Episode 405 - Healing from Life's Deepest Hurts with Kimberly Haar

The Nothing Is Wasted Podcast

Davey Blackburn and Aubrey Sampson

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Warning: This episode discusses domestic violence and may not be suitable for all audiences. What do you do when your life turns into a nightmare? How do you find healing from the deepest hurts imaginable?As a therapist, Kimberly Haar had spent years walking others through darkness and difficulty. But nothing could have prepared her for her own journey through trauma. Years after an amicable divorce, Kimberly was violently assaulted by her ex-husband. In a harrowing turn of events, he kidnapped her and shot her then-boyfriend—now husband—ten times. While both Kimberly and her husband survived and recovered physically, their emotional healing would take years—and a deep dependence on Jesus.Kimberly shares her powerful story in her book Healing from Life's Deepest Hurts: Reclaiming Your Life After Grief, Loss, or Trauma, offering hope and tools for others navigating their own paths of recovery.In this episode, Davey sits down with Kimberly to talk about facing fear after trauma, the vital role therapy can play in healing, and how to honor the pain you've experienced without staying trapped in a victim identity.If you or someone you know has faced the unimaginable, this conversation will be a reminder that even after navigating the deepest hurts—with God—you can reclaim your life. Website: kimberlyhaar.comInstagram: instagram.com/kimberly.haarFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/KimberlyJHaar/Book: Healing from Life's Deepest Hurts: Reclaiming Your Life After Grief, Loss, or Trauma https://amzn.to/46wNi4j 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.
0:38.8	I'm your host, Davey Blackburn.
0:50.8	Well, hello, hello.
0:51.8	Welcome to the Nothing is Wasted podcast.
0:53.9	My name is Davey. I'm your host. And today I'm joining you, or you're joining me, on set at Refuge Widowers Retreat. Now, if you don't know anything about Refuge, Widowers Retreat, it is a ministry that has been started by my dear friend Daniel Brooker. You guys may recall Daniel and Brittany have shared their story on the Nothing
1:12.8	is Wasted Podcasts,
1:14.0	but Daniel came to me about five,
1:16.4	maybe six years ago and said,
1:17.5	I have a dream of starting a retreat for young widowers who are trying to navigate
1:22.6	loss and crisis and grief as well as single parenthood. And I said, Daniel, you have my yes,
1:30.9	whatever it is. Let's do it. Let's make it happen. And so every spring, every fall, we spend
1:36.8	time with usually around anywhere from 18 to this time, 25 widowers, we're walking with them
1:44.1	through the horrific valley of grief
1:46.8	of losing their best friend in the world. And it's been an incredible retreat. I'm taking some
1:52.4	time during our free time right now to record a couple of intros for these podcast episodes
1:57.5	for you. I've got to make sure we get these to our team so that we can get them
2:01.3	edited, get them out the door for you to listen to. And so if you recognize a different set,
2:07.1	if you're watching this on the YouTube or maybe even a different microphone, I've got my
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