In this deeply honest and eye-opening episode of The Whole Hearted Woman Podcast, Kristen Rey explores the hidden systems, wounds, beliefs, and survival patterns that quietly shape the way we think, respond, relate, and live.

Many women love God deeply… yet still feel stuck in cycles they can’t fully explain.

Why do we minimize ourselves?
Why do we abandon our own needs?
Why do we stay in what hurts us?
Why does survival sometimes feel more familiar than freedom?

This episode goes beneath surface behavior and into the deeper formation of the heart.

You’ll learn:
• Why patterns don’t begin with behavior
• How pain shapes beliefs and identity
• The hidden agreements we make in survival
• Why awareness alone doesn’t transform us
• How surrender allows God to heal at the root

If you’ve ever found yourself asking:
“Why do I keep responding this way?”
or
“Why does this feel so normal to me?”
— this episode will help put language to what your heart may have carried silently for years.

Healing begins when we stop only asking,
“What’s wrong with me?”
and begin asking,
“What formed me?”

This is a gentle invitation into deeper awareness, deeper healing, and deeper wholeness in Christ.

✨ Download the free 5-Day Heart Healing Starter Guide and learn more at
Heart 2 Heart Ministry.com

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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.

There was a you that God already knew.

In Episode 18 of The Whole Hearted Woman Podcast, we go back to the beginning — not to a theological concept, but to a deeply personal truth that may change the way you understand yourself.

Because the version of you that formed in pain, in survival, in performance — that version is real. But it is not original.

And God is not asking you to become someone new.

He is inviting you to return to who He knew before anything in your life required you to become someone else.

In this episode:

What Jeremiah 1:5 actually reveals about how God knows you — and why the Hebrew word yada changes everything.

What Genesis 1 and 2 show us about the original design of the human heart — before anything distorted it.

The tender moment in the garden where a woman was named, recognized and known — and what God did when she failed.

Why "you are fearfully and wonderfully made" is present tense — not past.

Why awareness alone is not enough — and what the gap between who you were created to be and who you feel like on a Tuesday morning actually means.

"You haven't lost yourself. You just don't know how to get back yet. And that is exactly what restoration is for."

The Heart Healing Starter Guide is available in the show notes — a gentle first step into the five movements of the Whole Hearted Woman journey, beginning with identity.

👉 Download the free Heart Healing Starter Guide: heart2heartministry.com

🌿 Learn more: heart2heartministry.com

📩 Connect with Kristen: kristen@heart2heartministry.com

🎧 Enjoying the podcast? Follow or subscribe so you never miss an episode — and share it with a woman in your life who needs to hear that the need for healing is not a failure of faith.

The Whole Hearted Woman Podcast is produced by Heart 2 Heart Ministry — a Christ-centered space where faith meets emotional healing and the quiet work of heart restoration.

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.

She gives the right answers. She serves faithfully. She knows how to look okay.

And she is quietly not okay.

But nobody knows.

Because she has been doing this for a very long time.

If you recognized yourself just now — this episode is for you.

In Episode 17 of The Whole Hearted Woman Podcast, we talk about the performing heart — the exhausting, isolating work of maintaining an outer life that doesn't match the inner one.

We look honestly at why so many women who love God deeply have learned to show up faithfully while quietly carrying something nobody else can see. And why God is not asking you to keep performing for Him.

In this episode:

Why the performing heart is not a bad heart — and where it actually comes from.

The three faces of the performing heart that are hardest to recognize because they look like virtues.

The woman in Luke 13 who was bent over for eighteen years — present, faithful, and carrying something invisible — and what Jesus said to her.

What Psalm 51:6 reveals about what God is actually after — and it's not your best performance.

What it looks like to begin telling the truth in the hidden place.

"God is not waiting for you to straighten up before He calls you forward. He is calling you forward so He can straighten you up."

The Heart Healing Starter Guide is available in the show notes — a gentle first step into the five movements of the Whole Hearted Woman journey.

👉 Download the free Heart Healing Starter Guide: heart2heartministry.com

🌿 Learn more: heart2heartministry.com

📩 Connect with Kristen: kristen@heart2heartministry.com

🎧 Enjoying the podcast? Follow or subscribe so you never miss an episode — and share it with a woman in your life who needs to hear that the need for healing is not a failure of faith.

The Whole Hearted Woman Podcast is produced by Heart 2 Heart Ministry — a Christ-centered space where faith meets emotional healing and the quiet work of heart restoration.

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.

In this episode of The Whole Hearted Woman Podcast, Kristen Rey gently walks you through what it means when your inner world feels overwhelming—and how to begin listening without shame.

