From Darkness to Deliverance: Cristina Baker’s Testimony of Radical Redemption
What if the darkest chapters of your life became the very place where God’s love met you most powerfully?
In today’s raw and redemptive episode, Cristina Baker shares her jaw-dropping testimony of addiction, trauma, homelessness, and the overwhelming grace of God that broke through it all.
From growing up in chaos to nearly overdosing, Cristina recounts the moment she cried out to a God she didn’t yet believe in—and how He answered her with love, rescue, and purpose.
Now a speaker and the author of A Minute of Hope, Cristina knows firsthand the power of prayer and surrender.
Her story will stir your spirit, shake your soul, and remind you that no one is too far gone for the love of Jesus.
Cristina Baker has seen the power of prayer in her own life and knows God is listening and longs to hear our voices. After a 10-year battle with drug addiction, Cristina had a radical encounter with the love and power of God and immediately answered the call on her life to minister the Gospel.
In her new book, A Minute of Hope: 100 Prayers for Staying Steadfast Through Challenges and Change, she offers 100 one-minute prayers for readers yearning to feel God’s presence and experience His peace and strength.
✨ What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
- How God can meet you in your lowest moment and radically change your life
- The difference between partial surrender and full surrender
- How prayer became her lifeline (and why it still is)
- Why vulnerability is the key to healing and freedom
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Christy, a former lawyer with a background in law, business, and politics, experienced radical renewal after choosing sobriety. Now a senior sobriety coach and author of Love Life Sober (Penguin Random House), she helps women renew their minds and rediscover joy through a powerful blend of faith, neuroscience, and practical tools.
Meade, a former pharmaceutical rep and stay-at-home mom, looked like she had it all together—but felt stuck in a nightly-ish wine habit. Once she realized the issue was less about drinking and more about thinking, everything changed. Now a senior certified coach and creator of the Change-Your-Thinking-to-Change-Your-Drinking method and The Missing P.E.A.C.E. framework, Meade helps women ditch shame, reclaim purpose, and live with peace and joy.
Together, we create loving, Spirit-led spaces where women can explore their relationship with alcohol, renew their minds, and pursue the freedom they were made for.
Christy lives in Surrey, England; Meade outside Atlanta. We're just two women who surrendered our wine glasses, found something far better in Jesus, and now have the joy of helping others do the same.
