It’s Been a Journey Podcast

We’re celebrating 1 year of It’s Been a Journey 🎉 with the launch of our new series “Holding Yourself Hostage.” In Episode 1, Shenelle Ball-Green exposes the hidden “Egypt” of self-sabotage — the habits, thoughts, and cycles that keep us from freedom. Using powerful biblical insight and real-life examples, this episode helps you identify self-sabotage, understand why it happens, and discover how to break free for good.

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New Episode Alert! 🔥
“Friends, Foes, and Frenemies” — Join me on It’s Been a Journey as we dive into David’s life and uncover how his story mirrors our own. From loyal Jonathans, to foes like Goliath and Saul, to tricky Joabs who compromise us — we all face them. I even share how I had to give grace to mistresses who became foes, and how frenemies can pull us into situations that test our character. 💔➡️💪

This episode is scripture-rich, real, and relatable. Learn how to love your enemies (Matthew 5:44), cherish true friends, and guard your heart with wisdom. 🙏

🎧 Tune in, reflect, and let’s grow together — because it’s truly been a journey.

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💔 When the Heart Overrules the Spirit: Unequally Yoked and Lovin’ It 💔

In this episode of It’s Been a Journey, Shenelle gets real about what happens when we say “yes” to a relationship God clearly said “no” to. From ignoring red flags to loving someone’s potential more than our own purpose, we explore why we stay, what it costs us, and how to realign with God’s will.

This is a heart-to-heart for anyone who’s ever been spiritually mismatched but stayed anyway — and maybe even enjoyed it for a season. Expect truth, laughter, and some toe-stepping love.

🎧 Listen now to uncover the signs of being unequally yoked, the natural and spiritual consequences, and the steps you can take to get back on track with God’s plan for your life.

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In this powerful and emotionally raw episode of It’s Been a Journey, Apostle Dezra Hines opens up about her experience inside a cult disguised as a holiness church. Manipulated through twisted doctrine and pressured into an arranged and abusive marriage, she courageously shares how spiritual deception clouded her truth—until God pulled her out of darkness and into divine freedom.

This episode sheds light on the silent suffering many endure under spiritual control and church hurt. Apostle Hines’ story is one of resilience, redemption, and restoration. If you’ve ever questioned the difference between man-made religion and God’s love, this is for you.

⚠️ Trigger Warning: This episode contains sensitive content related to spiritual abuse and domestic violence.

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In this powerful episode of It’s Been a Journey, host Shenelle sits down with domestic violence survivor and advocate LaTrece Jones to share her courageous journey of escaping abuse and rebuilding her life. From emotional manipulation to financial control, LaTrece opens up about the hidden and unrecognizable forms of abuse many overlook.

You’ll learn:
💔 The different types of domestic violence
💡 How to recognize abuse beyond physical harm
🌿 The path to healing, freedom, and hope

This is more than a story—it’s a lifeline.

If you or someone you love is in danger, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-SAFE (7233) or text START to 88788.

🎧 Listen, share, and join us in spreading awareness.
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Danada Beckwith’s 100-Pound Transformation”

Have you ever felt stuck in your own mind, battling self-doubt and struggling to believe change is possible? This week on It’s Been a Journey, I sit down with the incredible Danada Beckwith, a woman who refused to let obesity, low self-esteem, and fear define her future.

Danada didn’t just lose over 100 pounds—she gained confidence, strength, and a renewed sense of purpose. Now, as a water aerobics instructor, hairstylist educator, and power prayer warrior, she’s helping others break free from their own limitations.

In this powerful conversation, we talk about:
💡 The moment she decided to transform her life
💡 How faith and fitness worked together in her journey
💡 The mindset shifts that made all the difference
💡 What she tells women still struggling with self-doubt

If you’ve ever doubted yourself or felt like change was impossible, THIS episode is for you! 🎧✨

🔥 Tune in now and be inspired! 🔥
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Conversation with Prophetess Stephanie Saunders

Marriage can be one of the greatest blessings—and one of the hardest battles. In this heartfelt episode of It’s Been a Journey, host Shenelle sits down with Prophetess Stephanie Saunders to dive into Galatians 6:9 and explore what it really means to “not grow weary in well-doing” within marriage.

Whether you're feeling unseen, underappreciated, or simply tired of giving your all—this episode will pour back into your spirit. Prophetess Saunders shares wisdom, truth, and spiritual strategies to help you refill your cup, recognize your due season, and keep building a love that lasts.

🎧 Tune in, take notes, and be encouraged—your labor in love is not in vain.

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What happens when love circles back at just the right time? In this heartfelt episode of It’s Been a Journey, host Shenelle sits down with First Lady Valerie Locust of Greater Destiny Ministries. Now an author, actress, podcast host of My Tea for the Week, and the visionary of the Prayer on the Go Facebook group, Valerie shares her powerful testimony of reuniting with her high school sweetheart—now husband, Bishop Jonathan Locust.

Together, they’ve walked through years of separation, growth, and divine redirection to find love again, this time with deeper faith and renewed purpose. Tune in as we explore second chances, spiritual healing, and how God writes the best love stories.

🔁 Love. Faith. Timing. Don’t miss this journey back to the heart.

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Journey of Faith and Overcoming Dyslexia

n this powerful episode of It’s Been a Journey, host Shenelle sits down with Evangelist Sharonda Johnson, a woman of unwavering faith who turned her diagnosis of dyslexia into a platform of purpose.

From struggling in school to boldly preaching and teaching the Word of God, Sharonda shares how she overcame the labels and found her identity in Christ. She opens up about the emotional journey of navigating a learning disability and how her Facebook segment Spiritual Lunch now uplifts others with the truth of God’s Word.

This is an episode for anyone who has ever felt limited by a label—tune in and be reminded that you are more than your diagnosis, more than your past, and more than enough in God’s eyes.

➡️ Listen, be inspired, and share with someone who needs encouragement today.

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In this powerful episode of It’s Been a Journey, host Shenelle sits down with Pastor, singer, and author Andrea Allen-Rush to unpack her soul-stirring story of addiction, healing, and divine redemption.

Andrea shares her raw and honest journey—one that took her from the pulpit to the pigsty, and by God's grace, to the palace. Her book, From the Pulpit to the Pigsty to the Palace, is being shared in prisons and abuse centers around the world, inspiring those who feel forgotten.

Tune in as we discuss:
🎙️ Hitting rock bottom and rising again
🎙️ How music and faith helped her heal
🎙️ The power of sharing your testimony to help others
🎙️ What redemption really looks like

This is more than a comeback—it's a call to remember that no matter how far you've fallen, you're never too far for God to reach.

💜 Listen now and share this with someone who needs hope.

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