Where is God? Is God Real? Does he love Me? Does God really care about me? If you have found yourself wondering about the existence of God, then this podcast is for you. My name is Keana W. Mitchell and I a singer, songwriter, relationship coach and podcaster who found God after losing my religion and focusing on my relationship with God. So, join me each week Friday as I embark on a journey through interviews and music to find out how people found God.

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In this deeply comforting episode, Keana explores one of the most vulnerable questions believers ask during painful seasons: “If God loves me, then why am I still hurting?”Instead of trying to explain suffering or offer neat answers, Keana gently reassures listeners that pain is not evidence of God’s absence. Drawing from Scripture and insights from leading psychologists, she reminds us that God’s love is present inside our hurt — not after it, not once we “get stronger,” but right now, in the middle of the struggle.This episode is a safe space for anyone who feels confused, overwhelmed, or spiritually discouraged. Through biblical examples, trauma‑informed wisdom, and compassionate encouragement, Keana helps listeners rediscover the truth that God is near, attentive, and tender with those who are hurting.<h2>🔄 Recap of Last Week’s Episode</h2>Last week: Is God Calling Me for More?<ul><li>You explored how God often stirs a holy restlessness when He’s calling us into deeper purpose.</li><li>You discussed how spiritual growth can feel uncomfortable or unfamiliar.</li><li>You reminded listeners that God’s invitation to “more” doesn’t always come during easy seasons — sometimes it comes right in the middle of pain. This week’s episode builds on that truth by showing that God’s call and God’s love remain steady even when life feels heavy.</li></ul><h2>📖 What You’ll Hear in This Episode</h2><ul><li>Why asking “If God loves me, why am I hurting?” is normal and deeply human</li><li>How pain distorts our perception of love — psychologically and spiritually</li><li>Biblical examples of people who loved God deeply but still suffered</li><li>Why suffering never means God has withdrawn His love</li><li>Gentle reminders of what God wants you to know in your hurt</li><li>Trauma‑informed spiritual practices to help you feel God’s presence</li><li>A closing encouragement to anchor your heart in God’s compassion</li></ul><h2>📌 Key Takeaways</h2><ul><li>Pain is not proof of God’s absence.</li><li>Trauma can make love feel distant even when it’s present.</li><li>Scripture shows God drawing closest to His people during their hardest moments.</li><li>You are not forgotten, punished, or abandoned.</li><li>God sits with you in the dark and walks with you toward the light.</li><li>You don’t need answers to be loved — you just need honesty and openness.</li></ul><h2>📚 Biblical References</h2><ul><li>Psalm 34:18 — God is close to the brokenhearted</li><li>Psalm 56:8 — God collects every tear</li><li>Psalm 13 — David’s honest cries</li><li>1 Samuel 1 — Hannah’s bitterness of soul</li><li>Job — God’s presence in unexplained suffering</li><li>Isaiah 42:3 — God’s gentleness with the hurting</li><li>Hebrews 13:5 — God will never leave you</li><li>Psalm 139 — God’s presence in darkness</li></ul><h2>🧠 Psychological Insights</h2>Inspired by:<ul><li>Dr. Diane Langberg — suffering distorts perception of love</li><li>Dr. Bessel van der Kolk — trauma affects connection and safety These insights help listeners understand why pain makes God feel distant — even when He is near.</li></ul><h2>❤️ Encouragement for Listeners</h2>You don’t have to be strong. You don’t have to have answers. You don’t have to pretend. God’s love is present inside your pain. You are held.<h2>📣 Connect With Keana</h2><ul><li>Instagram: @findinggod2</li><li>DM “FINDING GOD” for spiritual resources</li><li>Podcast: Finding God</li><li>Website: www.keanawmitchell.com</li></ul>📬 Contact Information for Keana W. Mitchell — Finding God Podcast 🌐 Website <a href="https://emoryrose.bandzoogle.com/" rel="nofollow">https://keanawmitchell.com</a> 📘 Facebook Page Finding God <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FindingGod" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/FindingGod</a> 👥 Facebook Group Finding God Community <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingGod" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingGod</a> 📸 Instagram Keana W. Mitchell <a href="https://www.instagram.com/findinggod2" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/findinggod2</a> 🎧 Listen to Finding God on Spotify<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/022Zht5DjU1i3k7BAeHaTW?si=0670913834704cb7" rel="nofollow">https://open.spotify.com/show/022Zht5DjU1i3k7BAeHaTW?si=0670913834704cb7</a> 📧 Email paperanthementertainment@gmail.com 🎵 Follow Unique-ly Chosen on Spotify<a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/5YLLhbf7bPMgzbLgnsXz1h?si=ws6Phdw6Q3mjyMqB6ulcdg" rel="nofollow">https://open.spotify.com/artist/5YLLhbf7bPMgzbLgnsXz1h?si=ws6Phdw6Q3mjyMqB6ulcdg</a>

If God Loves Me, then Why Am I Still Hurting?

In this deeply comforting episode, Keana explores one of the most vulnerable questions believers ask during painful seasons: “If God loves me, then why am I still hurting?”
Instead of trying to explain suffering or offer neat answers, Keana gently reassures listeners that pain is not evidence of God’s absence. Drawing from Scripture and insights from leading psychologists, she reminds us that God’s love is present inside our hurt — not after it, not once we “get stronger,” but right now, in the middle of the struggle.
This episode is a safe space for anyone who feels confused, overwhelmed, or spiritually discouraged. Through biblical examples, trauma‑informed wisdom, and compassionate encouragement, Keana helps listeners rediscover the truth that God is near, attentive, and tender with those who are hurting.
🔄 Recap of Last Week’s Episode
Last week: Is God Calling Me for More?
You explored how God often stirs a holy restlessness when He’s calling us into deeper purpose.
You discussed how spiritual growth can feel uncomfortable or unfamiliar.
You reminded listeners that God’s invitation to “more” doesn’t always come during easy seasons — sometimes it comes right in the middle of pain. This week’s episode builds on that truth by showing that God’s call and God’s love remain steady even when life feels heavy.
📖 What You’ll Hear in This Episode
Why asking “If God loves me, why am I hurting?” is normal and deeply human
How pain distorts our perception of love — psychologically and spiritually
Biblical examples of people who loved God deeply but still suffered
Why suffering never means God has withdrawn His love
Gentle reminders of what God wants you to know in your hurt
Trauma‑informed spiritual practices to help you feel God’s presence
A closing encouragement to anchor your heart in God’s compassion
📌 Key Takeaways
Pain is not proof of God’s absence.
Trauma can make love feel distant even when it’s present.
Scripture shows God drawing closest to His people during their hardest moments.
You are not forgotten, punished, or abandoned.
God sits with you in the dark and walks with you toward the light.
You don’t need answers to be loved — you just need honesty and openness.
📚 Biblical References
Psalm 34:18 — God is close to the brokenhearted
Psalm 56:8 — God collects every tear
Psalm 13 — David’s honest cries
1 Samuel 1 — Hannah’s bitterness of soul
Job — God’s presence in unexplained suffering
Isaiah 42:3 — God’s gentleness with the hurting
Hebrews 13:5 — God will never leave you
Psalm 139 — God’s presence in darkness
🧠 Psychological Insights
Inspired by:
Dr. Diane Langberg — suffering distorts perception of love
Dr. Bessel van der Kolk — trauma affects connection and safety These insights help listeners understand why pain makes God feel distant — even when He is near.
❤️ Encouragement for Listeners
You don’t have to be strong. You don’t have to have answers. You don’t have to pretend. God’s love is present inside your pain. You are held.
📣 Connect With Keana
Instagram: @findinggod2
DM “FINDING GOD” for spiritual resources
Podcast: Finding God
Website: www.keanawmitchell.com
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In this week’s episode of the Finding God Podcast, Keana W. Mitchell explores what it truly means to worship without fear for those healing from religious trauma, spiritual manipulation, or environments where worship felt pressured or unsafe. This gentle, trauma‑informed conversation guides listeners back to the heart of worship: connection, honesty, and safety in God’s presence.Keana begins with a grounding moment, then revisits last week’s episode on reconnecting with God after religious trauma. Drawing from leading trauma researchers like Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, Dr. Stephen Porges, and Dr. Diane Langberg, she explains how trauma affects the nervous system and why worship can feel overwhelming even when the desire to connect with God is strong.Through powerful biblical examples — David, Elijah, Hagar, Mary Magdalene, and the disciples  Keana shows how God consistently meets people in fear with gentleness, not pressure. The episode then explores what worship without fear looks like in real life and offers practical steps for creating spiritually safe, grounding worship practices.This episode is a compassionate reminder that God’s presence is not a place of fear, but a place of refuge.<h2>What You’ll Hear in This Episode</h2><ul><li>Why worship can feel unsafe after religious trauma</li><li>How trauma affects the body’s ability to feel spiritually safe</li><li>Insights from leading trauma psychologists (van der Kolk, Porges, Langberg)</li><li>Biblical stories of people who found safety in God’s presence</li><li>What worship without fear actually looks like</li><li>Gentle, practical steps to begin worshiping safely again</li><li>Encouragement for reconnecting with God at your own pace</li></ul><h2>Key Takeaways</h2><ul><li>God’s presence is a place of safety, not pressure</li><li>Trauma can make worship feel overwhelming — and that’s normal</li><li>Healing requires gentleness, not spiritual performance</li><li>Worship can be quiet, slow, and deeply personal</li><li>God meets you where you are, not where others expect you to be</li><li>Small moments of connection matter and build over time</li></ul><h2>Scripture References</h2><ul><li>Psalm 23; Psalm 34 — David finding refuge in God</li><li>1 Kings 19 — Elijah encountering God’s gentle whisper</li><li>Genesis 16 &amp; 21 — Hagar meeting “El Roi,” the God who sees her</li><li>John 20 — Mary Magdalene and the disciples finding peace in Jesus’ presence</li></ul><h2>Scholarly References (General Citations)</h2><ul><li>van der Kolk, B. (2014). The Body Keeps the Score.</li><li>Porges, S. (2011). The Polyvagal Theory.</li><li>Langberg, D. (2015). Suffering and the Heart of God.</li></ul><h2>Support the Ministry</h2>If this episode encouraged you, consider supporting the Finding God Podcast through the donation button on RedCircle. Your support helps keep these spiritually grounded conversations going.<h2>🌿 Core Scriptures That Teach Healthy Giving</h2><h3>1. 2 Corinthians 9:7 — Giving should never be forced</h3>“Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”This is the clearest biblical statement against manipulative or pressured giving. Healthy giving is chosen, not coerced.<h3>2. 2 Corinthians 8:12 — Give according to what you can, not what you can’t</h3>“For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have.”This verse rejects teachings that demand giving beyond your means or equate poverty with disobedience.<h3>3. Proverbs 3:27 — Give when it is within your power</h3>“Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act.”Healthy giving respects your capacity and boundaries.<h3>4. Luke 6:38 — Giving is relational, not transactional</h3>“Give, and it will be given to you… For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”This is about generosity as a heart posture, not a formula to manipulate God.<h3>5. Matthew 6:1–4 — Giving should be private, not performative</h3>Jesus warns against giving to impress others and teaches that God honors giving done in sincerity.<h3>6. Acts 20:35 — Giving is about helping the weak</h3>“It is more blessed to give than to receive.”This frames giving as compassion, not obligation.<h2>🌿 What These Verses Reveal About “Healthy Giving”</h2>Across Scripture, healthy giving is:<ul><li>Voluntary — not pressured or guilt‑driven</li><li>Joyful — not fearful</li><li>Proportionate — based on what you can give</li><li>Private — not performative</li><li>Compassion‑driven — not transactional</li><li>Aligned with your heart — not forced by leaders</li></ul>This directly contradicts financial manipulation, spiritual coercion, or teachings that tie God’s love or blessing to how much you give.<h2>🌿 A Deeper Layer: What Healthy Giving Protects</h2>These verses protect:<ul><li>Your autonomy</li><li>Your emotional safety</li><li>Your financial boundaries</li><li>Your relationship with God</li><li>Your ability to give from love, not fear</li></ul>They also affirm that God never asks you to harm yourself to prove your devotion. 📬 Contact Information for Keana W. Mitchell — Finding God Podcast 🌐 Website <a href="https://emoryrose.bandzoogle.com/" rel="nofollow">https://keanawmitchell.com</a> 📘 Facebook Page Finding God <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FindingGod" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/FindingGod</a> 👥 Facebook Group Finding God Community <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingGod" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingGod</a> 📸 Instagram Keana W. Mitchell <a href="https://www.instagram.com/findinggod2" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/findinggod2</a> 🎧 Listen to Finding God on Spotify<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/022Zht5DjU1i3k7BAeHaTW?si=0670913834704cb7" rel="nofollow">https://open.spotify.com/show/022Zht5DjU1i3k7BAeHaTW?si=0670913834704cb7</a> 📧 Email paperanthementertainment@gmail.com 🎵 Follow Unique-ly Chosen on Spotify<a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/5YLLhbf7bPMgzbLgnsXz1h?si=ws6Phdw6Q3mjyMqB6ulcdg" rel="nofollow">https://open.spotify.com/artist/5YLLhbf7bPMgzbLgnsXz1h?si=ws6Phdw6Q3mjyMqB6ulcdg</a> Free 7 Day Journal to Help you go from Hurting to Healing and Having Renewed Faith in God.<a href="https://stan.store/KeanaWMitchellCoaching/p/from-hurt-to-hope" rel="nofollow">https://stan.store/KeanaWMitchellCoaching/p/from-hurt-to-hope</a>

Revisited Episode: How to Worship God without Fear: Finding Safety in God's Prescence

In this week’s episode of the Finding God Podcast, Keana W. Mitchell explores what it truly means to worship without fear for those healing from religious trauma, spiritual manipulation, or environments where worship felt pressured or unsafe. This gentle, trauma‑informed conversation guides listeners back to the heart of worship: connection, honesty, and safety in God’s presence.
Keana begins with a grounding moment, then revisits last week’s episode on reconnecting with God after religious trauma. Drawing from leading trauma researchers like Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, Dr. Stephen Porges, and Dr. Diane Langberg, she explains how trauma affects the nervous system and why worship can feel overwhelming even when the desire to connect with God is strong.
Through powerful biblical examples — David, Elijah, Hagar, Mary Magdalene, and the disciples  Keana shows how God consistently meets people in fear with gentleness, not pressure. The episode then explores what worship without fear looks like in real life and offers practical steps for creating spiritually safe, grounding worship practices.
This episode is a compassionate reminder that God’s presence is not a place of fear, but a place of refuge.
What You’ll Hear in This Episode
Why worship can feel unsafe after religious trauma
How trauma affects the body’s ability to feel spiritually safe
Insights from leading trauma psychologists (van der Kolk, Porges, Langberg)
Biblical stories of people who found safety in God’s presence
What worship without fear actually looks like
Gentle, practical steps to begin worshiping safely again
Encouragement for reconnecting with God at your own pace
Key Takeaways
God’s presence is a place of safety, not pressure
Trauma can make worship feel overwhelming — and that’s normal
Healing requires gentleness, not spiritual performance
Worship can be quiet, slow, and deeply personal
God meets you where you are, not where others expect you to be
Small moments of connection matter and build over time
Scripture References
Psalm 23; Psalm 34 — David finding refuge in God
1 Kings 19 — Elijah encountering God’s gentle whisper
Genesis 16 &amp; 21 — Hagar meeting “El Roi,” the God who sees her
John 20 — Mary Magdalene and the disciples finding peace in Jesus’ presence
Scholarly References (General Citations)
van der Kolk, B. (2014). The Body Keeps the Score.
Porges, S. (2011). The Polyvagal Theory.
Langberg, D. (2015). Suffering and the Heart of God.
Support the Ministry
If this episode encouraged you, consider supporting the Finding God Podcast through the donation button on RedCircle. Your support helps keep these spiritually grounded conversations going.
🌿 Core Scriptures That Teach Healthy Giving
1. 2 Corinthians 9:7 — Giving should never be forced
“Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”
This is the clearest biblical statement against manipulative or pressured giving. Healthy giving is chosen, not coerced.
2. 2 Corinthians 8:12 — Give according to what you can, not what you can’t
“For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have.”
This verse rejects teachings that demand giving beyond your means or equate poverty with disobedience.
3. Proverbs 3:27 — Give when it is within your power
“Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act.”
Healthy giving respects your capacity and boundaries.
4. Luke 6:38 — Giving is relational, not transactional
“Give, and it will be given to you… For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”
This is about generosity as a heart posture, not a formula to manipulate God.
5. Matthew 6:1–4 — Giving should be private, not performative
Jesus warns against giving to impress others and teaches that God honors giving done in sincerity.
6. Acts 20:35 — Giving is about helping the weak
“It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
This frames giving as compassion, not obligation.
🌿 What These Verses Reveal About “Healthy Giving”
Across Scripture, healthy giving is:
Voluntary — not pressured or guilt‑driven
Joyful — not fearful
Proportionate — based on what you can give
Private — not performative
Compassion‑driven — not transactional
Aligned with your heart — not forced by leaders
This directly contradicts financial manipulation, spiritual coercion, or teachings that tie God’s love or blessing to how much you give.
🌿 A Deeper Layer: What Healthy Giving Protects
These verses protect:
Your autonomy
Your emotional safety
Your financial boundaries
Your relationship with God
Your ability to give from love, not fear
They also affirm that God never asks you to harm yourself to prove your devotion.



