UNMASKED with Wesley Farnsworth

Unmasked is a podcast about real faith and real life. Hosted by Wesley Farnsworth, a veteran, author, and speaker, it features raw conversations about faith, failure, recovery, and grace. Discover stories of redemption, healing, and hope as guests share how they found freedom by living unmasked

UNMASKED with Wesley Farnsworth is a religion podcast hosted by Wesley Farnsworth, with 158 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Wesley Farnsworth hosts UNMASKED with Wesley Farnsworth, a religion show with 158 episodes published.

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  Episode #81

  EP 81 - Beneath the Labels: Who Are You Really? | Who Am I Really? (Part 5)

  Aug 18, 202612 min

  Who are you when everything else falls away? When the title disappears, the applause stops, the pain loses its grip, recovery is no longer the center of your story, and nobody needs anything from you— who are you then? In the fifth and final episode of the Who Am I Really? series on UNMASKED , Wesley Farnsworth brings together the four identities explored throughout the series—trauma, performance, recovery, and calling—to confront the question underneath all of them: What remains when the labels you've used to define yourself can no longer carry the weight of who you are? Labels aren't always bad. The problem begins when they become foundations. Pain can become the broken one. Performance can become the provider, leader, or successful one. Recovery can become the survivor or recovering one. Even calling can become the pastor, speaker, ministry person, or helper. But every one of those labels describes only part of a person. How identity quietly forms around experiences we never chose Why trauma can turn something that happened to you into something you believe you are How performance ties worth to usefulness and productivity Why recovery can become home instead of a doorway How even calling can become another identity to protect Why labels simplify people while God continues developing them What Jesus' baptism teaches us about being loved before being useful Why your identity doesn't depend on your circumstances Wesley's own experience moving from recovery into writing, speaking, and podcasting The question underneath the entire series: Who are you when every label falls away? The goal isn't to erase your story. Your pain matters. Your accomplishments matter. Your recovery matters. Your calling matters. But none of them get to define the whole person. You are not your worst season. You are not your failures. You are not your title. You are not your achievements. You are not your addiction. You are not your recovery. You are not your trauma. You are not your performance. You are not your role. You are deeply known by God, deeply loved by God, and still becoming. Before this episode ends, Wesley challenges you to consider three questions: What identity have I been protecting? What label feels hardest to let go of? What would remain if every title disappeared—and would that person still be enough? This is Part 5 of Who Am I Really? Part 1: Trauma Identity — When Pain Becomes Your Name Part 2: Performance Identity — When Achievement Becomes Worth Part 3: Recovery Identity — When Healing Becomes the Whole Story Part 4: Calling Identity — Who Did God Create You to Be? Part 5: Beneath the Labels — Who Are You Really? Follow UNMASKED with Wesley Farnsworth for more honest conversations about faith, failure, identity, healing, recovery, and finding freedom. Website: https://www.wesleyfarnsworth.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Unmasked-WF-Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UnmaskedWFPodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unmaskedwithwf X: https://x.com/Unmasked_WF TikTok: http://tiktok.com/unmasked.with.wf.podcast If this series helped you recognize an identity you've been carrying, follow UNMASKED , leave a rating or review, and share the series with someone who's asking their own version of the question, "Who am I really?" Want to be a guest on UNMASKED with Wesley Farnsworth? Send Wesley Farnsworth a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/unmaskedwfpodcast In this episode:Connect with Wesley Farnsworth

