Sifted Wheat

Wounded to Whole: Transforming Father Wounds Into True Identity with Rachel V. Ochoa

Join me as I talk to my friend, Rachel Vowtah Ochoa, a wife, mom, and therapist specializing in trauma. It is her mission to encourage and help people heal from trauma that holds them back from becoming who they are meant to be.  Rachel's story highlights several key takeaways for anyone looking to heal from trauma and guidance in securing their identity. In this episode we discuss: ⏩ How to Recognize Attachment Patterns: Understanding how your past influences your present can lead to significant breakthroughs in emotional healing.  ⏩ The Significance of Transformative Encounters: Moments of vulnerability can lead to profound spiritual encounters that reshape your understanding of love and support.  ⏩ Embracing Your Journey: Healing is a process, and it’s essential to embrace your unique journey towards understanding and reconciliation.   If you like what you hear, please follow us on instagram @siftedwheatpodcast and you can find Rachel's podcast @ApricotOakpodcast and you be sure and follow her where you listen to podcasts!

"Who does God say I am?" Hearing From God with Bob Hamp

Hearing from God is the best way to learn about ourselves. But, it is often confused with New Age ideologies and compared to New Thought, creating tension with Christians and disconnecting us from the One Who designed them with intention and purpose and has been encouraging communication with us from the beginning! In this conversation, Bob Hamp and I dive deeper into the concept of identity and how it shapes our lives and relationships. Bob asserts that our early life experiences significantly influence how we perceive ourselves and others. It's our perception that often guides our experiences, and the weight of expectations can be the very thing disconnecting us from those we love, including God and ourselves. Bob Hamp is well-versed in this conversation and his own experience of exploring identity. He is an author and speaker, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and business consultant. He has worked with a range of organizations and individuals to help maximize functioning. Bob emphasizes operating from core identity and recognizing systems issues as the key to each person living and producing at their highest level. His practices integrate a unique combination of family systems theory, neuroscience and communication models, which allows for a focus on both individual growth and organizational change.  There is much to discover and explore through the lens of hearing from God to help us move through limitations into eternal Truth through the Holy Spirit to live out our True Identities with purpose and intention. You can find Bob's books and other details about his work and opportunities to get involved through his website www.tdacad.com.

The Creator's Role: Seeing Ourselves As He Sees Us

This episode is about the multifaceted nature of identity, with the emphasis being - it is not solely defined by external opinions, past experiences, or roles in life. Instead, true identity is rooted in understanding whose we are—our relationship with our Creator. Through biblical references and personal insights, listeners are encouraged to rise above labels and personal failures, embracing their identity as beloved children of God. The discussion highlights the importance of recognizing God's pursuit of us and the transformative power of His love in shaping our true selves.   In this conversation we explore the following truths: * You are not defined by what others say about you. * Your past does not determine your identity. * Your actions do not define who you are. * Your roles in life are not your entire identity. * You are created to be a child of God.   If you like what you hear, leave a rating and/or review and share us with your friends! You are also welcome to connect through instagram @siftedwheatpodcast 🤎

The Creator's Blueprint: Understanding Our True Selves

Welcome back with a new season and a new topic! In this episode, we will dive into the topic of identity, exploring it's foundations, the influence of culture, and the journey of rediscovering out "true selves." The importance of this discovery is rooted in our creation by God and how societal pressures and expectations can distort that designed image.  The motivation of this conversation is to encourage you to reflect on your own identities and the factors that shape them, while also offering hope for returning to our original design. If you like what you hear, leave us a rating and or review or comment and follow us to you don't miss more on this necessary conversation about identity!

How to rebuild trust and connection

Anyone that has been betrayed or cheated on knows the struggle of healing in that space. In this episode, we join Wes and Renee again as they share how they learned (and are still learning) to reconnect and rebuild after 3 affairs. As you will learn, it is not a step 1-2-3 of how to forgive and trust again, it is a consistent and intentional process of humility and faith, that is often interrupted by triggers and fear. What one couple needs to heal might be very different from another, and the source of stability is not in the relationship between you and your spouse, but in your relationship with God as your source no matter what happens. This is the last BONUS episode of the season, and I hope, as with every episode, you are encouraged and inspired by their story. I know that it is one that is helping so many others who are making their way through betrayal and unfaithfulness and into the eternal faithfulness of Father God. Stay tuned for our next season on Identity and when it will be released next year! Leave a rating and/or review where you listen so that others can find us!  Thanks so much for a successful and encouraging second season of Sifted Wheat!