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Revisited Episode: How to Worship without Fear: Finding Safety in God's Prescence

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<h3>Episode Summary</h3>In this deeply reflective episode, Keana explores the quiet, holy restlessness that many believers feel when God is calling them into a new season. If you’ve been sensing a shift, a nudge, a stirring, a longing for deeper purpose or spiritual alignment  this conversation will help you understand what God may be inviting you into.Keana gently walks listeners through what “something more” truly means, how to recognize the signs of God’s calling, and how to discern His voice without pressure or fear. She also revisits last week’s powerful episode on spiritual exhaustion, showing how burnout can actually become the doorway to awakening.Through biblical examples, practical guidance, and trauma‑informed spiritual insight, this episode offers clarity, comfort, and courage for anyone stepping into a new chapter with God.<h3>What We Talk About in This Episode</h3><ul><li>The subtle ways God stirs your spirit when He’s shifting your season</li><li>A recap of last week’s episode: Why Are So Many Christians Spiritually Exhausted?</li><li>What “something more” really means  and what it doesn’t mean</li><li>Signs God may be calling you into a deeper or different season</li><li>Why God invites believers into “more” and how it aligns with healing and purpose</li><li>Biblical examples of people God called into greater identity and assignment</li><li>How to discern God’s voice with peace, clarity, and emotional safety</li><li>Practical steps to respond to God’s calling without rushing or striving</li><li>Reflection questions to help you listen more deeply to God’s invitation</li></ul><h3>Key Scriptures Referenced</h3><ul><li>Exodus 3 (Moses and the burning bush)</li><li>Esther 4:14 (Esther’s divine positioning)</li><li>1 Samuel 3 (Samuel hearing God’s voice)</li><li>Luke 1 (Mary’s calling)</li><li>Acts 9 (Paul’s transformation)</li><li>Matthew 4:18–20 (Peter’s invitation to follow Jesus)</li></ul><h3>Reflection Questions</h3>Use these to deepen your time with God this week:<ol><li>What part of my life feels too small for who God is shaping me to become?</li><li>Where do I feel holy restlessness?</li><li>What is God inviting me to release?</li><li>What is God inviting me to step into?</li><li>What would “something more” look like in my current season?</li></ol><h3>Episode Takeaway</h3>God’s call to “more” is never rooted in pressure  it’s rooted in love. If you feel Him stirring your spirit, it’s because He’s preparing you, growing you, and guiding you into a season that reflects His heart for your life.📬 Contact Information for Keana W. Mitchell — Finding God Podcast 🌐 Website <a href="https://emoryrose.bandzoogle.com/" rel="nofollow">https://keanawmitchell.com</a> 📘 Facebook Page Finding God <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FindingGod" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/FindingGod</a> 👥 Facebook Group Finding God Community <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingGod" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingGod</a> 📸 Instagram Keana W. Mitchell <a href="https://www.instagram.com/findinggod2" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/findinggod2</a> 🎧 Listen to Finding God on Spotify<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/022Zht5DjU1i3k7BAeHaTW?si=0670913834704cb7" rel="nofollow">https://open.spotify.com/show/022Zht5DjU1i3k7BAeHaTW?si=0670913834704cb7</a> 📧 Email paperanthementertainment@gmail.com 🎵 Follow Unique-ly Chosen on Spotify<a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/5YLLhbf7bPMgzbLgnsXz1h?si=ws6Phdw6Q3mjyMqB6ulcdg" rel="nofollow">https://open.spotify.com/artist/5YLLhbf7bPMgzbLgnsXz1h?si=ws6Phdw6Q3mjyMqB6ulcdg</a>

Is God Calling You to Something More?

Episode Summary
In this deeply reflective episode, Keana explores the quiet, holy restlessness that many believers feel when God is calling them into a new season. If you’ve been sensing a shift, a nudge, a stirring, a longing for deeper purpose or spiritual alignment  this conversation will help you understand what God may be inviting you into.
Keana gently walks listeners through what “something more” truly means, how to recognize the signs of God’s calling, and how to discern His voice without pressure or fear. She also revisits last week’s powerful episode on spiritual exhaustion, showing how burnout can actually become the doorway to awakening.
Through biblical examples, practical guidance, and trauma‑informed spiritual insight, this episode offers clarity, comfort, and courage for anyone stepping into a new chapter with God.
What We Talk About in This Episode
The subtle ways God stirs your spirit when He’s shifting your season
A recap of last week’s episode: Why Are So Many Christians Spiritually Exhausted?
What “something more” really means  and what it doesn’t mean
Signs God may be calling you into a deeper or different season
Why God invites believers into “more” and how it aligns with healing and purpose
Biblical examples of people God called into greater identity and assignment
How to discern God’s voice with peace, clarity, and emotional safety
Practical steps to respond to God’s calling without rushing or striving
Reflection questions to help you listen more deeply to God’s invitation
Key Scriptures Referenced
Exodus 3 (Moses and the burning bush)
Esther 4:14 (Esther’s divine positioning)
1 Samuel 3 (Samuel hearing God’s voice)
Luke 1 (Mary’s calling)
Acts 9 (Paul’s transformation)
Matthew 4:18–20 (Peter’s invitation to follow Jesus)
Reflection Questions
Use these to deepen your time with God this week:
What part of my life feels too small for who God is shaping me to become?
Where do I feel holy restlessness?
What is God inviting me to release?
What is God inviting me to step into?
What would “something more” look like in my current season?
Episode Takeaway
God’s call to “more” is never rooted in pressure  it’s rooted in love. If you feel Him stirring your spirit, it’s because He’s preparing you, growing you, and guiding you into a season that reflects His heart for your life.
📬 Contact Information for Keana W. Mitchell — Finding God Podcast 
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📘 Facebook Page 
Finding God 
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In this week’s episode of the Finding God Podcast, Keana dives deep into a growing struggle among believers: spiritual exhaustion. Many Christians today feel tired, disconnected, overwhelmed, or numb in their faith not because they don’t love God, but because they’ve been carrying spiritual burdens God never asked them to carry.This teaching‑centered episode explores what spiritual burnout actually is, why it’s happening at such high levels, and how to heal from it in a gentle, grace‑filled, trauma‑informed way.<h2>✨ Recap of Last Week’s Episode: Breaking Free from Legalism in the Church</h2>Keana revisits last week’s powerful conversation on legalism how it distorts our view of God, creates shame and anxiety, and replaces relationship with rules. Last week’s episode reminded listeners:<ul><li>“If you’ve ever felt like you had to earn God’s love, perform perfectly, or follow endless rules to be accepted, this conversation will help you breathe again.”</li><li>Legalism is one of the biggest contributors to spiritual exhaustion.</li><li>Healing exercises included:</li><li>“God Is Love” reframing</li><li>Inner Child Compassion Prayer</li><li>Scripture Detox</li><li>Nervous System Reset</li><li>Identity Rebuilding journal prompts</li></ul>This week builds on that foundation by addressing the deeper exhaustion legalism creates.<h2>✨ What You’ll Learn in This Episode</h2><h3>✔ What Spiritual Burnout Actually Is</h3>A faith‑based and psychological definition of spiritual exhaustion, including symptoms like numbness, guilt, disconnection, and loss of joy.<h3>✔ Why So Many Christians Are Spiritually Exhausted</h3>Keana breaks down the core contributors:<ul><li>Fear‑based theology</li><li>Religious performance culture</li><li>Emotional overload</li><li>Church hurt &amp; spiritual trauma</li><li>Lack of spiritual rest</li><li>Disconnection from God’s true character</li></ul>Featuring insights from leading psychologists including Dr. Herbert Freudenberger, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, and Dr. Carl Rogers.<h3>✔ How to Heal From Spiritual Burnout</h3>Gentle, practical, trauma‑informed steps to restore your spiritual life:<ul><li>Relearning God’s character</li><li>Resting your nervous system</li><li>Releasing religious performance</li><li>Healing church hurt</li><li>Rebuilding connection through simplicity</li><li>Practicing inner compassion</li></ul><h3>✔ Reflection Questions to Help You Reconnect With God</h3>Thought‑provoking questions to help listeners identify where burnout has taken root and where God is inviting them into rest.<h2>✨ Final Encouragement</h2>Spiritual exhaustion is not failure, it&#39;s a signal. God is not calling you to burnout; He is calling you to relationship, peace, and rest. You don’t have to earn His love. You don’t have to perform for His approval. You can breathe, slow down, and let Him restore your soul. 📬 Contact Information for Keana W. Mitchell — Finding God Podcast 🌐 Website <a href="https://emoryrose.bandzoogle.com/" rel="nofollow">https://keanawmitchell.com</a> 📘 Facebook Page Finding God <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FindingGod" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/FindingGod</a> 👥 Facebook Group Finding God Community <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingGod" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingGod</a> 📸 Instagram Keana W. Mitchell <a href="https://www.instagram.com/findinggod2" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/findinggod2</a> 🎧 Listen to Finding God on Spotify<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/022Zht5DjU1i3k7BAeHaTW?si=0670913834704cb7" rel="nofollow">https://open.spotify.com/show/022Zht5DjU1i3k7BAeHaTW?si=0670913834704cb7</a> 📧 Email paperanthementertainment@gmail.com 🎵 Follow Unique-ly Chosen on Spotify<a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/5YLLhbf7bPMgzbLgnsXz1h?si=ws6Phdw6Q3mjyMqB6ulcdg" rel="nofollow">https://open.spotify.com/artist/5YLLhbf7bPMgzbLgnsXz1h?si=ws6Phdw6Q3mjyMqB6ulcdg</a>

Why Are So Many Christians Spiritually Exhausted?

In this week’s episode of the Finding God Podcast, Keana dives deep into a growing struggle among believers: spiritual exhaustion. Many Christians today feel tired, disconnected, overwhelmed, or numb in their faith not because they don’t love God, but because they’ve been carrying spiritual burdens God never asked them to carry.
This teaching‑centered episode explores what spiritual burnout actually is, why it’s happening at such high levels, and how to heal from it in a gentle, grace‑filled, trauma‑informed way.
✨ Recap of Last Week’s Episode: Breaking Free from Legalism in the Church
Keana revisits last week’s powerful conversation on legalism how it distorts our view of God, creates shame and anxiety, and replaces relationship with rules. Last week’s episode reminded listeners:
“If you’ve ever felt like you had to earn God’s love, perform perfectly, or follow endless rules to be accepted, this conversation will help you breathe again.”
Legalism is one of the biggest contributors to spiritual exhaustion.
Healing exercises included:
“God Is Love” reframing
Inner Child Compassion Prayer
Scripture Detox
Nervous System Reset
Identity Rebuilding journal prompts
This week builds on that foundation by addressing the deeper exhaustion legalism creates.
✨ What You’ll Learn in This Episode
✔ What Spiritual Burnout Actually Is
A faith‑based and psychological definition of spiritual exhaustion, including symptoms like numbness, guilt, disconnection, and loss of joy.
✔ Why So Many Christians Are Spiritually Exhausted
Keana breaks down the core contributors:
Fear‑based theology
Religious performance culture
Emotional overload
Church hurt &amp; spiritual trauma
Lack of spiritual rest
Disconnection from God’s true character
Featuring insights from leading psychologists including Dr. Herbert Freudenberger, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, and Dr. Carl Rogers.
✔ How to Heal From Spiritual Burnout
Gentle, practical, trauma‑informed steps to restore your spiritual life:
Relearning God’s character
Resting your nervous system
Releasing religious performance
Healing church hurt
Rebuilding connection through simplicity
Practicing inner compassion
✔ Reflection Questions to Help You Reconnect With God
Thought‑provoking questions to help listeners identify where burnout has taken root and where God is inviting them into rest.
✨ Final Encouragement
Spiritual exhaustion is not failure, it&#39;s a signal. God is not calling you to burnout; He is calling you to relationship, peace, and rest. You don’t have to earn His love. You don’t have to perform for His approval. You can breathe, slow down, and let Him restore your soul.

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In this powerful and healing episode, Keana explores what legalism looks like in the church, how it distorts our view of God, and how to break free from fear‑based faith. If you’ve ever felt like you had to earn God’s love, perform perfectly, or follow endless rules to be accepted, this conversation will help you breathe again.Keana gently unpacks the emotional and spiritual impact of legalism, explains why so many believers struggle with shame and anxiety around God, and offers a path back to a relationship rooted in love, grace, and freedom. This episode builds on last week’s message “Religion Cannot Save You, But God’s Love Can” and continues the journey of rediscovering God’s heart beyond religious pressure.You’ll also receive five healing exercises to help you unlearn harmful beliefs, reconnect with God’s love, and rebuild your identity on truth instead of performance.<h3>What You’ll Learn in This Episode</h3><ul><li>What legalism actually is and what it is not</li><li>How legalism shows up in church culture and teaching</li><li>The emotional and spiritual wounds legalism creates</li><li>Why legalism replaces relationship with rules</li><li>How to separate God’s character from harmful religious expectations</li><li>Practical steps to break free from fear‑based faith</li><li>Five healing exercises to help you reconnect with God’s love</li></ul><h3>Five Healing Exercises Included</h3><ul><li>“God Is Love” Reframing Practice</li><li>Inner Child Compassion Prayer</li><li>Scripture Detox Exercise</li><li>Nervous System Reset for Spiritual Triggers</li><li>Identity Rebuilding Journal Prompts</li></ul><h3>Reflection Questions</h3><ul><li>What beliefs about God were shaped by fear instead of love</li><li>Where have I confused religious performance with spiritual connection</li><li>What parts of my faith feel heavy, pressured, or shame‑based</li><li>What does spiritual freedom look like for me now</li><li>What is one legalistic belief I’m ready to release</li></ul><h3>Final Encouragement</h3>Legalism may have shaped your view of God, but it does not define who God is. God is not the author of fear. He is the source of freedom. You don’t have to earn His love. You just have to receive it. 📬 Contact Information for Keana W. Mitchell — Finding God Podcast 🌐 Website <a href="https://emoryrose.bandzoogle.com/" rel="nofollow">https://keanawmitchell.com</a> 📘 Facebook Page Finding God <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FindingGod" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/FindingGod</a> 👥 Facebook Group Finding God Community <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingGod" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingGod</a> 📸 Instagram Keana W. Mitchell <a href="https://www.instagram.com/findinggod2" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/findinggod2</a> 🎧 Listen to Finding God on Spotify<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/022Zht5DjU1i3k7BAeHaTW?si=0670913834704cb7" rel="nofollow">https://open.spotify.com/show/022Zht5DjU1i3k7BAeHaTW?si=0670913834704cb7</a> 📧 Email paperanthementertainment@gmail.com 🎵 Follow Unique-ly Chosen on Spotify<a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/5YLLhbf7bPMgzbLgnsXz1h?si=ws6Phdw6Q3mjyMqB6ulcdg" rel="nofollow">https://open.spotify.com/artist/5YLLhbf7bPMgzbLgnsXz1h?si=ws6Phdw6Q3mjyMqB6ulcdg</a>

Breaking Free from Legalism in the Church

In this powerful and healing episode, Keana explores what legalism looks like in the church, how it distorts our view of God, and how to break free from fear‑based faith. If you’ve ever felt like you had to earn God’s love, perform perfectly, or follow endless rules to be accepted, this conversation will help you breathe again.
Keana gently unpacks the emotional and spiritual impact of legalism, explains why so many believers struggle with shame and anxiety around God, and offers a path back to a relationship rooted in love, grace, and freedom. This episode builds on last week’s message “Religion Cannot Save You, But God’s Love Can” and continues the journey of rediscovering God’s heart beyond religious pressure.
You’ll also receive five healing exercises to help you unlearn harmful beliefs, reconnect with God’s love, and rebuild your identity on truth instead of performance.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
What legalism actually is and what it is not
How legalism shows up in church culture and teaching
The emotional and spiritual wounds legalism creates
Why legalism replaces relationship with rules
How to separate God’s character from harmful religious expectations
Practical steps to break free from fear‑based faith
Five healing exercises to help you reconnect with God’s love
Five Healing Exercises Included
“God Is Love” Reframing Practice
Inner Child Compassion Prayer
Scripture Detox Exercise
Nervous System Reset for Spiritual Triggers
Identity Rebuilding Journal Prompts
Reflection Questions
What beliefs about God were shaped by fear instead of love
Where have I confused religious performance with spiritual connection
What parts of my faith feel heavy, pressured, or shame‑based
What does spiritual freedom look like for me now
What is one legalistic belief I’m ready to release
Final Encouragement
Legalism may have shaped your view of God, but it does not define who God is. God is not the author of fear. He is the source of freedom. You don’t have to earn His love. You just have to receive it.

