Wednesdays With Watson: Faith & Trauma Amy Watson- PTSD Patient-Trauma Survivor

Send us Fan Mail Contact Amy We live in a cancel culture world, so it is wise always to investigate motives for podcast episodes like this one. So many are walking away from their faith, and many times it is God's people, even His servants, that are driving people away from Jesus, the Star of the Story. Amy Fritz (Host of the Untangled Faith Podcast) joins us to share her experience with Dave...

Send us Fan Mail Contact Amy Listen to Jeff & Tammy together . After finding out her husband was having an affair, Tammy eventually asked her husband, Jeff for a divorce. Today, she joins the podcast by herself as she walks us through thought processes and continual decisions to forgive, and we are reminded once again of the importance of seeking Jesus. We are grateful to Tammy and to Jeff for...

Send us Fan Mail Contact Amy If you missed Tammy and Jeff's episode, catch it here . This is a follow-up interview with Jeff Hutto.  After over 20 years of marriage, Jeff's wife asked him for a divorce for his infidelity. Today he walks us through his journey of forgiving the hurt and the pain in the aftermath. Thank you to both Tammy & Jeff for their transparency and for walking thi...

Send us Fan Mail Contact Amy "I got to this tremendous point of brokenness..."--Jeff Hutto Jeff Hutto and Tammy Williamson share their story on the Wednesdays With Watson podcast. How does one forgive a betrayal like an infidelity? What is required of us when we have been so incredibly hurt? This unscripted interview is raw and real. And the story isn't over yet. Join the WWW podcas...

Send us Fan Mail Contact Amy This is part two of our interview with Jeff & Tammy. This part is also raw and real, and unscripted. What will happen as the WWW journies with both of them through this journey? Are they willing to seek restoration? Was there true forgiveness? What happens now? "He kept showing up, and He kept helping, I figured he would just be glad to be done, but he kept co...

Send us Fan Mail Contact Amy Dr. Rice Podcast Addressing Forgiveness and Justice What is the truth about our responsibility of forgiving egregious acts against us? How do we get there? Our shattered hearts long for justice, but do we already have it? Dr. William Rice, AKA Pastor Willy, joins the podcast to help us understand the intersection of forgiveness and justice, where is it? Pastor Willy br...

Send us Fan Mail Contact Amy “Consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you; you are to return to your family property and to your clan.   The fiftieth year shall be a jubilee for you; do not sow and do not reap what grows of itself or harvest the untended vines.   For it is a jubilee and is holy for you; eat only what i...

Send us Fan Mail Contact Amy We left you on a cliffhanger, so here is the next episode! "Safe Enough To Fall Apart." That one is a cliffhanger too, so here is the link to that entire series: This is the second series of rewind episodes with current commentary and updates. In this episode, the science of PTSD is addressed, along with Amy's diagnosis, treatment, and passion for helpin...

Send us Fan Mail Contact Amy It is December 2022, and we are mid-season! While we take a break in our coverage on forgiveness, enjoy this throwback episode with some current commentary! Original episode: Healing That Doesn't Make Sense You ARE: SEEN KNOWN HEARD LOVED VALUED

Send us Fan Mail Contact Amy Contact Markus Markus' piece on his Camino de Santiago experience Markus Watson is a pastor, father, husband, podcaster, author, and friend. He faced a dark night of his soul at the hands of people who set out to destroy him and his reputation. Here is how Markus describes that event: "My time at that church was a wonderful experience for most of my time ther...

Send us Fan Mail Contact Amy Neil's Interview With His Dad Neil's interview With His Pastor Neil Matthews was born in Jacksonville, North Carolina where his father was a United States Marine. His dad was one of the last service members out of Vietnam. Neil's father was loyal to his country and to the Marine Corps--to the point where Neil does not have a relationship with his father...

Send us Fan Mail Contact Amy Contact Nicole Buy The Book, Take Back Your Joy Will you take back your joy? Forgiveness is a good place to start! Debut author Nicole Jacobsmeyer joins the Wednesdays With Watson Podcast to discuss her journey to Joy that included a choice to lean into the sovereignty of God and chose to forgive unimaginable pain. "Forgiveness, can you imagine? Forgiveness can yo...

