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234. Navigating Body Grief: Finding Healing and Hope as a Christian Woman

233. "What Is It Time For?" The Question That Will Wreck Your Excuses for Avoiding Food Freedom with Lissa Figgins

232. How Do I Accept My Body for What It Is (Without Faking Body Positivity)? // You Asked For It Series, Part 4

231. How to Quiet the Eating Disorder Voice So You Can Actually Grow Your Faith // You Asked For It Series, Part 3

230. Is Fasting Okay If You're Recovering From an Eating Disorder? // You Asked For It Series, Part 2

229. What to Do When You Don't Actually Want to Recover // You Asked For It Series, Part 1

228. The BEST Body Image Advice You’ll Ever Hear… And It Came From a 6-Year-Old // TINY TALKS SERIES (Part 5)

227. What My 6-Year-Old Gets Right About Snacks That Grown-Ups Overcomplicate // TINY TALKS SERIES (Part 4)

226. My 6-Year-Old Talks Hunger, Fullness, and Why You Get Hangry // TINY TALKS SERIES (Part 3)

225. My 6-Year-Old’s Take on Vitamins, Carbs, and What Helps Your Body Feel Good // TINY TALKS SERIES (Part 2)

224. Food Freedom Lessons from My 6-Year-Old: 2 Foods You Actually Shouldn’t Eat // TINY TALKS SERIES (Part 1)

223. When Diet Culture Gets Dressed Up as Discipleship: How to Spot Body Shame vs. Stewardship in the Church

222. Hormone Health Without Food Rules: A Christian Conversation on Fertility, Periods, and Nutrition with Bekah Yawn

221. What Food Freedom Actually Looks Like on a Tuesday Afternoon

220. You Don’t Have a Body Image Problem. You Have a Belief Problem with Brandice Lardner

219. 10 Powerful Body Image Books Every Christian Woman Should Explore

218. Overcoming the Fear of Weight Gain: A Christ-Centered Path to Peace

217. Nourish Your Body: A Christ-Centered Approach to True Wellness

216. How to Stop Obsessing Over Food: A Faith-Based Guide to Food Freedom

215. THIS is Why Your Thoughts Won’t Shut Up (and the Biblical Way to Finally Quiet Them)

214. Afraid Strength Training Will Trigger Body Obsession? Let’s Talk About It with Rachel DeSonier

213. Why You Keep Binge Eating at Night (The Hidden Cause Most Women Miss)

212. Body Image Anxiety and Mental Clutter: How to Organize Your Thoughts with Tracy Hoth

211. Why You Overeat: The “Saving the Best for Last” Habit That’s Fueling Food Guilt

210. Coping vs. Healing: The Grief No One Talks About in Food Freedom with Teresa Davis

209. The One Thing That Helps You Overcome Food and Body Image Triggers Faster Than Any Coping Skill

208. When Medication Changes Your Weight: How to Handle Unwanted Weight Gain and Body Image Struggles Without Guilt with Erin Kerry

207. My Word of the Year for 2026—and the Personal Curriculum I Built to Support It

206. The Hidden Ways Sleep Deprivation Fuels Emotional Eating with Dr. Benjamin Long, MD

205. If You Want Food Freedom This Year, Stop Chasing Motivation and Start Doing These 7 Things

204. “I’m Not Sick Enough to Need Help”: The Hidden Medical Consequences of Under-Eating with Tanna Vayon, PA-C

203. The UNCONVENTIONAL New Year, New You Strategy That Will Improve Your Body Image Without the Pressure to Lose Weight

202. Setting 2026 Goals Already? Why Jesus Would Tell You to Do THIS First

201. Feeling the Urge to Restrict Today? A Christ-Centered Mindset Shift to Break the Restrict–Binge Cycle | 5 Days to a Peace-Filled Christmas

200. 200th Episode Celebration: The #1 Food Freedom Truth Every Christian Woman NEEDS to Hear This Christmas | 5 Days to a Peace-Filled Christmas

199. 3 Simple Ways to Quiet Holiday Food Noise & Cravings This Christmas Season | 5 Days to a Peace-Filled Christmas

