Christian Healing From Estrangement

Defeating the Enemy can only come through Jesus. This excerpt from a recent podcast with https://AuthorWendyBower.com addresses fighting grief to find a joyful, Christ-centric life after experiencing parental alienation and losing both of your children. Released on November 1, 2026, find the episode on the Christian Healing From Estrangement Podcast, wherever you listen. Learn more about how to get over being cut off by an adult child, or the Christian way of overcoming a wound from your parent here: https://ChristianHealingFromEstrangement.com

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In this heartfelt conversation, Author Wendy Bower shares with host, Marit Welker, her journey through the grief of parental alienation after divorce. She tells her story and how she has learned to keep going despite the grief, keeping a door open and hope alive. Emphasizing Christ's role in her journey, the power of faith and verses that have impacted her, you'll come to understand what created her pathway to becoming an author who feels joy and purpose in her life. She discusses how grief can be a doorway to surviving grief and how faith provides strength and authority in overcoming emotional challenges.

You can find her books and contact her at https://www.authorwendybower.com/

Marit Welker, the host of the Christian Healing From Estrangement Podcast mentors Rejected Mothers to help them transform, and heal themselves, and live a full and joyful life after estrangement. She teaches them how to prepare themselves in case their children might return. 

She also guides Estranged Adult Children so they can heal from their wound and so they can find a fulfilling and peaceful life- without dragging baggage into other decisions in their lives. Whether they seek reconciliation or not, Marit shows them how to transform, forgive, and move ahead living as Christ taught, with joy, peace, strength and purpose. You can find her at ChristianHealingFromEstrangement.com

If you have questions or would like to share your parental estrangement experience in a future episode, apply at https://maritwelker.com/contact

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. -Romans 15:13 NIV

This episode focuses on the power of forgiveness as Rebekah Storey shares her personal experience trying to forgive her father. It's moving and powerful as we feel the grace of God as it flowed through her.

• The importance of realistic expectations in parent-child relationships
• The process of forgiving someone who has not apologized
• The role of prayer in emotional healing
• Understanding that forgiveness does not always mean reconciliation
• God's work in transforming bitterness into compassion
• The impact of childhood control on adult relationships
• The significance of identity in healing from estrangement
• Practical steps to forgive and let go
• The spiritual and emotional benefits of forgiveness
• God's sovereignty in reconciliation and healing

04:44The beginning of conflict with her father

09:16Discovering her father's divorce and its impact

12:37Restoring relationships with family members

14:20Recognizing the need to forgive and the process begins

16:06God's work in transforming bitterness into love

18:02The importance of realistic expectations in parent-child relationships

21:01Growing up in a controlling home and its effects

24:45The power of prayer in the forgiveness process

27:37God's miraculous work in healing the heart

29:00Forgiving specific hurts and the journey to peace

30:54Experiencing freedom through forgiveness

33:50Sharing the message of forgiveness with others

36:44Letting go of grudges and trusting God's sovereignty

44:39The spiritual and emotional damage of holding grudges

45:43The joy of forgiving and the peace it brings

47:48God's work in restoring relationships and hearts

49:25The importance of identity in healing

54:34The misconception of forgiving and forgetting

55:40Maintaining peace and healing over time

Rebekah is a Christian Women's Speaker and is available at https://www.rebekahstorey.com/ where you can learn about her speaking and coaching.

Marit Welker, the show host has lived estrangement for 20 years as the adult child who went low contact and pulled away. Then, she lived the life of the mother whose child cut her off and she lost her grandchildren. Both sides are fully restored and happy relationships now.

Marit can be found at ChristianHealingFromEstrangement.com
Here you can find coaching for adult children and parents who've been impacted by estrangement. She is also a Christian women's speaker and available to address your audience in person or remotely.

This trailer shows a taste of a recent podcast conversation with Pam Fields, estranged Mother. When you've been rejected and find yourself estranged from your child, there is always hope. You are not alone. God is Still Here for you, just as you are Still Here for your child. And once you begin to heal and grow, you can find Him and help your child through surrendered prayer. Power in parenting is still yours. Enjoy the whole episode with Pam fields in season one episode 8.

