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The Nothing Is Wasted Podcast
The Nothing is Wasted podcast explores the deep impact of trauma, loss, grief, and tragedy, while providing listeners with the hope and healing of Jesus. Born from Host Davey Blackburn’s own story of trauma and grief after the tragic loss of his wife Amanda and unborn child during a home invasion, this show features powerful stories of resilience and faith and practical tools to navigate pain and heartache. Listen each week for encouragement and insight as guests share how they’ve found that…
Episodes
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 273 - When God Seems Gone with Adam Mabry
What do you do when you have a good theology of suffering and pain and yet struggle in the midst of your experience to believe that God is even present, let…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 272 - The Power of Discipleship with Preston Perry
What does it look like to grow in your faith when you came from an environment that contradicted so many of the things of God? How do you become a follower of…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 271 - Experiencing the Comfort of God after Loss and Trauma with Rachel Faulkner Brown
How do you continue on in faith when pain and tragedy seems to plague your life? How can you keep going towards healing and wholeness when heartache…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 270 - Loving Well through the Pain of Addiction with Geoffrey and James Banks
Have you ever watched someone you love struggle through addiction? Or perhaps you were the one with an addiction and saw the devastating impact it had on those…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 269 - How the Enneagram can Help in our Healing with Beth and Jeff McCord
How does our personality impact how we respond after a loss or heartache? Why does knowing more about our inner world matter when it comes to healing? Beth and…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 268 - When Mountains Crumble with Danita Jenae
Have you ever felt like you've just gotten to a good place in life only to have it completely unravel unexpectedly? What do you do when you had finally reached…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 267 - Finding the Hope of the Gospel in Miscarriage with Eric Schumacher
How does the hope of the gospel apply in the midst of a miscarriage or season of infertility? Where can we find comfort when our desire for a child isn't being…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 266 - Addressing the Spiritual Roots of Depression and Anxiety with Dr. Michelle Bengtson
You can be doing everything "right" and still find yourself struggling in the grips of depression and anxiety. The fact remains that depression and anxiety are…
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Episode 265 - Engaging in Emotional Health in Our Home with Dr. Josh and Christi Straub
How do we create safe environments for our children when it comes to emotions? How do we allow those within our home to feel like they can share their feelings…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 264 - The Cost of Control in Ministry, Leadership and Marriage with Ike and Sharon Hodde Miller
How do you lead when your own story is full of pain? What is the cost of control when it comes to ministry, leadership and marriage?For Ike and Sharon Hodde…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 263 - Breath as Prayer with Jenn Tucker
What do you do when you're overcome with anxiety? How can we connect our faith with our physical and mental health? These are questions that Jenn Tucker began…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 262 - Surrendering Your Plans For God’s Plans with Marcy Gregg
Imagine waking up in a hospital room and finding out that you no longer remembered the last thirteen years of your life. Think about the fear, the confusion…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 261 - Good Boundaries and Goodbyes with Lysa TerKeurst
Boundaries can feel impossible sometimes, especially if you have lived your life without them. How do you begin to draw the line when it comes to what you are…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 261 - Good Boundaries and Goodbyes with Lysa TerKeurst
Boundaries can feel impossible sometimes, especially if you have lived your life without them. How do you begin to draw the line when it comes to what you are…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 260 - Discovering God’s Faithfulness in our Knotted-Up Lives with Beth Moore
How can we look at our lives and see God's faithfulness throughout the knots of disappointment, betrayal, criticism or abuse? How can we trust the goodness of…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 259 - Learning to Remember While Thinking Forward After Loss with Jonathan Pitts
What happens when we start to share our story of pain and loss? How can retelling what we've walked through help us in healing? For Jonathan Pitts, sharing the…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 258 - Finding God’s Freedom from Trauma with Dr. Elizabeth Stevens
Sometimes, we can try to cover up our past pain with that which we can control-achievement, performance, and productivity. But at some point, those coping…
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Episode 257 - Embracing the Messy and Complicated Journey of Adoption and Fostering with Jillana Goble
Parenting is complicated whichever way you come into it. When grief and trauma are part of the equation, it can add even more layers to navigate. How do you…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 256 - Parenting Our Kids through Trauma and Everyday Challenges with David Thomas