If you’ve started noticing your thoughts, emotions, or reactions more deeply… but aren’t sure what to do with them, this conversation will help you understand what’s being revealed—and how God meets you there with compassion, not judgment.

This is not about fixing yourself.
It’s about learning to listen… and allowing God to transform what’s being formed in your heart.

✨ In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

• Why your inner world can feel louder when you slow down
• What your reactions may be trying to reveal
• The difference between controlling your emotions and listening to them
• How to respond to yourself with compassion instead of shame
• What it means to tend your heart in a healthy, God-centered way
• How God uses awareness to begin deeper transformation

📖 Scripture Referenced:

Psalm 139:23–24
“Search me, O God, and know my heart… test me and know my anxious thoughts… and lead me in the way everlasting.”

If you’re realizing there’s more happening inside of you than you knew how to name, I created something just for you.

👉 Download the 5-Day Heart Healing Starter Guide
and begin learning how to:

• slow down and listen to your inner world
• identify what your heart is carrying
• invite God into the healing process

You can start here:
👉 https://heart2heartministry.com

🌿 Want to Experience This More Deeply?

If you’re ready to move beyond understanding and into experience, I invite you to join me for a live Whole Hearted Woman Workshop.

This is not a lecture.
It’s a guided, Spirit-led encounter where you’ll walk through the heart healing process in a safe and intentional space.

You can find all the details at:
👉 https://heart2heartministry.com

If this episode spoke to you, would you share it with a friend or leave a review?

It helps more women find this message of healing, wholeness, and restored identity.

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Make sure you’re following The Whole Hearted Woman Podcast so you don’t miss the next episode—where we’ll go deeper into what often lies underneath it all: fear.

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.

If that's where you are — this episode is for you.

In Episode 15 of The Whole Hearted Woman Podcast, we go beneath the surface of your everyday struggles and into the place that quietly shapes all of them — your inner world.

We talk about the three layers of the inner world — what you feel, what you carry, and what you believe — and why understanding them is the beginning of real, lasting change rather than just trying harder.

We also talk about the difference between awareness and surrender — and why one without the other will only take you so far.

This episode is not about adding more to your list.

It's about finally understanding what's been running in the background of your life — and learning how to bring it to the God who has been waiting to meet you there.

In this episode:

Why your outer world always reveals what your inner world is carrying — and what to do with that revelation.

The three layers beneath your reactions, patterns, and relationships — and how each one shapes the way you show up.

Why awareness alone is not enough — and what surrender actually looks like in the middle of real life.

How to begin tending your inner world with wisdom, without shutting down or closing off.

"Your outer world will always reveal what your inner world is carrying. Not to shame you — but to show you where healing is still waiting."

If you've ever wondered why you keep bumping into the same struggles — this episode will give you a new way to understand what's happening and a new way to bring it to God.

The Heart Healing Starter Guide — mentioned in this episode — is available in the show notes. It will walk you through the five steps of the Whole Hearted Woman journey and help you begin tending the hidden places of your heart.

👉 Download the free Heart Healing Starter Guide — 5 Steps to Healing the Hidden Places of Your Heart:heart2heartministry.com

🌿 Learn more: heart2heartministry.com

📩 Connect with Kristen: kristen@heart2heartministry.com

🎧 Enjoying the podcast? Follow or subscribe so you never miss an episode — and if this resonated with you, share it with a woman in your life who needs to hear that the need for healing is not a failure of faith.

The Whole Hearted Woman Podcast is produced by Heart 2 Heart Ministry — a Christ-centered space where faith meets emotional healing and the quiet work of heart restoration.

The Whole Hearted Woman Podcast is a Christ-centered space where faith meets emotional healing and the quiet work of heart restoration. Hosted by Kristen Rey, Heart 2 Heart Ministry.

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.

You understand the pattern.
You see what’s happening.
But when the moment comes…

You freeze.
You over-explain.
You say yes… again.

And afterward, you’re left wondering:
“Why can’t I change this?”

In this episode, we move beyond awareness and into what to do in the moment—especially when emotions rise, pressure builds, or conversations become difficult.

You’ll learn how to walk through those moments with God using a simple, powerful process I call PEACE:

🌿 P — Presence of God
🌿 E — Expose the Lie
🌿 A — Awaken the Heart
🌿 C — Confront with Truth
🌿 E — Embody the New Identity

We also talk about:
✨ why your body and emotions react so strongly in certain situations
✨ what’s really happening when you feel triggered
✨ how to respond when conversations escalate or become hurtful
✨ why stepping away can be wisdom—not failure
✨ how to guard your heart without becoming guarded

Most importantly, you’ll begin to see that you don’t need more pressure to “get it right”…
you need a way to return to peace in the moment.

