Episode 183: How to Have a Healthy Body Image with Rachael Gilbert

Do you struggle with your body image - fixated on calories and losing weight? Do you find yourself yo-yo dieting or trapped by the comparison game? Maybe you, or a loved one, have a history with disordered eating or dysphoria? In this episode, Rachael Gilbert, author of Image Restored (March 2023, Esther Press), and I (Terra Mattson, MA LMFT, LPC) talk about our own journeys with our bodies, confidence, and finding wholeness. Rachael offers insights into the struggle and shares tools for the healing journey. Living in a culture that idealizes youth and outward beauty with narrow definitions, it's more common to struggle with body image issues. Build your compassion and trauma-informed theology with this conversation about  an issue that plagues many men and women, young and old. Whether this applies directly to you, or to someone you love or lead, this conversation is important and filled with nuggets of truth.    Rachael Gilbert, MFT, LPC Associate, is a fellow counselor and fitness lover who has found restoration in what God says about body image and the striving that tends to come with it. Rachael is also a wife, mom, trauma-informed therapist, owner of BBC Health, and podcast host of Real Talk with Rachael. She combines her clinical expertise and personal experience to help women overcome fear and insecurity so they can walk confidently in their God-given dreams. A frequent speaker and article writer, Rachael lives near Dallas with her husband, Matt, and their three children. To connect with Rachael Gilbert, visit the following: ONLINE - rachaelgilbert.com SOCIAL - Facebook - facebook.com/rachaeljoygilbert Twitter - @rachaeljgilbert Instagram - @rachaeljgilbert BOOK/PODCAST - Image RESTored: Tear Down Shame and Insecurity to Experience a Body Image Renovation, By Rachael Gilbert Real Talk with Rachael (podcast) ========================   We LOVE that you have decided to join us this week for the Living Wholehearted Podcast. We hope you enjoyed the conversation, tips, and resources to help you transform every relationship that matters most to you. If you think this will help someone you know, make sure you send it their way or share on socials. Tag us @living_wholehearted and @terramattson! Don't forget to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss an episode and help spread the word by leaving us some stars on a review. Thanks for partnering with us to help more leaders, just like you, who want to live and lead with integrity at home, work and in the community.  Go to livingwholehearted.com and sign up to receive our free leadership tips and updates delivered to you in our monthly newsletter.  And… If you’re a girl mom, check out mycourageousgirls.com.   If you’re  a female leader, consider applying for the Women’s Wholehearted Leadership Cohort. This is a one-year Cohort that runs from July 2023 through June 2024 and is limited to 12 women. Uniquely designed for female leaders, this is a holistic trauma-informed leadership development experience. It includes 10 individual coaching sessions with LW executive coaches, 6 group coaching sessions and 2 two-day retreats in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. The application is open through June 10. Go to livingwholehearted.com/cohort for more information.   Until next time, be the leader you would follow!   Grateful for you, Jeff & Terra   To connect with Jeff & Terra Mattson and Living Wholehearted, go to:   INSTAGRAM @TerraMattson @Living_Wholehearted @MyCourageousGirls   FACEBOOK @WeAreLivingWholehearted @MyCourageousGirls   WEBSITES LivingWholehearted.com TerraMattson.com  MyCourageousGirls.com   RESOURCES Shrinking the Integrity Gap        https://davidccook.org/shrinking-integrity-gap-book/       https://a.co/d/dRiP4Ii Shrinking the Integrity Gap e-Course        https://www.livingwholeheartedstore.com/e-courses Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted in Grace       https://mycourageousgirls.com/shop/p/book-courageous-being-daughters-rooted-in-grace Dear Mattsons        https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdPzQ_cUwCbRc-MQ40KL3a6ze06CiY38l Helping Moms Raise Confident Daughters        http://cpguides.org