Send us Fan Mail Contact Amy Contact Karen The Wednesdays With Watson Podcast is thrilled to bring another survivor of domestic violence to the microphone. Karen DeArmond Gardner brings her story and her wisdom to the microphone. She beautifully tells us about her journey of healing from domestic violence. This episode contains content that debunks many fallacies concerning domestic violence and f...

Send us Fan Mail Contact Amy Season 4 Premier as we enter into season 4 with one goal:  How do we obey the commandment of Eph 4:32 when the pain runs incredibly deep and wide? This solo premiere sets the new season up and also features Amy's journey with PTSD and the important component of forgiveness. This often misunderstood (and necessary) step in healing is imperative to long-term restora...

Send us Fan Mail Contact Amy Contact Marley Is there a connection between childhood trauma and the propensity to experience adult burnout? Special guest Marlena Kandell of "Remaking Marley" is back on the Wednesdays With Watson Podcast sharing her story of this vital connection. A survivor of childhood abuse and an attempt to take her own life, Marley lives an abundant life in service of...

Send us Fan Mail CONTACT AMY Pre-Order "More Than Your Number" here Take The Test What if we lived in the fulness of who God made us? We know from scripture that we are fearfully and wonderfully made. In all of the world, there is not a single soul that is like you; God imagined and made each of us or His honor and His glory. We are to be stewards of our gifts and talents and we are resp...

Send us Fan Mail Contact Amy This is the second part of our season three finale. Sexual abuse and purity culture messaging has presented a culture of shame and guilt. This episode follows a deeply personal episode where Amy accounts a day in Dr, Petit's office where immense healing occurred as she was able to shed the shame of sexual abuse and purity culture messaging. In this second episode,...

Send us Fan Mail Contact Amy Contact Josh Bales This is part one of season three finale of the Wednesdays With Watson podcast, and a portion of Amy's story never published anywhere else. Purity Culture messaging, particularly in Generation X has served to harm more than help. This episode highlights a first hand account of how constant bombardment of purity culture messaging affected Amy as a...

Send us Fan Mail "One evening, my child came up to me and asked, “Daddy, can I chop your vegetable scraps?” That one question opened my eyes to all the possibilities that exist for me - and for you - when we embrace the connecting power of cooking and eating together with our children."--Chef Kibby Chef Kibby (Contact) Contact Amy --Summer fundraiser for counseling schloarships. The Wedn...

Send us Fan Mail What if it were as simple as adding healing foods to your toolkit? Trauma survivor and wellness coach Nicole Patraw joins the Wednesdays With Watson Podcast! Nicole brings such wisdom as it pertains to nutrition, particularly when trauma and present, and for children. Her amazing story and how she turned her pain into purpose is nothing short of amazing and is the true definition...

Send us Fan Mail This is a special solo episode that recaps our series on racial trauma as well as an update as to where we are going and what our efforts have accomplished. Enjoy this short solo episode! IMPORTANT LINKS: PTSD, JESUS & ME (first season, my diagnosis and journey to it) --Season 1 PTSD, Jesus & You--Season 2 ENNEAGRAM EPISODES, SEASON 3 DONATE to our efforts to provide funds...

Send us Fan Mail Do we want to be part of the solution? This episode provides amazing insight from a well respected black therapist. Want the world to change? Remember CHANGE is a complete sentence. "I am a part of the change I wish to see"--Dr. Catherine Jackson The Wednesdays With Watson podcast awarded one of Dr. Jackson's patients funds for pro bono counseling. This is the purpo...

Send us Fan Mail CONTACT AMY CONTACT Jenn Uren, This Mom Knows Podcast What are the dynamics in multi-cultural families? What about the trauma that is sure to come with any adoption? How does society receive white families who adopt outside their race? How does the black and brown community feel about it? How does society as a whole feel about it?  Curator of the This Mom Knows Podcast, Jenn Uren...

Send us Fan Mail  "We don't want you to fix it, we want you to listen" TJ McKnight Contact Amy Support podcast and its mission with one time gift. As we continue our series on racial trauma we welcome Podcaster TJ McKnight to the microphone. TJ brings great insight for those of us who want to understand trauma that happens in both black and brown communities. TJ's example won&a...

Send us Fan Mail CHANGE. Is a complete sentence. What would happen if we just changed? What if we understood? What if we listened? What if we stopped trying to fix the ills of racial trauma and first listened to those who do not look like us? Do we even know or more importantly care about trauma that other communities, endure? How do we understand without making survivors of racial traumas our pro...