How God Uses Your Past To Shape Who You Are Becoming w/ Tony Miltenberger

For The Girl

Mac Bridges & Kenz Durham

Flirt, Christianity, Ministry, Faith, Cautious, Independent, Dating, Spirituality, Women, Rescuer, Quiz, Forthegirl, Religion & Spirituality, Romantic, College

5 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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This episode is for the girl who's walking through pain, disappointment, or healing from a past she never asked for. Mac and Kenz sit down with author, veteran, coach, and fellow Swiftie — Tony Miltenberger to unpack the deep beauty of healing through your wounds. Tony shares the inspiration behind his new book Wisdom in the Wound, his personal journey of uncovering hidden hurt, and how naming our pain can unlock God’s purpose in it. This one is real, redemptive, and full of practical hope. In This Episode [05:00] Meet Tony Miltenberger: Army Vet, Podcaster, and Swiftie Dad [07:30] The Meet Cute: Tony & Karen's Church Youth Group Love Story [09:00] Wisdom in the Wound: Why Tony Wrote This Book [11:00] Prolonged Stress & How Trauma Shapes Us [14:00] Tony’s Wound: Feeling Unseen and How It Shaped His Life [17:00] Secrets, Shame & Emotional Freedom [20:00] Using the Emotional Intensity Scale to Find Your Wounds [24:00] Your Wound and Your Gift Might Be Connected [27:00] Mac & Kenz Reflect: Discovering Their Own Wounds [30:00] Parenting Through Wounding & Healing in Real-Time [34:00] God’s Redemption in the Broken Places [38:00] Final Encouragement: Name It, Heal It, Watch God Use It Thanks to Our Sponsors Brooklyn Bedding: Go to ⁠⁠brooklynbedding.com⁠⁠ and use our promo code FTG at checkout to get 30% off site wide. This offer is not available anywhere else. NIV Application Study Bible - ⁠⁠⁠Grab your copy today!⁠⁠⁠ Winshape: ⁠⁠Learn more or submit your application today⁠⁠! If you’d like to partner with For The Girl as a sponsor, fill out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Advertise With Us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ form! Follow us! 📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forthegirl___ https://www.instagram.com/macleighbridges/ https://www.instagram.com/kenzraedurham/ Subscribe! 🍏⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎧⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📹⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, for the group, fam, welcome to the podcast. I'm so glad you're here. Today's episode is for
0:05.6	anyone who's just carrying some weight from your past, betrayal, loss, trauma, decisions you wish
0:12.0	were different. I'm thinking of people who maybe just wish they could rewrite their story and can't
0:17.0	find good in anything, or maybe you're having trouble moving past your past or pretending you're fine or convincing
0:23.3	yourself to move forward.
0:24.7	But if you're being honest with yourself, things have been really tough recently.
0:28.6	We have a guess.
0:29.9	His name's Tony.
0:30.7	He's speaking on all of this and more.
0:32.4	He's going to help you process wounds from your past in the wisdom and healing that you
0:36.8	can find in the mitzvah.
0:38.1	So get ready for an amazing episode.
0:40.9	Let's jump in.
0:50.2	All right, for the girl fan, we are so excited about today's episode.
0:55.2	We have such a treat for you guys.
0:57.2	We have our friend on the podcast, Tony Miltonberger.
1:01.2	He is incredible.
1:03.4	I'm going to let him introduce himself in a second.
1:05.8	But he's so awesome.
1:07.5	Seriously, I've already learned so much from you, Tony, from the little bit of time we've
1:11.3	gotten to spend together thus far. And guys, get ready. Get your pens, maybe get your notebooks
1:17.6	out because this episode is going to be packed full of stuff that you're going to want to remember
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