The System That Formed You — Why We Become Who We Become

Episode 6: Nothing Was Wasted

For years I believed my story was about searching. Then I thought it was about finding Jesus. Then I thought it was about healing. Looking back now, I realize it has always been about a God who was pursuing me long before I knew His name. If you are new here -  I encourage you to begin with Episode 1. This season is one continuous journey, and each episode builds on the one before it. In this deeply personal episode, I share one of the greatest revelations God has ever given me: Nothing was wasted. Together we'll look at the life of the Apostle Paul—not because our stories are the same, but because they reveal the heart of a God who redeems what He does not erase. We'll talk about: • Why God wastes nothing • How redemption gives painful chapters new purpose • The Macedonian Call and discovering that healing was preparation • Why your story may be someone else's invitation to hope • How God was present even when I couldn't yet see Him If you've ever looked back at your life and wondered... "Why did I go through all of that?" ...this episode is for you. Maybe the chapter you've labeled "wasted" is the very chapter God will use to reveal His grace. Because redemption doesn't begin when God enters our story. Redemption reveals that He has been there all along. ✨ Download the free chapter of A Heart FullyAlive and discover how God is writing a story of healing, hope, and wholeness. Visit: heart2heartministry.com #TheWholeHeartedWoman #AHeartFullyAlive #Redemption #ChristianPodcast #HealingJourney #NothingWasWasted About the Podcast The Whole Hearted Woman Podcast with Kristen Rey is a faith-based podcast for women who love God — or want to — but know there are parts of their heart that still need healing. Through Scripture, emotional insight, and Spirit-led reflection, each episode helps women move from surviving to living from a whole heart. If this episode spoke to your heart, follow or subscribe so you can continue the journey.

Episode 5: Jesus Didn't Leave Me There

Meeting Jesus wasn't the end of my story. It was the beginning. After twenty years of searching, I thought saying "yes" to Jesus would instantly erase the pain, answer every question, and heal every wound. Instead, something even more beautiful happened. He began a relationship with me. If you are new here -  I encourage you to begin with Episode 1. This season is one continuous journey, and each episode builds on the one before it. In this deeply personal episode, I share what those first months with Jesus were really like—learning to recognize His voice, discovering the joy of Scripture, journaling with Him, experiencing His love, and watching Him gently undo years of guilt, shame, perfectionism, and striving. I also share one of the first things Jesus ever spoke to my heart: "Expect the extraordinary." Looking back, I realize He wasn't simply saving me. He was introducing me to Himself. If you've ever wondered: • Why you still struggle even though you love Jesus • How to recognize God's voice • Whether healing is a journey instead of a moment • Why Jesus doesn't leave us where He finds us This episode is for you. Healing isn't about becoming perfect. It's about learning to walk with the One who loves you perfectly. ✨ Download the free chapter of my book, A Heart Fully Alive, and continue the journey. Visit: heart2heartministry.com #TheWholeHeartedWoman #AHeartFullyAlive #HeartHealing #ChristianPodcast #HealingJourney #Faith About the Podcast The Whole Hearted Woman Podcast with Kristen Rey is a faith-based podcast for women who love God — or want to — but know there are parts of their heart that still need healing. Through Scripture, emotional insight, and Spirit-led reflection, each episode helps women move from surviving to living from a whole heart. If this episode spoke to your heart, follow or subscribe so you can continue the journey.

