How to Transform Your Deepest Pain into a Powerful Global Movement with Willow Weston

About this episode

Willow Weston shares her journey of transforming personal pain into a global movement for healing.

Willow Weston, founder and director of Collide, joins the Intentional Leadership Podcast to share how her personal journey toward healing from childhood trauma "accidentally" launched a global movement serving tens of thousands of women. Willow discusses the transformative power of colliding with Jesus to turn brokenness into wholeness, emphasizing that leaders must actively participate in naming and healing their own pain to avoid hurting those they lead. From insights on leading with vulnerability to practical self-care strategies for soul rest, this episode offers a roadmap for anyone ready to move with their pain toward a life of purpose. Are you ready to choose healing today and help bring healing to a hurting world? Tune in to learn how to collide with a future of wholeness. TIMESTAMPS0:47 - Introduction of Willow Weston3:03 - The "Closet Moment" and the Birth of Collide11:06 - "Do You Want to Get Well?"14:14 - From Experiment to Global Ministry21:35 - A Life-Changing Encounter24:40 - Creating Sacred Spaces for Encounter27:18 - Support and Sacrifice in Marriage32:25 - Finding Soul Rest and Staying Hungry36:36 - Intentional Leadership and Boundaries42:25 - Upcoming Events…

People in this episode

Host: Intentional Leadership

Guest: Willow Weston

Topics covered

• healing
• leadership
• vulnerability
• self-care
• global movement
• childhood trauma

Keywords

• healing
• leadership
• vulnerability
• self-care
• global movement
• childhood trauma
• purpose

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Collide

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