Episode 391 - Making Sense of Your Story with Adam Young

The Nothing Is Wasted Podcast

Davey Blackburn and Aubrey Sampson

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

How do we begin to untangle the wounds of our childhood and understand how they influence the way we show up in the world today? What do we do with the stories of harm, neglect, and pain that linger from our past?Therapist Adam Young came to realize in his thirties just how profoundly his family of origin and early wounds were shaping his adult behavior and emotional responses. Through the process of exploring and making sense of his own story, he discovered a deeper calling: helping others navigate and heal their own. In his new book, **Make Sense of Your Story: Why Engaging Your Past with Kindness Changes Everything**, Adam shares his personal journey while offering readers a framework for understanding and engaging their own life narratives.In this insightful conversation, Davey sits down with Adam to discuss the powerful role our family of origin plays in shaping who we become, the essential need for community in the healing process, and how we can begin to approach our stories with kindness and curiosity.If you've ever reacted strongly in a moment and questioned where it came from, this episode will offer clarity on how our reactions often point to unhealed parts of our past—parts that need to be seen, understood, and gently tended to in order to experience true healing. Website: adamyoungcounseling.com Instagram: instagram.com/adamyoungcounseling Adam Young Episode #255: nothingiswasted.com/podcast1/episode-255 Book: Make Sense of Your Story: Why Engaging Your Past with Kindness Changes Everything. https://amzn.to/4mjzuiv Wondering where to get started on your journey towards healing? Join Davey on our next FREE, live Zoom call and find out how you can begin to take back your story and how Nothing is Wasted can help. Sign up today at: www.nothingiswasted.com/starthere Looking for help in navigating the valley of pain and trauma? Our Nothing is Wasted coaches can help: www.nothingiswasted.com/coaching Want a pathway through your pain? The Pain to Purpose Course can lead you through all you've been through: www.nothingiswasted.com/paintoppurpose Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Nothing is Wasted podcast, where we meet you in your pain and help you discover a pathway through.
0:10.2	No matter what you've faced or what you're walking through now, we believe your story isn't over.
0:15.7	Each week, you'll hear powerful conversations with people who've partnered with God to reclaim their stories of trauma, loss, and heartbreak.
0:23.7	And we'll chat with Christian experts who offer wisdom and practical tools for healing.
0:28.8	This is a place of hope, redemption, and the reminder that even in your darkest moments, God is still writing your story.
0:36.5	Because with him, nothing is wasted.
0:39.5	I'm your host, Davey Blackburn.
0:42.9	Hello, hello.
0:43.8	Welcome to the Nothing Is Wasted podcast.
0:45.9	I am your host, Davey Blackburn, and I'm so grateful that you are joining us today for
0:51.4	another great conversation.
0:53.3	Actually, where we bring back our friend Adam Young to the podcast.
0:58.5	If you have been around nothing as wasted for some time, you know that we love Adam Young.
1:02.6	He comes out of the Dan Allender organization.
1:06.0	And he is prolific when it comes to this idea of storywork, especially.
1:12.3	We pick back up in this conversation with where we left off in episode 255.
1:17.3	So if you have not gone and listened to episode 255 with Adam Young,
1:22.3	you need to make sure that you go and listen to that.
1:25.0	Maybe even pause us right now, Go refer back to episode 255
1:27.8	and then come back to this one
1:28.7	because this is a little bit of a part two.
1:30.9	It is self-contained.
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