James Green shares the raw story behind his book Wounded Not Ruined—a conversation on masks in church culture, childhood trauma, depression, and the path of healing in Jesus.

We talk about:
-why “you can’t heal who you pretend to be”
-how silence turns trauma into identity
-the three types of depression (clinical, circumstantial, spiritual)
-why movement + sweat can be a practical weapon in the fight
-Kintsugi (broken, restored, stronger) and the prodigal son: love outruns shame

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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 The mask: “You can’t heal who you pretend to be”
12:10 Trauma + seven years of silence (and what hiding does to the soul)
26:10 Rock bottom, mentors, and why you need someone in your corner
32:10 Discernment: who is safe to tell (and who isn’t) 36:10 Kintsugi + the prodigal son: love outruns shame
43:10 Depression: clinical vs circumstantial vs spiritual + fighting back with sweat
52:10 Why James wrote Wounded Not Ruined (who it’s for)
56:10 Prayer + closing

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