After 22 years of marriage, Ann Utterback returned home from a work retreat to discover her husband had moved out without warning. In this deeply honest conversation, Ann shares how God met her in the ambiguity of separation, led her through healing and clarity, and taught her how to become whole — regardless of whether reconciliation or divorce was the outcome.
Some separations come with explanations.
Others come with silence.
In this powerful episode of Healed. Whole. Called., Wendy sits down with Ann Utterback — author, certified Kingdom Life Coach, and mom of two — who knows firsthand the unique pain of marital separation without closure.
After 22 years of marriage, Ann came home one afternoon to find her husband’s belongings gone. No warning. No conversation. Just a typed list of “talking points” and a season of unanswered questions.
But this story is not about why her husband left.
It’s about how God showed up.
Over the course of three years of separation, Ann wrestled with shame, uncertainty, faith, identity, and the pressure many women feel — especially those connected to church leadership — to stay silent and hold it together. Instead, God gently invited her into a deeper work: becoming the healthiest, clearest version of herself.
In this episode, Ann shares:
This conversation offers wisdom and hope for women walking through separation, ambiguity, or relational loss — and for anyone learning how to trust God when the outcome is still unknown.