The PUSH Project Podcast
Hey family, David Hernandez here and WELCOME to the PUSH Project; it's my podcast! And we're gonna have powerful, thought provoking conversation, with some amazing people! As both, a 25yr on-air radio personality in Los Angeles (102.3 FM KJLH Radio) and a mental health provider for the last 24yrs, I've been BLESSED to have some of the most life-altering, ground-breaking conversations with so many memorable people. And now, I get to bring these conversations to you! The PUSH Project Podcast! Each episode will be an opportunity for you to be inspired by stories of hope, perseverance, and PUSHing Through, to discover Healing, Greatness and Purpose. This podcast is for everyone! Let's PUSH through together! I love you! There's nothing you can do about it! I'd love to hear your feedback: PUSHProjectPod@gmail.com. You can also find me on all over social media by searching "David Hernandez Loves You"..
The PUSH Project Podcast
LEAN IN | When It Hurts Too Much To Heal | EP. 012 | DAVID HERNANDEZ
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“When It Hurts Too Much To Heal… Lean In”
Healing isn’t always peaceful. Sometimes it’s painful, uncomfortable, emotional, and at times, intrusive!
In this message, I open up about growing up in a home shaped by addiction, tension, unpredictability, and emotional pain. As a kid, I didn’t know how to process the confusion, anger, disappointment, and hurt that came with loving a father I was often frustrated with at the same time.
Over the years, I began to realize that my unhealed pain wasn't simply going to disappear. It followed me into adulthood, relationships, marriage, identity, and the way I saw myself and the world around me.
One of the most valuable lessons I’ve learned on my healing journey is this:
real healing requires us to lean into the painful places we’ve spent years trying to survive.
Just like a deep wound has to be cleaned before it can properly heal, emotional wounds often require us to revisit painful memories, unresolved emotions, and hidden scars on our hearts before we can experience true restoration.
This conversation is for anyone carrying silent pain…
Anyone wrestling with family dysfunction, resentment, grief, disappointment, trauma, or emotional wounds that still ache beneath the surface.
My hope is that this message reminds you:
Healing is possible.
But healing often begins the moment we finally have the courage to LEAN IN.
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