Because healing doesn’t happen by trying harder—
it happens as you learn to meet God right where the pattern shows up.

🌿 Your Next Step
If this episode resonated with you, I invite you to begin the journey with the
Free 5-Day Whole Hearted Woman Starter Guide

Inside, we walk through the pathway of healing:
Identity → Wounds → Patterns → Surrender → Wholeness

✨ Download here:
👉 https://heart2heartministry.com

💛 If this spoke to you
Share it with a friend who may need it
and follow the podcast so you don’t miss what’s coming next.

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.

If you’ve ever found yourself saying yes when you meant no…
over-explaining your decisions…
feeling guilty for protecting your peace…
or repeating the same painful patterns in relationships…

This episode will help you understand why.

Because boundaries are not just about what you say—
they’re about what’s been formed in your heart.

In this episode, we go deeper than behavior and uncover the patterns underneath:
✨ the need to be liked and accepted
✨ how early wounds shape your responses
✨ why you freeze, overgive, or feel responsible for others
✨ the hidden beliefs that make boundaries feel impossible

You’ll also learn:
✔ what is yours to carry—and what is not
✔ how to recognize when a boundary is needed
✔ simple, clear phrases you can begin using today
✔ how to navigate boundaries in difficult or family relationships
✔ how to set boundaries without guilt, fear, or over-explaining

Most importantly…
you’ll begin to see how God gently restores your heart so you can live, love, and respond from a place of truth—not from old patterns.

Because you don’t just need better boundaries…
you need a healed heart.

🌿 Your Next Step
If this episode resonated with you, I invite you to begin the journey with the
Free 5-Day Whole Hearted Woman Starter Guide

Inside, you’ll walk through the pathway to healing:
Identity → Wounds → Patterns → Surrender → Wholeness

✨ Download here:
👉 https://heart2heartministry.com

💛 If this episode spoke to you
Share it with a friend who may need it
and follow the podcast so you don’t miss what’s coming next.

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.

You understand boundaries.
You know what’s healthy.
You want to do the right thing.

And yet… in real moments, it still feels incredibly hard.

Maybe you say yes when your heart is saying no.
Maybe you set a boundary and feel guilt afterward.
Or maybe you’re in a relationship where boundaries haven’t been respected — and you feel stuck, unsure what to do next.

In this episode of The Whole Hearted Woman Podcast, Kristen explores why this tension exists and what’s really happening beneath the surface.

Because the struggle isn’t just about behavior.

It’s about what has been formed in the heart.

In this episode, you’ll discover:
• Why knowing the truth doesn’t always lead to change
• Why boundaries can feel so difficult — especially in complex relationships
• How beliefs formed over time shape your responses
• The deeper, biblical root of this struggle
• How God begins to heal the heart in layers

From the very beginning of Scripture, we see that something shifted in the human heart — and many of the patterns we struggle with today trace back to that deeper place.

But there is hope.

You are not failing.
You are being formed.

And God is gently restoring what has been shaping your life from within.

✨ If this episode resonates with you, your next step is the 5-Day Heart Healing Starter Guide.

This guide will help you begin recognizing what’s been forming your heart — and how God begins to restore it.

👉 Download it at: heart2heartministry.com

I’d truly love to hear from you.

You can email me at kristen@heart2heartministry.com

or connect with me at heart2heartministry.com

And if someone came to your mind while listening, share this episode with her — you never know who needs this message.

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.

We want to be loving.
We want to be helpful.
We want to honor God in our relationships.

But somewhere along the way, many of us learned that saying no feels selfish… unkind… or even unchristian.

In this episode of The Whole Hearted Woman Podcast, Kristen explores what the Bible teaches about healthy boundaries and why they are an essential part of protecting the work God is doing in our hearts.

Building on the previous episodes about heart restoration and guarding the gates of the heart, this conversation looks at how boundaries help us live out that wisdom in everyday life.

You’ll discover:
• What boundaries actually are and why they matter
• Why many people struggle to establish healthy boundaries
• How boundaries help protect the healing God is doing in your heart
• Biblical examples of boundaries through the lives of Moses, Jesus, and the apostle Paul
• How boundaries help us remain faithful to the responsibilities God has actually entrusted to us

From the very beginning of Scripture, we see that God creates life through wise boundaries — and He invites us to live within that same wisdom.

Boundaries are not barriers to love.

They are wisdom that protects the life God is forming within us.

If this episode encouraged you, please follow or subscribe to The Whole Hearted Woman Podcast and share it with a woman who may need encouragement in her own journey.

I’d truly love to hear from you.

