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Eps 22: Healing Father Wounds Through Forgiveness and Faith| Kia Stephens
“Healing isn’t just about what broke you—it’s about who God is as a Restorer.” In this powerful episode of the Kept Podcast, Tierra Lebbie sits down with special guest Kia Stephens, author of Overcoming Father Wounds, to talk through the many layers of healing. Together, they unpack the impact of father wounds, the pain of unresolved trauma, and the slow but transformative journey of restoration through Jesus. Kia shares how her experience with her earthly father not only exposed deep places of hurt, but also revealed the miraculous power of forgiveness and redemption. This conv...
2025-07-14
43 min
Good Neighbor Podcast: Delco
Finding Your Way: How Therapy Transforms Lives with Kia Medley-Stephens
Finding Your Way: How Therapy Transforms Lives with Kia Medley-StephensWhat does it really mean to become a better version of yourself? Kia Medley-Stephens, founder of Optimal Key Therapy, believes professional mental health support plays a crucial role—and it's more accessible than many realize. As a licensed professional counselor recognized across Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey, Kia Medley-Stephens leads a diverse team of mental health specialists offering comprehensive support for individuals facing anxiety, depression, grief and trauma. In this episode of the Good Neighbor Podcast, Kia skillfully dismantles common misconceptions about therapy, ex...
2025-06-15
16 min
Inside Out with Courtnaye
Weathering Through Father Wounds with Kia Stephens
If you have been hurt, neglected, rejected, or abandoned by your father, it may feel like every aspect of life is affected by that broken trust. Even your relationship with God can feel tenuous, but there is hope. In her vulnerable book, "Overcoming Father Wounds: Exchanging Your Pain for God's Perfect Love," author, speaker, founder of Entrusted Women, and the Hope for Women with Father Wounds Podcast, Kia Stephens shares her own story of father wounds with Courtnaye for this encouraging episode. Tune in! About Kia Stephens: Kia Stephens is the founder o...
2025-04-01
43 min
The Tiffany Jo Baker Podcast - Get FREE. Live FULL. Thank GOD.
122 - Healing From Father Wounds with Kia Stephens
Have you found yourself living a life through the lens of father wounds? Do you ever grow weary of the pain you have carried since childhood? In our present culture, it is becoming more and more common for there to be emotional trauma surrounding fathers. Satan knows that if he can tear families apart and attack relationships with one's father, he can wreak havoc on children's hearts. Sadly, this damage carries from generation to generation until someone rises up and says, "ENOUGH!" Listen in as Tiffany Jo Baker spends time discussing this topic with Kia Stephens, author of Overcoming...
2025-01-27
23 min
Unshakable Hope Podcast
Overcoming Father Wounds. Kia Stephens
Author and speaker, Kia Stephens shares her inspiring story of healing from the "father wounds" indelibly etched on her soul. With courageous honesty, she explains how she learned to trust God as her heavenly Father and lays out practical tools and biblical insights to help us overcome low self-esteem and unforgiveness. Her book, Overcoming Father Wounds: Exchanging Your Pain for God's Perfect Love, is endorsed by Lysa Terkeurst.Connect with Kia: KiaStephens.comOvercoming Father Wounds: Exchanging Your Pain for God's Perfect LoveEpisode related to Forgiveness:
2025-01-14
48 min
Even If Podcast
Overcoming Father Wounds with Kia Stephens
Join host Kristi Lowe as she sits down with Kia Stephens, author of 'Overcoming Father Wounds, Exchanging Your Pain for God's Perfect Love.' They dive deep into understanding what a father wound is, how to acknowledge and process it, and the role faith plays in healing. Kia shares her personal journey with her father, emphasizing honesty, forgiveness, and the strength drawn from her faith. This episode offers heartfelt insights for anyone grappling with similar wounds and provides a roadmap towards healing and contentment.Connect with Kia!Kia's Book: Overcoming Father Wounds: Exchanging Your Pain for...
2024-09-10
31 min
Building Relationships
Overcoming Father Wounds | Kia Stephens
If you’ve been hurt, neglected, rejected or abandoned by your father, don’t miss this summer best-of Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman. Kia Stevens says if you feel like every aspect of your life is affected by that broken trust, there is hope. Your father wounds don’t have to have the last word. Hear this encouraging conversation on Building Relationships with Gary Chapman. Featured resource: Overcoming Father Wounds: Exchanging Your Pain for God's Perfect LoveDonate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/buildingrelationshipsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...
2024-07-13
43 min
The Bottom Line
6/12/24 - Shane Idleman of Regaining Lost Ground, Kia Stephens Author of "Overcoming Father Wounds"
- SHANE IDLEMAN: "Discovering God's Blueprint for 'REGAINING LOST GROUND' in the Culture" - KIA STEPHENS: "Help for 'OVERCOMING FATHER WOUNDS'"
2024-06-13
54 min
Taking the Leaps with Rachel G. Scott
How Parental Wounds Impact Our Leaps And How To Overcome Them with Guest Kia Stephens
Send us a text"The Holy Spirit has helped me to see people as triune beings. We're part body, part soul, and part spirit. And each of those aspects of who we are, has the potential to be impacted by a wound." ~Kia StephensGuest BioKia Stephens is a wife and mom of two who is passionate about helping women know God as Father. For this reason, she created The Father Swap Blog to help women exchange their father wounds for the love of God the Father. Kia is also the...
2024-06-12
42 min
FamilyLife Today®
Father Wound: How to Heal: Kia Stephens
Could your father wound affect your marriage? Maybe it surfaces in struggling with trust, low self-esteem, or difficulty forming healthy boundaries. Kia Stephens helps you learn how to heal, using practical tools to overcome insecurities and find wholeness with God. Show Notes and Resources Connect with Kia Stephens and catch more of their thoughts at kiastephens.com and on Facebook, Instagram and X @kianstephens. And grab Kia Stephen’s book, "Overcoming Father Wounds: Exchanging Your Pain for God's Perfect Love" in our shop. Intrigued by today’s episode? Think deeper about Wounds by listening to "W...
2024-06-07
32 min
FamilyLife Today®
Overcoming Father Wounds: Kia Stephens
Hurt, neglect, rejection, or abandonment from a father can feel like it tumbles into all of life. Author Kia Stephens gets real about her own painful path through father wounds--and how she began moving forward. Show Notes and Resources Connect with Kia Stephens and catch more of their thoughts at kiastephens.com and on Facebook, Instagram and X @kianstephens. And grab Kia Stephen’s book, "Overcoming Father Wounds: Exchanging Your Pain for God's Perfect Love" in our shop. Intrigued by today’s episode? Think deeper about Wounds by listening to "Where is God in my De...