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  Episode #80

  Ep 80 - When Willpower Fails: Rand Timmerman on Addiction, Surrender & Faith

  Aug 13, 202658 min

  Rand Timmerman spent decades proving he could handle whatever life put in front of him. He survived combat in Vietnam, built a successful 40-plus-year legal career, raised a family, and prided himself on strength and endurance. But behind the success, alcohol had become something he couldn't defeat through determination alone. His turning point came at 7 a.m. on a stranger's doorstep, waiting for the liquor store to open, when he finally admitted three words that changed everything: "I need help." In Episode 80 of UNMASKED , Wesley Farnsworth sits down with Rand for a raw conversation about alcoholism, buried trauma, surrender, faith, brotherhood, and what happened when a man who didn't believe in God became desperate enough to pray anyway. Rand returned from Vietnam carrying experiences he had been taught to bury. Years later, nightmares and memories began resurfacing, and alcohol became a way to sleep, numb the pain, feel confident, and maintain the different masks he wore in different areas of his life. After repeated attempts at recovery and repeated relapses, Rand finally encountered a man named Billy Cook who understood exactly what he was facing. Billy took him to the hospital, stayed beside him, and eventually challenged him to pray to the God he didn't believe in. Rand did. Nearly 12 years later, he hasn't picked up another drink. But sobriety wasn't the end of his story. At 72, Rand joined his brother, a fellow Vietnam veteran grieving the death of his wife, on an attempt to hike the roughly 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail. Rand completed 1,863 miles, and what began as a physical challenge became a spiritual experience that reshaped his understanding of God and recovery. How buried Vietnam trauma resurfaced decades later Why alcohol became Rand's way of sleeping, coping, and hiding How professional success can mask addiction Why willpower repeatedly failed him The morning Rand finally admitted he needed help Why someone told him to pray to a God he didn't believe in What changed after surrender replaced self-reliance How Rand approaches sobriety nearly 12 years later Why he attempted the Appalachian Trail at 72 What hiking 1,863 miles taught him about faith Why recovery requires community and accountability The importance of taking life one step at a time Sometimes strength isn't proving you can handle everything yourself. Sometimes strength begins when you finally admit you can't. Follow UNMASKED with Wesley Farnsworth for more honest conversations about faith, failure, addiction, identity, recovery, and finding freedom. Website: https://randtimmerman.com Book: A Spiritual Passage Available through Amazon, ThriftBooks, and other booksellers. Website: https://www.wesleyfarnsworth.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Unmasked-WF-Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UnmaskedWFPodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unmaskedwithwf X: https://x.com/Unmasked_WF TikTok: http://tiktok.com/unmasked.with.wf.podcast If Rand's story made you think of someone who's trying to fight alone, share this episode with them and follow UNMASKED so you don't miss the next conversation. Want to be a guest on UNMASKED with Wesley Farnsworth? Send Wesley Farnsworth a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/unmaskedwfpodcast In this episode:Connect with Rand TimmermanConnect with Wesley Farnsworth

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  Episode #79

  EP 79 - Calling Identity: Who Did God Create You to Be? | Who Am I Really?

  Aug 11, 202615 min

  Who are you when every label falls away? Not your job, your title, your achievements, your pain, or even your recovery—who are you underneath all of it? In Episode 79 of UNMASKED , Wesley Farnsworth continues the Who Am I Really? series by exploring calling identity and why discovering your calling begins with understanding who God created you to be. Calling isn't simply a job, ministry position, platform, or title. Roles change. Assignments end. Calling runs deeper. Through the stories of Moses, David, Joseph, Gideon, and Jesus, Wesley examines a pattern Scripture repeatedly reveals: identity comes before assignment. God isn't waiting for a more accomplished, healed, productive, or useful version of you before He loves you or begins working through your life. Why calling is bigger than your occupation or ministry role The difference between a role and your identity Why Moses' calling exposed what he believed about himself How God establishes identity before assignment Why you are loved before you are useful How old identities can make stepping into calling uncomfortable How Wesley's own recovery opened the door to writing, speaking, and podcasting Why discovering God's calling often happens layer by layer Maybe the question isn't simply, "What am I supposed to do?" Maybe the better question is, "Who am I becoming?" Your pain isn't your identity. Your performance isn't your identity. Your recovery isn't your identity. And your calling isn't something you have to earn. Episode 79 is Part 4 of the five-part Who Am I Really? series. Follow UNMASKED so you don't miss the final episode, Beneath the Labels , where we bring trauma, performance, recovery, and calling together to answer the question at the center of the series: Who are you when every label falls away? Website: https://www.wesleyfarnsworth.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Unmasked-WF-Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UnmaskedWFPodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unmaskedwithwf X: https://x.com/Unmasked_WF TikTok: http://tiktok.com/unmasked.with.wf.podcast If this episode made you reconsider how you've defined your calling, follow UNMASKED , leave a rating or review, and share it with someone wrestling with who God created them to be. Want to be a guest on UNMASKED with Wesley Farnsworth? Send Wesley Farnsworth a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/unmaskedwfpodcast In this episode:Connect with Wesley Farnsworth