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In this powerful and emotionally resonant episode of Finding God, Keana dives deep into one of the most confusing and transformative experiences in the Christian walk: when God removes people from your life.We explore how to discern the difference between God-led separation, natural life transitions, self-sabotage, and unhealed emotional patterns. This episode blends Scripture, psychology, and trauma-informed insight to help you understand what’s happening beneath the surface spiritually, emotionally, and relationally.<h3>In This Episode, We Cover:</h3><ul><li>The difference between God removing someone and life circumstances shifting</li><li>How God protects you from relationships that block purpose, clarity, and spiritual growth</li><li>Trauma-informed insight on why losing someone triggers abandonment wounds</li><li>Why separation can feel spiritual even when it’s emotional</li><li>How to discern if a relational shift is God-led, self-sabotage, or a repeated pattern</li><li>Biblical examples including:</li><li>Abraham &amp; Lot</li><li>Paul &amp; Barnabas</li><li>Joseph &amp; his brothers</li><li>Ruth leaving Moab</li><li>Healing steps: acceptance, grief, identity rebuilding, and spiritual clarity</li><li>Why this topic aligns perfectly with Keana’s trauma-informed relationship coaching and the mission of Worth Loving + Finding God</li></ul><h3>Scriptures Mentioned:</h3><ul><li>John 15:2</li><li>John 13:7</li><li>Psalm 34:18</li></ul><h3>Psychological Insights Referenced:</h3><ul><li>Dr. Dan Siegel — neural pathways &amp; emotional interpretation</li><li>Dr. Sue Johnson — attachment theory</li><li>Dr. Bessel van der Kolk — trauma memory (“the body keeps the score”)</li><li>Dr. Carl Jung — unconscious patterns</li></ul><h2>🎵 Music Featured in This Episode</h2>All of the songs you heard on today’s podcast and every song featured this month  are now available on Spotify and all major streaming platforms.To listen to the full versions of every track featured in this month’s episodes, click the artist link in the show notes. This will take you directly to the full catalog so you can stream the music anytime.<h2>✨ Connect &amp; Continue Your Healing Journey</h2>If this episode spoke to you, share it with someone who may be navigating a relational shift or seeking clarity in a season of separation. Your share might be the breakthrough someone else needs.Follow Keana on social media for daily encouragement, trauma-informed relationship guidance, and spiritual clarity.📬 Contact Information for Keana W. Mitchell — Finding God Podcast 🌐 Website <a href="https://emoryrose.bandzoogle.com/" rel="nofollow">https://keanawmitchell.com</a> 📘 Facebook Page Finding God <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FindingGod" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/FindingGod</a> 👥 Facebook Group Finding God Community <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingGod" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingGod</a> 📸 Instagram Keana W. Mitchell <a href="https://www.instagram.com/findinggod2" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/findinggod2</a> 🎧 Listen to Finding God on Spotify<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/022Zht5DjU1i3k7BAeHaTW?si=0670913834704cb7" rel="nofollow">https://open.spotify.com/show/022Zht5DjU1i3k7BAeHaTW?si=0670913834704cb7</a> 📧 Email paperanthementertainment@gmail.com 🎵 Follow Unique-ly Chosen on Spotify<a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/5YLLhbf7bPMgzbLgnsXz1h?si=ws6Phdw6Q3mjyMqB6ulcdg" rel="nofollow">https://open.spotify.com/artist/5YLLhbf7bPMgzbLgnsXz1h?si=ws6Phdw6Q3mjyMqB6ulcdg</a>

When God Removes People from Your Life: The Spiritual and Emotional Reasons Behind Separation

In this powerful and emotionally resonant episode of Finding God, Keana dives deep into one of the most confusing and transformative experiences in the Christian walk: when God removes people from your life.
We explore how to discern the difference between God-led separation, natural life transitions, self-sabotage, and unhealed emotional patterns. This episode blends Scripture, psychology, and trauma-informed insight to help you understand what’s happening beneath the surface spiritually, emotionally, and relationally.
In This Episode, We Cover:
The difference between God removing someone and life circumstances shifting
How God protects you from relationships that block purpose, clarity, and spiritual growth
Trauma-informed insight on why losing someone triggers abandonment wounds
Why separation can feel spiritual even when it’s emotional
How to discern if a relational shift is God-led, self-sabotage, or a repeated pattern
Biblical examples including:
Abraham &amp; Lot
Paul &amp; Barnabas
Joseph &amp; his brothers
Ruth leaving Moab
Healing steps: acceptance, grief, identity rebuilding, and spiritual clarity
Why this topic aligns perfectly with Keana’s trauma-informed relationship coaching and the mission of Worth Loving + Finding God
Scriptures Mentioned:
John 15:2
John 13:7
Psalm 34:18
Psychological Insights Referenced:
Dr. Dan Siegel — neural pathways &amp; emotional interpretation
Dr. Sue Johnson — attachment theory
Dr. Bessel van der Kolk — trauma memory (“the body keeps the score”)
Dr. Carl Jung — unconscious patterns
🎵 Music Featured in This Episode
All of the songs you heard on today’s podcast and every song featured this month  are now available on Spotify and all major streaming platforms.
To listen to the full versions of every track featured in this month’s episodes, click the artist link in the show notes. This will take you directly to the full catalog so you can stream the music anytime.
✨ Connect &amp; Continue Your Healing Journey
If this episode spoke to you, share it with someone who may be navigating a relational shift or seeking clarity in a season of separation. Your share might be the breakthrough someone else needs.
Follow Keana on social media for daily encouragement, trauma-informed relationship guidance, and spiritual clarity.
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When God Removes People from Yor Life: The Spiritual and Emotional Reasons Behind Separation

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In this powerful episode of the Finding God Podcast, host Keana W. Mitchell explores how fear-based theology belief systems rooted in shame, punishment, and conditional love can deeply impact your mental and emotional well-being. Building on last week’s episode, Relearning God’s Character, Keana unpacks the psychological toll of viewing God through a lens of fear and control, and offers a path toward healing through truth, grace, and spiritual safety.You’ll learn how fear-based theology can lead to anxiety, religious OCD (scrupulosity), depression, and even PTSD-like symptoms. Through biblical examples, psychological research, and trauma-informed insight, Keana contrasts fear-driven faith with the liberating power of love-based theology.This episode also includes therapeutic healing exercises rooted in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and spiritual reflection to help you begin releasing fear and embracing the truth of God’s unconditional love.🧠 Topics Covered:<ul><li>What fear-based theology is and how it shows up in everyday life</li><li>Mental health disorders linked to fear-based religious beliefs</li><li>Biblical examples of fear-based vs. faith-based theology</li><li>CBT-inspired healing exercises for spiritual and emotional restoration</li><li>How to reframe your view of God through love, not fear</li></ul>✨ Healing Exercises Included:<ul><li>Thought Reframing with Scripture</li><li>Safe Imagery Practice</li><li>Affirmation Journaling</li><li>Forgiveness Visualization</li></ul>🎵 Featured Song:“Have I Told You Lately” by Unique-ly Chosen A gentle, soul-soothing reminder of God’s love and presence. Listen now on the Finding God Podcast YouTube channel.📲 Connect with Keana:<ul><li>Instagram: findinggod2</li><li>Website: keanawmitchell.com</li><li>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@FindingGodPodcast-up6yx" rel="nofollow">Finding God Podcast - YouTube</a></li><li>Link to song on Sound Cloud: <a href="https://on.soundcloud.com/pfLl5mvMeOmiPKmESB" rel="nofollow">https://on.soundcloud.com/pfLl5mvMeOmiPKmESB</a></li></ul> 💬 Call to Action:If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who’s healing from spiritual trauma. Don’t forget to follow, rate, and review the podcast, it helps others find this safe, nurturing space.

Revisited Episode: How Fear Based Theology Affects Your Mental Health

In this powerful episode of the Finding God Podcast, host Keana W. Mitchell explores how fear-based theology belief systems rooted in shame, punishment, and conditional love can deeply impact your mental and emotional well-being. Building on last week’s episode, Relearning God’s Character, Keana unpacks the psychological toll of viewing God through a lens of fear and control, and offers a path toward healing through truth, grace, and spiritual safety.

You’ll learn how fear-based theology can lead to anxiety, religious OCD (scrupulosity), depression, and even PTSD-like symptoms. Through biblical examples, psychological research, and trauma-informed insight, Keana contrasts fear-driven faith with the liberating power of love-based theology.

This episode also includes therapeutic healing exercises rooted in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and spiritual reflection to help you begin releasing fear and embracing the truth of God’s unconditional love.

🧠 Topics Covered:

What fear-based theology is and how it shows up in everyday life
Mental health disorders linked to fear-based religious beliefs
Biblical examples of fear-based vs. faith-based theology
CBT-inspired healing exercises for spiritual and emotional restoration
How to reframe your view of God through love, not fear
✨ Healing Exercises Included:

Thought Reframing with Scripture
Safe Imagery Practice
Affirmation Journaling
Forgiveness Visualization
🎵 Featured Song:

“Have I Told You Lately” by Unique-ly Chosen A gentle, soul-soothing reminder of God’s love and presence. Listen now on the Finding God Podcast YouTube channel.

📲 Connect with Keana:

Instagram: findinggod2
Website: keanawmitchell.com
YouTube: Finding God Podcast - YouTube
Link to song on Sound Cloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/pfLl5mvMeOmiPKmESB


💬 Call to Action:

If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who’s healing from spiritual trauma. Don’t forget to follow, rate, and review the podcast, it helps others find this safe, nurturing space.





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In this deeply comforting episode, Keana explores one of the most common and painful spiritual questions: Why doesn’t God answer my prayers? Through Scripture, psychology, and powerful biblical examples, she explains how God’s silence is not abandonment, it&#39;s alignment, protection, preparation, and divine timing.Listeners will learn why God sometimes seems quiet, what His silence is not, how to stay connected to Him during waiting seasons, and practical ways to hear His voice even when life feels unclear.This week’s featured song is “At the Alter” by Unique‑ly Chosen a gentle reminder that God hears every prayer, whisper, and tear. All August releases are now available on Spotify and all streaming platforms.<h2>🌀 Last Week’s Recap</h2>Episode: Spiritual but Not Religious:Why More People Are Searching for God Outside the Church<ul><li>Why people are leaving institutions but not leaving God</li><li>How Jesus met people outside religious spaces</li><li>The difference between religion and relationship</li><li>How spiritual trauma impacts connection with God</li><li>Why personal spiritual exploration is rising</li><li>How God meets us wherever we are</li></ul>This week builds on that foundation by addressing what happens when God feels silent.<h2>💛 Why God Sometimes Seems Silent</h2><ul><li>God is working behind the scenes</li><li>The blessing isn’t ready yet</li><li>You’re being prepared to carry the blessing</li><li>Other people or circumstances must shift first</li><li>God is protecting you from premature answers</li><li>Spiritual resistance may delay the response (Daniel 10)</li><li>God is redirecting you toward something better</li><li>God is strengthening your trust</li><li>God is answering in ways you don’t recognize yet</li></ul>Biblical examples: Joseph, Hannah, Daniel, Abraham, David, Moses, Elizabeth, the woman with the issue of blood.<h2>🚫 What God’s Silence Is NOT</h2><ul><li>Not punishment</li><li>Not abandonment</li><li>Not disappointment</li><li>Not a sign your faith is weak</li><li>Not God changing His mind</li><li>Not rejection</li><li>Not proof your prayers don’t matter</li></ul><h2>⏳ Understanding God’s Timing</h2><ul><li>Waiting is alignment, not punishment</li><li>God prepares blessings intentionally</li><li>God protects you from premature breakthroughs</li><li>God positions you for what you prayed for</li><li>Isaiah 60:22 — “When the time is right, I, the Lord, will make it happen.”</li></ul><h2>💔 What to Do When You Feel Discouraged</h2><ul><li>Pray honest prayers</li><li>Surround yourself with faith‑filled people</li><li>Speak God’s promises aloud</li><li>Practice gratitude</li><li>Revisit answered prayers</li><li>Create a “God is working” journal</li><li>Rest and reset</li><li>Ask God for renewed strength</li></ul><h2>🔊 Practical Ways to Hear God’s Voice</h2><ul><li>Scripture meditation</li><li>Prayer journaling</li><li>Stillness and silence</li><li>Listening for peace</li><li>Watching patterns and repetition</li><li>Wise counsel</li><li>Circumstantial alignment</li><li>Asking God directly</li><li>Audio Bible listening</li><li>Prayer walks</li><li>Breath prayer</li><li>Asking for confirmation</li><li>Asking God to close wrong doors</li></ul><h2>🎶 Featured Song of the Week</h2>“At the Alter” — Unique‑ly Chosen A gentle reminder that God hears your prayers, your whispers, and your tears. All August songs are now available on Spotify and all streaming platforms.<h2>🌿 Staying Connected to God During Silence</h2><ul><li>Worship even when you don’t feel it</li><li>Read one Psalm a day</li><li>Pray simple, sincere prayers</li><li>Practice spiritual rest</li><li>Stay consistent</li><li>Spend time in nature</li><li>Keep talking to God</li></ul><h2>🙏 Final Encouragement</h2>God’s silence is not His absence. God is working behind the scenes. God has not forgotten you. When the time is right he will make it happen.<h2>📌 Listener Challenge</h2>Spend 10 minutes each morning in stillness this week. Ask God to speak. Listen for peace. 📬 Contact Information for Keana W. Mitchell — Finding God Podcast 🌐 Website <a href="https://emoryrose.bandzoogle.com/" rel="nofollow">https://keanawmitchell.com</a> 📘 Facebook Page Finding God <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FindingGod" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/FindingGod</a> 👥 Facebook Group Finding God Community <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingGod" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingGod</a> 📸 Instagram Keana W. 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Why Doesn't God Answer My Prayers? Understanding Silence, Waiting, and Faith

In this deeply comforting episode, Keana explores one of the most common and painful spiritual questions: Why doesn’t God answer my prayers? Through Scripture, psychology, and powerful biblical examples, she explains how God’s silence is not abandonment, it&#39;s alignment, protection, preparation, and divine timing.
Listeners will learn why God sometimes seems quiet, what His silence is not, how to stay connected to Him during waiting seasons, and practical ways to hear His voice even when life feels unclear.
This week’s featured song is “At the Alter” by Unique‑ly Chosen a gentle reminder that God hears every prayer, whisper, and tear. All August releases are now available on Spotify and all streaming platforms.
🌀 Last Week’s Recap
Episode: Spiritual but Not Religious:Why More People Are Searching for God Outside the Church
Why people are leaving institutions but not leaving God
How Jesus met people outside religious spaces
The difference between religion and relationship
How spiritual trauma impacts connection with God
Why personal spiritual exploration is rising
How God meets us wherever we are
This week builds on that foundation by addressing what happens when God feels silent.
💛 Why God Sometimes Seems Silent
God is working behind the scenes
The blessing isn’t ready yet
You’re being prepared to carry the blessing
Other people or circumstances must shift first
God is protecting you from premature answers
Spiritual resistance may delay the response (Daniel 10)
God is redirecting you toward something better
God is strengthening your trust
God is answering in ways you don’t recognize yet
Biblical examples: Joseph, Hannah, Daniel, Abraham, David, Moses, Elizabeth, the woman with the issue of blood.
🚫 What God’s Silence Is NOT
Not punishment
Not abandonment
Not disappointment
Not a sign your faith is weak
Not God changing His mind
Not rejection
Not proof your prayers don’t matter
⏳ Understanding God’s Timing
Waiting is alignment, not punishment
God prepares blessings intentionally
God protects you from premature breakthroughs
God positions you for what you prayed for
Isaiah 60:22 — “When the time is right, I, the Lord, will make it happen.”
💔 What to Do When You Feel Discouraged
Pray honest prayers
Surround yourself with faith‑filled people
Speak God’s promises aloud
Practice gratitude
Revisit answered prayers
Create a “God is working” journal
Rest and reset
Ask God for renewed strength
🔊 Practical Ways to Hear God’s Voice
Scripture meditation
Prayer journaling
Stillness and silence
Listening for peace
Watching patterns and repetition
Wise counsel
Circumstantial alignment
Asking God directly
Audio Bible listening
Prayer walks
Breath prayer
Asking for confirmation
Asking God to close wrong doors
🎶 Featured Song of the Week
“At the Alter” — Unique‑ly Chosen A gentle reminder that God hears your prayers, your whispers, and your tears. All August songs are now available on Spotify and all streaming platforms.
🌿 Staying Connected to God During Silence
Worship even when you don’t feel it
Read one Psalm a day
Pray simple, sincere prayers
Practice spiritual rest
Stay consistent
Spend time in nature
Keep talking to God
🙏 Final Encouragement
God’s silence is not His absence. God is working behind the scenes. God has not forgotten you. When the time is right he will make it happen.
📌 Listener Challenge
Spend 10 minutes each morning in stillness this week. Ask God to speak. Listen for peace.