Episode 4: The Door That Finally Opened

After twenty years of searching, Kris finally found what every well, philosophy, practice, and pursuit had failed to provide. But the story didn't begin with a church service or a dramatic altar call. It began with closed doors. A job search. A light blue blazer. A woman who would be my boss. A woman who was a Pastor. And an ordinary walk that changed everything. In this deeply personal episode, Kris shares how God was pursuing her long before she understood what was happening. From an unexpected longing for repentance to praying prayers she barely understood, she discovers that Jesus was already moving toward her while she was still searching for Him. If you've ever wondered: • Why you still feel hungry after trying everything • Whether God sees you in your searching • If you've gone too far or taken too many wrong turns • How Jesus meets us before we have all the answers This episode is for you. Sometimes the door you think is about a job is actually about a Savior. And sometimes the One you are searching for has been pursuing you all along. ✨ Free Chapter Download: A Heart Fully Alive: From Brokenness to a Journey into the Heart of God Visit: heart2heartministry.com #TheWholeHeartedWoman #AHeartFullyAlive #ChristianPodcast #FaithJourney #HeartHealing #JesusHeals About the Podcast The Whole Hearted Woman Podcast with Kristen Rey is a faith-based podcast for women who love God — or want to — but know there are parts of their heart that still need healing. Through Scripture, emotional insight, and Spirit-led reflection, each episode helps women move from surviving to living from a whole heart. If this episode spoke to your heart, follow or subscribe so you can continue the journey.

Episode 3: Every Well I Could Find

After a devastating season that left me searching for answers, I began a journey that would span nearly two decades. I searched everywhere. Meditation. Eastern spirituality. Self-help. Inner healing. Ancient wisdom. Anything that might satisfy the ache I carried deep within my heart. For a while, each well seemed to offer something I needed. A glimpse of truth. A moment of peace. A sense of hope. But the thirst always returned. In this deeply personal episode, I share the story of my search for healing, meaning, and God—and how I eventually discovered that I wasn't lost at all. I was being led. If you've ever found yourself searching for something that still feels just out of reach, this episode is for you. In This Episode: • My search for healing after a painful turning point • A powerful experience that changed me forever • The spiritual wells I drank from for nearly twenty years • Why nothing fully satisfied the deepest thirst of my soul • How God was leading me long before I knew Him 📖 Read the first chapter of A Heart Fully Alive for free! Download it at: Heart2HeartMinistry.com [https://www.heart2heartministry.com] You can also connect with me on my Facebook page at: Heart 2 Heart The Whole Hearted Woman [https://www.facebook.com/Heart2HeartTheWholeheartedWoman] The Whole Hearted Woman Podcast Faith. Healing. Wholeness. About the Podcast The Whole Hearted Woman Podcast with Kristen Rey is a faith-based podcast for women who love God — or want to — but know there are parts of their heart that still need healing. Through Scripture, emotional insight, and Spirit-led reflection, each episode helps women move from surviving to living from a whole heart. If this episode spoke to your heart, follow or subscribe so you can continue the journey.

Episode 2: The Whole Hearted Woman: When the Pain Became Too Much

Most people don't break because of one thing. They break because a hundred things were already resting on their shoulders. In this episode, we go back—not just to the hospital room I told you about last week, but even further. Back to the little girl who learned to listen for footsteps. Who learned to read the emotional temperature of every room before she walked into it. Who was learning to survive long before she learned who she was. I'm sharing the years that formed the wound—the instability at home, the voices at school that planted a lie so deep it attached itself to everything, and the relationship that ended when the entire structure finally gave way. Not because that relationship was the cause. But because it was the crack in the dam. The moment the accumulated weight of a lifetime could no longer be contained. If you have ever felt like something is fundamentally wrong with you... If you have carried the quiet belief that you are not worth staying for... If you've wondered why certain wounds seem to follow you no matter how much faith you have... This episode will meet you there. Gently. Honestly. And with great care. Because what was spoken over you is not the truth about you. What happened to you is not who you are. And you are allowed—finally—to call it what it was. Bring your journal. There may be moments you'll want to sit with long after the episode ends. ✨ New episodes every week. 💛 Share this with a woman who needs to know she is not alone. 🌿 Learn more at heart2heartministry.com About the Podcast The Whole Hearted Woman Podcast with Kristen Rey is a faith-based podcast for women who love God — or want to — but know there are parts of their heart that still need healing. Through Scripture, emotional insight, and Spirit-led reflection, each episode helps women move from surviving to living from a whole heart. If this episode spoke to your heart, follow or subscribe so you can continue the journey.