Experience Emotional Healing: How Deeper Intimacy with Jesus is the Key to Wholeness — with Stasi Eldredge and Allie Marie Smith (Part 1)
The advice to "just get closer to God" can feel hollow when your heart still feels distant. In this conversation, Stasi Eldredge explores a richer way to understand intimacy with Jesus through The Ladder of Love—and why so many women get stuck in duty, shame, or striving instead of living as deeply loved daughters. If you've read your Bible, gone to church, and prayed faithfully, yet still wondered why God feels far away, this episode meets you there. Stasi and Allie unpack biblical images that shape our identity—clay, sheep, servant, and child—and explore how each one can open a different doorway to healing and communion with God. You'll hear why being shaped as clay isn't about shame, but about being formed with intention and tenderness; how wounds and scars can become places of strength and testimony; and why serving Jesus can sometimes keep us from receiving his love. Stasi also shares practical ways she's reclaimed her identity, including counseling, Scripture meditation, worship, and quiet time with Jesus. Drawing on her own story of rescue and restoration, Stasi reflects on the moment Matthew 11:28 led her to surrender and the years of healing that followed. She offers encouragement to women wrestling with body shame, worth, or the fear of not being enough: God delights in you simply because you exist. For anyone longing for deeper intimacy with Jesus, freedom from shame, and a more grounded sense of identity in God, this conversation offers hope and a pathway forward. About Stasi Stasi Eldredge is a New York Times bestselling author, and her books have sold nearly 3 million copies and changed women's lives worldwide. A teacher and conference speaker, Stasi is the cofounder of Wild at Heart, a ministry devoted to helping people discover the heart of God, recover their own hearts in God's love, and learn to live in God's Kingdom. She is passionate about seeing lives transformed by the beauty of the gospel. She and her husband, John, live in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Free guide: "5 Keys to Walking In Your Worth." wonderfullymade.org Alison Cook's Website Allie's Books Social Media Reset: A 30-Day Guided Journey to Unplug, Reconnect with God, and Reclaim Your JoyWonderfully Made: Discover the Identity, Love, and Worth You Were Created For Social Media @wonderfullymade_org @alliemariesmith Resources Life Coaching for Teen GirlsSocial Media Reset CourseWonderfully Made Young Women's Course