2024-06-06
27 min
The Dr. Nurse Mama Show
Kia Stephens
Author of "Overcoming Father Wounds", Kia Stephens, talks with Jessica about exchanging father wounds for the love of God the Father https://www.kiastephens.com/
2024-05-08
49 min
Relationship Prescriptions with Dr. Carol
Healing Earthly Father Wounds By Connecting with your Heavenly Father
Your relationship - or lack thereof - with your earthly father impacts your relationship with your heavenly Father. If your earthly father was absent, or unpredictable, or harsh and abusive, or neglectful, or emotionally unavailable, you'll experience God the same way. Overcoming father wounds is a challenge for so many people. Kia Stephens has experienced father wounds. In this episode she talks with Dr. Carol about the long process of her healing, and how she has built a healthy relationship with her Heavenly Father. Kia now helps countless others find the same healing - in their earthly...
2023-11-21
37 min
The Living Room with Joanna Weaver
120: Overcoming Father Wounds with Kia Stephens
You don’t have to be fatherless to have a father wound… In this episode of The Living Room Podcast, author Kia Stephens shares her journey to healing and powerful tips from her book, Overcoming Father Wounds: Exchanging Your Pain for God’s Perfect Love. Whether your father was absent when you were growing up, or emotionally unavailable, God wants to fill your “father hole” with His love. Be sure to listen to the end – Kia’s prayer is so powerful! Links from Show Kia’s Book: Overcoming Father Wounds: Exchanging Your Pain for God’s Perfec...
2023-10-18
39 min
No More Perfect Podcast with Jill Savage
Overcoming Father Wounds with Kia Stephens | Episode 167
I am a girl who had a daddy who loved her like Jesus loves us. My dad passed away almost four years ago, and although he wasn’t perfect, he exuded Christ in his daily life and it showed in the way he expressed his love for me.Not everyone has a good relationship or fond memories of their fathers. Mark’s experience of his father was just the opposite of mine. He carried the pain and impact of his father wounds into adulthood. As a result, he’s had a lot of healing to do.To...
2023-10-10
44 min
Staying Real About Faith & Family
Overcoming Father Wounds with Kia Stephens
Join our conversation!Have you ever been hurt, neglected, rejected, or abandoned by your father? Discover how to overcome your past to embrace hope today. Welcome to Staying Real About Faith & Family. If you’re looking for a community where you can get real about life without resistance, you’re in the right place. I’m Linda Goldfarb. Each week, Heather Greer and I and our guests offer personal insight to encourage transparent living from a biblical viewpoint with practical applications. Staying Real with the Holy Spirit’s leading is what we’re all about...
2023-09-27
33 min
Rooted and Overflowing
40 | A Conversation with Kia Stephens: A Women Entrusted
Join Letitia and her guest Kia Stephens as they talk about the impact fathers have in the lives of their daughters and a collective that equips women who are entrusted with a message and ministry from God. Kia's latest book "Overcoming Father Wounds" is available where books are sold. Get your copy and get to know Kia at www.kiastephens.com. Connect with Kia and browse her helpful resources. Overcoming Father Wounds Connect with Letitia and Rooted and Overflowing Podcast website: https://rootedandoverflowing.com T-Shirts: ht...
2023-09-26
55 min
Encouragement for Today Podcast
“Courage for the Woman Who Feels Insecure” by Kia Stephens
In today’s episode, you’ll hear a devotion written by Kia Stephens based on Joshua 1:9, which says, “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go” (NIV).We hope today’s devotion encourages you to be strong and courageous and to anchor your security in God.Related Resources: For more from Proverbs 31 Ministries, head to our website at proverbs31.org, where you can subscribe to Encouragement for Today Devot...
2023-09-20
06 min
The Dad Whisperer Podcast
Transforming Pain to Purpose: How Daughters Can Overcome Their Father Wounds (Interview with Kia Stephens)
We have a unique twist on The Dad Whisperer Podcast today because this is all about equipping YOU as a dad to support YOUR DAUGHTER in working through her FATHER WOUNDS from you. I'm joined by my friend Kia Stephens who is sharing about her recent book, "Overcoming Father Wounds: Exchanging Your Pain for God’s Perfect Love," and together we’re providing information + action steps so you can initiate conversations with your daughter that will lead to healing.
2023-08-31
42 min
Thriving Beyond Belief with Cheryl Scruggs
Kia Stephens
Kia Stephens is a wife (of 19 years) and a mom of two who is literally in the trenches of motherhood. Most days are spent driving her teen and tween around like an overworked and underpaid taxi driver. A few years ago, however, she acted on her desire to become a writer and created The Father Swap Blog to help women exchange their father wounds for the love of God the father. Five years later she is a contributor for iBelieve and Proverbs 31 Ministries and the host of the Hope For Women With Father Wounds Podcast. Her writing h...
2023-08-18
35 min
The Love Offering
A Little Forgiveness Goes a Long Way with Kia Stephens
If you have been hurt, neglected, rejected, or abandoned by your father, it may feel like every aspect of your life is affected by that broken trust--even your relationship with God. But there is hope. Your father wounds do not have the last word in your life; God does. In this episode, Kia Stephens shares her own story of father wounds, along with examples from wounded women in Scripture who were transformed by the love of God.Join us as she helps you identify your father wounds and offers practical tools to help you overcome insecurity, lo...
2023-08-08
48 min
The Christian Mindset Coach with Alicia Michelle: Managing Emotions and Overwhelm Using Brain Science and Biblical Truth for Calm + Clarity
217: Healing Father Wounds with God's Perfect Love with Kia Stephens
Father wounds can deeply impact our lives and greatly affect our mindset as Christian women, especially in our ability to accept God’s love. However, many of us aren’t aware of the damaging effect of father wounds or how these emotional wounds may be impacting our relationships with others. In this episode Alicia speaks with Kia Stephens about what father wounds are, the different types of wounds that could stem from these emotional or childhood traumas, and how they could be impacting our ability to embrace God’s love. If you struggle with father wounds, this episode is a grea...
2023-07-10
53 min
The Nothing Is Wasted Podcast
Episode 278 - Overcoming Father Wounds with Kia Stephens
What happens when we experience wounding at the hands of one of the most influential people in our lives...our father? How can we even begin to heal ourselves, our relationships and how we see God when our dad has let us down?For author Kia Stephens, the impact of an absentee father had lasting effects on her life. She started to notice the void of desiring to have a father in her life and not receiving the care she had wished she had from him in her life. This wound impacted everything from her own identity to how she...
2023-06-29
1h 18
Understand Your Bible | Bible Verses, Inductive Bible Study, Biblical Encouragement, Bible Study Method, Scripture Study Tools
Healing the Father Wound
Kia Stephens talks about recognizing the impact father wounds had on her life and how she takes steps towards healing. 2 Timothy 1:7 “For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.” (NIV) https://livesteadyon.com/Email Angie at: steadyonpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: @livesteadyonInstagram: @angiebaughman421 Looking for something not listed? It’s probably here: https://linktr.ee/livesteadyon https://www.kiastephens.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KiaNico...
2023-06-21
37 min
The Alli Worthington Show
How to Overcome Comparison with Kia Stephens
Hey friend! We are over halfway through June- can you believe it?! I’ve got a brand new Smart Girl I can’t wait for you to meet today! My friend Kia Stephens is the founder of Entrusted Women, a speaker, a podcaster, and the author of Overcoming Father Wounds: Exchanging Your Pain for God’s Perfect Love. Kia is a go-getter, an innovator, and an incredible leader. Her book is special to my heart- so much so that I endorsed it!- and I’m so glad we get to have this conversation. Listen i...