Perhaps one of the greatest questions that comes after trauma or tragedy is how do we help our kids navigate pain? What do we as parents need to look for after…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 255 - The Importance of Engaging Your Story and Trauma with Adam Young
So often, we tend to think very little about our story and how our past impacts our present. But, what if the key to healing the wounds we are experiencing now…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 254 - When the Darkness of Postpartum Depression Doesn’t Lift with Julie Thomas
WARNING: This episode contains conversations about suicide ideation and may not be suitable for all listeners/viewers. Having a baby seems like it will be a…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 253 - Special Release: Vision and Purpose in Your Pain with Davey Blackburn
After tragedy, trauma or transition, it can be hard to find vision for a way forward. Often times, our pain can cloud any idea of a future or plans besides our…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 252 - Parenting Your Wayward Adult Kids with Joy with Mary DeMuth
Every parent looks into the eyes of their young child with hopeful anticipation for their future. What do you do when the dreams you had seem to shatter and…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 251 - Deciding to Trust God before the Unexpected Comes with Melissa Swain
How do you prepare yourself for loss? What do you do in the days before your world encounters a seismic shift? Can you ever truly be ready to face your…
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Episode 250 - Walking through Past Trauma in Marriage with Quinton and Tameca Graham
We all come into marriage with our past hurts and hangups. How do you begin to untangle the knots from your previous life and start to build a new, healthy one…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 249 - Cultivating an Unoffendable Heart in Ministry with Joanna Weaver
If you've ever served others in ministry, you know how quickly you can go from a thriving, joy-filled season to one in which you become a target for criticism…
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Episode 248 - Understanding Our Stories in the Shadow of Pain with Joan Kelley
How can we begin to process our stories after a life-altering loss? Where can hope be found in the midst of insufferable pain? How do we connect the dots and…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 247 - Hope and Healing after Post-Traumatic Stress with Fernando Arroyo
WARNING: This episode contains conversations about suicide ideation and may not be suitable for all listeners/viewers. The statistics are staggering…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 246 - Special Release: Trial Update Part 2 with Davey Blackburn
If you've been around here at Nothing is Wasted, you probably know the story of how we came to be as a ministry. It was after his own pain to purpose journey…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 245 - Special Release: Trial Update Part 1 with Davey Blackburn
If you've been around here at Nothing is Wasted, you probably know the story of how we came to be as a ministry. It was after his own pain to purpose journey…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 244 - When Everything Changes with Kelli Campbell-Goodnow
There are moments in life where in an instant, everything changes. How do you choose joy when your whole life is blindsided by pain? How do you find hope when…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 243 - Making Your History Your Ally Instead of Your Enemy with Blake Williams
Losing a spouse is devastating. Losing a spouse to suicide is full of layers of pain and questions. How do you even begin to wrap your mind around such a…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 242 - Growing Our Soul Through Loss with Jerry Sittser
There are some stories with such unfathomable pain that it can seem impossible to ever see a glimpse of redemption throughout them. When the depth of…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 241 - Learning from Leadership Pain with Glenn Burris
With so much going against leaders today, how can one learn to push through the hardships and challenges and stay the course? How do you keep pressing on when…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 240 - Making Your Way through the Seasons of Loss with Laura Hao
What do you do when you were living the life you always dreamed of and find it taken away in a matter of moments? How do you learn to trust God after a tragic…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 239 - Meeting God in the Messiness of Grief with Esther Lee
It's every parent's worst fear to lose a child. How do you continue to trust God when you're experiencing unrelenting pain? The journey after such a tragic…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 238 - Healing Childhood Trauma through Horses with Kim Tschirret
According to current statistics, we are facing a crisis when it comes to mental health and our kids. With an increase in suicide rates, depression and anxiety…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 237 - Finding Faith After a National Tragedy with Christina Stanton
What happens when you find yourself in the middle of a national tragedy, when your story is part of a collective one on every news outlet in the country? How…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 236 - Seeing Your Significance in Singleness with Mandy Hale