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  Episode #78

  EP 78 - From Ego to Obedience: Mark Osborne's Journey Back to God and Marriage

  Aug 6, 20261h 5m

  What happens when a desire to improve yourself slowly becomes a pursuit of validation? After becoming an empty nester and suffering a mild heart attack, Mark Osborne committed to changing his life. What began as a journey toward better health soon became an unhealthy pursuit of attention, recognition, and ego—bringing him dangerously close to losing his marriage. In Episode 78 of UNMASKED , Wesley Farnsworth sits down with Mark for an honest conversation about identity, insecurity, marriage, obedience, and learning to rely on the Holy Spirit instead of personal achievement. For more than 40 years, Mark faithfully attended church while remaining in the background. But through brokenness, repentance, and God's grace, he discovered that obedience often begins where comfort ends. Today, Mark leads worship, hosts The Valiant Forge Podcast , and encourages men to pursue authentic faith—not perfect performance. In this episode: How self-improvement became an ego trap Why success nearly cost Mark his marriage The dangers of drifting emotionally at home How confession and repentance rebuilt trust Why every man needs authentic biblical community The importance of small steps of obedience Learning to hear and follow the Holy Spirit What it means to move from passive faith to courageous leadership No matter where you are in your walk with Christ, this conversation is a reminder that God specializes in restoring what pride nearly destroys. Connect with Mark Osborne: Website: https://www.thevaliantforge.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheValiantForge Connect with Wesley Farnsworth: Website: https://www.wesleyfarnsworth.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Unmasked-WF-Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UnmaskedWFPodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unmaskedwithwf X: https://x.com/Unmasked_WF TikTok: http://tiktok.com/unmasked.with.wf.podcast If this episode encouraged you, follow UNMASKED , leave a rating, and share it with someone who may be quietly drifting in their marriage or struggling to balance ambition with humility. Want to be a guest on UNMASKED with Wesley Farnsworth? Send Wesley Farnsworth a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/unmaskedwfpodcast

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  Episode #77

  EP 77 - Recovery Identity: When Healing Becomes the Whole Story | Who Am I Really? (Part 3)

  Aug 4, 202614 min

  Recovery changes people. Healing changes people. Freedom changes people. But what happens when recovery itself becomes your identity? In Episode 77 of UNMASKED , Wesley Farnsworth continues the Who Am I Really? series by exploring recovery identity —the subtle temptation to define ourselves by what we've survived instead of who God is calling us to become. Recovery is one of God's greatest gifts. It provides hope, honesty, community, and a place where healing can begin. But recovery was never intended to be the finish line. It was always meant to be the doorway into a new life. In this deeply personal episode, Wesley shares how Celebrate Recovery became the beginning of his own transformation. What started as a journey toward freedom from addiction became something much greater as God began shaping a calling through writing, speaking, and the UNMASKED podcast. Looking at Israel's journey out of Egypt and Paul's words in Philippians, Wesley challenges listeners to move beyond simply surviving and begin embracing the future God is building for them. In this episode: Why recovery is meant to be a doorway—not a destination How survivor identity can quietly keep us stuck What Israel's journey out of Egypt teaches about familiar pain Why healing should always point toward purpose Wesley's personal recovery story through Celebrate Recovery The difference between surviving and becoming Questions to help you step into God's calling for your life Healing matters. Recovery matters. But surviving was never meant to become your final identity. You are becoming who God created you to be. Connect with Wesley Farnsworth Website: https://www.wesleyfarnsworth.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Unmasked-WF-Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UnmaskedWFPodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unmaskedwithwf X: https://x.com/Unmasked_WF TikTok: http://tiktok.com/unmasked.with.wf.podcast If this episode encouraged you, follow UNMASKED , leave a rating, and share it with someone who needs the reminder that God has more for them than simply surviving. Want to be a guest on UNMASKED with Wesley Farnsworth? Send Wesley Farnsworth a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/unmaskedwfpodcast

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