2023-06-19
35 min
Bold, Brave & Beautiful Podcast with Barb Roose
Hope for When Your Dad Has Let You Down | Interview with Kia Stephens
When our earthly fathers hurt, harm or abandon us, it can leave a deep wound that feels like it will never fully heal. In today's episode, Barb chats with author Kia Stephens about her experience with an absent father in her life, and the beautiful hope and healing that all women can experience, even if their relationship with their father is never fully restored. We don't have to stay wounded forever, and that is GOOD news! Join us for this hopeful conversation and share it with a friend who needs it. Let's all get better t...
2023-06-19
46 min
Encouragement for Today Podcast
“God’s Comfort for Our Father Wounds” by Kia Stephens
In today’s episode, you’ll hear a devotion written by Kia Stephens based on Psalm 34:18, which says, “The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit” (NIV).We hope today’s devotion reminds you that every time our heart is broken or our spirit is crushed, we can bring all our broken pieces to God our Father, knowing He is near and able to save.Related Resources: For more from Proverbs 31 Ministries, head to our website at proverbs31.org, where you can subscri...
2023-06-14
06 min
The Proverbs 31 Ministries Podcast
"Trading Our Father's Shortcomings for God's Love" With Kia Stephens
One in four women experience some kind of hurt from their fathers.If you have been hurt, neglected, rejected or abandoned by your father, it may feel like every aspect of life is affected by that broken trust. On this episode, we welcome back our friend and author Kia Stephens as she teaches us about how to overcome our father wounds through the story of Leah in the Bible. While no dad is perfect, we do have a perfect Father in God, and He can heal every hurt we've experienced. It's possible to overcome insecurity, low self-esteem...
2023-06-13
40 min
Encouragement for Today Podcast
“Believing God for Things That Seem Impossible” by Kia Stephens
In today’s episode, you’ll hear a devotion written by Kia Stephens based on Genesis 18:14, which says, “Is anything too hard for the LORD? I will return to you at the appointed time next year, and Sarah will have a son” (NIV).We hope today’s devotion encourages you that nothing is too hard for God, even in your most impossible situation or your longest unanswered prayer.Related Resources: For more from Proverbs 31 Ministries, head to our website at proverbs31.org, where you can subscribe to Encouragement for Today D...
2023-05-24
05 min
Rebuilding Us: Marriage Podcast
Overcoming Father Wounds - with Kia Stephens
Overcoming Father Wounds - with Kia Stephens Fatherlessness is at an all-time high. The pain of growing up without a dad isn’t something that just leaves you. Today, we’re talking with Kia Stephens, author of Overcoming Father Wounds: Exchanging Your Pain for God’s Perfect Love. Kia shares her story of what life was like growing up with an absentee father and the road she walked to forgiveness. You’ve likely heard of daddy-less daughters and fatherless families. But what isn’t often talked about is what is required on the part of the abandoned child (who...
2023-05-09
41 min
Rebuilding Us: Marriage Podcast
Overcoming Father Wounds - with Kia Stephens
Overcoming Father Wounds - with Kia Stephens Fatherlessness is at an all-time high. The pain of growing up without a dad isn’t something that just leaves you. Today, we’re talking with Kia Stephens, author of Overcoming Father Wounds: Exchanging Your Pain for God’s Perfect Love. Kia shares her story of what life was like growing up with an absentee father and the road she walked to forgiveness. You’ve likely heard of daddy-less daughters and fatherless families. But what isn’t often talked about is what is required on the part of the abandoned child (who...
2023-05-09
41 min
Kankelfritz & Friends Podcast
Kia Stephens: Overcoming Father Wounds
Kia Stephens, author of Overcoming Father Wounds: Exchanging Your Pain for God's Perfect Love, defines what a father wound is. She also talks about how we relate our biological fathers to our Heavenly Father and how we can begin to take the first steps toward healing.
2023-05-05
58 min
Hustle in Faith
Ep. 231 Overcoming Father Wounds w/ Kia Stephens
Send us a textIn this week's episode, I enjoyed speaking with Kia Stephens. Kia founded Entrusted Women, which is a group she created to equip Christian communicators of color. She also hosts the Hope for Women With Father Wounds Podcast and recently released her first book Overcoming Father Wounds.In case you are interested in connecting with Kia, please feel free to do so via her website:https://www.kiastephens.com/If you enjoy listening to Hustle in Faith and would like to support the show, please consider sharing it with your frien...
2023-05-01
42 min
Hustle in Faith
Ep. 231 Overcoming Father Wounds w/ Kia Stephens
Send us a textIn this week's episode, I enjoyed speaking with Kia Stephens. Kia founded Entrusted Women, which is a group she created to equip Christian communicators of color. She also hosts the Hope for Women With Father Wounds Podcast and recently released her first book Overcoming Father Wounds.In case you are interested in connecting with Kia, please feel free to do so via her website:https://www.kiastephens.com/If you enjoy listening to Hustle in Faith and would like to support the show, please consider sharing it with your frien...
2023-05-01
42 min
Heart in a Drawer
Book Review: Overcoming Father Wounds by Kia Stephens
Book Review: Overcoming Father Wounds is what we’re discussing today on Heart in a Drawer, the podcast for adult children of divorce. Listen on Apple Podcasts Amazon Music and Audible Spotify Google Podcasts Watch on YouTube Book Review: Overcoming Father Wounds Show Notes You can now access all past Heart in a Drawer episodes HERE. Get your own copy of Overcoming Father Wounds by Kia Stephens HERE. 1:05 Kia and I both write devotions for Proverbs 31 Ministries. Subscribe HERE. ...
2023-04-27
14 min
The Bottom Line
4/21/23 - Settlement for Coach Joe Kennedy, Kia Stephens Author of "Overcoming Father Wounds,"
- "A Legal Settlement has FINALLY Been Reached in the Case of Coach Joe Kennedy" - "A New Study from Pew Research Indicates that EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANS are Trusted LEAST By People OUTSIDE THE CHURCH - So Why is that 'GOOD NEWS?'" - KIA STEPHENS: "Help for 'OVERCOMING FATHER WOUNDS'" - "Nebraska Church Celebrates Easter Weekend by Paying Off Over A HALF MILLION DOLLARS IN MEDICAL DEBT FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS!"
2023-04-22
1h 21
Truth for your Twenties
Overcoming Father Wounds
Kia Stephens (aka my new best friend) wrote a healing, helpful, and much-needed book called "overcoming father wounds" when the opportunity to interview her popped up in my inbox I couldn't say yes fast enough! We talk about: Ways you have been impacted by your father-daughter relationship Lies you might believe because of the hurt and rejection from your father Practical tools for forgiving your father Helpful ways to develop a relationship with God as your spiritual father Overcoming Father Wounds on Amazon KIa Stephens on Instagram Info on Katie's mentoring F...