198. Why Overwhelm Fuels Food Anxiety: A Christian Woman's Guide to Slowing Down Before You Spiral | 5 Days to a Peace-Filled Christmas

197. Holiday Food Anxiety Creeping In? The 2-Minute Reset Your Body & Mind Need Right Now | 5 Days to a Peace-Filled Christmas

196. Dreading Food & Body Comments From Family This Christmas? Stop the Spiral BEFORE It Starts

195. How to Navigate Holiday Party Food With Confidence (Without Overthinking Every Bite)

194. Feeling Guilty After the Holiday Meal? How to Stop the Shame Spiral and Nourish Yourself With Intention

193. Pray these 7 POWERFUL SCRIPTURES to Break the Cycle of Body Image Anxiety Around the Holidays

192. The Secret (*Sex*) Lives of Christian Wives

191. The Christian Woman’s Guide to Breaking Up with Fad Diets for Good

190. Why the Boring Basics Might Be the Secret to Lasting Food Freedom with Lacy Lain & Shaela Daugherty

189. Is Overeating a Sin? What the Bible Really Says About Gluttony and Food Freedom

188. How to Hear What God Designed Your Body to Tell You as a Christian Woman with Dr. Brook Sheehan

187. 🔥Clean Eating HOT TAKE from a Registered Dietitian — Are Processed Foods Healthy?

186. Think You Don’t Have Time to Heal Your Eating Habits? Think Again

185. What Food Freedom Really Looks Like (And How to Know If You’re Ready for It)

184. How God Can Redeem Your Food Story Even When You Feel Like Your Body Betrayed You

183. The Top 5 Excuses Christian Women Believe About Food Freedom and How to Bust Them

182. How to Stop Feeling Ashamed Every Time You Eat — a LIVE Coaching Call With a Joy-Filled Eater Student

181. The MOST EFFECTIVE Approach to Food Freedom & Better Body Image

180. If You're a Christian Woman Who's an Over-Analyzer, Perfectionist, Achiever, or Rule Follower... THIS One Is For You!

179. Sick of “Saving Calories” Just to Binge Later? Here’s How to Finally Break Free from the Restrict-Binge Cycle with Lindsey Nichol

178. The Truth About Wrinkles, Weight, and Aging Gratefully for Christian Women with Heather Creekmore

177. Why Intuitive Eating Didn’t Work For You—and What You NEED to Know If You Want Food Freedom That Lasts

176. Emotional Eating Isn’t the Real Problem. How Laurie Found Food Freedom & Better Body Image She Never Thought Possible

175. Think You’ve Tried Everything for Binge Eating Treatment? 4 Truths Every Christian Woman Needs to Hear

174. Ready or Not: How to Start Your Food Freedom Journey (Even If You Don’t Feel Prepared)

173. Is Control Really Keeping You Safe—or Just Fueling Anxiety Around Food?

172. Finding Food Freedom Without Dieting: How Christian Women Can Stop Obsessing Over Every Bite

171. Why Diets Don’t Stick & The Truth About Food Rules Every Christian Woman Needs to Hear

170. Enough with the Quick Fixes. Here’s What to Reach for When Food and Body Control Isn’t Working — A Study in Exodus (Part 2)

