Sexual abuse and assault is a pain that is familiar to far too many. This extremely intimate wounding at the hands of another can leave scars and shame that last a lifetime. But they don’t have to. Healing and wholeness are available to us. That is the story of Nothing Is Wasted Ministries’ very own Aubrey Sampson. In this bonus episode for our Nothing Is Wasted Monthly Partners, Aubrey shares her painful story of sexual assault and abuse, and how God led her down a path of healing to not only overcome that pain but to use it as momentum to help other women who’ve gone through the same thing.

Read more of Aubrey’s story in her book, Overcomer.

When we’re going through a painful situation, there are certain things we all know we should do. Maybe we pray, get help from a group of friends, or seek counseling. But there’s one incredibly powerful tool that many of us ignore — writing. That’s what Allison Fallon spends her life trying to teach people. In her work with people at every point on the spectrum from amateurs to bestselling authors, Allison has made it her mission to teach us that whether or not anyone ever reads your words, there is something powerful that happens inside us when we write through our pain. In this bonus conversation for our Nothing Is Wasted Monthly Partners, Allison sits down with Davey to talk about the power of writing things down and how it can be an incredibly useful tool for each and every one of us.

We’d all like to believe that churches are always safe places, that pastors are always safe people. No one wants to believe that a spiritual leader has anything but the best of intentions or would ever do anything to harm anyone else. But sadly, the men and women at the top of our spiritual hierarchies are no more immune to this fallen world than the rest of us. Jill Monaco has learned firsthand the horrors of spiritual abuse, and now she sits down with Davey to share more of what she’s learned in this conversation for our Nothing Is Wasted Monthly Partners.

Despair is seemingly all around us. With everything going on in our world today, it’s only natural that we’ll sometimes fall into despair and not know how to get out. Michele Cushatt has felt her share of despair, and she shared some of that on Episode 113 of the podcast. Now she’s back to talk with our Monthly Partners about practical ways to dig ourselves out when we find ourselves in a pit of despair.

Terry Wardle has learned through experience that healing from trauma doesn’t come easily. Now he’s made it his life’s goal to help others experience experiential, holistic healing from a Christian perspective. Terry sits down with Davey to share with our Monthly Partners about what it looks like to heal from the wounds we’ve been carrying around and help others do the same.