Where is God? Is God Real? Does he love Me? Does God really care about me? If you have found yourself wondering about the existence of God, then this podcast is for you. My name is Keana W. Mitchell and I a singer, songwriter, relationship coach and podcaster who found God after losing my religion and focusing on my relationship with God. So, join me each week Friday as I embark on a journey through interviews and music to find out how people found God.
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Where is God? Is God Real? Does he love Me? Does God really care about me? If you have found yourself wondering about the existence of God, then this podcast is for you. My name is Keana W. Mitchell and I a singer, songwriter, relationship coach and podcaster who found God after losing my religion and focusing on my relationship with God. So, join me each week Friday as I embark on a journey through interviews and music to find out how people found God.
How Fear Based Theology Affects Your Mental Health
Finding God
19 minutes
1 week ago
How Fear Based Theology Affects Your Mental Health
🎧 Episode Summary:
In this powerful episode of the Finding God Podcast, host Keana W. Mitchell explores how fear-based theology belief systems rooted in shame, punishment, and conditional love can deeply impact your mental and emotional well-being. Building on last week’s episode, Relearning God’s Character, Keana unpacks the psychological toll of viewing God through a lens of fear and control, and offers a path toward healing through truth, grace, and spiritual safety.
You’ll learn how fear-based theology can lead to anxiety, religious OCD (scrupulosity), depression, and even PTSD-like symptoms. Through biblical examples, psychological research, and trauma-informed insight, Keana contrasts fear-driven faith with the liberating power of love-based theology.
This episode also includes therapeutic healing exercises rooted in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and spiritual reflection to help you begin releasing fear and embracing the truth of God’s unconditional love.
🧠Topics Covered:
• What fear-based theology is and how it shows up in everyday life
• Mental health disorders linked to fear-based religious beliefs
• Biblical examples of fear-based vs. faith-based theology
• CBT-inspired healing exercises for spiritual and emotional restoration
• How to reframe your view of God through love, not fear
✨ Healing Exercises Included:
• Thought Reframing with Scripture
• Safe Imagery Practice
• Affirmation Journaling
• Forgiveness Visualization
🎵 Featured Song:
“Have I Told You Lately” by Unique-ly Chosen A gentle, soul-soothing reminder of God’s love and presence. Listen now on the Finding God Podcast YouTube channel.
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Finding God
Where is God? Is God Real? Does he love Me? Does God really care about me? If you have found yourself wondering about the existence of God, then this podcast is for you. My name is Keana W. Mitchell and I a singer, songwriter, relationship coach and podcaster who found God after losing my religion and focusing on my relationship with God. So, join me each week Friday as I embark on a journey through interviews and music to find out how people found God.
