How to Find Healing When Life Has Hurt You with Willow Weston
Friend, we’ve all experienced hurt, therefore we all have places in our lives that need healing. Sometimes the hurt is obvious, and sometimes it shows up in the way we react, avoid, shut down, or try to pretend we’re fine. In this powerful conversation, I’m joined by Willow Weston, author of Collide: Running into Healing When Life Hands You Hurt. Willow shares her own story of pain, healing, and learning to run toward Jesus instead of away from what hurts. We talk about why healing takes honesty, courage, and participation, and how saying yes to Jesus’ healing can bring freedom not only to us, but to the people we love most.
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Xo,
Donna
Key Takeaways:
0:03:35 - Origin of Collide Ministry and How Jesus Wants to Heal our Hurt
0:07:54 - Closet Breakdown as Catalyst for Healing
0:09:14 - Jesus Invites Us to Participate in Our Own Healing
0:12:50 - “You Should Be Fine” Myth in Christian Culture
0:20:18 - The One Thing We Think Will Fix Us (Misplaced Hope) and Why Pain Avoidance Never Leads to Healing
What We Talk About
- Willow’s story behind her ministry, Collide
- What happens when wounded people collide with each other
- Why Jesus leaves people more whole, not more broken
- The misconception that Christians should “just be fine”
- How pain avoidance keeps us stuck
- Why our emotions can reveal places that still need healing
- Practical first steps toward healing
- How our healing impacts our families and relationships
Wounded Collisions
Willow explains that we all carry wounds, and when those wounds go unhealed, they can collide with the people around us, creating more hurt.
But when we collide with Jesus, He invites us into healing so we can become more whole—and bring more healing, not more pain, into the world.
A First Step Toward Healing:
Ask yourself: If Jesus took my hand and walked me toward help and healing, what first step would He invite me to take today?
Donna’s Resources:
Order a copy of my latest book -
It is available anywhere books are sold– here is the link on Amazon.
If you need a helpful resource for someone exploring faith and Christianity or simply want to strengthen your own knowledge, you’ll want a copy of my book, Seek: A Woman’s Guide to Meeting God.
It’s a must for seekers, new believers, and those who want to deepen their faith.
Connect with Willow:Website: https://wecollide.net/
Book: Collide: Running Into Healing When Life Hands You Hurt: https://www.amazon.com/Collide-Running-Into-Healing-Hands/dp/B0FMLBQY4H/ref=sr_1_1
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/willowanneweston/
Let’s Connect:
Instagram: @donnaajones
Website: www.donnajones.org
Donna’s speaking schedule: https://donnajones.org/events/
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Donna is the author of three books, including Seek: A Woman’s Guide to Meeting God and Healthy Conflict, Peaceful Life. She’s written six Bible studies, four that deal with topics near to a woman’s heart: family, friendship, confidence, and contentment. Her works have been featured on Proverbs 31 Ministries, Focus on the Family, and Crosswalk. A national and international speaker, Donna has spoken to audiences in 28 states and on four continents and has been a guest on numerous podcasts and television shows.
Connect with Donna at www.donnajones.org, on Instagram @donnaajones or Facebook at Donna Jones, Speaker & Author.