169. If You’re Tired of Being Triggered, It’s Time to Stop Looking Over Your Shoulder — A Study in Exodus (Part 1)

168. 3 Ways to Help Your Kids Have a Healthier Body Image This School Year

167. The REAL Meaning of Self-Control (And How Diet Culture Gets It Wrong)

166. Think You Blew It Again? How to Turn Setbacks Into Your Secret Sauce To Make Food Freedom Progress

165. Think You Can’t Trust Your Hunger? 3 Lies the Enemy Wants You to Believe

164. Meal Prep Taking For-e-ver? Steal These Quick Meal & Snack Hacks to Save You Time & Sanity This Summer

163. Want to Eat Like a Normal Person at That 4th of July BBQ? Here’s How

162. Your Anti-Diet Guide to Guilt Free Vacation Eating Without Calorie Tracking

161. Want Food Freedom But Still Hoping to Lose Weight? Let's Talk About It

160. Daddy Issues—How Your Body Image Has Been Impacted by Your Relationship with Your Dad (And How to Heal It)

159. Dreading Swimsuit Season? 3 Summer Style Hacks to Feel Confident—No Diet Required

158. Your Negative Body Comments Are Destroying Your Kids. Change the Narrative With This Simple Strategy

157. How to Make Time for Your Recovery When It Feels Like Everyone Needs You All the Time

156. How Habit Stacking Can Help You Stay Consistent This Summer with Jess Przulj

155. How to Stay on Track with Food Freedom This Summer (Even With Busy Schedules & Kids At Home)

154. Is It Really Bad to Gain Weight? The Shocking Truth No One Talks About

153. If You’re Waiting to Feel Motivated, You’ll Stay Stuck—Here’s What to Do Instead

152. End Generational Food Struggles Before They Reach Your Kids. 3 Steps to Rewrite Your Family’s Story

151. Why “Trying Harder” ISN’T the Answer to Food Freedom, And What IS

150. Can’t Stop Thinking About Food 24/7? 3 Reasons Why You Can’t Shut It Off

149. Discipline or Disordered? A Christian Woman’s Guide to Navigating Food, Fitness, and Body Image

148. How to Make Hard Body Image Conversations With Your Husband Easier—And Less Awkward

147. Is Your Body Image Ruining Your Sex Life? What No One Tells Christian Women About Intimacy in Marriage

146. The Other "S" Word and Why It's the KEY to Freedom From Disordered Eating & Negative Body Image

145. Is Your Feed Feeding Your Insecurities? How To Do A Social Media Reset w/ Allie Marie Smith

144. Body Checking Anxiety: Why You Can’t Stop & How to Break Free

143. Think Your Weight Is the Problem? How Body Dysmorphia Makes You Believe a Lie

142. Sick of Feeling Like You Have to Choose Between Body Acceptance and Getting Healthy? This Perspective Shift Could Change Everything!

141. Does This Picture Make Me Look…? How to Stop Comparing Yourself in Photos

140. It's Time to Kill The Food Police — A Food Freedom Lesson From a Famous Forensic Anthropologist

139. OCD, Food Anxiety, and Disordered Eating: The Connection You Need to Know w/ Carrie Bock

138. The Secret to Stress-Free Meal Prep That Supports Your Food Freedom (No Diet Rules Required!) with Val Warner

137. What I’d Tell You to Do If We Were Mapping Out Your Food Freedom Journey Together

136. What's It Really Like to Break Free from Diet Culture? Vicki's Personal Transformation Story

135. What If I Fail? Overcoming The Fear of ‘Wasting Time & Money’ on Body Image & Food Freedom

134. Why You’re Still Stuck in Food & Body Struggles—And the 3 Steps to Break Free

133. Sick of Feeling Stuck in Your Suffering? THIS Mindset Shift Could Change Everything w/ Ivory Granger

132. Terrified of Weight Gain? How to Move Towards Food Freedom In Spite of Your Fear

131. What to Do When You're Not Sure You Believe Full Recovery Is Possible (or That You Deserve It)

130. How Your Nervous System Could Be Secretly Sabotaging Your Food Freedom (And What to Do About It) with Adriane Thompson

129. Should You DIY Your Recovery or Seek Help? How to Know What’s Best for You on Your Food Freedom Journey

128. Clean Eating, Food Rules, and... Goats? Crazy Food Freedom Insights from the Book of Leviticus

127. 5 Powerful Food Freedom Lessons for the Christian Woman…and They’re All Found in Leviticus! What?!

