Some people don’t want intimacy — they want access.

In this episode of It’s Been a Journey, we unpack Proverbs 20:5:
“The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters…”

Not every intention is visible on the surface. Sometimes what feels like connection is convenience. What feels like depth is dependency. And what feels like love is leverage.

We’re talking about:
• Why people hide their true motives
• Emotional manipulation vs. emotional maturity
• Discernment without becoming guarded or bitter
• Learning to listen beyond what’s said

If you’ve ever had to heal after realizing someone loved you for what you provided — not who you are — this conversation is for you.

This episode will help you grow in wisdom, protect your peace, and keep your heart open without being unguarded.

Because healing doesn’t mean you stop loving.
It means you learn who deserves access.

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IBAJ February Series — “Wisdom in Love: Maturity, Motives & the Heart” (Proverbs 20)

Episode 1: “It’s Not Just Love — It’s Character.”

So many people know how to say the right things, but very few know how to live faithfully. In this episode, we walk through Proverbs 20:6 and uncover why character — not charm, words, or emotions — is the true foundation of healthy relationships.

This conversation goes beyond marriage and speaks to friendships, family, business, and community. If you’ve ever been hurt because someone’s actions didn’t match their promises, this episode will give you biblical wisdom to recognize faithfulness, integrity, and consistency in the people you allow into your life.

Because love is a feeling… but faithfulness is a character trait.

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We detoxed in December.
We released what God closed.
Now January asks a powerful question:

What will you do with the space God just cleared?

In this episode, we explore how to embrace a fresh start without carrying old wounds, habits, or cycles into a new season. Through scripture, reflection, and prayer, you’ll learn how to realign your life with God’s future — not your past.

✨ Release what God has closed
✨ Renew your mind daily
✨ Set boundaries that protect healing
✨ Return to spiritual discipline
✨ Walk in obedience even when it’s uncomfortable

If you’re ready for real transformation — not just a calendar change — this episode is for you.

📖 Isaiah 43:19
🎧 Follow It’s Been a Journey for weekly faith-based healing and growth.

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Offense is sneaky. It hides in hurt, disappointment, silence, and unresolved pain. In this episode of It’s Been a Journey, we’re talking about how offense can quietly block God’s blessings, interrupt our prayers, steal our peace, and even damage our marriages.

Together, we unpack biblical truth, real-life application, and healing resolutions that help us release offense—not to excuse what hurt us, but to free ourselves. This episode is an invitation to detox your heart, restore your peace, and make room for what God wants to do next.

If you’ve been feeling stuck, heavy, or disconnected, this conversation is for you.

🎧 Listen, reflect, pray, and share.

For more encouragement and resources, visit itsbeenajourneypodcast.com

Resentment doesn’t always look like anger.
Sometimes it looks like silence, exhaustion, people-pleasing, and emotional distance.

In this deeply personal episode of It’s Been a Journey, we unpack how resentment quietly eats away at your joy, peace, body, relationships, and identity — and how the enemy uses unresolved situations with people to keep you stuck and offended.

In this episode, you’ll learn:
• What resentment sounds like internally
• How resentment affects your mind, body, and spiritual health
• How people-pleasing in marriage, family, and business creates bitterness
• Why forgiveness is not weakness but spiritual warfare
• How to forgive yourself for staying silent too long
• Scriptural detox steps rooted in Ephesians 4:31–32

This is a more intimate, one-on-one version designed to walk you through release, reflection, and healing at your own pace.

If you’ve been carrying unspoken hurt, replaying conversations, or feeling emotionally heavy — this episode is your invitation to detox.

🎧 For the full live conversation and community discussion, watch on YouTube or Facebook.
🤍 For healing that goes deeper than motivation — press play.

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#MarriageRestoration #ForgivenessJourney #LetTheCupDown #HealingFromWithin

Social media says, “I manifested it.”
But scripture says, “Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain.”

In this episode of It’s Been a Journey, Shenelle breaks down the growing manifestation trend and compares it with what the Bible actually teaches about faith, prayer, and speaking life. You’ll learn the difference between God-centered faith and self-centered manifestation, how to align your desires with God’s will, and practical steps to pray with authority — not illusion.

