Gifted in teaching and knowledge,this non-PhD Christian truth teller has taught me more (via these podcasts) that I’ve listened to for the last three months about multiple subjects than any other therapist, or self-help book I’ve ever encountered before. Thank you, Adam Young you are a gift from above.

After I listened through and tried to stay focused on myself and my own parents, I had my kids in the car and played it again. Me: “We’ve messed these up a lot.” Them, angrily, as they listened: “Yep, you messed that one up too!” Me: “Yeah. I’m sorry.” I’m gonna write no-send letters to my parents, and then see about actually engaging them with some of the harms. (No expectations—just giving them and any amount of repair and healing a chance) So, thanks for the podcast.

So informative. Thank you. 👏

This podcast will change your life. It will help you live in integrity, and through that find the deepest healing.

Incredible healing, truth spoken here

I’ve listened to dozens of episodes now after being encouraged to do so by my young adult child who has recently adopted a very angry and accusational attitude toward me and my spouse. No wonder. Mr. Young treats all “hurts” as serious wrongs. I’ve been stunned by how tiny my child’s complaints have been. They are so minute and petty, especially in light of the goodness we showered on him. These things that we did were at most disappointing and parental discretion situations where they just did not get their way, not harming or hurtful. Wasn’t allowed to watch R-rated movies as a 12 year old? Apparently that’s trauma! Occasionally not allowed to go out late with friends when you are in the midst of school and sports and applying for college? Abuse! Mr. Young treats all complaints and complainers as valid. They simply are not all valid, defined as having a sound basis in fact and reason. That’s not to say that the feelings aren’t real - just that they aren’t reasonable, and should be adjusted in light of the facts and reason. To say all feelings and complaints are valid is simply nonsense, yet his stance encourages and celebrates this. The parent who objects or defends themselves is a “narcissist” or a “wicked person”. You’ll hear him say that not all hurts are intentional, and that most parents are so-called ordinary garden variety sinners, but he has never once in an episode I’ve heard had any example of this or expanded on the topic. Then many (though not all) of the examples he gives of hurtfulness and trauma and wicked behavior by parents is absurd. His overall message and teaching 100% has led my child astray, turned them against us, and deceived them. There is no question real hurt and trauma is caused by some parents, and there are certainly wicked parents. Healing and therapy are needed in those cases. But to listen to this podcast, you come away having been told that essentially all parents are wicked people, and all complaining children should be believed and their complaints never questioned. Oh, and don’t ever question whether your parents hurt you on purpose, or whether your story is really that bad. He assures you that your parents did mean to hurt you, and your story is terrible, whether you think so or not. How ridiculous.

I’m a new therapist, practicing as an Associate Clinical Social Worker for just over a year now. After graduating, I felt like I was a walking textbook showing up to every session. I knew I was sharing a lot of information and not making good connections. This perspective of engaging stories, and the tools on how to do that, has rocked my therapy room so to speak. I finally feel like a regulated embodied soul showing up to facilitate the reconnection of other bodies and souls. This method of engaging stories really works. I have been blown away and humbled by the revelations and healing I’ve witnessed. Adam is a phenomenal instructor/guide, and I thank God for leading me to his podcast.

I’m thankful to have this podcast as I go deeper in my healing journey. The episodes about minimizing trauma or dismissing our experiences was eye opening for me. Something happened to me when I was a toddler that left me physically scarred but without conscious memory. For 40 years I have believed that since I don’t remember it, it wasn’t trauma. Yet, I have recognized many of my own traits, behaviors and inner experiences in descriptions of trauma that I’ve heard recently. Revisiting that event of my story, with a relative, knowing what I have now learned, has allowed me to finally grieve and feel empathy for the baby girl inside. She isn’t just some imaginary girl— she is me. I’m amazed that it never occurred to me to do this before; I never thought I needed it. My pattern of checking out and being avoidant are much less mysterious to me now. I have prayed to be the mom my kids need, and I believe this is part of the answer to that prayer. Thank you, Adam, for your clear teaching and encouragement to each of us to engage our story.

