Episode 404 - Wisdom in the Wound with Tony Miltenberger

The Nothing Is Wasted Podcast

Davey Blackburn and Aubrey Sampson

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

What do you do when you find yourself reacting as a leader? How can the wounds of your past impact who you are becoming?Former pastor turned leadership coach and podcaster Tony Miltenberger began noticing a powerful pattern in his conversations with leaders: the emotional reactions that were surfacing and influencing their leadership were often rooted in unresolved wounds from the past. As he dug deeper, Tony discovered something even more profound—those very wounds often pointed to the unique gifts a person was meant to offer the world.Drawing from his own personal journey and the experiences of those he has coached, Tony came to see the redemptive potential in our pain. That insight became the foundation of his book,Wisdom in the Wound: How God Uses Your Past to Shape Who You’re Becoming. In this episode, Davey and Tony explore the significant impact of "little 't'" traumas in our lives and leadership, why it's crucial to trace our emotional responses back to their origins, and practical steps to begin healing the wounds that shape us.If you lead in any capacity—whether in business, ministry, your workplace, or your home—this conversation will challenge and encourage you to look beneath the surface, confront your story, and discover the wisdom God wants to draw from your wounds so you can fully step into your calling. Website: https://www.twmilt.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twmiltFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/twmilt Book: Wisdom in the Wound: How God Uses Your Past to Shape Who You’re Becominghttps://amzn.to/48WpIiZ Stories matter. They inspire, uplift, and remind us we’re not alone in our pain. Hope in the Valley: 42 Days of Healing Through the Psalms After Loss, Grief, and Tragedy is a new devotional featuring real stories from the Nothing Is Wasted community—offering strength, comfort, and hope in life’s hardest moments. Pre-order your copy today at: www.nothingiswasted.com/hopeinthevalley 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.
0:09.6	No matter what you've faced or what you're walking through now, we believe your story isn't over.
0:15.0	Each week, you'll hear powerful conversations with people who've partnered with God to reclaim their stories of trauma, loss, and heartbreak, and we'll chat with Christian experts who offer wisdom and
0:26.2	practical tools for healing. This is a place of hope, redemption, and the reminder that
0:31.5	even in your darkest moments, God is still writing your story, because with him, nothing is wasted. I'm your host, Davey Blackburn.
0:54.5	I'm your host, Davey Black conversation. Today I've got my friend Tony Miltonberger,
0:59.5	who is on the podcast, and we explore this concept right here. What if the very wound that you've spent
1:05.0	your life trying to hide or overcome is actually the place where God wants to unleash your greatest
1:10.7	gift? I mean, this is what's crazy. There's a story in the Bible about a little or overcome is actually the place where God wants to unleash your greatest gift.
1:11.9	I mean, this is what's crazy.
1:12.9	There's a story in the Bible about a left-handed man, right?
1:17.1	Ihood, Iud, who he tries to, being left-handed back then was considered a curse.
1:23.2	And yet, God puts him in an opportunity that he is able to protect and advance the kingdom of God
1:30.4	in a way that only a left-handed man could.
1:33.2	This is something that he was trying to hide, that he was trying to, he thought was a disadvantage.
1:37.1	It actually became his greatest advantage.
1:39.1	And that is also true for the wounds that we carry around that many of us are trying to hide.
1:45.7	The cracks, the little hurts that we buried or minimized.
1:49.6	And these cracks become canyons where God wants to meet you, where he wants to shape you,
1:56.0	where he wants to leverage these wounds for a redemptive purpose,
2:00.5	where they can actually become your greatest
2:03.1	asset, your greatest advantage, your greatest, your greatest ministry, that these become the
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