Unpolished

About Unpolished

Two best friends. Zero polish. Unpolished is where Jessie and Kirsty sit down and pull back the curtain on ordinary life, faith, leadership, and the wild things God does in the day-to-day. Expect laughter, tears, vulnerability, encouragement, and the kind of conversations that make you feel like you’re sitting at the table with us.

Publisher

Jessie Heidenreich

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Nov 2025

Latest episode

29 May 2026

Latest episodes

8 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 May 2026

   The Quilt, The Baby & The Grace of God

   In this episode, we sit down with our very first guest, Haley, for a deeply honest conversation about faith, marriage, moving to Broken Hill, quilting, grief, hope, and the life of her daughter, Ruth Grace. What starts as a relaxed couch conversation quickly turns into a powerful story about infant loss, navigating heartbreaking medical news, holding onto faith in the middle of uncertainty, and finding God’s comfort through unimaginable grief. We also talk about community, healing, motherhood, and why sharing our stories matters. This one is raw, real, hopeful, and very Unpolished. Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussion around pregnancy complications, infant loss, stillbirth, miscarriage, abortion, grief, and medical trauma. Please listen with care ❤️

2. 

   26 May 2026

   Revival, Squirrels & Tall Poppy Syndrome

   Jessie’s back from the USA, and we’re unpacking everything — the revival tour through Los Angeles, leadership conversations, worship at the birthplace of the Pentecostal movement, and what the trip revealed about faith, calling, church culture, and the future of Broken Hill. This episode somehow also includes squirrels, tall poppy syndrome, bananas in worship-leading dreams, vocal rest disasters, and why we still believe God is moving powerfully in the Outback. A little reflective, a little chaotic, and very Unpolished. ✈️🔥🎙️

3. 

   26 May 2026

   Revival, Passports & Passenger Princesses

   Jessie’s heading to the USA for a ministry study trip exploring revival history, leadership, and church culture. So naturally, before takeoff, we sat down for a completely unhinged pre-trip debrief covering Holy Spirit encounters, fear, travel anxiety, chopped-off fingers, being “28,” and what happens when God completely changes your life.

4. 

   10 Jan 2026

   God, a Baby, and Getting Out

   In this deeply personal episode, Kirsty shares her journey of becoming a mother in the midst of an abusive marriage—and the quiet, faithful ways God worked to bring her and her daughter into safety. This is not a story of easy answers, but of God’s presence, protection, and redemption even in the darkest seasons. Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussion of domestic abuse and may be distressing for some listeners. Please listen with care and prioritise your wellbeing. If this episode raises anything for you and you are in Australia, support is available through 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732).

5. 

   4 Dec 2025

   The Unpolished Q&A

   After three pretty intense episodes, we’re switching gears for something fun (and slightly chaotic). In Episode 4, we sit down and ask each other all kinds of questions — the serious ones, the silly ones, the unexpected ones, and a few we probably should’ve prepared for but didn’t. From childhood memories to personality quirks, faith stories to random favourites, this episode is basically one big “get to know us” session. There’s laughter, honesty, a few confessions, and plenty of classic Unpolished moments. If you’ve ever wondered who we are beyond the big life stories — this is the episode where it all comes out.

6. 

   2 Dec 2025

   When Your Best Friend Moves 600km Closer

   After years of living in different states, Kirsty has finally moved to the outback — and the last few months have been nothing short of wild. In this episode, we unpack the chaos, the surprises, the spiritual stretch, the laughter, the meltdowns, the unexpected blessings, and the way God has been moving in real time since we’ve finally landed in the same town again. From settling into Broken Hill life, to ministry surprises, to family adjustments, to the moments we questioned everything — it’s been a ride. A good one, a messy one, and a very Unpolished one. If you’ve ever stepped into a brand-new season and thought, “Wait… what is happening?!” — this one is for you. Laughter, tears, honesty, and Jesus — same as always.

7. 

   27 Nov 2025

   Broken Hill, The Hills, and Everything God Did Between

   After surviving the whirlwind of 2020, life didn’t exactly slow down. In this episode, we pick up the story with Jessie moving to Broken Hill while Kirsty stays in the Adelaide Hills — the place where we had all been living, serving, and doing life side by side. We talk about the four years that followed: the stretch of distance, the growth in both our families, the unexpected turns, and the unmistakable ways God moved; especially in Kirsty’s family and her husband’s life. It’s a story of waiting, obedience, friendship across states, and the kind of divine timing you only recognise when you look back and see the thread God was weaving all along. And… we may end on a tiny cliffhanger. Because the last few months.... now that we’re finally in the same town again... deserve an episode of their own. Unpolished, as always. (This episode is also released as Episode 2 of Small Churches, Big God, where we explore the ministry story behind this season.)

8. 

   25 Nov 2025

   Covid was the least dramatic thing to happen to us in 2020

   We’re starting Unpolished by going back to the year that changed everything for both of us. 2020 was messy, heartbreaking, confronting, and defining; a year of identity questions, deep grief, unexpected crisis, and moments that reshaped the course of our lives. In this first episode, we open up about the inner turmoil, the losses, and the near-unbelievable experiences that pushed us closer to Jesus and to each other. And because we cope through humour, you’ll find both laughter and tears woven through the storytelling. It’s raw. It’s tender. It’s honest. Welcome to where the story begins, our unpolished beginning. This conversation also launches Episode 1 of our second podcast, Small Churches, Big God, where we explore the stories behind small-church ministry.