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Healing Through Your Story with William Paul Young
Description
What if the pain you’ve been avoiding is the very place your healing begins?
In this honest episode of the Collide Podcast, we sit down with Paul Young to talk about healing from deep emotional wounds and encountering God in the middle of our pain. He shares about his own journey through trauma, shame, and brokenness, including the moment his life and marriage nearly fell apart, and how an 11-year healing process transformed everything.
Together, we explore what it really looks like to face your “shack”, the place where pain lives, and why true freedom comes not from avoiding your story, but from inviting God into it. Whether you’re carrying unresolved trauma, feeling stuck in shame, or longing for deeper healing, this episode will remind you that your story is not beyond redemption.
Meet William Paul Young
William Paul Young is the bestselling author of The Shack, a global phenomenon that has sold millions of copies and reshaped conversations about God, suffering, and healing. Drawing from his own story of trauma, loss, and redemption, Paul speaks with profound honesty about faith, identity, and the healing power of relationship with God. His work continues to impact people around the world, inviting them into deeper freedom and wholeness.
In This Episode, You’ll Learn
- Why avoiding your pain keeps you stuck, and what it takes to truly heal
- The difference between erasing your past and allowing God to redeem it
- How shame distorts your identity, and how to break free from it
- Why you don’t have to face your story alone (and how to begin asking for help)
How This Episode Will Encourage You
This conversation will remind you that healing is possible, even from the deepest wounds. You’ll walk away with a renewed sense of hope, a clearer understanding of God’s heart toward your pain, and the courage to begin taking small, meaningful steps toward freedom.
Connect with William P Young
Website | wmpaulyoung.com
The Return to The Shack | Amazon
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