Finding God in Our Pain & Weakness: Reconciling Body & Spirit - Liuan Huska

It's an honor to listen to Liuan Huska share her journey of managing pain, chronic illness and finding wholeness, which is the subject of her latest book "Hurting Yet Whole: Reconciling Body & Spirit In Chronic Pain & Illness" from InterVarsity Press.

Liuan Huska went through years of chronic pain and wondered why God seemed absent and questioned some of the common assumptions about healing. What do we do when our bodies don't work the way they should? How do we find faith amid the pain? Can we still be whole when our bodies suffer? How does our understanding of God change through these experiences?

In this episode, Liuan talks about her spiritual journey, struggles with chronic pain and feeling misunderstood, the spiritual pain of feeling dismissed by God, managing her mental health, how disability theologians address wholeness, ways our understanding of God can change during these darkest moments, and ways to better listen to those who are hurting around us.