126. Been Feeling Anxious? How to Manage Food Anxiety as a Christian Woman

125. Are You A Stress Eater? 4 Tips For Navigating Stress Without Relying on Food

124. The #1 Way to Consistently Improve Your Relationship with Food & Body Image as a Christian Woman

123. Fasting Isn’t the Only Biblical Practice Around Food. The Surprising Truth Christians Can't Ignore with Anna Marie Long, RD, CEDS-C

122. Is it OK to Want to Lose Weight as a Christian Woman? My Thoughts As a Food Freedom Dietitian

121. Sick of Exercising Out of Obligation? Try THIS to Help You Actually Enjoy Moving Your Body

120. Build a Sustainable Movement Routine Without Burning Out with Personal Trainer Shaela Daugherty

119. Why Your Healthy Eating Habits Don’t Stick—And 2 Hacks That Work

118. Caught in the New Year New You Trap? Why the New Diet High Keeps Pulling You Back

117. Big News: The Joy-Filled Eater Podcast Is Now Faith-Filled Food Freedom (& What This Change Means for You!)

116. Is It Possible to Accept Your Body AND Still Want to Change It? HOT TAKE From A Food Freedom Dietitian & Christian Counselor with Freddie Amos, NCC, PLPC

115. Why Hasn’t God Helped Me Recover Yet? What to Do When You’re Still Struggling With Negative Body Image or Disordered Eating

114. ✨ BONUS Episode - 3 Bible Verses Every Woman Needs When Struggling With Negative Body Image

113. Can’t Stop Eating? The Secret to Enjoying Delicious Food Without Overindulging

112. 7 Tools and Resources for a Happier and Healthier New Year

111. Struggling with Disordered Eating While Dating? How to Use Singleness to Prepare for a Thriving Marriage with Grace McCready

110. THANKSGIVING SERIES DAY 5 // What If You Didn’t Have to ‘Make Up’ for Your Holiday Meal? Use These 4 Proven Steps to Achieve Lasting Food Freedom

109. THANKSGIVING SERIES DAY 4 // How to Stay on Track This Thanksgiving: Simple Accountability Strategies for Food Freedom

108. THANKSGIVING SERIES DAY 3 // Navigating Food Comments from Family: Protecting Your Boundaries This Thanksgiving

107. THANKSGIVING SERIES DAY 2 // Break the Cycle: A Step-by-Step Guide to Finding Freedom from Food Triggers This Thanksgiving

106. THANKSGIVING SERIES DAY 1 // How to Handle Thanksgiving Without Obsessing Over Calories

105. How to Be a Normal Eater (Even During the Holidays)

104. Guilt-Free Fall Recipes To Nourish Your Body (Without Feeling Deprived)

103. How to Handle Fasting as a Christian Woman When You're Struggling with Disordered Eating or Negative Body Image (Part 2)

102. How to Handle Fasting as a Christian Woman When You're Struggling with Disordered Eating or Negative Body Image (Part 1)

101. How to Improve Your Time Management Skills So You Can More Effectively Prioritize Healing Your Relationship With Food with Anna Dearmon Kornick

100. 100th Episode Celebration! My Personal Food Freedom Journey + Reflecting Back On The Last 100 Episodes

99. Cycle Synching, Mental Health for Christians, and Other Taboo Topics in the Church with Blake Guichet

98. Yes or No? This or That? Your Guide to Making Decisions About All The Things As a Christian Woman w/ Stephanie May Wilson

97. Eat to Live, or Live to Eat? 5 Purposes Food Serves Other Than Nutrition

96. Building Your Body Image Timeline with Rachael Gilbert

95. Easy & Fast Back To School Lunches for Busy Mommas

94. How to Stop Feeling Out of Control Around Trigger Foods (The One Where Monica Buys the Expensive Boots)

93. No One Actually Wants Weight Loss (Including You), And I Can Prove It!

92. One of the WORST Pieces of Advice I've Heard When It Comes to Mental Health

91. 4 Types of Rest and Why You Need a Sabbath

90. What To Do When You're Feeling Depressed: 2 Things That Make a HUGE Difference w/ Abbie Stasior & Hannah Saenz

89. 3 Things to Do After a Binge

88. Overcoming Relationship Struggles, Handling Eating Disorder Urges, & Walking in Food Freedom: Meghan's Recovery Journey

87. I Love Coffee, But Should I Be Avoiding Caffeine? The Impacts of Caffeine on Physical and Mental Health

86. Faith-Based Fitness: A Brand New Tool I Use to Bring Christ Into My Fitness and Wellness Journey

85. How to Experience God In Your Day-To-Day Life

84. The Ultimate Language Hack to Help You Avoid Passing Disordered Eating Onto Your Kids

83. LIVE Coaching Call: Turning Shame Into Motivation, Recovery Timelines, and Feeling Like You Need to Be Fixed Before Coming Back to God