If you’ve ever wondered whether manifestation is spiritual, biblical, or dangerous territory — this episode is for you.

Tune in, take notes, and let’s grow together.

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In this powerful episode of It’s Been a Journey, we confront the quiet storm many believers never talk about — disappointment. When marriage doesn’t look like the promise, when business delays shake your confidence, when the timeline you prayed for slips through your fingers… disappointment can feel suffocating.

But God says, “This is not the end — it’s a divine redirection.”

💔 In this episode we unpack:
• The pain of failed expectations in marriage
• How to heal when life breaks your heart
• Disappointment in business, purpose, and calling
• Accepting the reality of what will never be
• How to place the shattered pieces back in God’s hands
• Why delayed hope is positioning you for destiny
• How disappointment becomes divine protection

✨ Scripture Focus: Proverbs 13:12 — “Hope deferred makes the heart sick…”

Whether you're healing from relationship wounds, recovering from business blows, or trying to rebuild faith after failure — this episode gives you language, clarity, and spiritual direction.

🎧 Listen, breathe, release, and let God rewrite your expectations.

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Before the year ends, take a moment to detox the one area we rarely examine—our hearts. In this episode, we explore how bitterness, fear, regret, and unforgiveness can block gratitude and keep us stuck in cycles God never intended.

Through scripture, reflection, and practical spiritual steps, we walk through:
• Why a heart detox is essential
• The emotional damage hidden bitterness can cause
• 7 powerful ways to cleanse and reset your heart
• How to release what God never asked you to carry
• How gratitude opens the door for healing and new blessings

Featuring Psalm 51:10, this episode guides you through a soul-cleansing experience that prepares you for peace, clarity, and God’s next chapter for your life.

If your heart has been heavy, overwhelmed, or stuck in the past—this episode will help you breathe again.

Follow It’s Been a Journey for more conversations on healing, faith, and emotional recovery.

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n this inspiring episode of the IBAJ Podcast, host Shenelle sits down with Mississippi native and published author Jamesia Nicholson, writer of The Difference Between You and Me: The Teenager Edition.
At just a young age, Jamesia uses her platform to empower teens and young adults to embrace their individuality, overcome comparison, and find peace in their own purpose.

This episode dives deep into teen identity, self-worth, mental health, social media pressure, and the courage it takes to stand out in a world that constantly tells you to fit in. Whether you’re a teenager, a parent, a teacher, or someone still learning to love yourself—you’ll feel seen, encouraged, and uplifted.

💡 Key Topics:

• How Jamesia found her voice as a teen author

• The dangers of comparison and peer pressure

• Building confidence in who you are

• Why faith and self-awareness matter

• Encouragement for anyone struggling to find purpose

🎙️ About the Podcast:

is a motivational talk show and podcast dedicated to highlighting entrepreneurs, creatives, and purpose-driven people who are building legacy and inspiring change through their work and story.

🔗 Listen Now & Subscribe:
Watch the full interview on YouTube @Beenajourney
and stream every episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all major platforms.

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In this opening episode of When Flesh Meets Faith, we confront one of the most overlooked causes of relationship breakdown — forgetfulness in marriage. Many couples search for answers like “why marriages fall apart spiritually,” “how to fix a disconnected marriage biblically,” and “why couples forget their vows,” yet the Bible already speaks to it.

Peter writes, “I stir up your pure minds by remembrance.”
And that’s exactly what this episode does — it stirs up what God said, because marriage struggles from a Christian perspective often begin when we stop remembering the covenant God established.

Inside this episode, we address real questions people ask every day:
Why do we fall out of love?
Why does my spouse change?
How do we reconnect after years of distance?
Why can’t I forgive?
How do we start fresh?

Using biblical marriage advice, we unpack how forgetfulness impacts emotional intimacy, communication, and connection. You’ll learn practical ways to reconnect, including weekly “memory moments,” prayer resets, and how to re-anchor your relationship in God’s Word rather than in wounds.

If you’ve been searching for Christian marriage healing, faith-based marriage restoration, or guidance on rebuilding emotional intimacy through God’s Word, this episode will shift your perspective and strengthen your covenant.

This is your invitation to pause, remember, and rebuild — not through emotion, but through covenant clarity.

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