Finding 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'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?”

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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Next week, we’re diving deeper into this journey with:

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“I am not losing God — I am finding Him.”

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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.

Why this episode is not about correcting LGBTQIA+ people, evangelizing them, or debating their identity.

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

How spiritual teachings, church authority, and scripture have been used to harm LGBTQIA+ people  and why this contradicts the heart of Christ.

Real examples of verses used to shame, exclude, silence, or reject LGBTQIA+ individuals  contrasted with how Jesus actually used scripture to heal and liberate.

A look at God’s consistent pattern of moving toward the hurting, the outcast, and the misunderstood.

Why empathy, connection, and dignity are central to Christlike love.

Trauma‑informed steps faith communities can take to rebuild trust, restore dignity, and create true belonging.

Affirmation, compassion, and validation for those who have been hurt by religion.

A gentle, healing prayer asking God to comfort, protect, and restore those who have experienced rejection or spiritual harm.

• 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.

• 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

• Family Acceptance Project — Dr. Caitlin Ryan
• Sexual Identity & Faith Research — Dr. Mark Yarhouse
• Sexual Orientation Research — Dr. Lisa Diamond
• Shame & Empathy — Dr. Brené Brown
• Self‑Compassion — Dr. Kristin Neff
• Relationship Science — Dr. John Gottman

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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🤝 Join the Faith After Abuse Community 

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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.

• 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

• 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

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

• 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

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.

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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:

• What church culture is and how it becomes toxic
• The emotional and psychological toll of exclusion, racism, and spiritual abuse
• How toxic theology distorts our view of God
• What Scripture says about the true purpose of the church
• The importance of knowing God for yourself
• How to set boundaries that protect your peace and reflect your values

🧠 Key Scriptures:

• Acts 2:42–47 – The early church as a place of unity and generosity
• Galatians 3:28 – Spiritual equality in Christ
• Micah 6:8 – God’s call to justice, mercy, and humility
• Jeremiah 29:13 – Seeking God with your whole heart
• John 15:5 – Abiding in God as the source of life
• John 4:23 – Worshiping in spirit and truth

🛡️ Healing Takeaways:

• Boundaries are sacred and spiritually necessary
• You are allowed to walk away from harmful church environments
• God is not confined to a building God is with you in your healing
• You can seek and find God for yourself, outside of toxic systems

🎶 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.

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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.

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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.

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.

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Psalm 34:18
• Romans 8:26
• Psalm 13
• Psalm 42:5
• Matthew 11:28
• 1 Peter 5:7

• Creating a safe prayer space
• Using grounding techniques before prayer
• Journaling your prayers
• Praying through music or Scripture
• Giving yourself permission to slow down

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.

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🤝 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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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.

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.

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.

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.

God’s voice in a healing season is:

• Gentle
• Patient
• Affirming
• Clarifying
• Protective
• Consistent

It sounds like rest, reassurance, and unconditional love.

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

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.

Listeners learn trauma‑informed spiritual practices such as breath prayer, grounding, journaling, and focusing on Scriptures that reveal God’s gentleness.

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.

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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: 

• 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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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

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This companion guide includes journaling prompts, affirmations, and a prayer meditation to help you process the episode and deepen your healing journey.

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🎶 This Week’s Featured Song:

“Devotion” by Unique-ly Chosen

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Let the music minister to your spirit as you reflect on God’s grace and your worth.

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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.

• How to support survivors of childhood sexual abuse
• Why spiritual bypassing harms survivors
• Insights from Dr. Bessel van der Kolk & Dr. Diane Langberg
• How trauma impacts safety, identity, and connection

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Gentle spiritual practices
• Somatic grounding
• Reframing your image of God
• Naming your truth without shame
• Finding safe spiritual community
• Trauma‑informed therapy options

• 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.

Have a question or topic you want covered on the podcast?

Email Keana at [email protected].

If this episode encouraged you, share it with someone who may be healing from trauma and longing to reconnect with God.

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