2023-04-18
40 min
Enneagram and Marriage
Overcoming Father Wounds w/Kia Stephens
Whenever we approach spiritual growth, we look for roots in hurt or pain. Where have we gone off track with God and how does this distance or these wounds affect our relationships? In this new series on digging deep for faith individually and/or as couples, we ask hard questions - questions everyone has asked at some point but may not always feel are heard. Today we welcome powerful speaker, writer, and influencer at Proverbs 31 Ministries, author Kia Stephens as we discuss one of the key questions surrounding faith - what to do when there’s a father wound. Th...
2023-04-03
54 min
Girl Go Global
#32: Overcoming Father Wounds with Kia Stephens
With vulnerable honesty Kia Stephens, author of Overcoming Father Wounds: Exchanging Your Pain for God's Perfect Love shares her personal story, along with tips, tools, and strategies for healing from father wounds. If you’ve been hurt, rejected, or abandoned by your father, join Dr. Jasmine and Kia for a conversation about healing, overcoming, and the restorative love of God. Kia Stephens is the founder of Entrusted Women, which she created to equip Christian women communicators of color. A contributing writer for iBelieve.com, Beloved Women, Proverbs 31 Ministries, and Crosswalk, she is a recurring speaker at She Speak...
2023-03-24
36 min
Jesus Over Everything
JOE S9E24 - Lisa Whittle & Friends – Kia Stephens
Join Lisa for this heartfelt conversation with Kia Stephens as they discuss how God knows what we've been through with our fathers. Together, they dive into Kia's new book, "Overcoming Father Wounds," sharing openly about their own stories, how to identify our wounds, and how to forgive those who have wounded us. This episode will leave you encouraged as Lisa and Kia remind us that Jesus is everything, and no matter how deep our pain is, we can exchange it for God's love. Links: Preorder God Knows Con...
2023-03-24
36 min
Your Hope-Filled Perspective with Dr. Michelle Bengtson podcast
206 How To Exchange Father Wounds for God’s Perfect Love
Episode Summary: Father wounds result when a person’s father is physically absent, emotionally abusive or distant, negative or overly critical character, which can have long-term consequences for an individual. The world is full of women who have been hurt, neglected, rejected, or abandoned by their father. They may feel like every aspect of their life is affected by that broken trust. Even their relationship with God can feel tenuous, but there is hope. Today we’re going to be talking about how to exchange father wounds for God’s perfect love. Quotables from the episod...
2023-03-23
39 min
Stepmom Sanity
Overcoming Father Wounds with Kia Stephens
Author and speaker Kia Stephens shares about her book, Overcoming Father Wounds: Exchanging Your Pain for God's Perfect Love, speaking to wounded women everywhere about the power of God's love to transform them and redeem their brokenness. Listen as she declares that our father wounds do not have the last word in your life; God does, and gives practical tips for helping the daughter's in our care recover from the same. Connect with Kia: Website Facebook Instagram YouTube Purchase Overcoming Father Wounds at Amazon
2023-03-19
47 min
Sherry Speaks Life Podcast
Speaking Life & Overcoming Father Wounds
Are you a woman who had an absent, unknown, or emotionally unavailable father or connected to a woman with this experience? Did you know this father/daughter dynamic creates father wounds that must be addressed? Today's guest will help us understand father wounds, their impact, and how we can overcome them! We're talking about Speaking Life & Overcoming Father Wounds with Kia Stephens! Kia's book Overcoming Father Wounds: Exchanging Your Pain for God's Perfect Love, is an in-depth guide that shares practical tools to help women overcome hurt and rejection from their earthly fathers. Kia Stephens...
2023-03-15
39 min
A Cup of Gratitude
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Finding Gratitude Healing Father Wounds
This week I speak with Kia Stephens who is the founder of Entrusted Women, which she created to equip Christian women communicators of color. She is a contributing writer for iBelieve.com, Beloved Women, Proverbs 31 Ministries, and Crosswalk Kia is also a recurring speaker at She Speaks, the Beloved Women's Conference, and the Entrusted Women's Conference. Her writing has been featured on (in)courage and Ann Voskamp's blog. Kia just released her book “Overcoming Father Wounds” which is already ministering to many. We look at Kia’s life from childhood to the present in this episode and are able t...
2023-03-13
1h 02
Captivated
Overcoming Father Wounds with Kia Stephens
Join us as Stasi invites author Kia Stephens for another engaging and honest conversation about her new book, Overcoming Father Wounds. Kia’s desire is to help us identify our father wounds and to share practical tools to step towards deeper healing, while offering compassion, grace, and encouragement for our ongoing restoration. We serve a God who is not afraid of our tears, and we are never too much for him—because we are precious to him!…..SHOW NOTES:…..VERSES: 1 Peter 5:7 (NIV) — Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
2023-03-08
47 min
Beloved Women with Christina Patterson
Overcoming Father Wounds with Kia Stephens
Get "Overcoming Father Wounds" here: https://amzn.to/3F6FFU3→ Join the Beloved App: https://www.belovedwomen.org/join 💜Today’s guest, Kia Stephens, knows that pain very well. She is a Christian speaker, writer, and author of the book “Overcoming Father Wounds: Exchange Your Pain for God’s Perfect Love.” Kia shares that although father wounds can occur at different times in a woman’s life, if she is unable to heal, these wounds can continue to impact her for a lifetime. In this interview, Kia shares lessons from her own life and practical steps toward healing...
2023-03-07
55 min
Teach Us to Pray
Praying to Overcome Father Wounds with Kia Stephens
Praying to Overcome Father Wounds with Kia Stephens Some of the most difficult pain to heal from is pain inflicted on us by those closest to us. Today’s guest, Kia Stephens, knows this pain. She is a Christian speaker, and author of the book “Overcoming Father Wounds,” and in my conversation with her, you will learn how to seek God in prayer to find healing for your soul. Resources Mentioned in this Podcast: Download Christina's Free 5-Day Prayer Guide to help you put into practice the powerful habit of prayer. CONNE...
2023-03-07
24 min
Fullness of Joy with Jessica Mathisen
What if God is just like my father?//An Interview with Kia Stephens
What a joy to welcome Kia Stephens to the podcast today! Kia is the founder of Entrusted Women, which aims to increase and create opportunities for Christian women communicators of color. We have been friends online for a few years now and I have been so encouraged to watch her journey and learn from her. Her passion is to help women identify their father wounds and find healing through Christ’s love. Today is the release date of her book, “Overcoming Father Wounds: Exchanging Your Pain for God’s Perfect Love.” She can speak with authority on this subject because...
2023-03-07
36 min
The Best Kept Secret With Liv Dooley
Exchanging Your Pain for God's Perfect Love with Kia Stephens
It's time to exchange our pain for God's perfect love, and we're talking about it with Kia Stephens.You know, we usually begin to doubt God's character when we run into conflict, temptation, and pressure, but thankfully we're not alone. The giants in the faith that we look up to today often encountered revelations of who God is through their deepest pain and greatest fears.THIS WEEK, WE'RE REFLECTING ON JUDGES 6:23-24 NIVBut the Lord said to him, “Peace! Do not be afraid. You are not going to die.” So Gideon built an altar...