📬 Contact Information for Keana W. Mitchell — Finding God Podcast 
🌐 Website 
https://keanawmitchell.com




📘 Facebook Page 
Finding God 
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👥 Facebook Group 
Finding God Community 
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📸 Instagram 
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🎧 Listen to Finding God on Spotify
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In this week’s episode of the Finding God Podcast, we’re diving into one of the biggest spiritual shifts happening right now: the rise of being spiritual but not religious. More people than ever are stepping away from traditional church structures not because they’re abandoning God, but because they’re seeking Him more authentically, more intimately, and more honestly outside of the environments that once shaped their faith.This episode explores the psychology, theology, and lived experiences behind this movement. We talk about church hurt, religious trauma, authenticity, emotional safety, and the desire for a personal relationship with God that isn’t filtered through pressure, performance, or tradition. You’ll learn why this shift is happening, what people are finding outside the church, and how God continues to meet His people wherever their hearts feel safe enough to open.We also revisit last week’s powerful episode on faith deconstruction Am I Losing My Faith or Finding the Real God?  and connect how deconstruction often leads people into a deeper, more personal search for God beyond religious institutions.And near the end of the episode, we introduce this week’s featured song: “Who You Are” by Unique‑ly Chosen, my spiritual persona and worship expression. This song is a reminder of God’s unwavering love and gentle presence, no matter where you are on your spiritual journey.All August podcast songs will be available on Spotify and all major streaming platforms this Friday. Click the link in the show notes to follow Unique‑ly Chosen and carry God’s love with you throughout the week.<h2>What We Cover in This Episode</h2><h3>✨ Recap of Last Week’s Episode</h3><ul><li>What faith deconstruction really means</li><li>Why questioning your beliefs doesn’t equal losing faith</li><li>How deconstruction often leads to discovering the real God</li><li>Why people begin seeking God outside of traditional structures</li></ul><h3>✨ The Rise of “Spiritual but Not Religious”</h3><ul><li>What the term actually means</li><li>Why people are leaving institutions but not leaving God</li><li>Generational trends and cultural shifts</li><li>The difference between rejecting religion and reclaiming relationship</li></ul><h3>✨ Why People Are Leaving the Church</h3><ul><li>Church hurt and religious trauma</li><li>Hypocrisy and performance culture</li><li>Legalism and spiritual suffocation</li><li>Lack of inclusivity and emotional safety</li><li>Desire for a direct, personal connection with God</li></ul><h3>✨ The Psychology Behind the Movement</h3><ul><li>Authenticity over performance</li><li>Trauma awareness and nervous system safety</li><li>Autonomy and agency in spiritual growth</li><li>Integrating mental health with faith</li><li>Why people feel closer to God outside traditional environments</li></ul><h3>✨ The Theology of Finding God Outside the Church</h3><ul><li>Biblical examples of God meeting people outside temples</li><li>Why God is not confined to buildings or rituals</li><li>Clarifying your theology: God does NOT test people through suffering</li><li>Understanding God’s presence in everyday life</li></ul><h3>✨ What People Are Finding Outside the Church</h3><ul><li>Personal prayer</li><li>Meditation and stillness</li><li>Scripture exploration</li><li>Nature‑based spirituality</li><li>Therapy + faith integration</li><li>Small spiritual communities</li><li>Creative worship</li></ul><h3>✨ The Future of Faith</h3><ul><li>How faith is evolving</li><li>Why this shift is healthy and necessary</li><li>What people truly want from spiritual spaces</li><li>How God is meeting people in new ways</li></ul><h2>Featured Song of the Week</h2><h3>🎵 “Who You Are”  Unique‑ly Chosen</h3>This week’s featured song is Who You Are, a worship reminder of God’s gentleness, presence, and unwavering love. If you’ve ever wondered whether God sees you or hears you, this song is for you.All August podcast songs will be available on Spotify and all major streaming platforms this Friday. Tap the link in the show notes to follow Unique‑ly Chosen and carry God’s love with you throughout the week.<h2>Reflection Questions</h2>Use these questions to deepen your spiritual journey:<ul><li>Where do I feel closest to God?</li><li>What parts of church culture felt misaligned with my spirit?</li><li>What spiritual practices help me feel grounded and connected?</li><li>What do I need to heal to deepen my relationship with God?</li><li>What does a personal relationship with God look like for me?</li><li>Am I seeking God in ways that honor my heart and story?</li></ul>📬 Contact Information for Keana W. Mitchell — Finding God Podcast 🌐 Website <a href="https://emoryrose.bandzoogle.com/" rel="nofollow">https://keanawmitchell.com</a> 📘 Facebook Page Finding God <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FindingGod" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/FindingGod</a> 👥 Facebook Group Finding God Community <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingGod" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingGod</a> 📸 Instagram Keana W. Mitchell <a href="https://www.instagram.com/findinggod2" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/findinggod2</a> 🎧 Listen to Finding God on Spotify<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/022Zht5DjU1i3k7BAeHaTW?si=0670913834704cb7" rel="nofollow">https://open.spotify.com/show/022Zht5DjU1i3k7BAeHaTW?si=0670913834704cb7</a> 📧 Email paperanthementertainment@gmail.com 🎵 Follow Unique-ly Chosen on Spotify<a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/5YLLhbf7bPMgzbLgnsXz1h?si=ws6Phdw6Q3mjyMqB6ulcdg" rel="nofollow">https://open.spotify.com/artist/5YLLhbf7bPMgzbLgnsXz1h?si=ws6Phdw6Q3mjyMqB6ulcdg</a>

Spiritual but Not Religious: Why More People are Searching for God outside the Church

In this week’s episode of the Finding God Podcast, we’re diving into one of the biggest spiritual shifts happening right now: the rise of being spiritual but not religious. More people than ever are stepping away from traditional church structures not because they’re abandoning God, but because they’re seeking Him more authentically, more intimately, and more honestly outside of the environments that once shaped their faith.
This episode explores the psychology, theology, and lived experiences behind this movement. We talk about church hurt, religious trauma, authenticity, emotional safety, and the desire for a personal relationship with God that isn’t filtered through pressure, performance, or tradition. You’ll learn why this shift is happening, what people are finding outside the church, and how God continues to meet His people wherever their hearts feel safe enough to open.
We also revisit last week’s powerful episode on faith deconstruction Am I Losing My Faith or Finding the Real God?  and connect how deconstruction often leads people into a deeper, more personal search for God beyond religious institutions.
And near the end of the episode, we introduce this week’s featured song: “Who You Are” by Unique‑ly Chosen, my spiritual persona and worship expression. This song is a reminder of God’s unwavering love and gentle presence, no matter where you are on your spiritual journey.
All August podcast songs will be available on Spotify and all major streaming platforms this Friday. Click the link in the show notes to follow Unique‑ly Chosen and carry God’s love with you throughout the week.
What We Cover in This Episode
✨ Recap of Last Week’s Episode
What faith deconstruction really means
Why questioning your beliefs doesn’t equal losing faith
How deconstruction often leads to discovering the real God
Why people begin seeking God outside of traditional structures
✨ The Rise of “Spiritual but Not Religious”
What the term actually means
Why people are leaving institutions but not leaving God
Generational trends and cultural shifts
The difference between rejecting religion and reclaiming relationship
✨ Why People Are Leaving the Church
Church hurt and religious trauma
Hypocrisy and performance culture
Legalism and spiritual suffocation
Lack of inclusivity and emotional safety
Desire for a direct, personal connection with God
✨ The Psychology Behind the Movement
Authenticity over performance
Trauma awareness and nervous system safety
Autonomy and agency in spiritual growth
Integrating mental health with faith
Why people feel closer to God outside traditional environments
✨ The Theology of Finding God Outside the Church
Biblical examples of God meeting people outside temples
Why God is not confined to buildings or rituals
Clarifying your theology: God does NOT test people through suffering
Understanding God’s presence in everyday life
✨ What People Are Finding Outside the Church
Personal prayer
Meditation and stillness
Scripture exploration
Nature‑based spirituality
Therapy + faith integration
Small spiritual communities
Creative worship
✨ The Future of Faith
How faith is evolving
Why this shift is healthy and necessary
What people truly want from spiritual spaces
How God is meeting people in new ways
Featured Song of the Week
🎵 “Who You Are”  Unique‑ly Chosen
This week’s featured song is Who You Are, a worship reminder of God’s gentleness, presence, and unwavering love. If you’ve ever wondered whether God sees you or hears you, this song is for you.
All August podcast songs will be available on Spotify and all major streaming platforms this Friday. Tap the link in the show notes to follow Unique‑ly Chosen and carry God’s love with you throughout the week.
Reflection Questions
Use these questions to deepen your spiritual journey:
Where do I feel closest to God?
What parts of church culture felt misaligned with my spirit?
What spiritual practices help me feel grounded and connected?
What do I need to heal to deepen my relationship with God?
What does a personal relationship with God look like for me?
Am I seeking God in ways that honor my heart and story?
📬 Contact Information for Keana W. Mitchell — Finding God Podcast 
🌐 Website 
https://keanawmitchell.com




📘 Facebook Page 
Finding God 
https://www.facebook.com/FindingGod 
👥 Facebook Group 
Finding God Community 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingGod 
📸 Instagram 
Keana W. Mitchell 
https://www.instagram.com/findinggod2 
🎧 Listen to Finding God on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/show/022Zht5DjU1i3k7BAeHaTW?si=0670913834704cb7




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Spiritual but Not Religious: Why More People are Searching for God Outside the Church

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In this powerful and deeply healing episode, Keana explores the truth about faith deconstruction, what it is, where the term came from, why so many people are experiencing it, and how it can actually lead you closer to the Real God rather than away from Him.Drawing from psychology, theology, and lived spiritual experience, this episode helps listeners understand that questioning their beliefs is not rebellion, it&#39;s spiritual honesty. You’ll learn how deconstruction works, why it often begins after spiritual harm, and how to navigate it safely while protecting your emotional wellness.This episode is a safe space for anyone who has ever wondered: “Am I losing my faith… or am I finally finding God?”<h2>🌱 What We Cover in This Episode</h2><h3>• Recap of Last Week’s Episode</h3>A compassionate review of last week’s topic: Does God love gay people? What the Bible really says about God’s love and acceptance. Keana revisits how Scripture has been misinterpreted, how Jesus modeled radical inclusion, and how harmful theology creates spiritual trauma  not spiritual truth.<h3>• What Faith Deconstruction Really Is</h3>A clear, grounded definition of deconstruction, including:<ul><li>The original meaning from philosopher Jacques Derrida</li><li>How the term entered Christian spaces</li><li>Why deconstruction is not “losing faith”</li><li>Why questioning is a sign of spiritual maturity</li><li>How deconstruction helps you separate God from harmful theology</li></ul><h3>• Am I Losing My Faith or Finding the Real God?</h3>Keana explores the emotional tension of questioning your beliefs and explains why deconstruction often leads to a deeper, more authentic experience of God. Featuring insights from:<ul><li>Dr. Brené Brown on vulnerability</li><li>Dr. Carl Jung on self‑awareness</li><li>Dr. Kristin Neff on shame and compassion</li></ul><h3>• Why Faith Deconstruction Happens</h3>A trauma‑informed breakdown of the triggers that lead people into deconstruction:<ul><li>Church hurt</li><li>Spiritual abuse</li><li>Harmful teachings</li><li>Cognitive dissonance</li><li>Emotional exhaustion</li><li>Fear‑based theology Includes research from Dr. Andrew Newberg on spirituality and the brain.</li></ul><h3>• How to Deconstruct Your Faith Safely</h3>Practical, emotionally safe strategies for navigating deconstruction:<ul><li>Giving yourself permission to question</li><li>Separating God from religious systems</li><li>Finding spiritually safe community</li><li>Exploring Scripture with curiosity</li><li>Rebuilding slowly and gently Featuring insights from Dr. Lisa Miller on spiritual development.</li></ul><h3>• What Faith Can Look Like After Deconstruction</h3>A hopeful look at reconstruction — the phase where your faith becomes more personal, grounded, and emotionally aligned. Includes wisdom from Dr. Carl Rogers on authenticity and spiritual connection.<h2>🎶 Featured Song of the Week</h2>This week’s featured song is “You Love Me” by Keana’s spiritual persona, Unique‑ly Chosen. A healing reminder that God’s love is unconditional, steady, and not shaped by fear‑based theology.✨ All songs featured on the Finding God Podcast  including “You Love Me” are available on Spotify. Click the link in the show notes to follow Unique‑ly Chosen and listen throughout the week for encouragement.<h2>🔮 Next Week’s Episode Preview</h2>Next week, we’re diving deeper into this journey with:<h3>Spiritual But Not Religious: Why More People are Searching for God Outside of the Church</h3> <h2>💛 Connect With the Podcast</h2>• Follow the show for weekly spiritually safe conversations • Share this episode with someone who is questioning their faith • Tag @FindingGodPodcast to continue the conversation • Click the link in the show notes to follow Unique‑ly Chosen on Spotify<h2>✨ Affirmation of the Week</h2>“I am not losing God — I am finding Him.”📬 Contact Information for Keana W. Mitchell — Finding God Podcast 🌐 Website <a href="https://emoryrose.bandzoogle.com/" rel="nofollow">https://keanawmitchell.com</a> 📘 Facebook Page Finding God <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FindingGod" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/FindingGod</a> 👥 Facebook Group Finding God Community <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingGod" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingGod</a> 📸 Instagram Keana W. Mitchell <a href="https://www.instagram.com/findinggod2" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/findinggod2</a> 🎧 Listen to Finding God on RedCircle <a href="https://redcircle.com/shows/190efd66-2f1a-4c5f-861e-40ab89d4c41b" rel="nofollow">https://redcircle.com/shows/190efd66-2f1a-4c5f-861e-40ab89d4c41b</a>  📧 Email paperanthementertainment@gmail.com 🎵 Follow Unique-ly Chosen on Spotify<a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/5YLLhbf7bPMgzbLgnsXz1h?si=ws6Phdw6Q3mjyMqB6ulcdg" rel="nofollow">https://open.spotify.com/artist/5YLLhbf7bPMgzbLgnsXz1h?si=ws6Phdw6Q3mjyMqB6ulcdg</a>

Faith Deconstruction: Am I Losing My Faith or Finding the Real God

In this powerful and deeply healing episode, Keana explores the truth about faith deconstruction, what it is, where the term came from, why so many people are experiencing it, and how it can actually lead you closer to the Real God rather than away from Him.
Drawing from psychology, theology, and lived spiritual experience, this episode helps listeners understand that questioning their beliefs is not rebellion, it&#39;s spiritual honesty. You’ll learn how deconstruction works, why it often begins after spiritual harm, and how to navigate it safely while protecting your emotional wellness.
This episode is a safe space for anyone who has ever wondered: “Am I losing my faith… or am I finally finding God?”
🌱 What We Cover in This Episode
• Recap of Last Week’s Episode
A compassionate review of last week’s topic: Does God love gay people? What the Bible really says about God’s love and acceptance. Keana revisits how Scripture has been misinterpreted, how Jesus modeled radical inclusion, and how harmful theology creates spiritual trauma  not spiritual truth.
• What Faith Deconstruction Really Is
A clear, grounded definition of deconstruction, including:
The original meaning from philosopher Jacques Derrida
How the term entered Christian spaces
Why deconstruction is not “losing faith”
Why questioning is a sign of spiritual maturity
How deconstruction helps you separate God from harmful theology
• Am I Losing My Faith or Finding the Real God?
Keana explores the emotional tension of questioning your beliefs and explains why deconstruction often leads to a deeper, more authentic experience of God. Featuring insights from:
Dr. Brené Brown on vulnerability
Dr. Carl Jung on self‑awareness
Dr. Kristin Neff on shame and compassion
• Why Faith Deconstruction Happens
A trauma‑informed breakdown of the triggers that lead people into deconstruction:
Church hurt
Spiritual abuse
Harmful teachings
Cognitive dissonance
Emotional exhaustion
Fear‑based theology Includes research from Dr. Andrew Newberg on spirituality and the brain.
• How to Deconstruct Your Faith Safely
Practical, emotionally safe strategies for navigating deconstruction:
Giving yourself permission to question
Separating God from religious systems
Finding spiritually safe community
Exploring Scripture with curiosity
Rebuilding slowly and gently Featuring insights from Dr. Lisa Miller on spiritual development.
• What Faith Can Look Like After Deconstruction
A hopeful look at reconstruction — the phase where your faith becomes more personal, grounded, and emotionally aligned. Includes wisdom from Dr. Carl Rogers on authenticity and spiritual connection.
🎶 Featured Song of the Week
This week’s featured song is “You Love Me” by Keana’s spiritual persona, Unique‑ly Chosen. A healing reminder that God’s love is unconditional, steady, and not shaped by fear‑based theology.
✨ All songs featured on the Finding God Podcast  including “You Love Me” are available on Spotify. Click the link in the show notes to follow Unique‑ly Chosen and listen throughout the week for encouragement.
🔮 Next Week’s Episode Preview
Next week, we’re diving deeper into this journey with:
Spiritual But Not Religious: Why More People are Searching for God Outside of the Church

