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Wendy Terry grew up knowing Jesus loved her, yet spent decades hiding her real feelings and building an identity of always having it all together.

In her forties, a miscarriage, four growing children, and a major depressive episode brought it all crashing down.

Wendy shares how God met her through safe community, a prayer room, and a simple instruction to "just show up," and how she learned to ask her Creator what He says about her.

She also opens up about parenting adult children who have declared themselves nonbinary and how she holds grace, truth, and trust together.

Wendy serves with Outpost Ministries and the Twin Cities Justice House of Prayer.

Chapter markers

00:00 – Welcome and Introductions

00:49 – "I Don't Remember a Time I Didn't Know Jesus Loved Me"

02:05 – The Fraud Within: Hiding Feelings Behind a Perfect Identity

03:17 – Until It Didn't: When Everything Fell Apart

04:06 – Miscarriage, Shame, and Finding the Words to Tell

05:58 – The Core Belief That Adults Don't Have Negative Emotions

07:00 – Spring 2013: The Kitchen Window and the Major Depressive Episode

07:44 – Safe Community and the Breaking of the False Identity

08:49 – "All You Need to Do Is Show Up"

10:03 – The House of Prayer: God Reveals the Core Falsehoods

11:19 – Head Knowledge vs. Heart Belief

12:19 – Matthew 11 and the Yoke We Were Never Meant to Carry

13:02 – The Freedom of Knowing What God Says About You

14:05 – The Question We All Face: Who Gets to Say Who I Am?

16:06 – Parenting Adult Children Who Aren't Walking With Jesus

19:09 – Identity Struggles in Our Family: Loving Without Losing Truth

22:07 – Seeing Past the Struggle to the Heart of a Child

23:12 – Grace and Truth: Light and Love Without Giving Offense

25:27 – "Keep My Eyes on My Own Paper"

26:54 – Outpost Ministries and the Twin Cities Justice House of Prayer

29:41 – Progressive Sanctification and Walking With Others

29:57 – Closing Thoughts: Vulnerability and Going Out to Do as Jesus Did

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