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UNMASKED with Wesley Farnsworth
Real stories. Real faith. Real hope. UNMASKED with Wesley Farnsworth is about what happens when we stop pretending, take off the masks, and get honest about faith and real life. Through solo episodes and conversations with guests, Wesley explores faith, identity, failure, recovery, mental health, relationships, calling, healing, and the struggles we often keep hidden. Discover how God can use our stories—even the messy parts—to bring redemption, growth, freedom, and hope. Your past doesn't have…
Episodes
UNMASKED with Wesley FarnsworthEP 102 - She Was a Nun—Then Grief Made Her Hate God
Content Note: This conversation includes death, alcoholism, grief, and Gina’s description of a period when she did not want to live and prayed that she would…
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EP 101 - Why Strong Men Struggle in Silence
Why do so many men wait until something is falling apart before they finally admit they’re struggling? Men are often told to be strong, dependable…
UNMASKED with Wesley FarnsworthEP 100 - Your Marriage Can Be Dying While Everything Looks Fine
Some marriages don’t collapse in one dramaticmoment. They drift. Thomas Eberts looked successful from the outside. He had traveled the world, built businesses…
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EP 99 - Are You Following Jesus—or Just Practicing Religion?
Can good religious traditions actually becomebarriers to genuine faith? Church isn’t the enemy. Scripture isn’t theenemy. Doctrine matters. Traditions can be…
UNMASKED with Wesley FarnsworthEP 98 - She Became the Addict She Swore She’d Never Be
Content Note: The episode includes discussion of childhood sexual abuse, addiction, opioid misuse, suicidal thoughts and attempts, family trauma, and recovery…
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EP 97 - Why Do Christians Eat Their Own?
Christians love to talk about grace—until someone we respect actually needs it. A pastor falls. A worship leader fails. A Christian author has a moral failure…
UNMASKED with Wesley FarnsworthEP 96 - Why Doreen Virtue Left the New Age for Jesus
Doreen Virtue once had the kind of New Age career few people ever reach: bestselling books, international speaking engagements, major media appearances, and a…
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EP 95 - God Controls the Outcome, We Control the Effort
What if part of your exhaustion comes from carrying responsibility for things that were never yours to control? We try to control outcomes, people, timelines…
UNMASKED with Wesley FarnsworthEP 94 - He Looked Strong Until Everything Fell Apart | Ryan T. Reichert
Ryan T. Reichert spent 23 years in the U.S. Army, served more than three years in combat, became a lieutenant colonel, and transitioned into a successful…
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EP 93 - What If This Season Isn’t Wasted?
Have you ever prayed for something so long that you started wondering if you were wasting your time? Maybe you're waiting for healing, direction, restoration…
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EP 92 - She Spent 22 Years in New Age Spirituality—Then Walked Away | Dr. Laurette Willis
For 22 years, Dr. Laurette Willis was immersed in New Age spirituality. She says it began when she was seven after she and her mother were introduced to yoga…
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EP 91 - What If God’s “Not Yet” Is Actually Protecting You?
Have you ever prayed for something good—something that made sense, something you genuinely believed would help you—and God still didn't give it to you? Maybe…
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EP 90 - He Lost Both Parents Before 14—But Refused to Let Loss Define Him | Oluwole Babatunde
Oluwole “Wole” Babatunde lost his mother when he was 7 years old. At 13, he lost his father. As the oldest of three boys, Wole suddenly found himself…
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EP 89 - The Accident Happened. Then I Saw God Was Already There. | When Faith Meets Fire
Some moments divide your life into before and after. This summer, while driving home from a Celebrate Recovery conference, I found myself in the middle of a…
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EP 88 - When You Believe in God but Still Feel Broken | Jason Lyle
Content Warning: This episode contains explicit language and candid discussion of pornography, sexual addiction, affairs, mental health struggles, and suicidal…
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EP 87 - Why God Doesn't Always Change Things Overnight
We want change now. We want the addiction gone, the anxiety quieted, the relationship repaired, the grief healed, the habit broken, and the prayer answered…
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EP 86 - When Life Changes and You Can’t Change It Back | Laura Bratton
Laura Bratton began losing her sight as a teenager. By the time she graduated high school, she had no usable vision beyond light perception—and the future she…
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EP 85 - The Red Button Effect: Why We Go Back to What Hurts Us
Why do we keep returning to things we already know can hurt us? In this episode of UNMASKED with Wesley Farnsworth, Wesley explores “The Red Button Effect”—the…
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EP 84 - When Ministry Becomes Your Identity | Dustin Kleinschmidt
After more than 25 years in vocational ministry, Dustin Kleinschmidt stepped away expecting relief. Instead, the silence exposed something he hadn't fully…
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EP 83 - Men Have Emotions. We Just Learned to Hide Them
A lot of men didn't stop feeling emotions. They learned how to hide them. “Stop crying.” “Man up.” “Shake it off.” Those messages can teach boys that strength…
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EP 82 - Life After Prison: Khalees White on Rebuilding Identity & Faith
After nearly 11 years in prison, Khalees White walked back into a world that had moved on without her. She had no traditional work history, had to relearn how…
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EP 81 - Beneath the Labels: Who Are You Really? | Who Am I Really? (Part 5)
Who are you when everything else falls away? When the title disappears, the applause stops, the pain loses its grip, recovery is no longer the center of your…
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Ep 80 - When Willpower Fails: Rand Timmerman on Addiction, Surrender & Faith
Rand Timmerman spent decades proving he could handle whatever life put in front of him. He survived combat in Vietnam, built a successful 40-plus-year legal…
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EP 79 - Calling Identity: Who Did God Create You to Be? | Who Am I Really?