💛 Connect With the Podcast
• Follow the show for weekly spiritually safe conversations • Share this episode with someone who is questioning their faith • Tag @FindingGodPodcast to continue the conversation • Click the link in the show notes to follow Unique‑ly Chosen on Spotify
✨ Affirmation of the Week
“I am not losing God — I am finding Him.”
📬 Contact Information for Keana W. Mitchell — Finding God Podcast 
🌐 Website 
https://keanawmitchell.com




📘 Facebook Page 
Finding God 
https://www.facebook.com/FindingGod 
👥 Facebook Group 
Finding God Community 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingGod 
📸 Instagram 
Keana W. Mitchell 
https://www.instagram.com/findinggod2 
🎧 Listen to Finding God on RedCircle 
https://redcircle.com/shows/190efd66-2f1a-4c5f-861e-40ab89d4c41b 


📧 Email 
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In this powerful and trauma‑informed episode, host Keana W. Mitchell explores one of the most important questions in modern faith communities:Does God love LGBTQIA+ people?The answer is simple yes but the lived experiences of many LGBTQIA+ individuals tell a different story. This episode is not a debate, not a theological argument, and not a conversation about changing anyone’s identity. Instead, it’s a compassionate, research‑based, Christ‑centered look at how Christians have treated LGBTQIA+ people  and how God calls us to do better.Keana integrates psychological research, Christian scholarship, biblical truth, and trauma‑informed care to address religious trauma, the weaponization of scripture, and the emotional wounds caused by fear‑based theology. She also offers a path forward for churches seeking to repair harm and closes with a heartfelt prayer specifically for LGBTQIA+ listeners.If you’ve ever wondered whether God’s love includes you  or how Christians can reflect Christ more faithfully  this episode is for you.<h2>⭐ What We Cover in This Episode</h2><h3>✔ A trauma‑informed clarification</h3>Why this episode is not about correcting LGBTQIA+ people, evangelizing them, or debating their identity.<h3>✔ Psychological research on LGBTQIA+ mental health &amp; faith</h3>Including insights from:<ul><li>Dr. Caitlin Ryan (Family Acceptance Project)</li><li>Dr. Mark Yarhouse (Christian psychologist specializing in LGBTQ+ identity)</li><li>Dr. Lisa Diamond (sexual orientation researcher)</li><li>Dr. Brené Brown, Dr. Kristin Neff, and Dr. John Gottman on shame, empathy, and connection</li></ul><h3>✔ Religious trauma explained</h3>How spiritual teachings, church authority, and scripture have been used to harm LGBTQIA+ people  and why this contradicts the heart of Christ.<h3>✔ How scripture has been weaponized</h3>Real examples of verses used to shame, exclude, silence, or reject LGBTQIA+ individuals  contrasted with how Jesus actually used scripture to heal and liberate.<h3>✔ What the Bible actually shows about God’s love</h3>A look at God’s consistent pattern of moving toward the hurting, the outcast, and the misunderstood.<h3>✔ How Jesus modeled compassion</h3>Why empathy, connection, and dignity are central to Christlike love.<h3>✔ How churches can repair harm</h3>Trauma‑informed steps faith communities can take to rebuild trust, restore dignity, and create true belonging.<h3>✔ A message directly to LGBTQIA+ listeners</h3>Affirmation, compassion, and validation for those who have been hurt by religion.<h3>✔ A closing prayer for LGBTQIA+ listeners</h3>A gentle, healing prayer asking God to comfort, protect, and restore those who have experienced rejection or spiritual harm.<h2>⭐ Key Takeaways</h2><ul><li>God’s love is unconditional and it includes LGBTQIA+ people fully and completely.</li><li>Scripture was never meant to be used as a weapon.</li><li>Religious trauma is real, and the church must acknowledge and repair the harm it has caused.</li><li>Psychological research confirms that acceptance saves lives, while rejection creates deep emotional wounds.</li><li>Jesus modeled compassion, connection, and dignity  not judgment or exclusion.</li><li>Love is the greatest command, the greatest witness, and the greatest reflection of God’s heart.</li></ul><h2>⭐ Who This Episode Is For</h2><ul><li>LGBTQIA+ individuals seeking spiritual safety</li><li>Christians wanting to love people more like Jesus</li><li>Pastors, leaders, and churches ready to repair harm</li><li>Anyone navigating faith, identity, and belonging</li><li>Families wanting to support LGBTQIA+ loved ones</li><li>Listeners healing from religious trauma</li></ul><h2>⭐ Resources Mentioned</h2><ul><li>Family Acceptance Project — Dr. Caitlin Ryan</li><li>Sexual Identity &amp; Faith Research — Dr. Mark Yarhouse</li><li>Sexual Orientation Research — Dr. Lisa Diamond</li><li>Shame &amp; Empathy — Dr. Brené Brown</li><li>Self‑Compassion — Dr. Kristin Neff</li><li>Relationship Science — Dr. John Gottman</li></ul><h2>⭐ Connect With Keana</h2><ul><li>Instagram: @keanamitchell</li><li>TikTok: @keanamitchell</li><li>YouTube: Worth Loving Podcast + Finding God Podcast</li><li>Website: Paper Anthem Entertainment</li></ul><h2>⭐ If This Episode Spoke to You…</h2>Please rate, review, and share the podcast. Your support helps this message reach people who need healing, hope, and a safe place to explore faith.If you want, I can also create:✨ A YouTube description ✨ A short version for RedCircle ✨ Instagram/TikTok/Facebook captions ✨ A thumbnail title ✨ A social media promo scriptJust tell me what you want next. <h2>Connect With Finding God Podcast</h2>If today&#39;s episode encouraged you:⭐ Follow the podcast⭐ Leave a rating and review⭐ Share this episode with family and friends⭐ Join the conversation on social media⭐ Encourage someone who may need this message today<h2>Final Encouragement</h2>No matter your story...No matter your questions...No matter your experiences with church or faith...You deserve kindness.You deserve dignity.You deserve compassion.And you deserve to know that you are loved by a God whose love is bigger than fear, shame, rejection, or hurt.Keep seeking. Keep healing. Keep finding God. ❤️📬 Contact Information for Keana W. Mitchell — Finding God Podcast 🌐 Website <a href="https://emoryrose.bandzoogle.com/" rel="nofollow">https://keanawmitchell.com</a> 📘 Facebook Page Finding God <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FindingGod" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/FindingGod</a> 👥 Facebook Group Finding God Community <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingGod" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingGod</a> 📸 Instagram Keana W. Mitchell <a href="https://www.instagram.com/findinggod2" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/findinggod2</a> 🎧 Listen to Finding God on RedCircle <a href="https://redcircle.com/shows/190efd66-2f1a-4c5f-861e-40ab89d4c41b" rel="nofollow">https://redcircle.com/shows/190efd66-2f1a-4c5f-861e-40ab89d4c41b</a>  📧 Email paperanthementertainment@gmail.com

How God Wants Us to Treat the LGBTQIA+ People: Love without Fear

In this powerful and trauma‑informed episode, host Keana W. Mitchell explores one of the most important questions in modern faith communities:
Does God love LGBTQIA+ people?
The answer is simple yes but the lived experiences of many LGBTQIA+ individuals tell a different story. This episode is not a debate, not a theological argument, and not a conversation about changing anyone’s identity. Instead, it’s a compassionate, research‑based, Christ‑centered look at how Christians have treated LGBTQIA+ people  and how God calls us to do better.
Keana integrates psychological research, Christian scholarship, biblical truth, and trauma‑informed care to address religious trauma, the weaponization of scripture, and the emotional wounds caused by fear‑based theology. She also offers a path forward for churches seeking to repair harm and closes with a heartfelt prayer specifically for LGBTQIA+ listeners.
If you’ve ever wondered whether God’s love includes you  or how Christians can reflect Christ more faithfully  this episode is for you.
⭐ What We Cover in This Episode
✔ A trauma‑informed clarification
Why this episode is not about correcting LGBTQIA+ people, evangelizing them, or debating their identity.
✔ Psychological research on LGBTQIA+ mental health &amp; faith
Including insights from:
Dr. Caitlin Ryan (Family Acceptance Project)
Dr. Mark Yarhouse (Christian psychologist specializing in LGBTQ+ identity)
Dr. Lisa Diamond (sexual orientation researcher)
Dr. Brené Brown, Dr. Kristin Neff, and Dr. John Gottman on shame, empathy, and connection
✔ Religious trauma explained
How spiritual teachings, church authority, and scripture have been used to harm LGBTQIA+ people  and why this contradicts the heart of Christ.
✔ How scripture has been weaponized
Real examples of verses used to shame, exclude, silence, or reject LGBTQIA+ individuals  contrasted with how Jesus actually used scripture to heal and liberate.
✔ What the Bible actually shows about God’s love
A look at God’s consistent pattern of moving toward the hurting, the outcast, and the misunderstood.
✔ How Jesus modeled compassion
Why empathy, connection, and dignity are central to Christlike love.
✔ How churches can repair harm
Trauma‑informed steps faith communities can take to rebuild trust, restore dignity, and create true belonging.
✔ A message directly to LGBTQIA+ listeners
Affirmation, compassion, and validation for those who have been hurt by religion.
✔ A closing prayer for LGBTQIA+ listeners
A gentle, healing prayer asking God to comfort, protect, and restore those who have experienced rejection or spiritual harm.
⭐ Key Takeaways
God’s love is unconditional and it includes LGBTQIA+ people fully and completely.
Scripture was never meant to be used as a weapon.
Religious trauma is real, and the church must acknowledge and repair the harm it has caused.
Psychological research confirms that acceptance saves lives, while rejection creates deep emotional wounds.
Jesus modeled compassion, connection, and dignity  not judgment or exclusion.
Love is the greatest command, the greatest witness, and the greatest reflection of God’s heart.
⭐ Who This Episode Is For
LGBTQIA+ individuals seeking spiritual safety
Christians wanting to love people more like Jesus
Pastors, leaders, and churches ready to repair harm
Anyone navigating faith, identity, and belonging
Families wanting to support LGBTQIA+ loved ones
Listeners healing from religious trauma
⭐ Resources Mentioned
Family Acceptance Project — Dr. Caitlin Ryan
Sexual Identity &amp; Faith Research — Dr. Mark Yarhouse
Sexual Orientation Research — Dr. Lisa Diamond
Shame &amp; Empathy — Dr. Brené Brown
Self‑Compassion — Dr. Kristin Neff
Relationship Science — Dr. John Gottman
⭐ Connect With Keana
Instagram: @keanamitchell
TikTok: @keanamitchell
YouTube: Worth Loving Podcast + Finding God Podcast
Website: Paper Anthem Entertainment
⭐ If This Episode Spoke to You…
Please rate, review, and share the podcast. Your support helps this message reach people who need healing, hope, and a safe place to explore faith.
If you want, I can also create:
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Just tell me what you want next.

Connect With Finding God Podcast
If today&#39;s episode encouraged you:
⭐ Follow the podcast
⭐ Leave a rating and review
⭐ Share this episode with family and friends
⭐ Join the conversation on social media
⭐ Encourage someone who may need this message today

Final Encouragement
No matter your story...
No matter your questions...
No matter your experiences with church or faith...
You deserve kindness.
You deserve dignity.
You deserve compassion.
And you deserve to know that you are loved by a God whose love is bigger than fear, shame, rejection, or hurt.
Keep seeking. Keep healing. Keep finding God. ❤️
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Does God Love Gay People? What the Bible Really Says About God's Love and Acceptance

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<h2>What You’ll Hear in This Episode</h2><h3>✨ Recap of Last Week’s Episode</h3>A brief reflection on When Praying Feels Hard, exploring how to pray when you’re angry, hurt, or numb and how God meets you in emotional honesty.<h3>✨ How Mental Health Impacts Your Life and Faith</h3>Keana explains how anxiety, depression, trauma, and emotional overwhelm affect your mind, body, relationships, and spiritual connection. You’ll learn why mental health struggles can make God feel distant even when He’s close.<h3>✨ Insights From Psychologists on Faith &amp; Mental Health</h3>This episode includes research‑based insights from experts like Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, Dr. Lisa Miller, and Dr. Kristin Neff, showing how trauma affects the brain, how spirituality strengthens resilience, and why compassion is essential for healing.<h3>✨ Myths About Mental Health in the Church</h3>Keana addresses harmful beliefs such as “If you had more faith, you wouldn’t feel this way” or “Prayer alone should fix everything,” and replaces them with biblical truth and emotional clarity.<h3>✨ Why Getting Help Is Biblical</h3>You’ll hear why therapy, counseling, and mental health support are not signs of weak faith — they are acts of wisdom and stewardship. Scriptures like Proverbs 11:14, Psalm 34:18, and Matthew 11:28 remind us that God uses both prayer and practical support to bring healing.<h3>✨ Biblical Examples of Emotional Struggle</h3>From Elijah’s depression to David’s anxiety, Hannah’s grief, Job’s anguish, and Jesus’ sorrow in Gethsemane, this episode shows how God met His people in their emotional pain — and how He meets you today.<h3>✨ How God Supports You in Your Mental Health Journey</h3>Keana shares how God brings peace, strength, and comfort through His presence, His Word, community, therapy, rest, and spiritual practices that ground your mind and spirit.<h2>Episode Takeaway</h2>You can love God and still struggle with your mental health. You can trust God and still need therapy. You can be a believer and still feel anxious, overwhelmed, or numb. None of these things separate you from God’s love. He is near, He is compassionate, and He walks with you through every emotional valley.<h2>Connect with Keana</h2>If this episode encouraged you, share it with someone who may be struggling silently.Send in your questions for next week’s episode, and stay connected for more faith‑centered conversations on healing, mental health, and spiritual growth. 📬 Contact Information for Keana W. Mitchell — Finding God Podcast 🌐 Website <a href="https://emoryrose.bandzoogle.com/" rel="nofollow">https://keanawmitchell.com</a> 📘 Facebook Page Finding God <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FindingGod" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/FindingGod</a> 👥 Facebook Group Finding God Community <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingGod" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingGod</a> 📸 Instagram Keana W. Mitchell <a href="https://www.instagram.com/findinggod2" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/findinggod2</a> 🎧 Listen to Finding God on RedCircle <a href="https://redcircle.com/shows/190efd66-2f1a-4c5f-861e-40ab89d4c41b" rel="nofollow">https://redcircle.com/shows/190efd66-2f1a-4c5f-861e-40ab89d4c41b</a>  📧 Email paperanthementertainment@gmail.com 🎵 Music Feature — Unique-ly Chosen 🤝 Join the Faith After Abuse Community If you’re healing from religious trauma or spiritual abuse, you’re invited to join the Faith After Abuse free Skool community, a safe, supportive space to rediscover God’s love without fear or pressure. <a href="https://www.skool.com/finding-faith-after-abuse-2572" rel="nofollow">https://www.skool.com/finding-faith-after-abuse-2572</a> New Music Coming Soon!!!