An episode that every single person needs to hear! As a mind/body practitioner that enters into engaging story work with clients, I am so thankful for this episode!! I will be directing my clients to this often! It blessed me greatly in my own personal story and affirmed so much of how my own healing has occurred!!

A friend of mine shared this podcast with me and I am SO grateful she did! Adam shares so much wisdom and so many of the episodes have prompted me to dig more deeply into my own story and examine how it has affected me. This has been especially profound as I reflect on my own parenting and the roots of some of my own struggles in my role as a mom. I appreciate his Biblical perspective and the fascinating connections he draws between our family of origin, our relationships with others and our relationship with God. This podcast is truly a gem and I cannot recommend it highly enough. Thanks for all that you’re putting out into the world, Adam! So thought provoking, and SO helpful.

I love this podcast! It has given my such a deeper understanding of myself and others and a growing ability to extend grace to all of us. Thank you, Adam!

I have listened to two episodes so far and found them very informative and clear. Thank you so much!

There is some good information to gather from this podcast but there is something that I think needs to be pointed out. The host, probably because of his own story, repeatedly says a core wound is a mother’s purposeful abusive triangulation of son in order to get revenge on an emotionally unavailable husband. That a verbally and emotionally abusive father isn’t as harmful as a mother who triangulates. That the father is only abusive to his son BECAUSE of his wife’s emotional attachment to her son. Why isn’t the host asking WHY the husband wasn’t emotionally available to his wife? If he was verbally and emotionally abusive to his children, than certainly it begs to reason he was equally or more so abusive to his wife. That’s the REAL root issue in the family dynamics. Some exploitation into narcissistic abuse should be had before making such hard as fast blanket statements about moms (who are more than likely bearing extensive abuse from the father). I’m a mom in this situation and I can take ownership for leaning on my children for emotional support but I didn’t NOT do so with any intention (it was subconsciously done) or malice. I truly didn’t even know I was doing it until the covert narcissistic abuse I had endured for 22 years was uncovered. Narcissistic people already blame their victims (which is how I missed the abuse for 22 years—because I readily absorbed all of the blame for everything. Literally everything) and to now listen to a podcast host say over and over that I’m the real abuser in the family and I’m to blame for my husband’s mistreatment of our children is absolutely wrong. All that being said, I have gained knowledge and help for my own healing via this podcast so I think a 4 start trying is deserved.

I found this podcast when it was casually mentioned at church by our pastor. I was going through one of the most difficult times in my life. Those times when God brings you to the path that you are destined to be on. During that chapter in my life, even though it was for the good of my entire being - I felt like I was drowning. For me, this podcast was then and still is part of journey to connect with and honor my authentic self. It’s hard to articulate how listening to these episodes has impacted my story. Even the book recommendations continued my journey outside of the episodes. The visualization of these books piled in my room are data points indicating how far I have come- they are reminders of my steps along the way of discovering who I am.

Thankful to have learned of this podcast from a trusted supervisor. This has been so helpful in engaging my own story and also in working to help others do the same. Looking forward to learning more!

Thank you so much to Adam and his guests for their generosity of spirit and generosity with information and resources that have been so helpful to me and I’m sure many others. You have impacted my life and made a difference for the better. Thank you so much.

Thank you to Adam and all his guests. It is a privilege to listen and learn from you. If I could name one thing that has helped me to understand myself better, it would be this podcast. You help me heal and show up better for those I carry with me in this life. From the bottom of my heart, 🙏❤️

Listening to this podcast helped me with trauma recovery, including childhood trauma and understanding how brain works, how it tries to keep us alive and protect us through the way we learned to protect ourselves in childhood. It opened my eyes to reality more than once. I recommend this podcast to everyone who wants to work on themselves and recover from undesired behavioral problems in their lives

I am excited to keep listening and learning.

