We are Broken and Beautiful: In this episode, we hear from Jake and Heather Khym. Jake incorporates the insights of St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body into his work as a private counselor and co-hosts the popular podcasts Restore the Glory and Way of the Heart. Heather is a popular speaker and author and the co-host of the internationally popular podcast Abiding Together. Jake and Heather are the co-founders of Life Restoration Ministries which seeks to create environments of encounter through conferences and workshops where people can draw close to God, experience restoration, and become fully alive. We learn about Jake and Heather’s faith journeys, how those journeys converged, the inner obstacles that people experience that prevent them from living life to the full. They are also very open about their own struggles in their lives and marriage. Finally, we try to understand how we are both broken and beautiful, and what our response to this truth of ourselves should be.

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About Jake & Heather Khym Jake has a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts in Theology with a concentration in Catechetics. Jake has worked in various settings for over 20 years including adult faith formation, seminarian and priestly formation, diocesan evangelization, catechesis, RCIA, retreat ministry, and he ran his own private counseling practice for over 10 years. Currently, Jake teaches at the Seminary of Christ the King offering human and pastoral formation to the seminarians in the Archdiocese of Vancouver, is a consultant to Dioceses and ministries, offers an annual Men’s Retreat in British Columbia and accompanies male leaders on their journey of faith. Jake also offers inspiring workshops and retreats on a variety of topics. He lives in British Columbia with his wife Heather and their three teenage children.

Heather is an established speaker and worship leader with over 25 years of experience. She attended Franciscan University of Steubenville where she studied Theology and Catechetics and met her husband, Jake. Currently, Heather speaks on a variety of topics, leads conferences, retreats, women’s ministry and has a podcast called Abiding Together. Her passion is in evangelization, discipleship, and creating an environment for people to have a personal encounter with God. She lives in British Columbia with Jake and their 3 teenage children.

— Learn more about Jake and Heather’s work at Life Restoration Ministries at their website: https://www.liferestoration.ca/ Listen to the Abiding Together podcast, hosted by Heather and her friends, Michelle Benzinger and Sr. Miriam James Heidland: https://www.abidingtogetherpodcast.com/