Where is God in Your Mental Health Struggles: Finding Peace, Support, Strength and Hope

What You’ll Hear in This Episode
✨ Recap of Last Week’s Episode
A brief reflection on When Praying Feels Hard, exploring how to pray when you’re angry, hurt, or numb and how God meets you in emotional honesty.
✨ How Mental Health Impacts Your Life and Faith
Keana explains how anxiety, depression, trauma, and emotional overwhelm affect your mind, body, relationships, and spiritual connection. You’ll learn why mental health struggles can make God feel distant even when He’s close.
✨ Insights From Psychologists on Faith &amp; Mental Health
This episode includes research‑based insights from experts like Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, Dr. Lisa Miller, and Dr. Kristin Neff, showing how trauma affects the brain, how spirituality strengthens resilience, and why compassion is essential for healing.
✨ Myths About Mental Health in the Church
Keana addresses harmful beliefs such as “If you had more faith, you wouldn’t feel this way” or “Prayer alone should fix everything,” and replaces them with biblical truth and emotional clarity.
✨ Why Getting Help Is Biblical
You’ll hear why therapy, counseling, and mental health support are not signs of weak faith — they are acts of wisdom and stewardship. Scriptures like Proverbs 11:14, Psalm 34:18, and Matthew 11:28 remind us that God uses both prayer and practical support to bring healing.
✨ Biblical Examples of Emotional Struggle
From Elijah’s depression to David’s anxiety, Hannah’s grief, Job’s anguish, and Jesus’ sorrow in Gethsemane, this episode shows how God met His people in their emotional pain — and how He meets you today.
✨ How God Supports You in Your Mental Health Journey
Keana shares how God brings peace, strength, and comfort through His presence, His Word, community, therapy, rest, and spiritual practices that ground your mind and spirit.
Episode Takeaway
You can love God and still struggle with your mental health. You can trust God and still need therapy. You can be a believer and still feel anxious, overwhelmed, or numb. None of these things separate you from God’s love. He is near, He is compassionate, and He walks with you through every emotional valley.
Connect with Keana
If this episode encouraged you, share it with someone who may be struggling silently.
Send in your questions for next week’s episode, and stay connected for more faith‑centered conversations on healing, mental health, and spiritual growth.

📬 Contact Information for Keana W. Mitchell — Finding God Podcast 
🌐 Website 
https://keanawmitchell.com


📘 Facebook Page 
Finding God 
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👥 Facebook Group 
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📸 Instagram 
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In this revisited episode of the Finding God Podcast, we’re having an honest, compassionate conversation about something many believers struggle with but rarely feel safe talking about — how to discuss church hurt with family members who may not understand, may minimize your experience, or may still be connected to the very spaces that wounded you.Whether you’ve experienced spiritual abuse, manipulation, fear‑based teaching, or emotional harm in religious spaces, navigating these conversations can feel overwhelming. This episode gives you language, clarity, and emotional safety as you learn how to honor your story without losing yourself.<h2>💛 In This Episode, We Explore:</h2><ul><li>Why talking about church hurt with family can feel so triggering</li><li>How to set emotional and spiritual boundaries before the conversation</li><li>What to do when family members dismiss, minimize, or spiritualize your pain</li><li>How to communicate your experience without defending or over‑explaining</li><li>Why your healing doesn’t require anyone’s approval or agreement</li><li>How to stay grounded in God’s love when conversations get difficult</li><li>What Scripture reveals about God’s heart toward the wounded and unheard</li></ul><h2>✨ Key Takeaways</h2><ul><li>Your story is valid, even if others don’t understand it</li><li>You are not obligated to return to harmful spaces to “prove” your faith</li><li>God never asks you to stay silent about pain</li><li>You can love your family while still protecting your emotional and spiritual health</li><li>Healing often requires new boundaries, new language, and new levels of honesty</li></ul><h2>💬 Episode Quote</h2>“God is not threatened by your truth. He meets you in it.”<h2>🎧 Listen If You’re Struggling With:</h2><ul><li>Feeling misunderstood by family</li><li>Being pressured to “just get over it”</li><li>Explaining why you left a church</li><li>Navigating spiritual conversations after trauma</li><li>Rebuilding your relationship with God outside of harmful environments</li></ul><h2>✨ Connect With the Finding God Community</h2>If you’re healing from church hurt, spiritual abuse, or confusion about faith, you’re not alone. Join our community for gentle conversations, weekly encouragement, and resources to help you rebuild your relationship with God in a safe, grounded way. 📬 Contact Information for Keana W. Mitchell — Finding God Podcast 🌐 Website <a href="https://emoryrose.bandzoogle.com/" rel="nofollow">https://keanawmitchell.com</a> 📘 Facebook Page Finding God <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FindingGod" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/FindingGod</a> 👥 Facebook Group Finding God Community <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingGod" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingGod</a> 📸 Instagram Keana W. Mitchell <a href="https://www.instagram.com/findinggod2" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/findinggod2</a> 🎧 Listen to Finding God on RedCircle <a href="https://redcircle.com/shows/190efd66-2f1a-4c5f-861e-40ab89d4c41b" rel="nofollow">https://redcircle.com/shows/190efd66-2f1a-4c5f-861e-40ab89d4c41b</a>  📧 Email paperanthementertainment@gmail.com 🎵 Music Feature — Unique-ly Chosen 🤝 Join the Faith After Abuse Community If you’re healing from religious trauma or spiritual abuse, you’re invited to join the Faith After Abuse free Skool community, a safe, supportive space to rediscover God’s love without fear or pressure. <a href="https://www.skool.com/finding-faith-after-abuse-2572" rel="nofollow">https://www.skool.com/finding-faith-after-abuse-2572</a> New Music Coming Soon!!!

How to Talk with Family Members about Church Hurt

In this episode, we’re having an honest, compassionate conversation about something many believers struggle with but rarely feel safe talking about — how to discuss church hurt with family members who may not understand, may minimize your experience, or may still be connected to the very spaces that wounded you.
Whether you’ve experienced spiritual abuse, manipulation, fear‑based teaching, or emotional harm in religious spaces, navigating these conversations can feel overwhelming. This episode gives you language, clarity, and emotional safety as you learn how to honor your story without losing yourself.

💛 In This Episode, We Explore:
Why talking about church hurt with family can feel so triggering
How to set emotional and spiritual boundaries before the conversation
What to do when family members dismiss, minimize, or spiritualize your pain
How to communicate your experience without defending or over‑explaining
Why your healing doesn’t require anyone’s approval or agreement
How to stay grounded in God’s love when conversations get difficult
What Scripture reveals about God’s heart toward the wounded and unheard

✨ Key Takeaways
Your story is valid, even if others don’t understand it
You are not obligated to return to harmful spaces to “prove” your faith
God never asks you to stay silent about pain
You can love your family while still protecting your emotional and spiritual health
Healing often requires new boundaries, new language, and new levels of honesty

💬 Episode Quote
“God is not threatened by your truth. He meets you in it.”

🎧 Listen If You’re Struggling With:
Feeling misunderstood by family
Being pressured to “just get over it”
Explaining why you left a church
Navigating spiritual conversations after trauma
Rebuilding your relationship with God outside of harmful environments

✨ Connect With the Finding God Community
If you’re healing from church hurt, spiritual abuse, or confusion about faith, you’re not alone. Join our community for gentle conversations, weekly encouragement, and resources to help you rebuild your relationship with God in a safe, grounded way.

📬 Contact Information for Keana W. Mitchell — Finding God Podcast 
🌐 Website 
https://keanawmitchell.com




📘 Facebook Page 
Finding God 
https://www.facebook.com/FindingGod 
👥 Facebook Group 
Finding God Community 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingGod 
📸 Instagram 
Keana W. Mitchell 
https://www.instagram.com/findinggod2 
🎧 Listen to Finding God on RedCircle 
https://redcircle.com/shows/190efd66-2f1a-4c5f-861e-40ab89d4c41b 


📧 Email 
paperanthementertainment@gmail.com 
🎵 Music Feature — Unique-ly Chosen 
🤝 Join the Faith After Abuse Community 
If you’re healing from religious trauma or spiritual abuse, you’re invited to join the Faith After Abuse free Skool community, a safe, supportive space to rediscover God’s love without fear or pressure. 
https://www.skool.com/finding-faith-after-abuse-2572


New Music Coming Soon!!! 



How to Talk with Family Members About Church Hurt

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In this powerful episode of the Finding God Podcast, host Keana W. Mitchell explores the emotional and spiritual impact of toxic church culture and how setting boundaries can be a sacred act of healing. Building on last week’s episode about fear-based theology and its effects on mental health, Keana dives into how exclusion, racism, spiritual abuse, and prosperity gospel distort the image of God and damage our relationship with the Divine.Through Scripture, psychological insight, and trauma-informed reflection, this episode offers clarity, compassion, and practical tools for reclaiming your spiritual autonomy. Whether you’ve experienced religious trauma or are simply seeking a more authentic connection with God, this episode affirms that you are worthy of love, safety, and spiritual clarity.📖 Topics Covered:<ul><li>What church culture is and how it becomes toxic</li><li>The emotional and psychological toll of exclusion, racism, and spiritual abuse</li><li>How toxic theology distorts our view of God</li><li>What Scripture says about the true purpose of the church</li><li>The importance of knowing God for yourself</li><li>How to set boundaries that protect your peace and reflect your values</li></ul>🧠 Key Scriptures:<ul><li>Acts 2:42–47 – The early church as a place of unity and generosity</li><li>Galatians 3:28 – Spiritual equality in Christ</li><li>Micah 6:8 – God’s call to justice, mercy, and humility</li><li>Jeremiah 29:13 – Seeking God with your whole heart</li><li>John 15:5 – Abiding in God as the source of life</li><li>John 4:23 – Worshiping in spirit and truth</li></ul>🛡️ Healing Takeaways:<ul><li>Boundaries are sacred and spiritually necessary</li><li>You are allowed to walk away from harmful church environments</li><li>God is not confined to a building God is with you in your healing</li><li>You can seek and find God for yourself, outside of toxic systems</li></ul>🎶 Featured Song:“The Answer” by Uniquely Chosen A soul-stirring anthem for anyone searching for clarity, healing, and truth. This song reminds us that God is the answer and that stepping away from toxic church culture can be the first step toward spiritual restoration.💬 Call to Action:If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who’s healing from religious trauma or questioning their spiritual path. Follow, rate, and review the podcast to help others find this safe and sacred space.📬 Contact Information for Keana W. Mitchell — Finding God Podcast 🌐 Website <a href="https://emoryrose.bandzoogle.com/" rel="nofollow">https://keanawmitchell.com</a> 📘 Facebook Page Finding God <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FindingGod" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/FindingGod</a> 👥 Facebook Group Finding God Community <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingGod" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingGod</a> 📸 Instagram Keana W. Mitchell <a href="https://www.instagram.com/findinggod2" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/findinggod2</a> 🎧 Listen to Finding God on RedCircle <a href="https://redcircle.com/shows/190efd66-2f1a-4c5f-861e-40ab89d4c41b" rel="nofollow">https://redcircle.com/shows/190efd66-2f1a-4c5f-861e-40ab89d4c41b</a>  📧 Email paperanthementertainment@gmail.com 🎵 Music Feature — Unique-ly Chosen 🤝 Join the Faith After Abuse Community If you’re healing from religious trauma or spiritual abuse, you’re invited to join the Faith After Abuse free Skool community, a safe, supportive space to rediscover God’s love without fear or pressure. <a href="https://www.skool.com/finding-faith-after-abuse-2572" rel="nofollow">https://www.skool.com/finding-faith-after-abuse-2572</a> New Music Coming Soon!!!

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Setting Boundaries in Toxic Church Culture: How to Protect Your Peace

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<h1>FINDING GOD PODCAST — SHOW NOTES</h1><h2>Episode: When Prayer Feels Hard — How to Pray When You’re Hurt, Angry, or Numb</h2><h3>Episode Summary</h3>In this deeply honest episode of the Finding God Podcast, Keana speaks to the believer who wants to pray but feels stuck — the one who is hurting, angry, numb, or spiritually exhausted. Prayer can feel impossible in seasons of pain, but Scripture shows us that God meets us gently in those moments. This episode explores why prayer becomes difficult, how trauma and emotional overwhelm affect our ability to connect with God, and how to approach prayer with honesty instead of pressure.<h2>✨ Recap of Last Week’s Episode</h2>Keana revisits last week’s conversation, What God’s Voice Sounds Like When You’re Healing, reminding listeners that God’s voice is gentle, patient, and compassionate. Healing helps us separate God’s voice from fear, shame, or past wounds — a foundation that prepares us for today’s discussion on praying through pain.<h2>✨ What We Cover in This Episode</h2><h3>1. Why Prayer Feels Hard in Painful Seasons</h3><ul><li>How emotional overwhelm and survival mode affect prayer</li><li>Why numbness is a protective response, not spiritual failure</li><li>How anger toward God creates shame and avoidance</li><li>Insights from psychologists like Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, Dr. Diane Langberg, and Dr. Julie Gottman</li></ul><h3>2. Biblical Examples of People Who Struggled to Pray</h3><ul><li>David’s honest laments (Psalms 13, 22, 42)</li><li>Hannah’s wordless prayer in bitterness of soul</li><li>Elijah’s exhaustion and despair in 1 Kings 19</li><li>Job’s raw questions and emotional honesty</li><li>Jesus’ agony in Gethsemane</li></ul><h3>3. What to Do When You Can’t Pray</h3><ul><li>Praying honestly instead of perfectly</li><li>Using breath, silence, and stillness as prayer</li><li>Borrowing prayers from Scripture, worship, or written prayers</li><li>Praying small, simple, one‑sentence prayers</li><li>Allowing God to come to you instead of striving</li></ul><h3>4. Bible Verses for Hard Seasons</h3><ul><li>Psalm 34:18</li><li>Romans 8:26</li><li>Psalm 13</li><li>Psalm 42:5</li><li>Matthew 11:28</li><li>1 Peter 5:7</li></ul><h3>5. Practical Ways to Reconnect With God</h3><ul><li>Creating a safe prayer space</li><li>Using grounding techniques before prayer</li><li>Journaling your prayers</li><li>Praying through music or Scripture</li><li>Giving yourself permission to slow down</li></ul><h2>✨ Key Takeaway</h2>God is not disappointed in your struggle. Prayer is not a performance — it’s presence. God meets you in your numbness, your silence, your anger, and your tears. You are not failing spiritually. You are healing, and God is near.📬 Contact Information for Keana W. Mitchell — Finding God Podcast 🌐 Website <a href="https://emoryrose.bandzoogle.com/" rel="nofollow">https://emoryrose.bandzoogle.com</a> 📘 Facebook Page Finding God <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FindingGod" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/FindingGod</a> 👥 Facebook Group Finding God Community <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingGod" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingGod</a> 📸 Instagram Keana W. Mitchell <a href="https://www.instagram.com/findinggod2" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/findinggod2</a> 🎧 Listen to Finding God on RedCircle <a href="https://redcircle.com/shows/190efd66-2f1a-4c5f-861e-40ab89d4c41b" rel="nofollow">https://redcircle.com/shows/190efd66-2f1a-4c5f-861e-40ab89d4c41b</a>  📧 Email paperanthementertainment@gmail.com 🎵 Music Feature — Unique-ly Chosen 🤝 Join the Faith After Abuse Community If you’re healing from religious trauma or spiritual abuse, you’re invited to join the Faith After Abuse free Skool community, a safe, supportive space to rediscover God’s love without fear or pressure. <a href="https://www.skool.com/finding-faith-after-abuse-2572" rel="nofollow">https://www.skool.com/finding-faith-after-abuse-2572</a> New Music Coming Soon!!!

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FINDING GOD PODCAST — SHOW NOTES
Episode: When Prayer Feels Hard — How to Pray When You’re Hurt, Angry, or Numb
Episode Summary
In this deeply honest episode of the Finding God Podcast, Keana speaks to the believer who wants to pray but feels stuck — the one who is hurting, angry, numb, or spiritually exhausted. Prayer can feel impossible in seasons of pain, but Scripture shows us that God meets us gently in those moments. This episode explores why prayer becomes difficult, how trauma and emotional overwhelm affect our ability to connect with God, and how to approach prayer with honesty instead of pressure.

✨ Recap of Last Week’s Episode
Keana revisits last week’s conversation, What God’s Voice Sounds Like When You’re Healing, reminding listeners that God’s voice is gentle, patient, and compassionate. Healing helps us separate God’s voice from fear, shame, or past wounds — a foundation that prepares us for today’s discussion on praying through pain.

