EP 197: Healing With Silent Retreats: Ana Megrelishvili: Part Two

Diana WinklerDomestic Violence

Welcome back to Part Two of my conversation with Ana Megrelishvili. From Ana’s challenging life in Eastern Europe to finding healing and purpose in the United States, discover how silent retreats and a newfound faith transformed her life. This episode delves into the profound impact of understanding trauma, separating it from identity, and the powerful practice of silent retreats for …

EP 193: God’s Purpose In Pain: Norm Wielsch: Part Two

Diana WinklerDomestic Violence

Why does God allow his people to suffer? What purpose is there is pain? We have Part Two of my conversation with Norm Wielsch, where we talk about these very important topics. What is one of the things that God hates?(It’s not what you think.) We talk about another book he has in the works about the question of suffering. …

EP 189: Reaching Those Held Captive by the Dark Side of the Internet: XtianNinja/Al Descheneau

Diana WinklerDomestic Violence

We have our friend Al Descheneau aka XtianNinja back on the podcast for the 3rd time! He is talking about his new book The Art of Digital Influence, teaching Christian content creators how to use their gifts for digital ministry. We talked about why the people hurt by church, gamers sitting in a basement, and those who don’t leave the …

EP 173: Grief and Hope Can Reside In The Same Heart: Kelly Hall Part Two

Diana WinklerChristianity

We are back with Part Two of Kelly Hall’s story, talking about her journey as a military wife, a mom with 4 children, 3 of which are deaf. Find out what happened when the faith community told her it was wrong of her to get cochlear implants for her children. She continues to tell the many stories of God’s grace …

EP 158: I Never Thought Anyone Would Love Me: Marina Carrier: Part One

Diana WinklerDomestic Violence

As a trauma survivor, and current minister who helps women overcome obstacles to faith, I’m passionate about the message that God has put on my heart: in our deepest darkness, we find the greatest light through His Spirit. Over the past 20 years, I’ve gone through a profound inner transformation, which culminated after ‘listening to my pain’ with God, in …

EP 156:The Difference Between Forgiveness and Denial: Rev Cheryl Kincaid

Diana WinklerDomestic Violence

We are covering a variety of topics today with my guest Cheryl Kincaid: surviving child abuse, spiritual abuse, forgiveness, denial, women’s empowerment, being called to preach, and the lesser known golden nuggets of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Join us for an exciting conversation! Biography Reverend Cheryl Kincaid is a Presbyterian Minister who studied Marriage and Family Therapy at Bethel …

EP 147: Reconstruction Part Two

Diana Winklerspiritual abuse

Welcome back to Part Two of our discussion on Reconstruction. We talk about some podcast recommendations, focusing on the real person of Jesus, and exploring Why did God let this happen to me? Join me for some more thought provoking content. Link Tree Website: https://dswministries.org Email: diana@dswministries.org Social media links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DSW-Ministries-230135337033879 Twitter: https://twitter.com/DswMinistries YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxgIpWVQCmjqog0PMK4khDw/playlists Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dswministries/ Available on …

EP 145: Deconstruction: Part Two

Diana Winklerspiritual abuse

We’re back with the second part of our discussion about deconstruction. We have even more topics to discuss as to the reason for abandoning the faith after trauma or abuse. This episode seeks to encourage you and be thought provoking at the same time. Join us for an important conversation. Link Tree Website: https://dswministries.org Email: diana@dswministries.org Social media links: Facebook: …

Episode 40: The Healing Power Of Music Part One

Diana WinklerChristian Music, Episodes, Health, Music

How can we use music as a healing tool? How music can affect our emotions? Can music make you sin? Is music only for worship services? These are some questions we answer on this week’s episode. Also, hear about the history behind how DSW Ministries was started, some of Diana’s musical background and influences, and how she had a musical …