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Do As I Say AND As I Do 4: Observe and Respond to Your Son’s Words and Actions About Body Image
Do As I Say AND As I Do: 4 Tips to Help Your Son Have Healthy Body Image Tip 4: Observe and respond to your son’s words and actions about body image. This post is part four of a four-part series. Another story from my teaching days. The topic was marriage. I...
4 Startling Thoughts About Body Image Idolatry
When I recognized that my body image had become my idol--it changed my life. This recognition was really the first step in my journey to freedom. All the dieting, all the over-exercising, all the striving --it all connected to this idol in ways I couldn't see or...
Body Image, Trauma, & Healing ED: Featuring Dietician Tracy Brown
Do you know so much about diets, calories, macros and food that the thought of talking to a dietician seems a little unnecessary? What more could you possibly learn about food and how to eat? But, today I start a podcast series talking to a specific group of Christian...
Do As I Say AND As I Do 3: Call Out Unrealistic Body Image Portrayals
Do As I Say AND As I Do: 4 Tips to Help Your Son Have Healthy Body Image Tip 3: Call out unrealistic and manipulative body image portrayals in media. This post is part three of a four-part series. In the previous post in this series, we discussed the importance of...
When You Wish Your ‘Fearfully & Wonderfully Made’ Body Was Better
Do you have Psalm 139:14 memorized yet STILL struggle with your body image? This famous psalm says we are, "Fearfully and Wonderfully Made." But, if you're like me, there are many days when I still don't feel like my body is good enough. Why doesn't the truth that I'm...
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...
Do as I Say and as I Do 2: Watch How You Talk About Your Body
Tip 2: Talk about your body as an important part of your existence as it was created by God. This post is part two of a four-part series. In the previous post in this series, we discussed the benefits of including your son in a lifestyle that maintains a healthy...
30 Days to Pray for Body Image: Day 30 – Body Image
Today we wrap up this month long series with a quick prayer over our whole body image. What has God been showing you? Are there areas of your body image or aspects to your body image issues that you hadn't considered? If this series has been a help to you at all --...
30 Days to Pray for Body Image: Day 29 – Favor
Today we pray for favor -- a concept that is different than seeking the approval of others. Favor is something that God tells us and shows us through scripture that he gives to his people. Favor doesn't come from us projecting a certain image or trying to make other...
30 Days to Pray for Body Image: Day 28 – Control
For those of us who struggle with body image issues, I've noticed through the years of talking and working with women that control can tend to also be a problem. Are you secretly a control freak?I have been. There are many reasons and ways that control and body image...