From SEC Athlete to Healing: Mitch Parsons on Eating Disorders, Identity, and Obedience to God

Former Vanderbilt football standout Mitch Parsons joins Beth Graham to share a raw, faith-filled journey from performance-driven living and a seven-year battle with anorexia to freedom, healing, and wholehearted obedience to God. Mitch opens up about the “curse of the athlete,” body image, control, and the long-term neurological and emotional scars of an eating disorder—and how he’s retraining his mind and heart. He talks social media’s pull, leading a family in a city where faith isn’t “cool,” raising bold kids who love Jesus, and building a Christian men’s training center in Denver while trusting God for provision.What you’ll learn:The athlete-to-eating-disorder pipeline: control, identity, and body imageLong-term impacts of disordered eating and renewing neural pathwaysLiving for God vs. impressing people (Galatians 1:10)Healthy boundaries with social media while pursuing callingParenting tiny evangelists and cultivating everyday discipleship at homeObedience, provision, and surrender when God redirects your plans