From Coma to Calling: How Kayla Survived a Traumatic Brain Injury and Discovered Her God-Given Pu...

Описание: Some stories remind you just how close heaven really is.
This is one of them.


In this unforgettable episode, Wendy sits down with visionary artist Kayla Masteller, founder of Velvet Rose Studios, to share the miraculous story behind her healing, her art, and her unshakeable faith. At just 20 years old, a sledding accident left Kayla with a traumatic brain injury, paralysis, a fractured face, and a coma doctors weren’t sure she would survive.


But God had already heard her prayer for a second chance.


Kayla takes us through the coma, the amnesia, the long months of relearning how to walk, talk, eat, and breathe — and the moment she clung to Philippians 4:13 and began experiencing supernatural healing.


Today, she hand-paints every design for Velvet Rose Studios — no AI, no shortcuts — turning her testimony into shoes, journals, bags, hats, and tumblers that inspire people to walk boldly into their calling.


If you’ve ever wondered whether God can redeem the impossible, this episode will breathe hope back into you.
What the enemy meant to take her out… God used to lift her higher.
Scriptures Mentioned

• Philippians 4:13
• Psalm 139:14
• Jeremiah 29:11
• Romans 8:28
• Acts 17:28
• Psalm 23
• John 10:10
• Isaiah 43:2Major Moments in Kayla’s Story


Feeling called to missions before college


Failing out of school and begging God for a second chance


Last memory at a Christmas party before the accident


Sledding accident → fractured skull, brain injury, paralysis


Emergency surgery, tracheotomy, shunt, coma


Waking with no memory and no movement


Six weeks of post-traumatic amnesia


Wrestling with anger, fear, and believing God was punishing her


The turning point: claiming Philippians 4:13


Becoming “the evangelist” in the rehab hospital


Walking again after 3 months (a medical miracle)


Returning to the college that had dismissed her


Teaching English in Korea for 7 years


Meeting her husband, who encouraged her to paint again


Launching Velvet Rose Studios


Shoes becoming a symbol of walking by faith
Kayla’s Brand: Velvet Rose Studios


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Handmade products include:

• Hand-painted shoes
• Crossbody bags
• Custom journals (“Your story matters”)
• Tumblers
• Hats
• Art-based accessories
• All designs painted by hand — nothing AI-generated

Symbolism: shoes represent walking boldly into God’s calling, one step at a time.
Trauma & Recovery Details (for listeners taking notes)

• Traumatic brain injury
• Brain hemorrhage
• Paralysis on left side
• Tracheotomy
• Shunt placement
• 15-day coma
• 6-week post-traumatic amnesia
• Intensive rehabilitation
• Learning to walk, talk, and eat again
• Cognitive and memory recovery





If you’re carrying a story or testimony and sense a quiet stirring to do something more with it, but you’re unsure what that next step should be, I’ve created a resource to help you discern that.


The Story Discernment Guide is a reflective guide designed to help you pause, pray, and gain clarity around the story you’re stewarding — before you write, publish, or share it publicly.


You can explore the Story Discernment Guide at storycalling.info. (www.storycalling.info)


Your story is not an accident.
You are healed.
You are whole.
You are called — and stewarding your story well matters.