Christian Women Healing from Shame, Fear & Codependency: Real with Melanie

This podcast is for Christian women navigating mental health, emotional healing, focus, and codependency recovery, women who love Jesus but still feel stuck, ashamed, or bound by patterns they can't seem to break. I'm Melanie Reyes, and I get it, because I've lived it. I'm a Certified Faith-Based Coach also known as your Focus Bestie, and this is Real with Melanie: Christian Women Healing from Shame, Fear & Codependency. Each episode blends honest reflection, journal entries, and life lessons rooted in biblical truth and real-life healing, including the Open Letter series, raw letter-style episodes written to meet you exactly where you are, along with honest conversations with guests sharing their own stories of faith, focus, and healing. This podcast is for you if you find yourself asking questions such as: Why do I feel so far behind everyone else? How do I heal from a toxic relationship as a Christian woman? Why can't I break this cycle of people pleasing and shame? How do I stay focused on God's plan when my mind feels scattered and overwhelmed? Why do I keep starting over and never finishing what God called me to do? How do I quiet the anxiety and fear that keep me stuck? How do I trust God's timing when I feel like I'm running out of it? Why do I feel like an imposter even in the areas where I've grown the most? Because around here, we believe transformation doesn't come from pretending everything is okay. It comes from owning your story and aligning it with God's grace. Faith + Intentions = Transformation. Connect with Me at hello@mypathtowholeness.com or on Instagram @MsMelanieReyes

31: Healing From Shame, Codependency & Alcohol | Why I Went Silent for 6 Years 08/17/2026

31: Healing From Shame, Codependency & Alcohol | Why I Went Silent for 6 Years Why did I go silent on this podcast for six years? This full-length episode is the honest answer, covering a toxic on-and-off relationship, codependency, alcohol, and the shame that silenced a faith-based coach from telling her own story. This is the most personal episode I have ever recorded. For six years I told you "life happened." That was true, but it wasn't the whole truth. In this episode, I'm sharing the whole truth: a relationship I was too ashamed to post publicly, alcohol that quietly became something I had to manage, and the shame that kept me from telling my own story while teaching other women how to heal from theirs. This episode covers emotional sobriety, codependency recovery, identity in Christ, and what it actually looks like to mourn who you used to be so God can use who you're becoming. If you're a Christian woman who has ever lived two lives, one public and one private, this episode is for you. This is a longer episode than usual, built to give this story the room it needed. CODA: Co-dependents Anonymous - A little about this show: Real with Melanie is a faith-based podcast for Christian women navigating mental health, emotional healing, and the journey to wholeness in Christ. Every episode speaks into codependency recovery, shame and guilt, boundaries, people pleasing, and identity in Christ, the real stuff so many of us carry quietly. This episode speaks to emotional sobriety, codependency recovery, and alcohol and codependency, part of the larger journey toward emotional freedom and focus. If you searched for a Christian podcast for emotional healing and mental health, or how to heal from a toxic relationship as a Christian woman, you are exactly who this show was made for. Next step: If this episode met you somewhere real, start My Path Method, a free 5-day coaching framework built from the same journals I talk about in this episode. Start now at mypathtowholeness.com/mypathmethod If what surfaced today feels bigger than five days can hold, Kingdom Happily Ever After is a 20-lesson biblical guide to codependency recovery and emotional sobriety, written from the same place this episode came from. Get it at kingdomhappilyeverafter.com Connect with Melanie: Instagram: @msmelaniereyes Email: Website: If this episode meant something to you, please leave a review. It helps another woman carrying something in silence find this show. And if you know someone who needs to hear that hiding doesn't have to be the end of her story, share this episode with her. New episodes drop every Monday. /episode/index/show/realwithmelanie/id/42454365

30: Rejection and Self-Worth | An Open Letter to the Woman Who's Tired of Rejection and Shame 08/03/2026

29: Ignoring the Confirmation You Already Had | An Open Letter to the Woman Who Got Her Confirmation and Still Stayed 07/27/2026

28: Breaking the Cycle of Going Back | An Open Letter to the Woman Who Keeps Going Back | Real with Melanie 07/20/2026

27: Shame and Guilt | An Open Letter to the Woman Who Believes Her Past Is Her Prison | Real with Melanie 07/13/2026

26: Comparison and God's Timing | An Open Letter to the Woman Who Feels Behind 07/06/2026

25: Releasing What Could've Been | An Open Letter to the Woman Who Needs to Mourn | Real with Melanie 06/29/2026

25: Releasing What Could've Been | An Open Letter to the Woman Who Needs to Mourn | Real with Melanie Are you grieving a version of your life that never happened? This is an open letter for the woman mourning what could've been, not the person, but the dream. The version of your life you built in your heart that God never showed up for the way you planned. If you've ever stayed loyal to a fantasy longer than was good for you, this letter was written for you. Faith, healing, and emotional sobriety. After a six-year hiatus, Real with Melanie Podcast is back with the Open Letter series, six letters for Christian women navigating grief, codependency, toxic relationships, and the journey to emotional freedom and wholeness in Christ. In this episode: Why letting go of a dream is harder than letting go of a person What faith, fear, and control actually look like from the inside Permission to grieve what never happened and start over without calling it failure Mentioned in this episode: Kingdom Happily Ever After by Melanie Reyes, Lesson 17: Surrendering the Fantasy kingdomhappilyeverafter.com Want a personal letter in your inbox every Monday? The FIT Focus Newsletter is where I share journal-led reflections, biblical truth, and practical steps for women walking their own path to healing and wholeness. It's not a marketing email. It's a letter from me to you. Join at mypathtowholeness.com. A little about this show: Real with Melanie is a faith-based podcast for Christian women navigating mental health, emotional healing, and the journey to wholeness in Christ. Every episode speaks into codependency recovery, shame and guilt, boundaries, people pleasing, and identity in Christ, the real stuff so many of us carry quietly. This episode speaks to grief and faith, and to letting go and releasing control, part of the larger journey toward emotional freedom and focus. If you searched for a faith based podcast for women healing from codependency, or a Christian podcast for emotional healing and mental health, you are exactly who this show was made for. Connect with Melanie: Instagram: @msmelaniereyes Email: hello@mypathtowholeness.com Website: mypathtowholeness.com New episodes every Monday. Real with Melanie Podcast | Faith, Mental Health and Focus for Women /episode/index/show/realwithmelanie/id/41850720