Active Parenting In Estrangement with Pam Fields

In this insightful interview, Host Marit Welker and Pam fields explore the power of intentional parenting, the importance of spiritual blessings, and how to positively influence future generations through prayer and presence. 

Among other topics some of the highlights of the conversation include:

• The impact of blessings on future generations
• The importance of prayer in parenting
• How presence influences child development
• Strategies for intentional parenting

If your adult child has rejected you, you've come to the right source. With Christian insight, Biblical lessons, and experience as both the child who rejected her parent, and the mother who was cut off by her adult child, Marit Welker helps rejected mothers find solace, understanding, healing, and growth as they prepare to reunite and learn to thrive regardless of their child's choices. She is now happily reconciled in both directions and her mission is to help strengthen families and heal those who've fallen into this.

Go to: 

MaritWelker.com to apply for the five-day challenge to begin the healing, reduce your pain, and find more peace. 

Pam can be found on https://www.tendingfields.net/ where she showcases her podcast, offers a newsletter, has a facebook community, and shares parenting skills and her homeschooling journey for other moms.

Pam Fields hosts the Podcast: The Mom Next Door- Stories of Faith

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mom-next-door-stories-of-faith/id1519654537

https://open.spotify.com/show/6F0Ewi47ODfAr4HnCtrzvk

Thank you to Pam for appearing on our show and Sharing her stories of parenting and estrangement.

Produced by Marit Welker LLC. copyright 2026 MaritWelker.com

This is a trailer for this week's podcast. I distanced myself from a parent because of unrealistic expectations and a self-pitying attitude when I was a young adult. I went "low contact" as I blamed them for my pain. They made mistakes but didn't do anything terrible. I focused so much on the mistakes that i could see no good. Fortunately, we reconciled happily before my child rejecetd me. (We are also happily reconciled.) This isn't a good story, but it was mine. I share it in small part on this week's episode as we take apart mental illness, estrangement, family relationships, and How God and faith connect to these. Guest, Dr. Richard L. Blake, joins me, Host Marit Welker, as we open minds and hearts to healing, because when you gave your child everything, and they still cut you off, it feels like the worst betrayal. If you need someone to help you recover and reunite faster, who understands you and your child's pain and has made it to the other side of the problem with divine help through your Christian faith, then Go to MaritWelker.com and check ou the challenge.

interview with Dr. Richard Blake, Psychologist.

primary goal Information for Christian Moms rejected by their adult children

summary In this insightful interview, Dr. Richard L. Blake shares his extensive knowledge on family estrangement, mental health, breathwork, and the paradoxes in modern psychology. Discover practical strategies for healing, understanding mental health diagnoses, and living with purpose while waiting for an opportunity at reconciliation.

keywords family estrangement, mental health, psychology, healing, trauma, spiritual growth, mental illness, Christianity, misconceptions, resilience, faith

key topics

• Family estrangement and its drivers
• The role of alternative methods in emotional healing
• Misconceptions about mental health diagnoses and trauma
• Living with faith and purpose during estrangement

from Host Marit Welker

• "Trust God's plan for your child's journey."
• "Telling everyone they have trauma doesn't help."
• "Making everything easy can weaken resilience."

Chapters

00:00Introduction to Family Estrangement and Psychology

01:52The Role of Breathwork in Mental Health

04:28Overcoming Resentment and Trust Issues

06:01The Stigma of Mental Illness and Victimhood

07:11Navigating Mental Health Stigma in Parenting

12:04Misdiagnosis and the Impact of Labels

14:46Understanding Estrangement and Parental Relationships

20:18Transforming Identity Through Faith and Habits

22:30The Role of Awe in Healing

25:48Understanding Mental Health and Spirituality

30:39Generational Perspectives on Mental Health

33:53Finding Purpose Beyond Motherhood

39:42closing info about MaritWelker and learning how to move forward with Faith and Pscyhology.

