What would you say to those struggling with shame and anxiety? What would be your words of encouragement to them?

I would say, number one, we need a fellowship first with God.

We can't ignore that God is the ultimate healer.

So we must first go to God for our identity, our feelings of worth.

God has declared that we are fearfully and wonderfully made.

We were knit together in our mother's wombs.

He knows us the best and he loves us the most.

And at times we can wonder, where is God in all that I'm going through? Can you think of a time where your faith was tested?

So what was childhood like for you, basically?

Well, it's, it's, you kind of touched on it.

Let's go behind the scenes because we human beings have a tendency to put, you know, a coat of paint on to look good to others.

My dad was a master at that.

My mother was too.

My mother grew up, well, they both grew up in very traditional times where parents did not get divorced.

They didn't air their dirty laundry in public and such.

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