This thought-provoking episode of "Compared to Who?" explains the connections between being a good "steward" of our money and the stewardship of our bodies. Looking at Matthew 6, Heather answers a listener's question: How can I know what it means to be a good steward...
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What 1500 Calories a Day Does to Your Body and Brain
My friend, Integrative Nutrition Coach, Erin Kerry and I have a candid conversation about what 1500 calories a day really does to your brain and body. Did you know that 1500 calories a day can put your brain and your body into survival mode? The concept of the 1500...
How to Balance Pursuing Health and Body Image Issues
Today the "Questions About Your Body Image and Comparison" series continues with this question about how to balance pursuing health and body image: Dear Heather: I'm a fairly healthy mother and wife who has struggled with my body image for at least twenty years. I...
How to Stop Treating Your Body as a Project and Live in Freedom
This episode was originally called "How to Stop Troubleshooting Your Life" but it seems not many of you listened to it...so I've included it in the Summer RePlay series so you can catch it now if you missed it back in Season 2! In this episode we talk about all the...
Three Ways to Be Thankful For Your Imperfect Body
Do you have to be thankful for your body? No. No... You don't HAVE to be thankful for anything, really, do you? But, I'd like to give you three ways that can help you be thankful for your body -- even if it doesn't look exactly as you'd prefer. No, your body may not...
My Beauty Idol: Mindy’s Story
Today, I'm so thrilled to share with you the story of my reader friend, Mindy and her journey to finding body image freedom and uncovering her beauty idol. Mindy's words are powerful! She breaks down this issue in a way that I know will help so many of you who are...
Would You Love Me More if My Body Was Perfect?
My struggle with body image began at a very young age. I grew up in a dysfunctional family and was not taught about God’s unconditional love and acceptance as a child. As a victim of emotional abuse, I have struggled with knowing my own worth my entire life. My...
Bigger House, Better Body?
“If I lived here, I would totally get thin. . .I mean healthy. I’d invite people over to my house and in 6 months you'd look at me and tell how much happier I was. . . All I’d have to do is walk up and down this amazing private road every day, and work in this amazing...
Body Theology 101 – Your Body is Not a Container
Hello Friend, I’m just going to come right out with it. My lifelong understanding of what the human body is, what my body is, has been dangerously contrary to the teaching of the Bible. Yep. I’m 36 and although I’ve been a Christian since I was 12, I’ve held to false...