You can email me at kristen@heart2heartministry.com

or connect with me at heart2heartministry.com

Your heart matters deeply to God — and learning to guard its gates and walk in wise boundaries is part of the life of freedom He desires for you.

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.

"Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it."

But what does it actually mean to guard the gates of your heart?

In this episode of The Whole Hearted Woman Podcast, Kristen explores the biblical significance of gates and why learning to steward the influences in our lives is essential to protecting the healing God is doing within us.

After God restores the broken places of our hearts, we are invited into something equally important — learning how to protect and steward the heart He is restoring.

In this episode, Kristen shares:
• Why the Bible places such importance on guarding the heart
• The significance of gates and how they shape the direction of our lives
• Why healing can feel fragile if we don’t learn to steward our heart
• How the voices, relationships, and environments around us influence what enters our inner world
• Why guarding your heart is not hardness — it’s wisdom

You’ll also be invited into a moment of personal reflection to consider what may currently have access to the gates of your heart.

Because the truth is simple, but powerful:

The gates of your heart will determine the direction of your life.

If this episode resonated with you, please follow or subscribe to The Whole Hearted Woman Podcast and share it with a woman who may need encouragement on her own healing journey.

I’d truly love to hear from you.

You can email me at kristen@heart2heartministry.com

or connect with me on my website at heart2heartministry.com

Your heart matters deeply to God — and the life that flows from it matters too.

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.

We manage our emotions.
We hide our wounds.
We strive to become better versions of ourselves.

But the cracks remain.

In this episode, Kristen shares how true restoration does not come from self-effort — it comes from surrender. Through the powerful metaphor of kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, we explore how God does not discard what is broken. He restores it. He highlights it. He redeems it.

Psalm 51:10 reminds us that God is not just a repairman — He is the Creator. He knows the original design of your heart. And when you surrender your brokenness to Him, He forms something beautiful from what once felt shattered.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• Why self-repair never fully works
• What it means to surrender your whole heart
• How God restores according to your original design
• Why your cracks are not your shame — they are your testimony

If you’ve been quietly trying to hold yourself together…
If you’re tired of striving…
If you’re longing for restoration at the root…

This episode is for you.

I would truly love to hear your thoughts.
Your feedback means so much to me.

You can email me at kristen@heart2heartministry.com

or connect with me at heart2heartministry.com

I’d love to hear from you 🤍

If this episode encouraged you, please follow, subscribe, and share it with a woman who needs to know that restoration is possible.

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.

Through spiritual insight, reflective teaching, and the Whole Hearted Woman framework, Kristen guides listeners into the powerful question: “When did my heart learn to respond this way?” — helping women move from shame into compassion, from reaction into awareness, and from survival into deeper intimacy with Christ.

This episode offers a safe space to slow down, listen inwardly with God, and discover how awareness becomes a doorway to transformation, identity restoration, and wholehearted living.

🌿 If you’ve ever wondered why certain patterns repeat, why fear or stress feels familiar, or how faith-based healing goes beyond insight into true formation — this episode will gently lead you into that sacred question.

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.

In this deeply gentle episode of The Wholehearted Woman Podcast, Kris Rey invites you into a sacred pause — a space where healing doesn’t begin with fixing, striving, or analyzing… but with learning to listen safely.

Many of us were never taught how to sit with our emotions or notice what our bodies are holding. Instead, we learned to survive by staying strong, pushing forward, or quietly walling parts of ourselves off. But what we avoid doesn’t disappear — it often shapes our reactions, relationships, and sense of identity without us realizing it.

Through scripture, reflection, and compassionate guidance, Kris explores how survival patterns form, why fear sometimes appears when healing begins, and how God gently opens the eyes of our hearts so we can see our story with new compassion and light.

This episode is not about digging into the past or reliving pain.
It’s about creating safety… learning awareness… and discovering how the Living Word becomes a well and a river within us — bringing restoration to places that once felt dry or closed.

If something stirred in you recently… if you’ve felt tender, tired, or quietly aware that something deeper is unfolding — this episode will help you slow down, breathe, and listen without fear.

✨ You are not behind.
✨ You are not broken.
✨ You are simply learning to hear your heart with God.

 In This Episode, You’ll Discover:

• Why survival patterns form — and why they aren’t failures
• How to notice your inner world without becoming overwhelmed
• The difference between conviction and condemnation
• What it means for “the eyes of the heart” to be opened
• How Scripture becomes living, active, and restorative within us

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If this episode encouraged you, follow the podcast and share it with a woman who may need a gentle reminder that healing doesn’t have to be rushed.

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.

And yet, they are still tired.

