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FamilyLife Blended® Podcast

200: Childhood-trauma Healing: When One Stepparent Changed Everything

October 5, 2026
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Childhood-trauma healing doesn’t erase the past—but it can change your future. Worship leader Kim Walker-Smith shares how growing up through divorce, multiple stepfathers, abuse, and loss shaped her life, and how one faithful stepdad became a picture of hope. On FamilyLife Blended, Ron Deal explores what healing can look like for anyone carrying wounds from a broken family.

FamilyLife Blended® podcast logo with image of Ron L. Deal
FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
200: Childhood-trauma Healing: When One Stepparent Changed Everything
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About the Guest

Kim Walker-Smith

Kim Walker-Smith

Kim Walker-Smith is passionate about God’s love for people, the transformational power of Holy Spirit, and encountering the Presence of God. Her music has reached millions around the world, crossing borders and denominations, releasing breakthrough, healing, and hope. Kim’s highest priority is to love God and follow His leading, and to invite those she leads to follow after Him with her. With 20 years of worship leadership and a fearless heart, Kim continues to bring others into deeper, more personal relationships with the Living God.

About the Host

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Ron Deal

Ron Deal is Director of FamilyLife Blended®️ for FamilyLife®️ and President of Smart Stepfamilies™️. He is a family ministry consultant and conducts marriage and family seminars around the country; he specializes in marriage education and stepfamily enrichment. He is one of the most widely read authors on stepfamily living in the country.