Who are you when every label falls away? Not your job, your title, your achievements, your pain, or even your recovery—who are you underneath all of it? In…
UNMASKED with Wesley FarnsworthEP 78 - From Ego to Obedience: Mark Osborne's Journey Back to God and Marriage
What happens when a desire to improve yourself slowly becomes a pursuit of validation? After becoming an empty nester and suffering a mild heart attack, Mark…
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EP 77 - Recovery Identity: When Healing Becomes the Whole Story | Who Am I Really? (Part 3)
Recovery changes people. Healing changes people. Freedom changes people. But what happens when recovery itself becomes your identity? In Episode 77 of…
UNMASKED with Wesley FarnsworthEP 76 - How Childhood Trauma Shapes Identity | John David Gregory
Content Advisory: This episode includes thoughtful discussion of childhood sexual abuse, trauma, pornography, shame, and emotional healing. While no graphic…
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EP 75 - Performance Identity: When Achievement Becomes Worth | Who Am I Really? (Part 2)
What happens when your title changes? When the work slows down? When the kids move out, the ministry role ends, or no one needs you for a while? Who are you…
UNMASKED with Wesley FarnsworthEP 74 - Moral Injury: The Hidden Wound That Keeps People Stuck | Dr. Larry Brant
Some wounds don't leave visible scars. They quietly shape how we see ourselves, how we relate to God, and whether we believe healing is still possible. In this…
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EP 73 - When Trauma Becomes Your Identity | Who Am I Really? (Part 1)
Trauma doesn't just affect what happened to you. It can quietly reshape who you believe you are. In Episode 73 of UNMASKED, Wesley Farnsworth begins a…
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EP 72 - Christian Codependency Recovery: A Pastor's Story of Freedom | Steve Rotermond
What happens when the person everyone looks to for answers is quietly falling apart? In Episode 72 of UNMASKED with Wesley Farnsworth, Steve Rotermond shares…
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EP 71 - What If God Doesn't Fix It?
