Rachelle Starr on healing father wounds.
About this episode
Rachelle Starr discusses healing from father wounds and the impact of trauma on identity and relationships.
Some conversations stay with you long after the microphones are off. This was one of them. In this episode of the MercyCast, I sit down with my longtime friend Rachelle Starr — founder of Scarlet Hope, author of Outrageous Obedience, and one of the clearest voices I know on mercy, trauma, exploitation, and the love of God. We talk about her new documentary, He Calls Me Daughter, a powerful film exploring father wounds, identity, healing, and what happens when women who have spent their lives feeling abandoned begin to believe they are truly seen by God. This conversation moved me deeply because it gets to the heart of things. We talk about the hidden wounds people carry from absent, abusive, distant, or emotionally unavailable fathers — and how those wounds often shape vulnerability, exploitation, addiction, performance, overworking, relationships, and identity in ways we don’t even realize. Rachelle shares stories from nearly two decades of serving women in strip clubs, online exploitation, trafficking, and the adult entertainment industry through Scarlet Hope. She explains how their ministry now reaches exploited women across the country through digital outreach, including…
People in this episode
Host: Let My People Go
Guest: Rachelle Starr
Topics covered
- father wounds
- healing
- identity
- trauma
- exploitation
- mercy
Keywords
- father wounds
- healing
- trauma
- exploitation
- Scarlet Hope
- documentary
- identity
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Scarlet Hope
Books & works: Outrageous Obedience, He Calls Me Daughter
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