2023-02-27
56 min
All Mom Does Podcast with Julie Lyles Carr
Overcoming Father Wounds With Kia Stephens
It can be one of the most powerful relationships in a woman's life...or one of the most painful. Kia Stephens tackles this important issue with The AllMomDoes Podcast host Julie Lyles Carr; the connection between our experiences with our fathers and how it influences our marriages, careers, and spiritual lives.Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3Z40Qh1
2023-02-22
34 min
Hope for Women with Father Wounds
Accepting the Love of God When You Have a Love Wound
PRE-ORDER KIA’S BOOK ON FATHER WOUNDS - “Overcoming Father Wounds” is available now for pre-order: https://amzn.to/3JKeX4IFREE QUIZ - What Type of Father Wounds Do You Have? Take the FREE Father Wound’s Quiz and take the first step toward healing: https://bit.ly/3QQW0QrFOLLOW KIA –You can learn more about Kia at https://www.kiastephens.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kianstephens/ENTRUSTED WOMEN - Kia is also the Founder of Entrusted Women - Equipping Christian Communicators of Colorhttps://ww...
2023-02-21
43 min
Hope for Women with Father Wounds
Being Secure in Christ When You Have a Security Wound
PRE-ORDER KIA’S BOOK ON FATHER WOUNDS - “Overcoming Father Wounds” is available now for pre-order: https://amzn.to/3JKeX4IFREE QUIZ - What Type of Father Wounds Do You Have? Take the FREE Father Wound’s Quiz and take the first step toward healing: https://bit.ly/3QQW0QrFOLLOW KIA –You can learn more about Kia at https://www.kiastephens.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kianstephens/ENTRUSTED WOMEN - Kia is also the Founder of Entrusted Women - Equipping Christian Communicators of Colorhttps://ww...
2023-02-14
34 min
Encouragement for Today Podcast
“The Confidence To Pray Bold Prayers” by Kia Stephens
In today’s episode, you’ll hear a devotion written by Kia Stephens based on Acts 3:6: “Then Peter said, ‘Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk’” (NIV).We hope today’s devotion encourages you that no matter how bleak our circumstances are, God invites us to pray bold prayers. Related Resources: For more from Proverbs 31 Ministries, head to our website at proverbs31.org, where you can subscribe to Encouragement for Today devotions in writ...
2023-02-08
05 min
Hope for Women with Father Wounds
Finding Your Identity in Christ When You Have Identity Wounds
PRE-ORDER KIA’S BOOK ON FATHER WOUNDS - “Overcoming Father Wounds” is available now for pre-order: https://amzn.to/3JKeX4IFREE QUIZ - What Type of Father Wounds Do You Have? Take the FREE Father Wound’s Quiz and take the first step toward healing: https://bit.ly/3QQW0QrFOLLOW KIA –You can learn more about Kia at https://www.kiastephens.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kianstephens/ENTRUSTED WOMEN - Kia is also the Founder of Entrusted Women - Equipping Christian Communicators of Colorhttps://ww...
2023-02-07
31 min
Hope for Women with Father Wounds
Being Affirmed By God When You Have Affirmation Wounds
PRE-ORDER KIA’S BOOK ON FATHER WOUNDS - “Overcoming Father Wounds” is available now for pre-order: https://amzn.to/3JKeX4IFREE QUIZ - What Type of Father Wounds Do You Have? Take the FREE Father Wound’s Quiz and take the first step toward healing: https://bit.ly/3QQW0QrFOLLOW KIA –You can learn more about Kia at https://www.kiastephens.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kianstephens/ENTRUSTED WOMEN - Kia is also the Founder of Entrusted Women - Equipping Christian Communicators of Colorhttps://ww...
2023-01-31
16 min
Hope for Women with Father Wounds
Trusting God When You Have Trust Wounds
Do you believe God is trustworthy? When we deal with father wounds, we often deal with trust issues. In this episode, Kia unpacks this particular struggle women might have after growing up with an absent, abusive or unavailable father. PRE-ORDER KIA’S BOOK ON FATHER WOUNDS - “Overcoming Father Wounds” is available now for pre-order: https://amzn.to/3JKeX4IFREE QUIZ - What Type of Father Wounds Do You Have? Take the FREE Father Wound’s Quiz and take the first step toward healing: https://bit.ly/3QQW0QrFOLLOW KIA –
2023-01-24
28 min
Hope for Women with Father Wounds
Unpacking Our Wounds
What does it mean to unpack your wounds? In this episode, Kia helps us see what it means to inspect and sort through the wounds of our past. PRE-ORDER KIA’S BOOK ON FATHER WOUNDS - “Overcoming Father Wounds” is available now for pre-order: https://amzn.to/3JKeX4IFREE QUIZ - What Type of Father Wounds Do You Have? Take the FREE Father Wound’s Quiz and take the first step toward healing: https://bit.ly/3QQW0QrFOLLOW KIA –You can learn more about Kia at https://www.kiastephen...
2023-01-17
33 min
Hope for Women with Father Wounds
New Season Starts Today! For Women With Father Wounds
When I first started talking about this topic, I didn't have social media or a platform... but I knew God wanted me to talk about father wounds and how to heal from hurt and trauma from childhood and even adulthood. I could never have known how God would use this in my life. If you are struggling with father wounds, I hope this podcast and my other resources bless you. PRE-ORDER KIA’S BOOK ON FATHER WOUNDS - “Overcoming Father Wounds” is available now for pre-order: https://amzn.to/3JKeX4IFREE QUIZ - Wha...
2023-01-10
38 min
Raising Fatherless Kids
14. Kia Stephens - Healing from father wounds
Kia Stephen’s story begins in college when a friend casually mentions building a bookcase with her dad, an experience Kia never had with her own father.Kia is passionate about helping women to know God as a father. God is still good even when He allows bad things to happen in our lives. And God is sovereign and has a purpose and plan for our lives, even when life doesn't make sense.In this episode we talk about: The powerful role that grief and honesty play in the healing process. The impact of co...
2022-06-29
45 min
Adoptees in Arms
Embracing the Love of God the Father
Send us a textToday we have Kia Stephens on the show and she is here with a timely and sincere message for our listeners. Kia is a wife, and mom of two who is literally in the trenches of motherhood. She created The Father Swap Blog to help women exchange their father wounds for the love of God the Father. She is a contributor for iBelieve, Proverbs 31 Ministries, and Beloved Women, and her writing has been featured on Ann Voskamp’s Blog, Christianity Today, Crosswalk, and Incourage. After seeing the need for a community for C...
2022-06-17
37 min
Adoptees in Arms
Embracing the Love of God the Father
Today we have Kia Stephens on the show and she is here with a timely and sincere message for our listeners. Kia is a wife, and mom of two who is literally in the trenches of motherhood. She created The Father Swap Blog to help women exchange their father wounds for the love of God the Father. She is a contributor for iBelieve, Proverbs 31 Ministries, and Beloved Women, and her writing has been featured on Ann Voskamp’s Blog, Christianity Today, Crosswalk, and Incourage. After seeing the need for a community for Christian women communicators of color, she f...