This podcast has been such an incredible part of my healing journey, engaging my story of origin and understanding the need to listen to my body!

Such a helpful podcast as a counselor

This podcast provides a safe space to find healing and feel heard and affirmed. Adam Young and his guests share relatable stories that have helped me to identify and better understand my own trauma and continue on my healing journey.

In general, this is a great help to understanding ourselves. The most recent episode lost me after hearing the words “queer folk.” I am not interested in hearing about this in any capacity other than apologies for dividing people.

I have listened to this show for a few years now and it’s a mix of truth and Christianity and modern humanism. It posits itself as a Christian counseling show but it seems to promote affirming a persons sin in order to make them feel good/heard, rather than listening/caring and telling truth in love. It seems that this show has lost its Christian moorings in order to be “relevant” in todays “you can be whatever you want” culture.

These podcasts have help me in the healing process from childhood trauma, more than anything has ever had. Thank you Adam

I love every single episode and it has transformed my life in so many important ways.

This podcast has been life changing and literally lifesaving for me. I gain so much insight and understanding in every episode and hear truth that is hard to find. Thank you Adam for being so bold and honest, yet gracious and sensitive. Thank you for helping me understand my trauma and know what steps to take to heal. I can’t say enough about this podcast!! It is truly a gift.

I learn something new in every episode! After listening to some of the latest episodes I went back and started from the beginning. I want to hear them all

I am so incredibly grateful for Adam Young and the work he is doing through this podcast. It has helped me in so many ways. In fact, it would not be an exaggeration to say it has changed my life. Thank you, thank you for the good work you are doing!

This podcast in two episodes has given be valuable tools to work on myself and my relationships. The content is so rich and practical.thank you for your work! It is life changing! Definitely will be recommending to everyone!

So glad I found this podcast. Adam unpacks so much information on story and therapy and healing. It’s a gift that keeps on giving!!

This is the first podcast I’ve listened to that actually created massive change in my life…thank you to Adam Young! I’m a student of trying to understand myself and others. This podcast material has been insightful and practical to apply. Fabulous!!!

I practice Zen Buddhism so I wouldn’t normally seek out a Christian oriented podcast. But I am so grateful to the host Adam Young and the practical and universal wisdom of The Place We Find Ourselves and Adam’s excellent guests. This podcast helped me so much as I am struggling with the death of my father and family estrangement.

I was raised in an overly spiritual Christian home, where mental health was disregard it. I’m always searching for a podcast that hits home and boy does this one do just that! Thank you for sharing these conversations and information as it is deepening my relationship with God and myself

This podcast has been so refreshing to me- particularly on the topics of grief and healing. I have found that few are willing to wade through the difficult emotions of grief with others let alone themselves so to find voices that are able to speak into that space with wisdom are rare. Thanks Adam Young for this podcast!

this podcast was recommended to me by an friend and I’m so thankful she sent it to me! these episodes are life changing, freeing, and full of wisdom. thankful to Adam young for sharing his work!

I do believe what you said about God creating our sexual desires, but as a single woman how do I reconcile my desires with this scripture?24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. (‭‭‭Galatians‬ ‭5‬‬:‭24‬ ‭ESV‬‬)

Adam Young and his pod cast the “ The places we find ourselves” is a MUST to listen and learn from. I was so broken down and trying to understand myself. He simply broke it down easily for me to understand who I am and why I am the way I am. Thank you so much for your pod cast. Whole heartedly, it changed my life the day I found it and tuned into it. I share with every person that I know who struggles to understand certain things, and they come out saying the same thing. Highly recommend if you are still trying to seek answers that you need clarity on.

