From Homelessness To Healing Others-When God Uses What Hurt You to Heal Many with chef Neena Perez

Welcome to the very first story of season 2 of Unspoken with Aggie Park—a space where we tell the truth about healing. The parts we’ve walked through and the parts we’re still walking through. Because even in the middle of it all, we are deeply loved and already redeemed.

Today’s conversation is really special to me. i get to sit down with my dear sister Neena Perez—and her story is one that carries so much honesty, courage, and grace.

Neena has walked through abuse, teen pregnancy, domestic violence and homelessness. And instead of letting those chapters define her, God has rewrote her pain into purpose. Today, she’s using the very scars she’s still healing from to bring hope to others through her ministry, The Purpose-Filled Kitchen.

And i love this so much because i love food! Anyone else? ^.^ And even though food is simple, it’s powerful. It brings people together. It slows us down. It creates space. And Neena shows us how God can use something so ordinary to do something deeply healing and sacred.

This episode fits right into the heart of Season 2—being real, raw, and honest about our current struggles. Neena doesn’t come on sharing a perfect ending. She shares the middle. The tension. The waiting. The places where faith and pain exist at the same time.

• How trauma can distort how we see ourselves—and how God gently restores our identity

• What God has already healed, and what He is still healing

• How to keep trusting Jesus when you believe He can heal you, but it hasn’t happened yet

• Encouragement for anyone who feels like their setbacks outweigh their victories

• How God called Neena to minister through food as a way to bring healing and hope

• Why slowing down is so hard—and how to learn to rest with Jesus without guilt or fear

If you’ve ever felt discouraged in your healing…
If you’ve wondered why it feels harder instead of easier…
If you’ve questioned whether God is still working in you…

This conversation is for you.

Neena’s life is a reminder that healing doesn’t have to be complete for God to use it. That being in process doesn’t disqualify you. And that showing up—honestly, imperfectly, and surrendered—is enough.

To everyone listening: you are not weak for struggling. you are not behind. you are not failing.
God sees you. He is with you. And He is still writing your story.

If this episode encouraged you, please share it. Someone you love may be quietly carrying more than they can carry, and this could be the reminder they need—that they are not alone, that healing is real, and that Jesus still brings victory, even in seasons that feel unfinished.

If you’re carrying something heavy, you can always DM me or Neena on instagram @un_spokenpod and @chefneenaperez
you don’t have to carry it alone, because you were never meant to.

Thank you for being part of the Unspoken family.
Until next time—keep choosing honesty, keep choosing grace, and keep showing up, even when healing feels unfinished!

More about Neena:

https://sleek.bio/chefneenaperez

https://www.instagram.com/chefneenaperez

https://www.youtube.com/@chefneenaperez

https://www.facebook.com/neena.perez

https://www.tiktok.com/@chefneenaperez