2022-06-17
37 min
Hope for Women with Father Wounds
Exchanging Father Wounds for God’s Love, with Stasi Eldredge (Part 2)
In this episode, Stasi and Kia discuss: - Stasi’s testimony and how Jesus came to her- How God brings healing and redemption in our darkest times- That forgiveness is a choice, not a feeling- Inviting God into the process of forgiveness- The importance of boundaries FOLLOW STASI –Website: https://wildatheart.org/blogs/stasiInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildatheart/ABOUT KIA –Kia Stephens is a wife and homeschooling mom of two who is passionate about encouraging the hearts of women. For this r...
2022-06-07
25 min
Hope for Women with Father Wounds
Exchanging Father Wounds for God’s Love, with Stasi Eldredge (Part 1)
In this episode, Stasi and Kia discuss:- Stasi’s childhood story and father wounds- How our earthly fathers shape our view of our Heavenly Father- How knowing our parents’ story can help us understand our story- Our longing to be delighted in and seen- What happens when that longing is ignored or rejected FOLLOW STASI – Website: https://wildatheart.org/blogs/stasiInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildatheart/ABOUT KIA - Kia Stephens is a wife and homeschooling mom of two who is pas...
2022-05-24
25 min
Hope for Women with Father Wounds
God the Father Is Omniscient, Omnipresent and Omnipotent
God is Omniscient – he is all-knowingGod is Omnipresent – he is everywhereGod is Omnipotent – he is all-powerfulWhat do these character traits (attributes) of God have to do with father wounds? Kia unpacks what these beautiful truths about who our Heavenly Father is means for those of us who have been hurt by our earthly fathers.Kia Stephens is a wife and homeschooling mom of two who is passionate about encouraging the hearts of women. For this reason, she created The Father Swap Blog to help women exchange their father wounds for the love o...
2022-05-10
13 min
Hope for Women with Father Wounds
God the Father Is Concerned about You
There is never a moment we are not cared for by God and watched over by him. Do you know this? Do you believe it? Do you need to spend time meditating on God’s compassion and attentiveness?Sometimes when God feels distant or unconcerned, he might be giving us an opportunity to grow up. Kia Stephens is a wife and homeschooling mom of two who is passionate about encouraging the hearts of women. For this reason, she created The Father Swap Blog to help women exchange their father wounds for the love of God the Fa...
2022-04-26
12 min
Captivated
Hope for Women With Father Wounds
Join Stasi in this hope-filled conversation with guest Kia Stephens, a writer, podcaster and creator of Entrusted Women a ministry devoted to equipping Christian communicators of color. Kia has a passion for illuminating the Father love of God. The relationship with our earthly father, good or bad, has a huge effect on our hearts, and often healing is needed. Kia shares her story, walking with God in forgiveness, and her journey of answering God's call to engage with women and their father wounds, offering them hope and encouragement to help them heal. About Kia: Kia Stephens...
2022-04-20
36 min
Hope for Women with Father Wounds
God the Father Is Merciful
Our sin requires payment. Because of God’s mercy (he does not give us what we deserve) he does the unthinkable: he spares us by sacrificing his own son for our sins. What would motivate a holy God to send his perfect, holy Son to die for a sinful people? Love. His compassionate, unexplainable, radical love for us compels him to be merciful to us.In this episode, Kia covers:- God’s mercy toward women in the Bible.- Kia asks: where do you need to take how of God’s mercy in your life?
2022-04-13
11 min
Hope for Women with Father Wounds
Exchanging Father Wounds For God’s Love (with Karen Ehman, Pt 2)
In this episode (part 2 of 2), Karen shares her experience with father wounds.Be sure to listen to the first part of Kia and Karen’s conversation: https://www.lifeaudio.com/hope-for-women-with-father-wounds/exchanging-father-wounds-for-gods-love-with-karen-ehman-pt-1Find Karen:https://karenehman.comhttps://www.facebook.com/OfficialKarenEhmanhttps://www.instagram.com/karenehman/Kia Stephens is a wife and homeschooling mom of two who is passionate about encouraging the hearts of women. For this reason, she created The Father Swap Blog to help women exchange their father wounds for the love of God the Father. Kia is al...
2022-03-15
23 min
It's Not How You Start But How You Finish
Our guest sister Kia Stephens discussed how some daughters are impacted by an absent/inconsistent father & how there is still hope
"Kia Stephens is a writer and created The Father Swap Blog to help women exchange their father wounds for the love of God the father. She is a contributor for iBelieve, Proverbs 31 Ministries, and Beloved women. Her writing has been featured on Ann Voskamp’s Blog, Christianity Today, Crosswalk, and Incourage." https://www.kiastephens.com/
2022-03-11
36 min
It's Not How You Start But How You Finish
Preview: Our guest sister Kia Stephens discussed how some daughters are impacted by an absent/inconsistent father & how there is still hope
"Kia Stephens is a writer and created The Father Swap Blog to help women exchange their father wounds for the love of God the father. She is a contributor for iBelieve, Proverbs 31 Ministries, and Beloved women. Her writing has been featured on Ann Voskamp’s Blog, Christianity Today, Crosswalk, and Incourage." https://www.kiastephens.com/Full episode scheduled to be released Friday March 11, 2022.
2022-03-09
01 min
Hope for Women with Father Wounds
Exchanging Father Wounds For God’s Love (with Karen Ehman, Pt 1)
In this episode (part 1 of 2), Karen shares her experience with father wounds.Find Karen:https://karenehman.comhttps://www.facebook.com/OfficialKarenEhmanhttps://www.instagram.com/karenehman/Kia Stephens is a wife and homeschooling mom of two who is passionate about encouraging the hearts of women. For this reason, she created The Father Swap Blog to help women exchange their father wounds for the love of God the Father. Kia is also the founder of Entrusted Women, which she created to equip Christian women communicators of color. Kia's writing has been featured...
2022-03-01
22 min
Girl, I Slept in My Makeup
Episode 99: Meet Kia Stephens!
The sister's are joined today by Kia Stephens, who they found through Proverbs 31 Ministries and were so inspired by this blog and all that she is doing, they had to have her on the pod! She created The Father Swap Blog to help women exchange their father wounds for the love of God the Father. Kia is also the founder of Entrusted Women, which she created to equip Christian women communicators of color.
2022-02-16
36 min
Hope for Women with Father Wounds
God the Father Is Good
For those who believe that if there is a God, he cannot possibly be good - Kia walks through three assumptions of this line of thinking:Assumptions:1. Good things should only happen to good people, and bad things should only happen to bad people.2. We have a common understanding with God of who is good and bad.3. Things that are bad can never result in a good outcome.By exploring these assumptions, we can come to a right view of God’s goodness.Kia Stephens is a wife an...