If you’re a Christian, please be wary of this guy! After listening to Episode 128, I have seen how hostile this guy is to the Bible and to Pastors and is predatory to people who are seeking counsel and guidance. In this episode he starts out with giving you the “correct” interpretation of a bible verse. Later on, he concludes that we should not believe anyone else’s interpretation of the Bible because 1) the Bible isn’t clear on ANYTHING and 2) if we believe someone else’s interpretation of the Bible, we are being idolatrous. Not only is that incredibly contradictory to him telling the listener how to interpret a bible verse in the beginning of the same talk, it’s incredibly predatory in the way he talks. He tells you not to listen to your pastor if they use a bible verse to show you sin in your life, he tells you not to listen to your parents if they use the Bible as guidance and help, he still has his interpretation there, showing you that HE can be trusted, just not anyone else. This entire conversation (I didn’t even get into the unbiblical theology he was drawing out) was spoken in a laughing, jovial, no biggie tone to comfort the listener as he spoke contradictions and lies. Dear Christian, please be wary. If this is someones presuppositions about the Bible and about the guidance and counsel of the church, how can anything from his mouth and heart be trusted?

If you grew up in a fundamentalist, conservative Christian home and church, this is for you. Prioritize listening to these healing episodes. Adam Young does an outstanding job of marrying neuroscience, biology and the brain to the matters of the heart.

This podcast has been used to change things in my life as well as with the clients in my practice. However, this is the first time I have been in disagreement. We need to be very very careful of our own deceitfully wicked hearts. It is scary to interpret the Bible as I would like to interpret. I was curious your take on it being misused but surprised at your conclusion.

Wow! This podcast has helped me to better understand myself and others. It’s helping me find healing which in turn allows me to have compassion for myself and others. Thank you for your time and effort that you have out into this podcast.

I listened to a few of his episodes, but I will not continue to listen to a man who is promotes living a Christian life in a way that relies on one’s own personal thoughts and decisions. Does he not know that the Bible was compiled (with the Holy Spirt) by humans? The idea of only following our personal interpretation on the Bible and not to trust theology is insane. The main reason (aside from the obvious, God) we have Biblical text IS because of man. If you discard others interpretations of readings you might as well discard the Bible which includes many stories told, with different interpretations, by man. This is why the Gospels will sometimes tell the same story but with a different perspective…. Different perspectives help us to grow in our faith.

I echo the last review and wholeheartedly agree Adam’s teachings have provided me significantly greater insights than my Masters in Social Work courses. Personally and professionally I find myself turning to Adam’s podcasts for guidance. I also recently completed the Story work course with Adam and Cathy Lorezel and cannot recommend it enough. Thank you so very much!

Good on some topics, but definitely need discernment when listening on others.

Adam brings some incredible truths to light both through his own studies, and through the stories of others. I am just finishing up an MS in mental health counseling and I truly believe I learn more about my profession here than I have in all those expensive and often verbose textbooks I read. I send out links to my school cohorts all the time. Thank you my friend, for this awesome, insightful, and highly educational podcast.

Genuinely speechless. This podcast truly is a gift from God — I can’t find people who talk about these topics and unravel trauma from a biblical view anywhere. This podcast has been so healing, redemptive, and restorative in more ways than I could ever express. It’s definitely going to challenge you and confront the deep places, but in a tactful way that ushers in freedom that only the Father can bring.

I am so grateful for your work and willingness to share your wisdom and compassion. I am so blessed to have found this podcast through my “Rescued” group for betrayed women. We have listened to and shared so many of your podcasts. Your recent “Is Hope Reasonable” has caused such a shift in our thoughts and consideration of what is possible! We have all been so shattered, and in despair about the constant mental gymnastics, rearranging the broken pieces (or in most cases, pulverized dust) to imagine the best-worst future possible. But INSTEAD, we are all now imagining and asking God to CREATE something COMPLETELY BRAND NEW that has nothing to do with our decimated marriages. Thank you for giving me, and my beautiful, wounded friends, hope! In extreme trauma, I have found co-regulation by just listening to your podcast. With utmost gratitude, C

This podcast is such a blessing to me! I so appreciate Adam & his guests & team!!

So many amazing ideas to mull over. So many gentle pokes at the deep heart issues I never knew how to put words to… So thankful for the team of people who make this podcast possible.