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Helping Christian Women Improve Their Body Image
This brand new Christian book on comparison is designed for chronic comparers! I confess. I’ve spent most of my life on the ladder of comparison. Sliding up and down its rungs each day. Some days, …
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You are fearfully and wonderfully made! You've heard it. You've read it. You have it inscribed on a wall plaque. But, you still struggle with your body image. You don't tell anyone it's not …
"How She Lost the Weight: Her Secret Revealed!" That headline sucked me in. Every. Single. Time. Unlike the best practices of a celebrity diet plan, if you battle your body image, there are …
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I'm so weary of hearing pithy quotes about comparison without being offered tangible solutions. "Don't compare your behind the scenes to someone else's highlights reel." Or, the way overused, …
I used to believe that Genesis 29:17 was the meanest verse in the whole Bible. Leah's eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in form and appearance. (ESV) How could God tell us that Rachel beamed …
That dress is sooo cute. I bring the hanger to my chin to check the length. Good. Dressing room, here I come! I slip it on and look at the long reflective glass. Wow. This dress is amazing. Have I …
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I caught this slightly crazy but totally funny video on For Every Mom. (You'll get the gist after the first fifteen seconds. Why is it so funny? Because it's true . . .at least for me it was. Years …
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There's a big secret to losing weight that doesn't have anything to do with carb to protein ratios, Crossfit workouts, or eating like a caveman. It has to do with love. For the first time, ever, I …
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I've read lots of books on body image, insecurity, self-esteem--with lovely Christian authors who attack these issues and encourage women who desperately crave healing in this area. Most of them …
Another bridesmaid dress. Another wedding in which I’d play a supporting role—when all I wanted was the lead. How many more bouquets did I need to catch to make it my turn? What was I doing wrong? Was …
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I confess: You’d be hard pressed to name a diet I haven’t tried. Eating for my blood type, by color, only carbs (it was the thing in the 90s!), no carbs (it’s the thing now)… You name it. I’ve done …
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Church girls: Have you ever found yourself falling into the trap of comparison, even at church, the place where you grew up learning not to envy? I've certainly caught myself more than once. Don’t …
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It took me being an intern for a body image-focused platform to face the fact that I struggle with my body image. Crazy right? For a long time, I thought body image issues were something that I …
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Best-selling author and speaker, Asheritah Ciuciu talks about the struggle with food and it's spiritual roots in this fun and informative episode. Listen as Asheritah explains her prayer asking God to …
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I spent most of my adolescence desperate to be seen, but terrified of rejection. This caused me to never truly embrace how God made me. I instead looked to the world for what would make me valuable …
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I’ll be the first to admit: I love clothes. I own way too many and sometimes spend hours thinking of new outfits and trying things on, attempting to find the perfect balance between flattering, …
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It's hard to know how to help our children with food and food related issues when we may still struggle ourselves. What do we do if our child's showing signs of disordered eating? What if our child is …
Affordable, effective, and God-honoring body image coaching is now more accessible than ever. If you need a Christian body image coach, look no further than Heather from Compared to Who? How much …
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