Episode 323: Where Is God in Our Pain? Learning to Stop Hiding and Start Healing with Dominique Young

What do you do when faith doesn’t make the pain disappear? In this deeply grounding conversation, host Erin Kerry sits down with Dominique Young, founder of Faith Mamas Inc., to talk honestly about pain, fear, and the temptation to hide—both from God and from others. Dominique shares how her own experiences with suffering shaped her ministry and her new book, God, Where Are You, challenging the Christian “quick fix” mentality that often pressures believers to move past pain before it’s been acknowledged. With wisdom rooted in Scripture, psychology, and lived experience, she invites listeners to stop masking, stop spiritualizing discomfort away, and instead allow God to meet them inside their pain. This episode explores what it really means to feel uncomfortable emotions without shame, how faith communities can become safer spaces for those who are hurting, and why true healing begins when we rest in our God-given identity—not performance, productivity, or pretending. If you’ve ever wondered where God is in your suffering, this conversation is a reminder: you don’t have to hide to belong. Key Topics: - Why pain doesn’t mean God is absent - The cost of hiding behind spiritual “quick fixes” - Giving yourself permission to feel hard emotions - Vulnerability, identity, and emotional honesty in faith spaces - How churches and communities can better support suffering - Resting in who you are—not who you perform as Guest Info: Instagram: @dominiqueyoung YouTube: Faith Family Worldwide Website: dominiquenyoung.com Dominique's Book: God, Where Are You (available wherever books are sold) Join Erin’s monthly mailing list to get health tips and fresh meal plans and recipes every month: https://mailchi.mp/adde1b3a4af3/monthlysparksignup Order Erin’s new book, Live Beyond Your Label, at erinbkerry.com/upcomingbook/