✨ What We Cover in This Episode
1. Why Prayer Feels Hard in Painful Seasons
How emotional overwhelm and survival mode affect prayer
Why numbness is a protective response, not spiritual failure
How anger toward God creates shame and avoidance
Insights from psychologists like Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, Dr. Diane Langberg, and Dr. Julie Gottman
2. Biblical Examples of People Who Struggled to Pray
David’s honest laments (Psalms 13, 22, 42)
Hannah’s wordless prayer in bitterness of soul
Elijah’s exhaustion and despair in 1 Kings 19
Job’s raw questions and emotional honesty
Jesus’ agony in Gethsemane
3. What to Do When You Can’t Pray
Praying honestly instead of perfectly
Using breath, silence, and stillness as prayer
Borrowing prayers from Scripture, worship, or written prayers
Praying small, simple, one‑sentence prayers
Allowing God to come to you instead of striving
4. Bible Verses for Hard Seasons
Psalm 34:18
Romans 8:26
Psalm 13
Psalm 42:5
Matthew 11:28
1 Peter 5:7
5. Practical Ways to Reconnect With God
Creating a safe prayer space
Using grounding techniques before prayer
Journaling your prayers
Praying through music or Scripture
Giving yourself permission to slow down

✨ Key Takeaway
God is not disappointed in your struggle. Prayer is not a performance — it’s presence. God meets you in your numbness, your silence, your anger, and your tears. You are not failing spiritually. You are healing, and God is near.
📬 Contact Information for Keana W. Mitchell — Finding God Podcast 
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When Praying Feels Hard: How to Pray when you're Hurt, Angry, or Numb

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In this week’s episode, Keana explores a question many believers wrestle with but rarely say out loud: What does God’s voice actually sound like when you’re healing?When you’ve walked through trauma, heartbreak, or long seasons of survival mode, your ability to hear God can feel distorted. Not because God has changed — but because your nervous system, your trust, and your internal world are shifting.This episode gently unpacks how healing transforms the way you perceive God’s voice, how to distinguish His voice from fear or shame, and how to recognize the tender, patient, protective tone God uses with His wounded children.If you’re in a season of rebuilding your faith, reconnecting with God, or learning to trust His voice again, this episode will meet you right where you are.<h2>🔄 Recap From Last Week’s Episode</h2>Last week, we talked about rebuilding your relationship with God after trauma. Keana explored:<ul><li>How trauma affects your spiritual perception</li><li>Why God can feel distant or unsafe after painful experiences</li><li>Insights from trauma experts like Dr. Diane Langberg and Dr. Bessel van der Kolk</li><li>Biblical examples of people who reconnected with God after deep pain</li><li>The truth that God meets you where you are, not where you think you “should” be</li></ul>This foundation sets the stage for today’s conversation about hearing God’s voice in a healing season.<h2>🧠 Why Healing Changes How You Hear God</h2>Keana explains how trauma impacts the nervous system and why healing opens space for you to hear God with more clarity, gentleness, and safety. Healing quiets fear, softens shame, and helps you separate God’s voice from the voices of your past.<h2>❌ What God’s Voice Does Not Sound Like</h2>During healing, God’s voice does not sound like:<ul><li>Condemnation</li><li>Pressure</li><li>Panic</li><li>Shame</li><li>Harshness</li></ul>These tones often come from trauma, fear, or old religious messages — not from God.<h2>💜 What God’s Voice Does Sound Like When You’re Healing</h2>God’s voice in a healing season is:<ul><li>Gentle</li><li>Patient</li><li>Affirming</li><li>Clarifying</li><li>Protective</li><li>Consistent</li></ul>It sounds like rest, reassurance, and unconditional love.<h2>👂 How to Discern God’s Voice While Healing</h2>Keana shares practical tools to help listeners recognize God’s voice, including:<ul><li>Checking the fruit</li><li>Checking the tone</li><li>Checking alignment with Scripture</li><li>Paying attention to the body’s response</li><li>Noticing patterns of peace vs. fear</li></ul><h2>📖 Biblical Examples of God Speaking to the Wounded</h2>This episode highlights stories of Hagar, Elijah, David, the woman at the well, and Thomas — showing how God speaks gently and personally to those who are hurting.<h2>🌱 Practical Ways to Hear God More Clearly</h2>Listeners learn trauma‑informed spiritual practices such as breath prayer, grounding, journaling, and focusing on Scriptures that reveal God’s gentleness.<h2>💬 Final Encouragement</h2>God’s voice has never stopped speaking. Healing simply helps you hear Him more clearly. You are not too broken, too slow, or too wounded for God to speak to you. His voice is steady, loving, and patient — and He walks with you at your pace. 📬 Contact Information for Keana W. Mitchell — Finding God Podcast 🌐 Website <a href="https://emoryrose.bandzoogle.com/" rel="nofollow">https://emoryrose.bandzoogle.com</a> 📘 Facebook Page Finding God <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FindingGod" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/FindingGod</a> 👥 Facebook Group Finding God Community <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingGod" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingGod</a> 📸 Instagram Keana W. Mitchell <a href="https://www.instagram.com/findinggod2" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/findinggod2</a> 🎧 Listen to Finding God on RedCircle <a href="https://redcircle.com/shows/190efd66-2f1a-4c5f-861e-40ab89d4c41b" rel="nofollow">https://redcircle.com/shows/190efd66-2f1a-4c5f-861e-40ab89d4c41b</a>  📧 Email paperanthementertainment@gmail.com 🎵 Music Feature — Unique-ly Chosen New Music Coming Soon!!!

In this week’s episode, Keana explores a question many believers wrestle with but rarely say out loud: What does God’s voice actually sound like when you’re healing?
When you’ve walked through trauma, heartbreak, or long seasons of survival mode, your ability to hear God can feel distorted. Not because God has changed — but because your nervous system, your trust, and your internal world are shifting.
This episode gently unpacks how healing transforms the way you perceive God’s voice, how to distinguish His voice from fear or shame, and how to recognize the tender, patient, protective tone God uses with His wounded children.
If you’re in a season of rebuilding your faith, reconnecting with God, or learning to trust His voice again, this episode will meet you right where you are.

🔄 Recap From Last Week’s Episode
Last week, we talked about rebuilding your relationship with God after trauma. Keana explored:
How trauma affects your spiritual perception
Why God can feel distant or unsafe after painful experiences
Insights from trauma experts like Dr. Diane Langberg and Dr. Bessel van der Kolk
Biblical examples of people who reconnected with God after deep pain
The truth that God meets you where you are, not where you think you “should” be
This foundation sets the stage for today’s conversation about hearing God’s voice in a healing season.

🧠 Why Healing Changes How You Hear God
Keana explains how trauma impacts the nervous system and why healing opens space for you to hear God with more clarity, gentleness, and safety.
 Healing quiets fear, softens shame, and helps you separate God’s voice from the voices of your past.

❌ What God’s Voice Does Not Sound Like
During healing, God’s voice does not sound like:
Condemnation
Pressure
Panic
Shame
Harshness
These tones often come from trauma, fear, or old religious messages — not from God.

💜 What God’s Voice Does Sound Like When You’re Healing
God’s voice in a healing season is:
Gentle
Patient
Affirming
Clarifying
Protective
Consistent
It sounds like rest, reassurance, and unconditional love.

👂 How to Discern God’s Voice While Healing
Keana shares practical tools to help listeners recognize God’s voice, including:
Checking the fruit
Checking the tone
Checking alignment with Scripture
Paying attention to the body’s response
Noticing patterns of peace vs. fear

📖 Biblical Examples of God Speaking to the Wounded
This episode highlights stories of Hagar, Elijah, David, the woman at the well, and Thomas — showing how God speaks gently and personally to those who are hurting.

🌱 Practical Ways to Hear God More Clearly
Listeners learn trauma‑informed spiritual practices such as breath prayer, grounding, journaling, and focusing on Scriptures that reveal God’s gentleness.

💬 Final Encouragement
God’s voice has never stopped speaking. Healing simply helps you hear Him more clearly.
 You are not too broken, too slow, or too wounded for God to speak to you.
 His voice is steady, loving, and patient — and He walks with you at your pace.

📬 Contact Information for Keana W. Mitchell — Finding God Podcast 
🌐 Website 
https://emoryrose.bandzoogle.com


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📸 Instagram 
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What God's Voice Sounds Like When You are Healing

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💛 Episode Summary In this powerful and deeply healing episode of the Finding God Podcast, we explore one of the most misunderstood truths in Christianity: religion cannot save you but God’s love absolutely can. Many of us grew up believing that God’s acceptance was tied to our performance, our behavior, or our ability to follow religious rules. But Scripture, psychology, and the life of Jesus all reveal a different story. Today, we break down the difference between religion and relationship, and we look at why God’s unconditional love is the only thing that truly transforms, heals, and saves.  🔄 Last Week’s Episode Recap Last week, we talked about why God’s love is not performance‑based. We explored how: <ul><li>God loved us before we changed </li><li>His love is not tied to our behavior </li><li>Fear and shame are not tools God uses </li><li>Jesus consistently loved people into transformation </li></ul>This week builds directly on that foundation.  ✨ What We Explore in This Episode 💔 Why People Confuse Religion With God’s Love We unpack the reasons so many believers mix up rules with relationship, including: <ul><li>Childhood conditioning </li><li>Fear‑based church cultures </li><li>The desire for structure and predictability </li><li>Misrepresentation of God by religious systems </li><li>The human tendency to earn approval </li></ul>You’ll learn why this confusion is common and how to break free from it.  💛 The Difference Between Religion and God’s Love We take a deep dive into the contrast between: <ul><li>Religion: rules, pressure, performance, fear </li><li>God’s Love: relationship, grace, identity, transformation </li></ul>You’ll hear how religion focuses on the outside, but God’s love transforms from the inside out.  ⛓️ Why Religion Can’t Save You We explore why religion falls short: <ul><li>It modifies behavior but doesn’t heal the heart </li><li>It creates fear instead of freedom </li><li>It produces shame instead of restoration </li><li>It cannot heal trauma or change identity </li><li>Scripture clearly teaches that salvation is a gift, not a reward </li></ul> 💖 Why God’s Love Can Save You (Side‑by‑Side Comparison) This section breaks down the truth: <ul><li>Religion says “earn it” / God says “I came to you first” </li><li>Religion says “try harder” / God says “rest in Me” </li><li>Religion says “your mistakes define you” /God says “My grace covers you” </li><li>Religion says “change first” /God says “you are changed because you are loved” </li></ul>This comparison brings clarity and freedom.  📖 Biblical Examples We look at people in Scripture who relied on religion and those who discovered God’s love: People who trusted religion: <ul><li>The Pharisees </li><li>Saul before becoming Paul </li><li>The Rich Young Ruler </li></ul>People transformed by God’s love: <ul><li>The Woman at the Well </li><li>The Prodigal Son </li><li>The Thief on the Cross </li></ul>These stories reveal that religion never saved anyone but God’s love always did.  🧠 Psychology + Faith: Why Love Heals We connect Scripture with modern psychology, referencing leading experts like: <ul><li>Dr. Bessel van der Kolk </li><li>Dr. Gabor Maté </li><li>Dr. Sue Johnson </li><li>Dr. Kristin Neff </li></ul>Their research confirms what the Bible has always taught:  Love, not fear, is what heals the human heart.  🧘🏽‍♀️ Healing Exercises You’ll learn practical ways to shift from religious pressure to God’s love: <ul><li>Daily love reminders </li><li>Rewriting harmful beliefs </li><li>Stillness practices </li><li>Scripture meditation </li><li>Releasing the “spiritual scorecard” </li></ul>These tools help retrain your heart to trust God’s love.  🤝 Join the Faith After Abuse Community If you’re healing from religious trauma or spiritual abuse, you’re invited to join the Faith After Abuse free Skool community a safe, supportive space to rediscover God’s love without fear or pressure.  <a href="https://www.skool.com/finding-faith-after-abuse-2572" rel="nofollow">https://www.skool.com/finding-faith-after-abuse-2572</a>💬 Final Thoughts Religion can give you structure, but it cannot save you.  Only God’s love can heal, restore, and transform your life. Thank you for listening to this week’s episode of the Finding God Podcast.  Share this episode with someone who needs to hear the truth about God’s love.  📬 Contact Information for Keana W. Mitchell — Finding God Podcast 🌐 Website <a href="https://emoryrose.bandzoogle.com/" rel="nofollow">https://emoryrose.bandzoogle.com</a> 📘 Facebook Page Finding God <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FindingGod" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/FindingGod</a> 👥 Facebook Group Finding God Community <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingGod" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingGod</a> 📸 Instagram Keana W. Mitchell <a href="https://www.instagram.com/findinggod2" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/findinggod2</a> 🎧 Listen to Finding God on RedCircle <a href="https://redcircle.com/shows/190efd66-2f1a-4c5f-861e-40ab89d4c41b" rel="nofollow">https://redcircle.com/shows/190efd66-2f1a-4c5f-861e-40ab89d4c41b</a>  📧 Email paperanthementertainment@gmail.com 🎵 Music Feature — Unique-ly Chosen New Music Coming Soon!!!

💛 Episode Summary 
In this powerful and deeply healing episode of the Finding God Podcast, we explore one of the most misunderstood truths in Christianity: religion cannot save you but God’s love absolutely can. Many of us grew up believing that God’s acceptance was tied to our performance, our behavior, or our ability to follow religious rules. But Scripture, psychology, and the life of Jesus all reveal a different story. 
Today, we break down the difference between religion and relationship, and we look at why God’s unconditional love is the only thing that truly transforms, heals, and saves. 
 
🔄 Last Week’s Episode Recap 
Last week, we talked about why God’s love is not performance based. We explored how: 
•	God loved us before we changed 
•	His love is not tied to our behavior 
•	Fear and shame are not tools God uses 
•	Jesus consistently loved people into transformation 
This week builds directly on that foundation. 
 
✨ What We Explore in This Episode 
💔 Why People Confuse Religion With God’s Love 
We unpack the reasons so many believers mix up rules with relationship, including: 
•	Childhood conditioning 
•	Fear based church cultures 
•	The desire for structure and predictability 
•	Misrepresentation of God by religious systems 
•	The human tendency to earn approval 
You’ll learn why this confusion is common and how to break free from it. 
 
💛 The Difference Between Religion and God’s Love 
We take a deep dive into the contrast between: 
•	Religion: rules, pressure, performance, fear 
•	God’s Love: relationship, grace, identity, transformation 
You’ll hear how religion focuses on the outside, but God’s love transforms from the inside out. 
 
⛓️ Why Religion Can’t Save You 
We explore why religion falls short: 
•	It modifies behavior but doesn’t heal the heart 
•	It creates fear instead of freedom 
•	It produces shame instead of restoration 
•	It cannot heal trauma or change identity 
•	Scripture clearly teaches that salvation is a gift, not a reward 
 
💖 Why God’s Love Can Save You (Side by Side Comparison) 
This section breaks down the truth: 
•	Religion says “earn it” / God says “I came to you first” 
•	Religion says “try harder” / God says “rest in Me” 
•	Religion says “your mistakes define you” /God says “My grace covers you” 
•	Religion says “change first” /God says “you are changed because you are loved” 
This comparison brings clarity and freedom. 
 
📖 Biblical Examples 
We look at people in Scripture who relied on religion and those who discovered God’s love: 
People who trusted religion: 
•	The Pharisees 
•	Saul before becoming Paul 
•	The Rich Young Ruler 
People transformed by God’s love: 
•	The Woman at the Well 
•	The Prodigal Son 
•	The Thief on the Cross 
These stories reveal that religion never saved anyone but God’s love always did. 
 
🧠 Psychology + Faith: Why Love Heals 
We connect Scripture with modern psychology, referencing leading experts like: 
•	Dr. Bessel van der Kolk 
•	Dr. Gabor Maté 
•	Dr. Sue Johnson 
•	Dr. Kristin Neff 
Their research confirms what the Bible has always taught: 
 Love, not fear, is what heals the human heart. 
 
🧘🏽‍♀️ Healing Exercises 
You’ll learn practical ways to shift from religious pressure to God’s love: 
•	Daily love reminders 
•	Rewriting harmful beliefs 
•	Stillness practices 
•	Scripture meditation 
•	Releasing the “spiritual scorecard” 
These tools help retrain your heart to trust God’s love. 
 
🤝 Join the Faith After Abuse Community 
If you’re healing from religious trauma or spiritual abuse, you’re invited to join the Faith After Abuse free Skool community a safe, supportive space to rediscover God’s love without fear or pressure. 


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💬 Final Thoughts 
Religion can give you structure, but it cannot save you. 
 Only God’s love can heal, restore, and transform your life. 
Thank you for listening to this week’s episode of the Finding God Podcast. 
 Share this episode with someone who needs to hear the truth about God’s love. 
 
