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.
Episodes
58 episodes
5 Signs You’re Self-Sabotaging | Joel 3:10
Are your words quietly working against the confidence you are praying for?In this episode of The Self-Love Journaling With God Podcast, we discuss how negative self-talk, old labels, fear-based thoughts, and repeated “I can’t” sta...
When You Stop Living for Approval Galatians 1:10
Why do other people’s opinions feel so heavy? In this faith-rooted episode of The Self-Love Journaling With God Podcast, we explore fear of judgment, people-pleasing, overthinking, and the way approval-seeking can quietly shape your co...
Are Your Words Keeping Wounds Alive? Romans 12:2
Have you ever noticed that the words that hurt you the most sometimes become the words you repeat to yourself?In this episode of the Self-Love Journaling With God Podcast, we continue the series When Words Shape Your Worth with Episo...
Stop Letting Old Words Define You | Isaiah 54:17
What if some of the hardest words you are still carrying were never meant to define you? In this episode of the Self-Love Journaling With God Podcast, we talk about how hurtful words from childhood, relationships, work, or painful season...
You’re Becoming What You Keep Saying | Proverbs 18:21
Download your journal Companion workbook HERE.What have you been saying about yourself lately? In this episode of the...
Are You Carrying Deep Disappointment? Hannah’s Story Will Help
What do you do when your heart is carrying deep disappointment, and the answer you hoped for still has not come? In this episode of the Self-Love Journaling With God Podcast, we look at Hannah’s story in 1 Samuel 1 and explore what it means to ...
You Don’t Have to Wear Shame Anymore | Hebrews 12:2
In this episode of the Self-Love Journaling With God Podcast, we’re closing out our shame series with a powerful reminder from Hebrews 12:2: Jesus carried shame so you don’t have to keep wearing it. If you’ve been carrying regret, embarrassment...
5 Quiet Ways Shame Is Stealing Your Confidence | 2 Timothy 1:7
In this episode of the Self-Love Journaling With God Podcast, we’re talking about 5 ways shame may be stealing your confidence in quiet, everyday moments. If you’ve been over-apologizing, second-guessing yourself, comparing your journey, ...
When Shame Makes You Hide Psalm 34:5
In this episode of the Self-Love Journaling With God Podcast, we’re talking about when shame makes you hide—from God, from people, and even from your own healing. If you’ve ever pulled back, gone quiet, or felt like you needed to keep par...
Stop Letting Shame Name You Romans 8:1
Stop letting shame call the shots. In this faith-filled episode of the Self-Love Journaling With God Podcast, we’re talking about what it really means when shame tries to “name you”—to label you by your past, your mistakes, or your worst moment...
Shame vs Guilt: Know the Difference 1 John 1:9
In this episode, Shame vs. Guilt: Know the Difference, we’re breaking down the spiritual and emotional difference between conviction (which lovingly invites you back to God) and shame (which pushes you into hiding). Using 1 John 1:9 (KJV) as ou...
How to Feel Worthy Again After Rejection
Rejection can hit your heart hard—and make you question your worth. In this episode of Self-Love Journaling With God, you’ll learn how to feel worthy again after rejection without spiraling, people-pleasing, or begging to be chosen. We’ll walk ...
Stop Replaying the Hurt: Try This Prayer Journaling Prompt
Stop replaying the hurt on repeat—and start finding peace again. In this episode of The Self-Love Journaling With God Podcast, you’ll learn how to break the overthinking loop with a simple prayer-journaling prompt rooted in Philippians 4:6–7 (K...
Matthew 10:29-31: Stop Self Abandoning Start Self-Respect
Matthew 10:29–31 — Stop Self-Abandonment, Start Self-RespectHave you been showing up for everyone else… but quietly leaving yourself behind? In this episode, we sit with Matthew 10:29–31 and the powerful reminder that if God notic...
How Do I Practice Self-Love God’s Way?
Have you ever wondered, How do I practice self-love God’s way—without guilt, fear, or feeling selfish?In this episode of the Self-Love Journaling With God Podcast, we gently unpack the difference between cultural self-love and b...
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 boun...
Anxiety Isn’t You—It’s a Signal
Have you ever felt anxiety hit your body first—tight chest, racing thoughts, that “something’s wrong” feeling—before you could even explain why? In today’s episode of The Self-Love Journaling With God Podcast, we’re gently reframing anxi...
How to Quiet Loud Thoughts With God’s Truth
Do your thoughts get louder when you’re tired, overwhelmed, or trying to do the “right” thing? In this episode of the Self-Love Journaling With God Podcast, we talk about how to quiet loud thoughts with God’s truth—without shame, forci...
Stop Snapping: 5 Gentle Calm Habits
Have you ever snapped over something small—and then wondered, What is wrong with me? If you’ve been feeling overstimulated, emotionally exhausted, or on edge lately, this episode is for you.In Stop Snapping: 5 Gentle Calm...
You’re Not Broken—You’re Emotionally Exhausted (Here’s Why)
If you’ve been feeling emotionally exhausted—like you’re carrying too much, reacting faster than you want to, and quietly wondering, “What’s wrong with me?”—this episode is a soft place to land.Today, I’m gently reframing one pa...
Renewing Your Mind — One Journal Page at a Time
In this final episode of our 7-week journey, we bring everything together and step into the next powerful phase of renewal: speaking God’s truth out loud.Over the past seven weeks, we’ve explored how negative thought patterns, cog...
When You Feel Like You’ve Failed God
Have you ever felt weighed down by guilt, shame, or the quiet thought, “I should’ve known better”?In this tender episode of From Negative Thoughts to Godly Peace, we talk honestly about what it means to feel like you’ve f...
Your Lane Is Holy: Break Free from Comparison
In today’s Self-Love Guided Journaling Experience, we’re stepping into one of the most familiar and exhausting battles of the heart: comparison — the quiet, creeping thought that says, “She’s better… she’s farther… she’s more blessed… and I’m n...
What God Says About Overthinking
In this week’s episode, we’re slowing down the swirl of overthinking — those looping thoughts that replay, predict, and exhaust the heart. Together, we’ll explore what God says about overthinking, why it steals our peace, and how journaling can...
Stopping the Spiral: Trading Catastrophes for Faith
“Stop Catastrophizing — What If It All Goes Right?”Welcome back to From Negative Thoughts to Godly Peace — in 7 Weeks!In today’s episode, we’re diving into a mindset many of us slip into without even noticing: catastrophizing — expecting the wo...