a bow. They are real conversations with real people who are willing to reflect on the moments that changed them, challenged them, and shaped their perspective.
From identity and faith to military life, relationships, loss, resilience, and unexpected turns, every story offers a reminder that we are more connected than we realize. When we listen to someone else's journey, we often discover pieces of our own.
Hosted by Genevieve Kruger, Hidden Chapters creates space to look beyond what is visible and understand the person, experiences, and chapters that shaped them.
Because every person has a hidden chapter.
Hidden Chapters exists to honor the stories we don't always see.
Episodes
57 episodes
Season 4 Special Feature: Genevieve Kruger on the Tactical Treasures Podcast
Season 4 begins a little differently.Before we officially begin Season 4 of Hidden Chapters, I wanted to share a little more of my own story.If you've been listening for a while, you're used to hearing me as...
A New Chapter Begins | Hidden Chapters Season 4 Preview, New Cover Art & What's Ahead
Welcome to Season 4 of Hidden Chapters! 🎉This is more than a new season. It's the beginning of a new chapter for the podcast.In this short episode, I'm sharing the story behind Hidden Chapters' new cover art, why I've made t...
☀️ Hidden Chapters Summer Replay Series | Mended with Gold
☀️ As part of the Hidden Chapters Summer Replay Series, we’re revisiting conversations that shaped the heart of this podcast, stories that continue to reflect the themes introduced in the Season 3 bridge trailer. ☀️...
☀️ Hidden Chapters Summer Replay Series | Mick Wienholt
☀️ As part of the Hidden Chapters Summer Replay Series, we’re revisiting conversations that shaped the heart of this podcast, stories that continue to reflect the themes introduced in the Season 3 bridge trailer. ☀️...
☀️ Hidden Chapters Summer Replay Series | Laura Part 2
☀️ As part of the Hidden Chapters Summer Replay Series, we’re revisiting conversations that shaped the heart of this podcast, stories that continue to reflect the themes introduced in the Season 3 bridge trailer. ☀️
☀️ Hidden Chapters Summer Replay Series | Laura Engel Part 1
☀️ As part of the Hidden Chapters Summer Replay Series, we’re revisiting conversations that shaped the heart of this podcast, stories that continue to reflect the themes introduced in the Season 3 bridge trailer. ☀️
☀️ Hidden Chapters Summer Replay Series | Melissa Thicklin
☀️ As part of the Hidden Chapters Summer Replay Series, we’re revisiting conversations that shaped the heart of this podcast, stories that continue to reflect the themes introduced in the Season 3 bridge trailer. ☀️...
☀️ Hidden Chapters Summer Replay Series | Liz Davis
☀️As part of the Hidden Chapters Summer Replay Series, we’re revisiting conversations that shaped the heart of this podcast, stories that continue to reflect the themes introduced in the Season 3 bridge trailer.
☀️Hidden Chapters Summer Replay Series | Meg McGlynn
☀️ As part of the Hidden Chapters Summer Replay Series, we’re revisiting conversations that shaped the heart of this podcast, stories that continue to reflect the themes introduced in the Season 3 bridge trailer....
☀️ Hidden Chapters Summer Replay Series | Chris Kruger
☀️ As part of the Hidden Chapters Summer Replay Series, we’re revisiting conversations that shaped the heart of this podcast, stories that continue to reflect the themes introduced in the Season 3 bridge trailer.☀️...
☀️ Hidden Chapters Summer Replay Series | Genevieve and her Mom's story
☀️ As part of the Hidden Chapters Summer Replay Series, we’re revisiting conversations that shaped the heart of this podcast, stories that continue to reflect the themes introduced in the Season 3 bridge trailer. ☀️T...
START HERE | Hidden Chapters Podcast Season 3 Bridge Trailer
In this bridge trailer, I reflects on the heart of the podcast and the stories shared over three seasons, from military spouses and grieving parents to authors, veterans, and people rebuilding their lives after unexpected change.<...
A Year of Lessons You Can Actually Use | Hidden Chapters Podcast Season 3 Finale
Hidden Chapters Season 3 Finale + One Year Anniversary Reflection 🎉In this Season 3 finale and one-year anniversary episode of Hidden Chapters, I find myself looking back at everything this first year has held.<...
Part 2: She Found Her Son After 50 Years and Then Lost Him Again
If you haven’t listened to Part 1 yet, start there, it’s the foundation for everything in this episode.🎙️ Episode Summary PART 2In Part 1, Laura Engel shared what happened in 1967: the pregna...
Part 1: She Was Told to Give Up Her Baby and Never Speak of It Again
🎙️ Episode Summary PART 1: Laura Engel was seventeen when she got pregnant, unmarried, in Mississippi in 1967. Her family sent her to an unwed mothers' home in New Orleans for five months. She signed papers ...
Surviving a Brain Hemorrhage and Starting Over Twice: Dan MacQueen on Recovery, Discipline, and Resilience
🎙️ Episode Summary: At 28, Dan MacQueen was living his best life in London- working in tech, traveling in Europe on weekends, active and untethered. Then a string of worsening headaches led to an optometrist appointmen...
What Real Inclusion Looks Like: Disablity, Ableism, and Advocacy with Jenna Udenberg
🎙️ Episode SummaryWhat does real inclusion actually look beyond good intentions and surface level awareness? In this episode, I get to sit down with educator, author, and accessibility advocate Jenna Udenb...
What Nobody Tells You About Divorce: Grief, Identity Loss, and Coming Through With Dignity
🎙️ Episode SummaryDivorce doesn't just end a marriage, it unravels an identity. In this episode, I sits down with Brenda Bridges, Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, coach, and author of Sh!t, I'm Getting Divorced,...
Recovering from a Stroke and Redefining Success in Life
🎙️ Episode 9 SummaryWhat happens when the life you built around being busy suddenly stops?For Chip Scholz, that answer came in the form of a stroke. One morning in Jacksonville, Florida, a man who had spent o...
Living With Anxiety and Depression Since Age 12 | Noah May’s Mental Health Journey
🎙️ Episode Summary Noah May has been navigating anxiety and depression since age 12. In this episode, he opens up about his mental health journey, the coping strategies that have helped him, and how podcasting became a ...
Grit, Gratitude, and Life Without Sight: Laura Bratton’s Hidden Chapters
🎙️ Episode Summary: In this inspiring episode, Laura Bratton shares her journey of losing her sight at a young age and how she navigated anxiety, grief, and depression while learning to embrace life on new terms. ...
Trusting God Through Grief and Unpaid Work: A Story of Family, Faith, and Podcasting
🎙️ Episode SummaryIn 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 ...
From Feeling Unseen to Showing Up: A Military Leader’s Hidden Chapter
Episode SummaryTwenty four years ago, Adrian sat in my high school English classroom. He was quiet. Thoughtful. The kind of student who did not demand attention, but was always paying attention. I do not think either of us could have...
Breast Cancer Couldn’t Stop Her: Rebuilding at 50 and Thriving at 60
🎙️ Episode SummaryAt 42, Zulma walked into a classroom with determination and a clear sense of who she was. At 46, just two months after graduation, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. At 50, s...
How I Started My Podcast | My Equipment, Platforms, and the Ripple Effect of Storytelling
🎙️ Episode Summary:This week’s bonus episode is a behind-the-scenes look at how I started Hidden Chapters. From the equipment I use to the platforms that keep everything running, I walk you through my real setup and what wor...