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Why Religion Can't Save You but God's Love Can

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This week on Finding God, we’re dismantling the fear-based belief that God is watching and waiting to punish us. If you’ve ever carried the weight of shame, guilt, or spiritual anxiety, this episode is for you. Keana W. Mitchell offers a trauma-informed, biblically grounded conversation about the true nature of God’s love one rooted in grace, not retribution.We’ll explore how distorted theology can shape our emotional lives, and how healing begins when we embrace the truth: God is not against you. He’s for you. Always.💡 In This Episode:<ul><li>Why fear-based theology keeps us spiritually stuck</li><li>How trauma can distort our view of God’s character</li><li>Scriptural truths that reveal God’s grace and gentleness</li><li>A guided reflection on spiritual safety and emotional healing</li><li>Affirmations to help you walk in freedom and divine love</li></ul>📥 Free ResourceDownload this week’s free PDF: Healing Exercises – Releasing Fear, Embracing GraceThis companion guide includes journaling prompts, affirmations, and a prayer meditation to help you process the episode and deepen your healing journey.👉 Link to PDF: <a href="https://1drv.ms/f/c/c3978a7a492b7988/Esn0EXLmuIlOv7fQwFK_zt8BDhmlRWvxLE0F4aOBwt6ZOQ?e=oKQnjO" rel="nofollow">Why God isn&#39;t wanting to punish you</a>🎶 This Week’s Featured Song:“Devotion” by Unique-ly ChosenThis week’s episode is paired with a powerful new track from the Finding God Podcast music collective, Unique-ly Chosen.Watch the official music video now <a href="https://youtu.be/5-I8EfhMCE8" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/5-I8EfhMCE8</a>Let the music minister to your spirit as you reflect on God’s grace and your worth.🔔 Subscribe &amp; ShareIf this episode speaks to your heart, share it with someone who needs a reminder that they are not beyond grace. Subscribe for weekly episodes that center healing, faith, and emotional clarity.Click the link below to subscribe to the Finding God Podcast on Spotify!!! <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/022Zht5DjU1i3k7BAeHaTW?si=8c728b93da5d43c2" rel="nofollow">https://open.spotify.com/show/022Zht5DjU1i3k7BAeHaTW?si=8c728b93da5d43c2</a> 📬 Contact Information for Keana W. Mitchell — Finding God Podcast 🌐 Website <a href="https://emoryrose.bandzoogle.com/" rel="nofollow">https://emoryrose.bandzoogle.com</a> 📘 Facebook Page Finding God <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FindingGod" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/FindingGod</a> 👥 Facebook Group Finding God Community <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingGod" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingGod</a> 📸 Instagram Keana W. Mitchell <a href="https://www.instagram.com/findinggod2" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/findinggod2</a> 🎧 Listen to Finding God on RedCircle <a href="https://redcircle.com/shows/190efd66-2f1a-4c5f-861e-40ab89d4c41b" rel="nofollow">https://redcircle.com/shows/190efd66-2f1a-4c5f-861e-40ab89d4c41b</a>  📧 Email paperanthementertainment@gmail.com 🎵 Music Feature — Unique-ly Chosen New Music Coming Soon!!!

This week on Finding God, we’re dismantling the fear-based belief that God is watching and waiting to punish us. If you’ve ever carried the weight of shame, guilt, or spiritual anxiety, this episode is for you. Keana W. Mitchell offers a trauma-informed, biblically grounded conversation about the true nature of God’s love one rooted in grace, not retribution.
We’ll explore how distorted theology can shape our emotional lives, and how healing begins when we embrace the truth: God is not against you. He’s for you. Always.
💡 In This Episode:
•	Why fear-based theology keeps us spiritually stuck
•	How trauma can distort our view of God’s character
•	Scriptural truths that reveal God’s grace and gentleness
•	A guided reflection on spiritual safety and emotional healing
•	Affirmations to help you walk in freedom and divine love
📥 Free Resource
Download this week’s free PDF: Healing Exercises – Releasing Fear, Embracing Grace
This companion guide includes journaling prompts, affirmations, and a prayer meditation to help you process the episode and deepen your healing journey.
👉 Link to PDF: Why God isn&#39;t wanting to punish you
🎶 This Week’s Featured Song:
“Devotion” by Unique-ly Chosen
This week’s episode is paired with a powerful new track from the Finding God Podcast music collective, Unique-ly Chosen.
Watch the official music video now https://youtu.be/5-I8EfhMCE8
Let the music minister to your spirit as you reflect on God’s grace and your worth.
🔔 Subscribe &amp; Share
If this episode speaks to your heart, share it with someone who needs a reminder that they are not beyond grace. Subscribe for weekly episodes that center healing, faith, and emotional clarity.
Click the link below to subscribe to the Finding God Podcast on Spotify!!!

https://open.spotify.com/show/022Zht5DjU1i3k7BAeHaTW?si=8c728b93da5d43c2

📬 Contact Information for Keana W. Mitchell — Finding God Podcast 
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📸 Instagram 
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🎧 Listen to Finding God on RedCircle 
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🎵 Music Feature — Unique-ly Chosen 
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Why God Doesn't Want to Punish You

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<h2>Episode Summary</h2>In this deeply compassionate episode of the Finding God Podcast, Keana explores what it truly means to rebuild your relationship with God after experiencing trauma. Whether your trauma came from childhood, relationships, church environments, or spiritual abuse, this episode offers a gentle, grounded path back to connection with God — without pressure, guilt, or shame.Keana breaks down how trauma affects your view of God, your ability to trust, and your spiritual practices. Drawing from leading trauma psychologists like Dr. Judith Herman, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, Dr. Stephen Porges, and spiritual trauma expert Dr. Diane Langberg, she explains why trauma survivors often struggle with prayer, worship, Scripture, and spiritual identity — and why these struggles are normal.You’ll also hear powerful biblical examples of people who experienced trauma — Elijah, Hagar, David, Job, and Mary Magdalene — and how God met each of them with gentleness, presence, and restoration.Finally, Keana shares trauma‑informed healing techniques to help you slowly and safely reconnect with God at your own pace.<h2>What We Cover in This Episode</h2><h3>✨ Recap of Last Week’s Episode</h3><ul><li>How to support survivors of childhood sexual abuse</li><li>Why spiritual bypassing harms survivors</li><li>Insights from Dr. Bessel van der Kolk &amp; Dr. Diane Langberg</li><li>How trauma impacts safety, identity, and connection</li></ul><h3>✨ How Trauma Affects Your Relationship With God</h3><ul><li>Trauma’s impact on your image of God</li><li>Why prayer, worship, or Scripture may feel triggering</li><li>How the nervous system interprets spiritual environments</li><li>Common thoughts trauma survivors experience about God</li></ul><h3>✨ What Trauma‑Affected Faith Looks Like in Real Life</h3><ul><li>Feeling numb during prayer</li><li>Avoiding church or spiritual spaces</li><li>Feeling guilty for not “feeling close to God”</li><li>Internal conflict between wanting God and fearing God</li></ul><h3>✨ Biblical Examples of Trauma &amp; Reconnection</h3><ul><li>Elijah’s burnout and God’s gentle care</li><li>Hagar’s abandonment and God’s presence</li><li>David’s emotional honesty</li><li>Job’s questioning and God’s response</li><li>Mary Magdalene’s restoration</li></ul><h3>✨ Healing Techniques for Rebuilding Your Relationship With God</h3><ul><li>Gentle spiritual practices</li><li>Somatic grounding</li><li>Reframing your image of God</li><li>Naming your truth without shame</li><li>Finding safe spiritual community</li><li>Trauma‑informed therapy options</li></ul><h2>Key Takeaways</h2><ul><li>Trauma can distort your view of God — but it does not change God’s heart toward you.</li><li>Your spiritual struggles are trauma responses, not spiritual failures.</li><li>God meets you with gentleness, not pressure.</li><li>Rebuilding your relationship with God is possible — slowly, safely, and at your own pace.</li></ul><h2>Submit Your Questions</h2>Have a question or topic you want covered on the podcast? Email Keana at keanawmitchell@gmail.com.<h2>Share This Episode</h2>If this episode encouraged you, share it with someone who may be healing from trauma and longing to reconnect with God.📬 Contact Information for Keana W. Mitchell — Finding God Podcast  🌐 Website <a href="https://emoryrose.bandzoogle.com/" rel="nofollow">https://emoryrose.bandzoogle.com</a> 📘 Facebook Page Finding God <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FindingGod" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/FindingGod</a> 👥 Facebook Group Finding God Community <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingGod" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingGod</a> 📸 Instagram Keana W. Mitchell <a href="https://www.instagram.com/findinggod2" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/findinggod2</a> 🎧 Listen to Finding God on RedCircle <a href="https://redcircle.com/shows/190efd66-2f1a-4c5f-861e-40ab89d4c41b" rel="nofollow">https://redcircle.com/shows/190efd66-2f1a-4c5f-861e-40ab89d4c41b</a>  📧 Email paperanthementertainment@gmail.com 🎵 Music Feature — Unique-ly Chosen New Music Coming Soon!!!

Episode Summary
In this deeply compassionate episode of the Finding God Podcast, Keana explores what it truly means to rebuild your relationship with God after experiencing trauma. Whether your trauma came from childhood, relationships, church environments, or spiritual abuse, this episode offers a gentle, grounded path back to connection with God — without pressure, guilt, or shame.
Keana breaks down how trauma affects your view of God, your ability to trust, and your spiritual practices. Drawing from leading trauma psychologists like Dr. Judith Herman, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, Dr. Stephen Porges, and spiritual trauma expert Dr. Diane Langberg, she explains why trauma survivors often struggle with prayer, worship, Scripture, and spiritual identity — and why these struggles are normal.
You’ll also hear powerful biblical examples of people who experienced trauma — Elijah, Hagar, David, Job, and Mary Magdalene — and how God met each of them with gentleness, presence, and restoration.
Finally, Keana shares trauma‑informed healing techniques to help you slowly and safely reconnect with God at your own pace.

What We Cover in This Episode
✨ Recap of Last Week’s Episode
How to support survivors of childhood sexual abuse
Why spiritual bypassing harms survivors
Insights from Dr. Bessel van der Kolk &amp; Dr. Diane Langberg
How trauma impacts safety, identity, and connection
✨ How Trauma Affects Your Relationship With God
Trauma’s impact on your image of God
Why prayer, worship, or Scripture may feel triggering
How the nervous system interprets spiritual environments
Common thoughts trauma survivors experience about God
✨ What Trauma‑Affected Faith Looks Like in Real Life
Feeling numb during prayer
Avoiding church or spiritual spaces
Feeling guilty for not “feeling close to God”
Internal conflict between wanting God and fearing God
✨ Biblical Examples of Trauma &amp; Reconnection
Elijah’s burnout and God’s gentle care
Hagar’s abandonment and God’s presence
David’s emotional honesty
Job’s questioning and God’s response
Mary Magdalene’s restoration
✨ Healing Techniques for Rebuilding Your Relationship With God
Gentle spiritual practices
Somatic grounding
Reframing your image of God
Naming your truth without shame
Finding safe spiritual community
Trauma‑informed therapy options

Key Takeaways
Trauma can distort your view of God — but it does not change God’s heart toward you.
Your spiritual struggles are trauma responses, not spiritual failures.
God meets you with gentleness, not pressure.
Rebuilding your relationship with God is possible — slowly, safely, and at your own pace.

Submit Your Questions
Have a question or topic you want covered on the podcast?
 Email Keana at keanawmitchell@gmail.com.

Share This Episode
If this episode encouraged you, share it with someone who may be healing from trauma and longing to reconnect with God.
📬 Contact Information for Keana W. Mitchell — Finding God Podcast 


🌐 Website 
https://emoryrose.bandzoogle.com


📘 Facebook Page 
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👥 Facebook Group 
Finding God Community 
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📸 Instagram 
Keana W. Mitchell 
https://www.instagram.com/findinggod2 
🎧 Listen to Finding God on RedCircle 
https://redcircle.com/shows/190efd66-2f1a-4c5f-861e-40ab89d4c41b 


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Rebuilding Your Relationship with God After Trauma

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In this powerful and healing episode, Keana explores what legalism looks like in the church, how it distorts our view of God, and how to break free from fear‑based faith. If you’ve ever felt like you had to earn God’s love, perform perfectly, or follow endless rules to be accepted, this conversation will help you breathe again.Keana gently unpacks the emotional and spiritual impact of legalism, explains why so many believers struggle with shame and anxiety around God, and offers a path back to a relationship rooted in love, grace, and freedom. This episode builds on last week’s message “Religion Cannot Save You, But God’s Love Can” and continues the journey of rediscovering God’s heart beyond religious pressure.You’ll also receive five healing exercises to help you unlearn harmful beliefs, reconnect with God’s love, and rebuild your identity on truth instead of performance.<h3>What You’ll Learn in This Episode</h3><ul><li>What legalism actually is and what it is not</li><li>How legalism shows up in church culture and teaching</li><li>The emotional and spiritual wounds legalism creates</li><li>Why legalism replaces relationship with rules</li><li>How to separate God’s character from harmful religious expectations</li><li>Practical steps to break free from fear‑based faith</li><li>Five healing exercises to help you reconnect with God’s love</li></ul><h3>Five Healing Exercises Included</h3><ul><li>“God Is Love” Reframing Practice</li><li>Inner Child Compassion Prayer</li><li>Scripture Detox Exercise</li><li>Nervous System Reset for Spiritual Triggers</li><li>Identity Rebuilding Journal Prompts</li></ul><h3>Reflection Questions</h3><ul><li>What beliefs about God were shaped by fear instead of love</li><li>Where have I confused religious performance with spiritual connection</li><li>What parts of my faith feel heavy, pressured, or shame‑based</li><li>What does spiritual freedom look like for me now</li><li>What is one legalistic belief I’m ready to release</li></ul><h3>Final Encouragement</h3>Legalism may have shaped your view of God, but it does not define who God is. God is not the author of fear. He is the source of freedom. You don’t have to earn His love. You just have to receive it.📬 Contact Information for Keana W. Mitchell — Finding God Podcast 🌐 Website Emory Rose <a href="https://keanawmitchell.com/" rel="nofollow">https://keanawmitchell.com</a> 📘 Facebook Page Finding God <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FindingGod" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/FindingGod</a> 👥 Facebook Group Finding God Community <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingGod" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingGod</a> 📸 Instagram Keana W. Mitchell <a href="https://www.instagram.com/findinggod2" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/findinggod2</a> 🎧 Listen to Finding God on RedCircle <a href="https://redcircle.com/shows/190efd66-2f1a-4c5f-861e-40ab89d4c41b" rel="nofollow">https://redcircle.com/shows/190efd66-2f1a-4c5f-861e-40ab89d4c41b</a> 📧 Email paperanthementertainment@gmail.com 🎵 Music Feature — Unique-ly Chosen New Music Coming Soon!!!

In this powerful and healing episode, Keana explores what legalism looks like in the church, how it distorts our view of God, and how to break free from fear‑based faith. If you’ve ever felt like you had to earn God’s love, perform perfectly, or follow endless rules to be accepted, this conversation will help you breathe again.
Keana gently unpacks the emotional and spiritual impact of legalism, explains why so many believers struggle with shame and anxiety around God, and offers a path back to a relationship rooted in love, grace, and freedom. This episode builds on last week’s message “Religion Cannot Save You, But God’s Love Can” and continues the journey of rediscovering God’s heart beyond religious pressure.
You’ll also receive five healing exercises to help you unlearn harmful beliefs, reconnect with God’s love, and rebuild your identity on truth instead of performance.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode
What legalism actually is and what it is not
How legalism shows up in church culture and teaching
The emotional and spiritual wounds legalism creates
Why legalism replaces relationship with rules
How to separate God’s character from harmful religious expectations
Practical steps to break free from fear‑based faith
Five healing exercises to help you reconnect with God’s love

Five Healing Exercises Included
“God Is Love” Reframing Practice
Inner Child Compassion Prayer
Scripture Detox Exercise
Nervous System Reset for Spiritual Triggers
Identity Rebuilding Journal Prompts

Reflection Questions
What beliefs about God were shaped by fear instead of love
Where have I confused religious performance with spiritual connection
What parts of my faith feel heavy, pressured, or shame‑based
What does spiritual freedom look like for me now
What is one legalistic belief I’m ready to release

Final Encouragement
Legalism may have shaped your view of God, but it does not define who God is. God is not the author of fear. He is the source of freedom. You don’t have to earn His love. You just have to receive it.

📬 Contact Information for Keana W. Mitchell — Finding God Podcast 
🌐 Website 
Emory Rose 
https://keanawmitchell.com 
📘 Facebook Page 
Finding God 
https://www.facebook.com/FindingGod 
👥 Facebook Group 
Finding God Community 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindingGod 
📸 Instagram 
Keana W. Mitchell 
https://www.instagram.com/findinggod2 
🎧 Listen to Finding God on RedCircle 
https://redcircle.com/shows/190efd66-2f1a-4c5f-861e-40ab89d4c41b 
📧 Email 
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🎵 Music Feature — Unique-ly Chosen 
New Music Coming Soon!!! 



Finding God

Where is God? Is God Real? Does he love Me? Does God really care about me? If you have found yourself wondering about the existence of God, then this podcast is for you.  My name is Keana W. Mitchell and I a singer, songwriter, relationship coach and podcaster who found God after losing my religion and focusing on my relationship with God. So, join me each week Friday as I embark on a journey through interviews and music to find out how people found God.

