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Self Love Journaling with God
Self-Love Journaling with God is a faith-based podcast for women who are in a healing season and desire peace, clarity, and deeper spiritual growth. This Christian self-love podcast invites you to learn how to love yourself through God’s love, renew your mind with Scripture, and grow in your identity in Christ—one journal page at a time.
Hosted by Shawnda Dewberry, licensed clinician and Christian journaling guide, each episode blends faith-based journaling, psychology-informed insight, and Bible journaling prompts to support emotional healing with God. Through gentle reflection, prayer journaling, and guided journaling with God, you’ll explore self-worth, overcome negative self-talk, and learn to see yourself the way God sees you.
This podcast is for women seeking Christian encouragement, healing emotional wounds, and walking closely with God through a self-love journey rooted in faith. If you’re looking for a Christian podcast for women that combines spiritual journaling, Scripture, and practical tools for growth, this space is for you.
Self Love Journaling with God
Stop Explaining: Biblical Boundaries That Protect Peace
Ever feel like you have to explain your “no” until you’re exhausted—just to keep the peace? In this episode, Boundaries Are Biblical: Protecting Your Peace Without Explaining, we’re having a real, faith-rooted conversation about why boundaries aren’t selfish… they’re stewardship.
We’ll walk through Nehemiah’s powerful boundary moment—“I am doing a great work, and I cannot come down” (Nehemiah 6:3)—and learn how to stay steady when people try to pull you into guilt, urgency, or emotional pressure. You’ll also learn how your nervous system responds to stress (that tight chest, racing thoughts, people-pleasing spiral), and how healthy boundaries help you return to peace—body, mind, and spirit.
You’ll leave with practical, everyday boundary scripts, a simple way to tell the difference between guilt and conviction, and journaling prompts to help you stop over-explaining and start honoring the life God entrusted to you.
In this episode, we cover:
- Why boundaries are biblical (and what they are really for)
- How over-explaining can be a form of self-abandonment
- Simple boundary scripts you can use immediately
- A guided journaling practice to identify where your peace is leaking
Anchor Scripture:
- Nehemiah 6:3 — “I am doing a great work, and I cannot come down.”
- Proverbs 4:23 — “Above all else, guard your heart…”
Next Step: Join My Community 💛
If this episode helped you, don’t do your healing alone. Come join me in the Self-Love Journaling with God Circle community on Skool—a place to keep growing with God, practice tools that protect your peace, and be supported by other women in their healing season.
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