In this episode of The Whole Hearted Woman Podcast, we explore the tension so many believers live with—the gap between what we know to be true and what we are actually experiencing in our daily lives.

Why does striving persist even when faith is strong?
Why does rest feel elusive when we trust God?
Why can we understand our pain and still feel unable to break free from it?

Together, we talk about how the heart forms beliefs through pain and survival, how those beliefs can remain active even after our minds are renewed, and why healing requires more than insight—it requires presence.

Through personal reflection, pastoral insight, and Scripture, this episode gently invites you to slow down and consider what your heart may still be carrying—and how Jesus meets us not with pressure, but with rest.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing everything “right” spiritually, yet still feel weighed down, this episode is an invitation to let God come near to the places that are tired.

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.

Jesus said, “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
But this freedom isn’t about collecting more information.
It’s about liberation.

Today, we explore how the heart carries stories, beliefs, and survival strategies formed in seasons of pain—and how Jesus, who is the Truth, comes not to condemn us, but to free us. God’s truth never shames. It never crushes. It heals what lies tried to protect.

If you’ve ever struggled with self-condemnation, spiritual pressure, or confusion about what truth really sounds like in the midst of healing, this episode invites you to slow down, listen gently, and allow truth to do what it was always meant to do: set your heart free.

✨ In this episode, we’ll explore:

• Why truth is meant to heal, not harm
• How lies take root during survival—and how God replaces them
• The difference between condemnation and conviction
• Why Jesus is the safest place for your truth to be restored

This is an invitation to come out of striving, self-judgment, and fear—and step into the freedom that only His truth can bring.

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.

Many of us love God deeply and want to live wholeheartedly, yet our hearts have quietly learned ways of protecting themselves through pain, disappointment, or loss. These adaptations don’t mean we lack faith—they often mean the heart has been trying to survive.

Today’s conversation is anchored in Psalm 139, where David prays, “Search me, O God, and know my heart… and lead me.” Together, we explore what awareness really means, how God gently unveils the heart without overruling it, and why compassion—not self-criticism—is the soil where healing grows.

This episode is an invitation to pause, to listen, and to notice what your heart has been holding—without pressure to fix or change anything right away.

You’re not behind.
God is gentle with the heart.
And awareness is where love begins to meet us more deeply.

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.

Many faithful women love God sincerely, trust His Word, and desire to live wholeheartedly… and yet still feel tired, unsettled, or quietly afraid of getting it wrong. In this episode, we gently explore why that tension exists, how pain is often over-spiritualized rather than tended, and why healing is not a failure of faith—but an invitation into deeper wholeness.

We talk about the heart as Scripture describes it: the place where beliefs are formed, wounds are carried, and truth takes root. We reflect on how striving can grow out of fear of losing love, and how God’s presence is not something we must earn or manage, but something we are invited to rest in.

If you’ve ever loved God deeply and still felt the ache of uncertainty, pressure, or the need to measure up—this episode is for you.

Take a breath. You’re not behind.
Healing begins where honesty meets God’s faithful love.

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.

What if needing healing isn’t a failure of faith?

In this episode of The Whole Hearted Woman Podcast, we begin by naming something many women quietly carry but rarely say out loud: that you can love and serve Christ deeply and still feel tired, fractured, or worn down inside.

This episode is not about hype, quick fixes, or trying harder.
It’s an invitation to pause, breathe, and begin again.

Together, we gently explore why faith can feel heavy instead of life-giving, how emotional and spiritual wounds impact the heart, and why healing is not a sign of weak belief — but an invitation into deeper wholeness with God.

If you’ve ever wondered whether it’s possible to love God sincerely and still need healing, this episode is for you.

Take a deep breath. You’re welcome here.

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.

The Whole Hearted Woman Podcast is a safe, Spirit-led space for women who love God — or want to — but know there are parts of their heart that still need healing.

Hosted by Kristen Rey, this podcast explores the journey from surviving to wholeness through honest conversations, Scripture rightly understood, emotional healing, and spiritual formation. Together, we’ll uncover what it means to guard the heart biblically, release survival patterns that no longer serve us, and learn how to live from a whole, healed heart.

This podcast is for women who are tired of striving, tired of pretending they’re fine, and ready to partner with God in a deeper, gentler work of healing — without shame, pressure, or spiritual bypassing.

Each episode offers encouragement, biblical insight, and reflective space to help you:

• understand your heart with compassion
• hear the Holy Spirit without condemnation
• grow in emotional and spiritual wholeness
• and walk closely with Jesus in everyday life

If you’re longing for a faith that makes room for honesty, healing, and transformation, you’re in the right place.

Welcome to the journey.
This is where healing begins.

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.