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⚠️ EXTREME CONTENT WARNING / LISTENER ADVISORY
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This episode contains very heavy and mature subject matter, including discussion of rape, childhood physical and sexual abuse, emotional and psychological abuse, suicide, addiction, and severe trauma.
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This conversation is intended for adult listeners only. Please listen with care, and consider whether this is the right time and space for you before pressing play. While this episode ultimately carries hope, it does not soften the reality of the pain discussed. This episode of Other People’s Shoes is one of the most difficult and most important conversations of the Who’s There? season.
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Tim Wessel, whose life began in trauma and unfolded through years of isolation, abuse, and rejection. Tim was conceived through rape. He grew up never knowing his biological father in a very odd way. Throughout much of his childhood, Tim endured physical, sexual, emotional, and psychological abuse, including being repeatedly told to take his own life by the person meant to protect him.
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The weight of that trauma followed Tim into adulthood, leading him to a moment where he was on his way out the door to end his life when someone else was already there, about to knock. That interruption became a turning point.
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Today, Tim is an ordained pastor and certified Peer Recovery Coach who works with individuals navigating addiction, recovery, and deep personal wounds. His story, shared worldwide through The Tim Video, stands as a testament not to easy healing but to survival, presence, and the power of someone showing up when it matters most.
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This episode is raw. It is heavy. And it is told with honesty, restraint, and respect.
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🎙 Episode Title: Rejected
🧩 Season Theme: Who’s There? 🚪
This season asks one haunting question: Who’s knocking at your life’s door?
Some knocks invite healing. Others demand courage. And some… almost change everything.
⚠️ Listener Advisory
This episode contains adult and mature subject matter.
Listener discretion is strongly advised.
This conversation includes honest discussions around addiction, recovery, suicide awareness, and life-altering trauma. These themes are shared with care and purpose, but they may be difficult for some listeners. Please take care of yourself and choose the right time and space before pressing play.
👣 Guest Introduction:
Some knocks don’t come gently.
Some arrive loud, chaotic, and terrifying.
This week’s guest, Tim Wessel, experienced an almost knock a moment so close to opening the door that it would have changed his life forever.
At one of the darkest points in his life, Tim was on his way out the door to end his life when someone else was already there, about to knock.
That interruption.
That presence.
That moment changed everything.
Tim is an ordained pastor and certified Peer Recovery Coach with a deep background in business leadership, ministry, and recovery. After earning his BBA in Accounting Information Systems from Eastern Michigan University, Tim spent 12 years working in public accounting, serving everyone from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies across the United States.
But Tim’s true calling has always been people.
For more than a decade, he served as an Outreach and Recovery Pastor, building relationships and walking with individuals through addiction, loss, and rebuilding a life rooted in passion, purpose, prosperity, and peace. Tim is a powerful communicator whose story has reached state capitals, conferences, and awareness events focused on addiction, alcohol abuse, and suicide prevention.
His testimony, known worldwide through The Tim Video, continues to deliver hope to those who feel stuck in survival mode—pointing the way toward thriving.
This episode isn’t easy.
It’s honest.
And it’s exactly the kind of story this season exists to tell.
💡 Episode Highlights:
The almost knock that nearly changed Tim’s life forever.
The moment someone showed up when Tim was ready to walk away.
How does Tim forgive? Could you forgive?
🔗 Connect with Tim Wessel:
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