2022-02-15
12 min
Hope for Women with Father Wounds
God the Father Affirms Us
The words of our biological fathers can uplift us, or wound us deeply. For those of us with father wounds, we usually wrestle with deeply hurtful words or an absence of affirmation. This is why it is essential that we look to our Father for affirmation. For every woman who has felt unseen or invisible or unaffirmed by their biological father, God says over and over in his Word: I affirm you.Scripture Referenced: Psalm 139Kia Stephens is a wife and homeschooling mom of two who is passionate about encouraging the hearts of women. For...
2022-02-01
14 min
Hope for Women with Father Wounds
God the Father Is Faithful
A faithful person is loyal, constant, reliable, dependable, believable and true. But we’re not talking about a person, we’re talking about God. All these definitions of faithful are true of God, perfectly true. But why is it so difficult sometimes to believe that God is faithful?In this episode, Kia explores why we struggle with our perception of God, and how we can begin to align our perspective with the truth about who God reveals himself to be.Kia Stephens is a wife and mom of two who is passionate about helping women know God...
2022-01-19
14 min
Hope for Women with Father Wounds
When You Feel Stuck in Your Grief (with Lisa Whittle)
This is the second part of Kia’s interview with Lisa Whittle. Be sure to check out our previous episode, “Learning How to Accept Our Grief”: https://www.lifeaudio.com/hope-for-women-with-father-wounds/learning-how-to-accept-our-grief-with-lisa-whittleIn this episode, they discuss:1. What Jesus meant when he said, “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.”2. Identifying when you’re stuck in a pain cycle of grief. Lisa talks about four cycles of pain we can find ourselves in. 3. How Lisa has exchanged her wounds for the love of the FatherTake the quiz to see if you a...
2021-12-13
23 min
A Blythe Coach
075: Dance Recovering from Eating Disorder with Dietician Kia'ikai "Kai" Iguchi
Kia’ikai Iguchi is a Dietician working in eating disorder recovery, an adult ballet dancer, and nonbinary (they/them pronouns). They were also a ballet student of mine at the University of Hawai'i! Here in episode 75, we discuss Kai's experience with eating disorders and advice on creating safe spaces that are accepting of all bodies and gender expressions in dance and society. TW: Trigger Warning due to talk of disordered eating behaviors Full notes, key takeaways, and links at ablythecoach.com/abc-blog/ Nonbinary-friendly and diverse ballet companies: Ballez (NYC) Black Sh...
2021-12-06
1h 05
Hope for Women with Father Wounds
Learning How to Accept Our Grief (with Lisa Whittle)
In this episode (part one of a two-part series), Kia sits down with author and speaker Lisa Whittle to talk about her newest book, The Hard Good. They discuss:1.Lisa’s relationships with her father and her “bonus father.” 2.Working through the specific grief of parental loss and how it can be “hard good.”3.Accepting circumstances that we can’t change and practical steps toward acceptance4.Moving from “what if” to “what is” 5.Learning not to fear griefFind out more about Lisa and her book The Hard Good:https://lisawhittle.com/Follow L...
2021-12-06
24 min
Hope for Women with Father Wounds
God the Father Is a Provider
One of the names God calls himself is Jehovah Jireh, which means provider. Do you believe this is true - that God will provide for all of your needs? In this episode, Kia unpacks the famous story of Abraham and Issac at the alter, and the father who provides for his children even in the most impossible circumstances. About Kia:Kia Stephens is a wife and homeschooling mom of two who is passionate about encouraging the hearts of women. For this reason, she created The Father Swap Blog to help women exchange their father...
2021-11-22
13 min
Hope for Women with Father Wounds
God the Father Is Accessible
Episode 13: God the Father Is Accessible There is something so comforting about the fact that we do not have to wait to commune with God. He is always accessible to us, always ready to listen to us. All we have to do is quiet ourselves and talk to him exactly as we are. He is not too busy, not too important and not too preoccupied to stop and commune with us.Even our best friends and closest family members can’t be there for us the way God can. This is especially true when our fathers we...
2021-11-16
11 min
Hope for Women with Father Wounds
God the Father Loves Us Intentionally
When I was a child, I was bullied in school. It was one of the most defining experiencing of my life. It laid the foundation for a variety of lies I believed for a long time, which drove poor decision-making as a result. Our existence isn’t a mistake. God wants us to be here. Everything about us was created with intention. If you feel unloved, unwanted or unimportant by man - God has always loved, wanted and valued us. “I formed you,” he tells Jeremiah, and us.About Kia:Kia Stephens is a wife a...
2021-11-01
12 min
Hope for Women with Father Wounds
A Closer Look at Knowing God as Father
Years ago, I stumbled across a quote I’ve never been able to forget: “Sociologists say it is common for people to perceive that God is like their fathers or fatherly figures in their lives.” If your father was silent, absent, angry, prideful, abusive, etc., you could believe God was that way, too. What does it mean to say God is a father to the fatherless when we cannot see, hear or touch him? In this episode, Kia unpacks her own father wound story and how she started her journey to view God as Father.Res...
2021-10-18
14 min
SHE'S SO WELL BY WONDERFULLY MADE
Healing from Father Wounds — with Kia Stephens
Kia Stephens, writer and ministry leader joins us to talk about finding healing from father wounds. Whether you have father wounds that stem from divorce, abandonment, premature death, abuse, incarceration, drug addiction or from having a physically present father but who was emotionally abusive, our conversation with Kia will help you process through your pain and press on to greater healing. Kia shares her own journey of finding God to be a father to the fatherless beyond physical constraints. Through her own story, Kia provides encouragement, healing and practical wisdom for experiencing wholeness from the wounds of a broken...
2021-09-13
26 min
Growing Home Together Podcast
How to Find Healing for the Father Wounds of Your Past - with Kia Stephens
Every child’s heart longs for the love of a father. A warm and attentive dad gives his son or daughter a sense of security. They feel valuable, supported, and understood. A dad’s care and presence allow a child to grow and thrive into a healthy, whole adult who is able to build strong relationships for life. Yet many women and men carry painful father wounds that never heal. Those wounds create a ripple effect of pain and damage that can persist for generations. Today’s guest, Kia Stephens, offers a powerful word of hope for the hur...
2021-07-20
51 min
Adoptees in Arms
Exchanging Father Wounds for the Love of God the Father with Kia Stephens
Today we have Kia Stephens on the show and she is here with a timely and sincere message for our listeners. Kia is a wife, and homeschooling mom of two who is literally in the trenches of motherhood. She created The Father Swap Blog to help women exchange their father wounds for the love of God the Father. She is a contributor for iBelieve, Proverbs 31 Ministries, and Beloved Women, and her writing has been featured on Ann Voskamp’s Blog, Christianity Today, Crosswalk, and Incourage. After seeing the need for a community for Christian women communicators of colo...
