Embraced by the Heart of God the Father (with Isaac Wicker)
Episode 153
In this special episode about being securely loved by God the Father, I sit down with Isaac Wicker, a Catholic licensed therapist from Minnesota with a decade of mental health experience and host of the 'Whole Human' podcast. Isaac shares his unique upbringing in a deeply Catholic family in the Communion and Liberation Catholic movement, his transformative experiences, and his innovative 12-week program, 'Known: embraced by the Heart of the Father,' which integrates psychology and Catholic faith.
This conversation is an invitation to explore the security and ease that come from being securely loved by God the Father. I see myself and Isaac as representing two very different kinds of paths towards a secure attachment with God the Father - Isaac was blessed with the experience of secure attachment in childhood while I had to learn to have an “earned secure attachment” from deep healing and integration.
May this episode bring hope to listeners who struggle to feel safe with God the Father, even as it provides a glimpse of the freedom that being securely loved by the Father brings.
Isaac’s website | Known: Embraced by the Heart of the Father
Isaac’s Podcast | Whole Human
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CHAPTER MARKERS
[00:00] Introduction and Overview
[01:21] Meet the Guest: Isaac Wicker
[07:32] The Importance of Big Questions
[18:17] Isaac's Childhood Memories and Family Dynamics
[30:25] The Importance of Secure Attachment in Repentance
[38:37] Embodying Faith Organically as a Therapist
[51:31] Focusing on Loving vs Fixing Someone
[58:32] The Journey of Becoming
[01:00:14] Operating Outside the Boxes of Psychology and Religion
[01:14:38] The Known Program: Healing with God the Father
[01:22:50] The Importance of Showing Up and Being Honest
[01:31:40] Conclusion and Final Thoughts
REFLECTION PROMPT
What has been your relationship with failure and repentance? Do you tend to move toward sorrow and repair, or get caught in shame? Where do you think that pattern comes from?
If you could sit with God the Father today, what would you say or ask, with no pressure to have it together?
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00:00 - Introduction and Overview
01:21 - Meet the Guest: Isaac Wicker
07:32 - The Importance of Big Questions
18:17 - Isaac's Childhood Memories and Family Dynamics
30:25 - The Importance of Secure Attachment in Repentance
38:37 - Embodying Faith Organically as a Therapist
51:31 - Focusing on Loving vs Fixing Someone
58:32 - The Journey of Becoming
01:00:14 - Operating Outside the Boxes of Psychology and Religion
01:14:38 - The Known Program: Healing with God the Father
01:22:50 - The Importance of Showing Up and Being Honest
01:31:40 - Conclusion and Final Thoughts
Isaac Wicker
Dad, Therapist, Co-creator of KNOWN
Isaac Wicker is a Catholic licensed therapist with a decade of mental health experience. In the last three years, Isaac was called to develop online programs that integrate psychology and the Catholic faith. His primary program is called KNOWN: Embraced by the Heart of the Father, a 12-week online program for healing wounds with God the Father. He also hosts the podcast Whole Human: Stories of Faith and Mental Health. Isaac is married with 3 children and loves to spend afternoons catching toads with his boys.