Wendi Rees: From Trauma to Triumph Through Faith, Author & Host of Truth Talk

About this episode

Wendi Rees shares her journey from trauma to triumph through faith and discusses her new book on healing.

From Victim to Victor: Wendi Rees on Faith, Trauma, and Unexpected Paths to Healing What if the tools for healing were already placed within God’s creation? And what if the journey toward restoration could be both deeply spiritual and profoundly transformative? This week’s Team Never Quit Podcast guest, Wendi Rees, is an author, speaker, and podcast host who brings a powerful testimony of faith, resilience, and healing. In her new book, The Christian’s Guide to Psychedelics: Finding Hope and Healing Through God’s Creation , Wendi explores a thoughtful and faith-centered perspective on the role certain substances—such as Ibogaine, Psilocybin, MDMA, and Ketamine—may play in addressing trauma, addiction, and depression. But at the heart of Wendi’s story is not a substance—it’s Jesus Christ. A survivor of childhood sexual abuse beginning at age 11, Wendi spent decades wrestling with the lasting effects of trauma, shame, and identity. Through faith, prayer, and a long journey of surrender, she discovered a powerful truth: the Bible does not define believers as victims, but as victors through Christ. In this deeply honest conversation, Wendi shares how learning to see herself through…

People in this episode

Host: Marcus Luttrell

Guest: Wendi Rees

Topics covered

• faith
• trauma
• healing
• resilience
• spirituality
• addiction
• mental health

Keywords

• trauma
• faith
• healing
• resilience
• addiction
• mental health
• spirituality
• Wendi Rees

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Christian’s Guide to Psychedelics: Finding Hope and Healing Through God’s Creation

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