Some prayers aren't answered the way we expect. Some pain stays longer than we hoped. In this episode, Wesley Farnsworth explores one of the hardest realities…
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EP 70 - Renew Your Mind: Breaking the Thought Patterns That Keep You Stuck | Rose Ann Forte
Why do so many people keep repeating the same destructive patterns—even when they desperately want to change? In Episode 70 of UNMASKED, Wesley Farnsworth…
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EP 69 - The Hidden Cost of Living Unseen
You can be surrounded by people and still feel completely unknown. In this episode, Wesley Farnsworth explores why so many people hide behind competence…
UNMASKED with Wesley FarnsworthEP 68 - Success, Addiction, Burnout, and the Grace That Changed Everything | Kenny Stoddart
Kenny Stoddart spent decades chasing achievement, performance, and success. From executive leadership and cybersecurity sales to endurance athletics and…
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EP 67 - Trauma Is Not Your Identity
Trauma changes people. It changes how we trust, connect, protect ourselves, and sometimes even how we see God. But one of the greatest dangers of trauma is…
UNMASKED with Wesley FarnsworthEp 66 - Divine Discontentment and Learning to Hear God's Voice | Charity Majors
What if the restlessness you've been trying to silence is actually God's invitation into something greater? In this episode of UNMASKED, Wesley Farnsworth…
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EP 65 - The Danger of Putting People on Pedestals
One of the quickest ways to get hurt is expecting people to carry weight they were never designed to carry. In this solo episode of UNMASKED, Wesley Farnsworth…
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EP 64 - Recovery Starts When You Stop Fighting | Daryl Dittmer
Addiction was only part of Daryl Dittmer’s story. The deeper battle was control, identity, responsibility, and learning how to stop fighting everything around…
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EP 63 - How to Heal From Church Hurt Without Losing Faith
Church hurt is real. When pain comes from a place that was supposed to feel safe, it can affect far more than relationships. It can impact trust, community…
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EP 62 - He Was Told He Had 2 Years to Live | Terry Tucker
What happens when life strips away your comfort, certainty, and control? In Episode 62 of Unmasked with Wesley Farnsworth, Terry Tucker shares what cancer…
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EP 61 - You Can’t Heal What You Refuse to Name
A lot of people spend years trying to heal pain they never actually name. They call it stress. Busyness. Fatigue. But underneath it might be grief, shame…
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EP 60 - From Shame to Healing | Aggie Park’s Story
Aggie Park spent years believing lies about her worth. In Episode 60 of Unmasked with Wesley Farnsworth, she shares her story of childhood abuse, shame, toxic…
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EP 59 - When Responsibility Becomes Your Identity
A lot of men quietly lose themselves through responsibility. Not rebellion. Not selfishness. Responsibility. Carrying everyone else. Holding everything…
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EP 58 - She Lost Her Husband to ALS | Rachel Kerr Schneider
What happens when faith stops being theoretical and becomes survival? In Episode 58 of Unmasked with Wesley Farnsworth, Rachel Kerr Schneider shares the story…
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EP 57 - Why Men Carry Trauma in Silence
A lot of men know how to function. Far fewer know how to heal. In this deeply personal episode of Unmasked with Wesley Farnsworth, Wesley talks honestly about…
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EP 56 - When You Feel Rejected by God (Finding Your Way Back)
What happens when you believe you’ve gone too far? This episode explores divorce, spiritual numbness, and the long road back to clarity, truth, and connection…
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EP 55 - Breaking Free: Building a life of Freedom
Freedom is not a single breakthrough moment. It’s a life you intentionally build. In Episode 55 of Unmasked with Wesley Farnsworth, Wesley closes out the…
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EP 54 - Faith When Nothing Gets Better (Caregiving & Trust)
What does faith look like when there’s no resolution—only responsibility? This episode explores caregiving, addiction, grief, and what it means to trust God…
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EP 53 - Breaking Free: The Power of Brotherhood
Most men don’t stay stuck because they’re weak. They stay stuck because they’re isolated. In Episode 53 of Unmasked with Wesley Farnsworth, Wesley explores why…
UNMASKED with Wesley FarnsworthEP 52 - From Abuse to Identity: Dena Hodges’ Story
Content Advisory: This episode discusses physical and psychological abuse, trauma, and substance use. She grew up in a world that looked stable from the…
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EP 51 - Why Doing Life Alone Is Quietly Breaking You
Isolation doesn’t usually start loud—but it always leads somewhere. In this episode, we break down how self-reliance quietly turns into isolation, and why what…
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The Simplicity Most People Miss
Ask for wisdom. He gives it. Full episode is now live.
UNMASKED with Wesley FarnsworthWhen Faith Turns Into Control: A Cult Survivor’s Story
What if the greatest deception in your life didn’t look dangerous… but looked like faith? In this episode, Peter Young shares how control, isolation, and…
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Why You’re Not Meant to Earn Salvation
If you have to earn it, it’s not a gift. Full episode drops Thursday.
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Ep 49 - Breaking Free: The Lie of Self-Reliance
You’ve been told that strength means handling life on your own. But what if that belief is the very thing keeping you stuck? In this episode: Why self-reliance…
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The Danger of “Gatekeepers” to God
Anyone who puts themselves between you and God is a problem. That’s not leadership — that’s control. Full episode drops Thursday.
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The Reset You’ve Been Avoiding
Clarity comes when you create space to hear. Full episode is now live.
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Why It’s Hard to Accept a New Identity
God doesn’t define you by your past—He speaks from who you’re becoming. Full episode is now live on Unmasked with Wesley Farnsworth.
UNMASKED with Wesley FarnsworthEP 48 - The Burnout No One Sees in Strong Leaders
What happens when the version of you that everyone depends on… stops working? In this episode, Wesley sits down with Cyndy Hiddink to unpack burnout that…