So often when it comes to the topic of singleness, there is this sense that many believe significance comes only when you finally find "the one." But the truth…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 235 - The Heartbreak and the Healing with Blanca
Sometimes life can break your heart after one unexpected tragedy. But, what about when circumstances seems to break your heart all throughout your story? How…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 234 - Seeing Beauty in the Darkest Days with Colleen Chao
How do you live life with the end in mind, especially when you are told your days are numbered? We all know that Scripture calls us to live life through the…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 233 - Getting Unstuck in Grief with September Vaudrey
Have you ever felt like you've gotten stuck in the grief? Instead of allowing the pain to bring something new and beautiful forth in your life, do you find…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 232 - Learning to Connect with God in the Unexplainable with Emmanuel and Adrienne Threatt
What do you do when you feel disconnected from God in the middle of a hard season? How do you learn to trust Him when circumstances make you angry and…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 231 - Finding Perspective in the Unexpected with Kelley Scites
What do you do when life takes a turn you never saw coming? How can you step into a story you didn't plan for yourself? For Kelley Scites, the wrestling with…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 230 - God’s Sovereignty in Our Darkest Moments with Greg and Cathy Buffkin
It can be so hard to see, let alone accept the hand of God in the middle of our deepest pain. How can you learn to trust God's sovereignty in your darkest…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 229 - Building Resilience in the Face of Adversity with Dr. Danisha Keating
How do you persevere in the face of unending challenges and difficult circumstances? Where can you find the strength to keep going when life tries to knock you…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 228 - Choosing Joy in Chronic Pain and Painful Circumstances with Lindsey Wheeler
How do you choose joy when it feels impossible? What can you do when a chronic diagnosis leaves you debilitated? For Lindsey Wheeler, the answer did not come…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 226 - Grieving What Never Was with Megan Smalley
How do you grieve what never was? What does it look like when your grief is over a dream rather than a reality? For Megan Smalley, learning to navigate the…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 225 - Wrestling with God in Grief with John Onwuchekwa
How do you find your way back to faith when grief seems to tear it apart? For Pastor John Onwuchekwa, losing his brother Sam sent him down a path that he never…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 224 - Redemption Out of the Dust with Chris and Steph Teague
What happens when the life you've built turns to dust? For Steph Teague, it began with just a few short sentences: "I don't think I believe in God anymore and…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 223 - Healing from the Hurt of Purity Culture
What do you do when you realize the things you've been taught don't quite match up with God's Word? How do you navigate when what you believed to be true of…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 222 - Making Today Count with Liset Navas
What if your worst-case scenario happened? Could you still say that God is good? For military spouse Liset Navas, those questions prompted a searching and…
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Episode 221 - Finding Beauty in the Valley of Miscarriage with Abbey Wedgeworth
What do you do when loss reveals more questions than answers? How do you navigate the doubts and anger that come when God doesn't answer a prayer or longing?…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 220 - Life Is a Vapor with Micah McElveen
After a near-death experience, how do you return to life? For Micah McElveen, it took almost losing his life to begin to live fully alive. After diving head…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 219 - Wrestling through the Emotions of Job Loss with Dale Kreienkamp
"We're letting you go." It's the words no employee wants to hear and yet, job loss is at a staggering high. What do you do when the company you've given your…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 218 - Learning to Depend on God after Loss with Lisa Appelo
Have you ever asked yourself how life can be good again after a devastating loss? Have you found yourself having to learn to depend on God in your deepest…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 217 - Holding onto Hope in the Midst of War with Yuriy and Madison Perekotiy
For many Americans, the recent headlines about the war in Ukraine came as a shock, but for the people living in the reality of the conflict, life has felt…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 216 - How to Heal Our Racial Divide with Derwin Gray
In a world so broken, it is no wonder that division can be seen everywhere, even within the walls of the Church. The past few years especially have shone a…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 215 - The Path Out of Loneliness with Dr. Mark Mayfield
When it comes to our struggles with our emotions, pain and story, one of the most difficult by-products to navigate is the loneliness that we can experience as…
The Nothing Is Wasted PodcastEpisode 214 - Happiness is Down Syndrome with Misty Snyder
What happens when the excitement of a pregnancy comes to a screeching halt with the words you never expected to hear: Down syndrome? For many parents, it can…