Episode 429 - When the Pain of the Past Resurfaces with Chris Durso

The Nothing Is Wasted Podcast

Davey Blackburn and Aubrey Sampson

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2026

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

How do we begin to move through the pain we’ve buried for so long? And how can our willingness to be vulnerable create space for others to share their own stories honestly?Pastor Chris Durso never imagined how a single question could uncover years of suppressed pain. During a therapy session, the simple prompt—“How was your childhood?”—opened the door to long-buried memories of sexual abuse he experienced as a child at the hands of someone within the church. What followed was not only the resurfacing of those moments, but also the unexpected weight of PTSD and the beginning of a difficult, yet transformative, journey toward healing.In this episode, Davey sits down with Chris to talk about what it looks like to confront childhood trauma, how to navigate PTSD in the context of community, and why authenticity in the church is so essential for true healing.If you’ve ever experienced wounds from your past resurfacing in unexpected ways, this conversation is a reminder that even in the most painful parts of our story, Jesus is present—and healing is possible. Website: https://www.chrisdurso.co/ https://www.goodcompanychurch.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrisdurso Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chris.durso.ye Not living the story you expected? Pain changes us but doesn't have to define us. Find out how to begin your healing journey today: nothingiswasted.com/starthere Looking for help in navigating the valley of pain and trauma? Our Nothing is Wasted coaches can help: nothingiswasted.com/coaching 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.
0:50.0	Well, hello, hello.
0:51.2	Welcome to the Nothing is Wasted podcast.
0:52.8	I'm so grateful that you're joining me today. Today we have a incredible conversation with my new friend Chris Dursso. Chris has spent over 20 years building the local church, both as a traveling internationally and renowned communicator, as he's had a very vibrant itinerant ministry
1:12.4	and now he's served for 12 years in the city of New York City of New York City to be specific
1:20.1	and he's there grown a thriving youth ministry known as misfit and then now he's also the
1:26.3	pastor of good company church based in New York City.
1:30.6	And this conversation is incredible. I've known about Chris for a long time. I've watched the
1:36.8	trajectory of his growth in ministry, but most importantly, as spiritual growth. I've seen kind of some
1:42.9	ebbs and flows and some peaks and valleys that he's had to
1:46.0	navigate in his ministry.
1:48.5	And that the conversation that we have is a rich reflection of what God has been doing in
1:54.9	and through his life over the last several years as he's been really unpacking, untangling some early childhood drama
2:04.3	and how that now is informing how he ministers to other people in the context of the church.
2:10.6	And one of the things that we really tease out in this is this idea that maybe the very thing
2:17.1	that we've buried in our lives in order to survive
2:21.1	is actually the very thing that God wants to strategically and intentionally bring to the
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