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Real Women, Real Hope Dieting, Daughters, and Modeling Healthy Body Image with Kristen Maddux
What does dieting show our daughters? How can we model a healthy body image for them? In this episode, I talk to my friend, Compared to Who? contributor Kristen Maddux about her journey from being the "Best Dieter" in her Weight Watchers group to adjusting her...
Podcast: Christine Hoover on False Allegiances, Comparison, and Following the True King
Season 3, Episode 8 Author Christine Hoover and I talk about how easy it is to give our allegiance to things and concepts that aren't Jesus and how these false allegiances can keep us in the comparison trap. We have a fun conversation about how even pastor's wives...
Podcast: 6 Lent Ideas that Don’t Involve Food
Season 3, Episode 7 Do you practice Lent? Though not a required spiritual discipline for a Christian, committing 40 days to intentional spiritual focus can be super helpful if you're trying to find freedom from body image issues or comparison struggles. For chronic or...
Real Women, Real Hope: Mental Health, Diets, Marriage and More with Erin Kerry
Integrative Health Coach Erin Kerry and I have a fun conversation about everything from what dieting does to our brains and our marriages to mental health. From Erin's favorite phrase, "You can't digest when you're stressed," to my explanation of how dieting is like...
Podcast: Real Women, Real Hope Author Gina Butz on Handling & Accepting Change
Season 3, Episode 5 Though I like to keep things mixed up, change is hard! Especially those big, life-altering changes--they can send me into a spiral of emotions. My guest today is Gina Butz, author of the new book, "Making Peace With Change: Navigating Life's Messy...
Podcast: Real Women, Real Hope Cheri Fletcher How Discovering My Purpose Helped Me Find Freedom
Season 3, Episode 3 Today's guest struggled with body image and comparison and used to feel like she was "just" a mom . . .until God showed her something kind of amazing about that word "just." Hear Cheri Fletcher's story of discovering her purpose and how she's...
What I Believe About Eating Clean
I'm really glad there isn't a lie detector machine at my doctor's office. Because when she asked me if I "ate clean" I'm fairly confident I let the word "Yes" slip out of my mouth. Of course, as long as tortilla chips, Velveeta dip, street tacos, and M&Ms are...
Real Women, Real Hope Mindy Pickens: Uncovering Body Image Idolatry Changed My Life
In Compared to Who? the Podcats Season 3, Episode 2: Heather Creekmore interviews Mindy Pickens, a woman who's uncovered God's grace and hope for her body image in a way she never expected! Listen to Mindy's hope-filled story and glean from her wisdom in walking a...
One Word and Two Resolutions That May Surprise You
I stopped resolving things on December 31st about ten years ago. That was the year my third son was born and in addition to the new responsibility of having to celebrate a birthday on New Year's Eve, I officially hit the limit of things I could possibly think about at...
Podcast: New Year, ReNEWed You
Do you fall into the "New Year, New You" trap annually? In today's episode, author Heather Creekmore discusses how instead of trying to get a "new" you through a physical makeover, you should try the Bible's prescription for change -- a transformation that starts with...