82. The #1 Reason You Haven't Experienced Total Food Freedom Yet

81. How Your Phone is Messing with Your Relationships with Food AND People (& How to Fix It!) ️with Emily Graces Ames, LPC

80. How Do I Overcome The Fear of Weight Gain? My Top 3 Strategies As An Eating Disorder Dietitian & Food Freedom Coach

79. Stop Numbing Out: Dealing with Unresolved Pain on Your Journey to Food Freedom with Pastors Travis & Tina Hall

78. Understanding & Supporting a Loved One With an Eating Disorder with Jessica Shafer, MS, LMFT

77. Trouble Sticking to Your Commitment to Recovery? Learn How to Walk in Integrity with Kasey Shuler

76. What Ballroom Dancing and Vineyards Will Teach You About Body Trust - The Body Trust Framework (Part 4)

75. A Bad Date & An English Lesson - The Body Trust Framework (Part 3)

74. The Skill That Will Help You Break Up with Dieting for Good - The Body Trust Framework (Part 2)

73. The Key to Better Body Image - The Body Trust Framework (Part 1)

72. Our Birth Story with Baby #3 (Part 2) - Here's What Happened When We Didn't Make It To The Hospital with Chris & Brittany Braswell

71. Our Birth Story with Baby #3 (Part 1) - Here's What Happened When We Didn't Make It To The Hospital with Chris & Brittany Braswell

70. How to Recover From Disordered Eating When Your Mom is Still Dieting with Kristen Bunger

69. Should I Be Avoiding Processed Foods? The Great Clean Eating Debate

68. How to Meal Prep When You Have No Energy, Intuitive Eating During Pregnancy, & How 2 Dietitians Are Navigating Food Freedom and Body Image During Seasons of Change with Kate Griege

67. Pregnancy, Clothes Shopping, & Bounce Back Culture - How to Approach Better Body Image During Seasons of Change with Kate Griege

66. Food Freedom FAQ - What If My Doctor Is Telling Me I Need to Lose Weight For My Health?

65. What Labs Should I Get Checked If I'm Struggling With Disordered Eating Behaviors? A Functional Medicine Approach to Food Freedom with Lacy Lain

64. Grieving the Loss of a Different Body Size? It's Gonna Be Ok. How to Grieve With Hope

63. 9 Ways to Get Better Sleep with Amy Connell

62. 3 Things To Do When You're Having a Hard Body Image Day

61. How to Avoid Sabotaging Your Food Freedom and Body Image Progress in 2024 with Kirsten Schmidt

60. The Missing Key to Sustaining Food Freedom That Most People Avoid

59. Create Your Personalized Step-By-Step Food Freedom and Body Image Game Plan to Achieve Your BIGGEST Physical and Mental Health Goals This Year!

58. Goal Setting for 2024 -- Ditch New Year’s Resolutions. Do THIS Instead.

57. What the World Tries to Tell You About How to Find True Freedom and The TRUTH you Actually Need To Hear

56. Is It Possible to Have Specific Nutrition or Performance Goals Without Falling Into Disordered Eating? With Jessika Brown

55. 14 Experts Share Their BEST Tips for Navigating Food Freedom & Body Image at Christmas

54. How to Appreciate and Care for Your 'Right Now' Body, Even When You Don't Love It with Amy Reinecke

53. Becoming the Narrator of Your Story: How to Craft Your Food Freedom Story in the Most Effective Way with Jessica Rasdall

52. Food Freedom During the Holidays - Listener Q&A

51. 3 Experts Answer Your Biggest Body Image Questions with Heather Creekmore, Dr. Stefani Reinold, and Brittany Braswell

