I woke up at 2.30 in the morning and my bedroom door was coming crashing down off the hinges.

And for the next four hours, I was assaulted.

And the next four to six weeks were really the beginnings of a healing process of walking through one of the worst experiences of my life.

Hi, friend.

Welcome to Job with Julie.

I am your host, Julie Slattery, and this podcast is an outreach of authentic intimacy,

a ministry that's dedicated to helping you make sense of God and sexuality.

I'm really excited to share today's conversation with you and

introduce you to a new friend, Kimberly Har. That was Kimberly's voice you heard at the beginning of the

show, and you're going to hear more of the remarkable story of how she survived the harrowing

experience of being abducted by her ex-husband. And here's why Kimberly's story is so important.

A lot of us carry wounds from marriages or relationships that were nothing like what God

designed them to be.

And unfortunately, those wounds shape our lives and shape who we become.

So we need real tools to cope with trauma, to pursue healing,

and even to walk toward forgiveness. And that's what you're going to hear from Kimberly today.

Kimberly is a licensed professional counselor and a marriage and family therapist. And after what

she's been through, she is really passionate about helping women get unstuck

from their pain and find their freedom to move forward.

But before we go there, can I ask you a quick favor?

Hey, Java with Julie is here because of you.

We create it for you, and we've released more than 500 episodes, and I want to be sure that we're still covering

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