• The_Breath_Geek Instagram
• Upcoming Family Estrangement Book by Dr. Richard Blake
• MaritWelker.com
• CoachingRejectedChristianMoms

interview with Dr. Richard Blake, Psychologist.

primary goal Information for Christian Moms rejected by their adult children

summary In this insightful interview, Dr. Richard L. Blake shares his extensive knowledge on family estrangement, mental health, breathwork, and the paradoxes in modern psychology. Discover practical strategies for healing, understanding mental health diagnoses, and living with purpose while waiting for an opportunity at reconciliation.

keywords family estrangement, mental health, psychology, healing, trauma, spiritual growth, mental illness, Christianity, misconceptions, resilience, faith

key topics

• Family estrangement and its drivers
• The role of alternative methods in emotional healing
• Misconceptions about mental health diagnoses and trauma
• Living with faith and purpose during estrangement

from Host Marit Welker

• "Trust God's plan for your child's journey."
• "Telling everyone they have trauma doesn't help."
• "Making everything easy can weaken resilience."

Chapters

00:00Introduction to Family Estrangement and Psychology

01:52The Role of Breathwork in Mental Health

04:28Overcoming Resentment and Trust Issues

06:01The Stigma of Mental Illness and Victimhood

07:11Navigating Mental Health Stigma in Parenting

12:04Misdiagnosis and the Impact of Labels

14:46Understanding Estrangement and Parental Relationships

20:18Transforming Identity Through Faith and Habits

22:30The Role of Awe in Healing

25:48Understanding Mental Health and Spirituality

30:39Generational Perspectives on Mental Health

33:53Finding Purpose Beyond Motherhood

39:42closing info about MaritWelker and learning how to move forward with Faith and Pscyhology.

• The_Breath_Geek Instagram
• Upcoming Family Estrangement Book by Dr. Richard Blake
• MaritWelker.com
• CoachingRejectedChristianMoms

After speaking with Johannes Wolfaardt, I came to realize that he's experienced nearly every abuse and difficulty. And in his darkest times. Jesus was still there protecting him. Johannes brings a message of hope and overcoming remarkable adversity. Listen to the full podcast season 1 episode 7 with Johannes and Marit Welker And if you need hope, you can turn to Jesus. And Then come to MaritWelker.com to work on rebuilding your identity after an adult child cuts you off.

Not every story of survival ends in survival. Some end in resurrection. Johannes C. Wolfaardt lives closer to the second category.

Johannes brings to this episode a stark story of the darkest sides of humanity and then triumph in the end through Jesus Christ. His estrangement is based on the worst kinds of abuse, neglect, and abandonment. Yet. He reunited with both parents in love and without blame.

He was two years old the day his mother walked away from the man that had nearly killed her. She saved her own life but his anger found a new target. Johannes was already being moved between foster placements and orphanages by age 7. He grew up without a sense of what love is. As an adult he reached for substances to dull the pain, lost his housing, and many times tried to end his life.

His mother came back into his story and he forgave her.

In 2021, a moment that almost killed him became the door he had been refusing to walk through. Flat on his back at the bottom, he met God for the first time in a way that was real, personal, and undeniable. He saw what he had not been able to see before. God had been walking beside him the entire time, even in the rooms where no one else stood.

His memoir Struggling Stains has been turned into a play and a documentary based on his life is now in development.

The message we are sharing today is that if your child is out of reach today, hear this carefully. Distance from you is not distance from God. The Father who walked with Johannes through every dark room is already standing in the rooms you cannot enter. Turn your child over to God. Keep turning him over. The work continues whether you can see it or not.

https://strugglingstains.co.za/shop/struggling-stains-the-online-book/ is where you go to buy the ebook, which is now available globally.

And for identity repair, go to MaritWelker.com. A five-day-challenge helps repair your identity as a daughter of God, increasing your strength, peace, and joy with meaningful progress.