50. Why Am I Here?: Discovering Your God-Given Purpose and Calling with Kaitlyn Cey

49. How to Battle Guilt Before, During, and After Meals

48. This One Strategy Can Keep You Consistent with Healthy Habits—Even When Life is CRAZY Busy with Shaela Daugherty

47. The Key to Creating Consistency in Healthy Habits (Part 1) with Shaela Daugherty

46. How to Turn Your Biggest Barriers to Food Freedom Into Your Greatest Assets with Sarah Lee

45. What is My Body Telling Me? A Deep Dive Into Body Attunement & Interoceptive Awareness with Char-Lee Cassel

44. From Approval Addiction to Authenticity - The Christian Woman's Guide to Overcoming People-Pleasing

43. I Don’t Know What’s Next For Me

42. Depression, Disordered Eating, & Spiritual Gaslighting: How To Improve Your Mental Health as a Christian with Freddie Amos, NCC, PLPC

41. Grace Over Grind: How to Stop Striving to Prove Yourself in a Society That Demonizes Rest with Emily Louis

40. Letting Go of Perfect: Faith-Based Strategies for Conquering Perfectionism in Recovery with Kassandra Baker

39. Listener Q&A: Answering Your Questions About Gentle Nutrition

38. 3 Reasons You May Be Talking Yourself Out of Practicing Gentle Nutrition

37. How to Help Your Kids with Gentle Nutrition

36. Overcoming Food Lies Preached in the Church with Nyla Wiebe

35. 5 No-recipe Needed Meal Ideas Packed with Gentle Nutrition

34. 5 Steps to Challenging a Fear Food with Success

33. Money Saving Nutrition Tips - How to Eat Healthy on a Budget

32. The 5 M's of Balancing Blood Sugar (Without Cutting Carbs) with Megan Crozier

31. When Should I Start Implementing Gentle Nutrition?

30. What is Gentle Nutrition (and What Is It NOT)?

29. What Does It Mean to Honor God With Your Body? with Kristin Williams

28. What Spiritual Recovery from Disordered Eating Actually Looks Like with Grace McCready

27. What Christian Women Need to Know About Social Media and Body Image with Katie Bulmer

26. 4 Mistakes You Didn’t Know You Were Making on Your Journey to Food Freedom with Meg McCabe

25. The Emotional Eating Struggle Bus

24. How To Start Seeing Exercise as More Than Burning Calories with Laura Lindahl

23. The Thing No One Told You is Better Than Control (A Personal Lesson to Help You Achieve Food Freedom)

22. Defining Beauty God's Way with Melissa Johnson, LMFT

21. How To Get Back In Tune With Your Body with Amy Carlson

20. Hunger Cues: How to Know When You're Hungry

19. Stories of Hope: How Our Joy-Filled Eater Alumni Found Food Freedom

18. What is a Joy-Filled Eater?

17. How to Deal with Trauma When You Struggle with Disordered Eating and Negative Body Image with Cherie Miller, LPC

16. Are my Food & Body Struggles a Thorn in the Flesh?

15. Finding Your Identity in Christ: Winning the Battle Against Negative Body Image with Brittany Wilson

14. 7 Lessons I Learned from Jury Duty That You Can Apply to Your Food Freedom Journey

13. How to Trust God in Seasons of Waiting with Christie Dondero Bettwy

12. What a "Go-To Move" is and Why You Need One to Battle Disordered Eating

11. Why Psalm 139:14 Never Worked for Me (And What I Know Now) with Heather Creekmore

10. How to Use Stress to Your Benefit in Recovery from Disordered Eating

9. The MOST EFFECTIVE Way to Challenge Your Food Fears in Eating Disorder Recovery with Kris Dovbniak

8. Food Has No Calories: Nutritional Biochemistry Hack

7. How to Start Seeing Your Body as Good When It Doesn’t Feel That Way with Jennifer Taylor Wagner

6. The Real Reason Why We Love Diets (and How to Let Them Go) with Chrissy Kirkman

5. The 4 Types of Body Image

4. How Food Freedom Can Positively Impact Your Hormone Health (and Fertility!) with Olivia Wagner

3. Dealing with Diet Culture in the Church

2. 7 Signs You May Have a Disordered Relationship with Food

1. A Controversial Conversation About Gluttony That Could Free You From Shame

Welcome to Faith-Filled Food Freedom!