Welcome to Psalms & Psychology! A podcast dedicated to helping today's Christians navigate their mental health and providing a space to grow, heal, and flourish. That’s why we’re here to break down important biblical and psychological topics in simple, relatable ways.
The Fear of Being Known, Attachment Theory, & Healing your Attachment Style
In this episode, Reema Angelique discusses the fear of vulnerability and the fear of being known. She also dives into the different attachment styles, the window of tolerance, how to heal your attachment style, and how to deepen your connections with God and with your loved ones.
3 Jun 2025
Lust, Calling, and Is Psychology Really for You?
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In this episode, Reema unpacks the psychological and spiritual effects of lust and porn, why you might be unknowingly blocking God's peace, and how to discern if psychology is truly your calling or a distraction in disguise.
25 May 2025
Mental Illness, Demons, Schizophrenia, Panic Attacks & How I Got Over My Fear of Public Speaking
In this episode, Reema Angelique unpacks the often-misunderstood topic of deciphering between mental illness, schizophrenia, and demonic warfare. Drawing from both her clinical training in psychology and her personal experiences with spiritual discernment, Reema explores how to hold space for nuance in Christian conversations about suffering.
She also discusses the spiritual gift of discernment of spirits (1 Corinthians 12:10), the danger of all-or-nothing thinking, and why naming a diagnosis isn’t the same as identifying with it. With biblical insight and practical wisdom, this episode challenges shame-based narratives and reminds listeners that God’s power is made perfect in weakness.
If you’ve ever wrestled with questions like “Is this a demon or trauma?” or “Am I lacking faith if I have a diagnosis?”—this episode is for you.
18 May 2025
Why We Run From God, Psalm 32, Instant vs. Delayed Gratification & ChatGPT Break-Up
In this episode, Reema Angelique dives into the psychology of why it’s so easy to run from God, drawing from the honesty of David in Psalm 32. She explores avoidant coping styles, the tension between instant and delayed gratification, and the deeper emotional roots of spiritual avoidance. Recorded while pacing and sweating, this episode isn’t just teaching: it’s lived experience. For anyone who knows the ache of distance from God, this one will resonate.
23 Feb 2025
Healing from Trauma and Suffering as a Christian
This week, Reema Angelique goes into the hard truths about healing from trauma from a biblical and Christian psychology perspective.
27 Jan 2025
How to Get Revenge on the Narcissist, Narcissism vs. Insecurity, PTSD, & the Bible
Today Reema Angelique dives into the popular topic of narcissism, including how you can distinguish it from insecurity, how to get revenge on the narcissist in your life, the Biblical concept of justice, and PTSD. As always, Reema tackles each of these topics from a Christian psychology perspective.
13 Jan 2025
Mastering your Emotions, Borderline Personality, Avoidant Personality, and Spiritual Warfare
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In this episode, Reema Angelique reveals how the different personality types, Borderline and Avoidant, interact with emotions differently. Reema also discusses how you can biblically master your emotions depending on your personality type.
24 Dec 2024
Narcissism, Toxic Family Dynamics, & Why You Should NOT Set Boundaries
Just in time for the holidays, Reema Angelique unpacks the diagnostic criteria for Narcissistic Personality Disorder, differentiating it from normal pride and egotistical traits. In this episode, Reema also delves into how narcissistic personality disorder wreaks havoc on family systems, how you can respond, and why you should NOT set your typical boundaries in these dynamics.
9 Dec 2024
The Psychology of Childhood Trauma, Forgiveness, and Post-Traumatic Growth
Today, we welcome Reema's brother, Ben, who describes the darkness of his childhood experience for the first time. Reema and Ben unpack some of the lessons learned about the psychology of childhood trauma, the research on forgiveness, and post-traumatic growth. Ben's remarkable story of triumph describes how God did the unimaginable when he was an atheist at the age of 19, changing the course of his life forever.
4 Dec 2024
Overcoming OCD as a Christian
In this episode, Reema Angelique delves into the topic of compulsive personality style, OCD, intrusive thoughts, Religious OCD (scrupulosity), and how to heal and experience mental and spiritual freedom from a Christian perspective.
26 Nov 2024
I was in a cult, psychology of manipulation
In this episode, Reema Angelique breaks down her experience in a cult environment. She discusses the psychology of narcissistic cults, religious/spiritual abuse, and the psychology of manipulative behavior.
18 Nov 2024
Signs you have Trauma and Don't Know it
On this week's episode, Reema Angelique dives into the topic of Trauma and PTSD, including adverse childhood experiences and trauma. Reema goes over the signs and symptoms of PTSD, and how the trauma impacts the brain and body, including debunking the myths that might float around Christian circles about what trauma is and isn't. Toward the end of the podcast, Reema offers hope and healing for Christians who are looking to heal and move forward from their trauma, including discussing the research on post-traumatic growth.
5 Nov 2024
Mental Illness or Spiritual Warfare?
In this week's podcast, Reema Angelique dives into the main signs and symptoms of spiritual warfare, how to tell the difference between spiritual warfare and mental illness, how you can combat spiritual warfare both psychologically and spiritually.
5 Nov 2024
Psalms & Psych Ep. 2: Studying Psych Messed Up My Faith!
Today we dive into one of my most asked questions on Instagram, how did studying psychology change my relationship with God?
5 Nov 2024
Psalms & Psychology Ep 1: Navigating Psychology as a Christian
Wondering how psychology and Christianity can work together? Join me, Reema Angelique, and my husband Zach in this first episode as we explore integrating faith into psychological practice, including how we may share about Jesus in therapy. We will talk about a lot of things, including how to walk through suffering, the story of Joseph, a little bit of my experience in graduate school studying to be a psychologist, mental health, how to deal with difficult or narcissistic people, and the truth of what I have been through in the past year...
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