2021-06-18
38 min
Adoptees in Arms
Exchanging Father Wounds for the Love of God the Father with Kia Stephens
Send us a textToday we have Kia Stephens on the show and she is here with a timely and sincere message for our listeners. Kia is a wife, and homeschooling mom of two who is literally in the trenches of motherhood. She created The Father Swap Blog to help women exchange their father wounds for the love of God the Father. She is a contributor for iBelieve, Proverbs 31 Ministries, and Beloved Women, and her writing has been featured on Ann Voskamp’s Blog, Christianity Today, Crosswalk, and Incourage. After seeing the need for a comm...
2021-06-18
38 min
And The Church Said...
The Father Swap with Kia Stephens
Author and Speaker, Kia Stephens, joins the podcast today. Kia shares with us her call to communicate to women and how that journey unfolded. She also discusses about dealing with the emotional and physical absence of her father. Kia talks about the years of prayer, counseling, healing, and living with void as she struggled to deal with her father wounds. She shares her story of redemption of how she came to swap the wounds of her earthly father to receive God’s filling of that void. Kia shares a powerful story of how God heals and use...
2021-01-17
38 min
Hope for Women with Father Wounds
What Should Honoring an Absent Father Look Like?
God wants us to honor our fathers and mothers. But how can we do that, why should we do that, when we have deep, painful father wounds? And yet, we know the Christian way means loving those even who hurt us. Forgiveness and prayer, though hard, are still doable. In this episode, Kia walks through what God’s Word says about loving our fathers and how we can pursue the most excellent way, even with someone who has left us wounded. Kia Stephens is a wife and homeschooling mom of two who is passionate about en...
2020-08-05
09 min
Hope for Women with Father Wounds
Bringing Father Wounds into a Marriage
Key truths from today’s episode:1. You can’t look to your husband to fill the void for affirmation that your father left you.2. You must forgive your dad, or it will impact your marriage relationship. 3. You must look at God to meet your needs, not your husband.Kia unpacks these key truths in this episode, and explains how bringing these needs to God is the first step to freeing your husband (or your future husband) from your father wounds. Kia Stephens is a wife and homeschooling mom of two who is pass...
2020-07-29
11 min
Hope for Women with Father Wounds
How Fathers Impact Dating Relationships
Navigating dating without your father is like traveling in a foreign country without a map or GPS. Ultimately, what a daughter learns about the opposite sex through her father informs what she understands (or doesn't understand) about the men around her. Kia Stephens is a wife and homeschooling mom of two who is passionate about encouraging the hearts of women. For this reason, she created The Father Swap Blog to help women exchange their father wounds for the love of God the Father. Kia is also the founder of Entrusted Women, which she created to equip Christian women...
2020-07-22
09 min
Hope for Women with Father Wounds
How Your Father Impacts Your Self Worth
When a father is absent, he takes a piece of his daughter’s heart with him. Daughters with father wounds grow up longing to be known, loved, confident, capable and worthy of being treated with respect. We need this not just as little girls, but as grown women, too. That’s why so many women try to find or reach out to their absentee dads. In this episode, Kia shares her own story of reaching out to her father, and the lessons she learned about where her true self worth comes from. We must replace the ache in our...
2020-07-08
10 min
Hope for Women with Father Wounds
Forgiving Our Fathers
How can we possibly forgive an absent or abusive father and the pain he caused us? In this episode, we dive into real, practical tips for finding healing from your father wounds, starting with the possibility of forgiveness.Kia Stephens is a wife and homeschooling mom of two who is passionate about encouraging the hearts of women. For this reason, she created The Father Swap Blog to help women exchange their father wounds for the love of God the Father. Kia is also the founder of Entrusted Women, which she created to equip Christian women communicators of color...
2020-07-01
14 min
Hope for Women with Father Wounds
Knowing God as Father Part 3: God is the Perfect Father
If you don't believe God can fill the role of father in your life, perhaps you're not thinking big enough. In this episode, Kia makes a case for why God can in fact be Father to those with deep, painful father wounds.Kia Stephens is a wife and homeschooling mom of two who is passionate about encouraging the hearts of women. For this reason, she created The Father Swap Blog to help women exchange their father wounds for the love of God the Father. Kia is also the founder of Entrusted Women, which she created to equip Christian...
2020-06-24
11 min
Hope for Women with Father Wounds
Knowing God as Father Part 2: What to Do When God Is Silent?
There is a relationship between the type of biological fathers we grew up with, and how we view God. In this episode, Kia helps listeners unpack the fears and frustrations they have around God's sometimes seeming silence in the face of their pain.Kia Stephens is a wife and homeschooling mom of two who is passionate about encouraging the hearts of women. For this reason, she created The Father Swap Blog to help women exchange their father wounds for the love of God the Father. Kia is also the founder of Entrusted Women, which she created to equip...
2020-06-16
13 min
Hope for Women with Father Wounds
Knowing God As Father, Part 1: Forgiving God
In this episode, Kia shares her own personal story of struggling through unforgiveness toward God for the father wounds she experienced growing up. She guides women dealing with similar feelings of anger and unforgiveness toward the truth about God; he can be trusted.Kia Stephens is a wife and homeschooling mom of two who is passionate about encouraging the hearts of women. For this reason, she created The Father Swap Blog to help women exchange their father wounds for the love of God the Father. Kia is also the founder of Entrusted Women, which she created to equip...
2020-06-09
12 min
Hope for Women with Father Wounds
Episode 1: What Are Father Wounds (And How Do I Know if I Have Them)?
This podcast is for women who have experienced pain in their father-daughter relationship, as a result of divorce, abandonment, abuse, incarceration, addiction, or a physically-present but emotionally-absent father. The aim of this podcast is to help you exchange your father wounds for the love of God, the Father.In this episode, Kia shares her own personal story and how she came to start her ministry, The Father Swap.Kia Stephens is a wife and homeschooling mom of two who is passionate about encouraging the hearts of women. For this reason, she created The Father...
2020-06-08
12 min
BEHIND HER FAITH | The Podcast
BEHIND HER FAITH Podcast S1.09 | Jevon Bolden & Kia Stephens
Thank you for joining us for another episode of the BHF podcast series! BEHIND HER FAITH celebrates the courage and strength of amazing women, and highlights the power of their Faith. Episode 9 of the BEHIND HER FAITH Podcast features Jevon Bolden, literary agent and CEO of Embolden Media Group, and Kia Stephens, Founder of Entrusted Women. Join us as we discuss the world of publishing for Women of Color. After listening please be sure to stream all four episodes of BEHIND HER FAITH the TV series, featuring Essence Atkins, Niecy Nash, Angelica Nwandu (Founder & CEO...
2020-05-29
1h 31
Work Your Plan Podcast with Kendra
54. Finding Your Voice As A Visionary
Today is the 4th and final episode of our weeklong series, "Finding Your Voice." If you missed previous episodes, I encourage you to go back and listen to them. Ep 51 Finding Your Voice As A Woman Ep 52 Finding Your Voice As A Wife Ep 53 Finding Your Voice As A Mom My guest for episode 54: Finding Your Voice As A Visionary is Kia Stephens. Kia is a wife and homeschooling mom of two who is passionate about helping women know God as Father. For this reason, she created The Father Swap Blog to help women exchange th...
2019-08-23
59 min