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Terrorized by Size: Unpacking Our Battle with Clothing and Sizes
Do you hate to buy bigger clothes? Is it a mental battle when you try on the size you thought you wore only to find that you need another size or two (or more) larger? Have you been frustrated with your body because it has changed sizes and now you don't even know...
Wisdom Wednesdays: Stop Striving to Be More Beautiful the World’s Way
Here's a great shareable image to encourage you and your friends today! Pin it, post it, or forward it to a friend who needs the reminder that her value is not found in her size. You'd be amazed how many women woke up struggling with their body image this morning. Who...
Agreeing With What God Says About Our Bodies Featuring Ashley Smith (Part 2)
Heather continues her conversations with Ashley Smith of the HA society about hormonal issues, infertility, and body image issues common among women she works with. Part two of this conversation goes far beyond the medical and fertility implications of...
When Women In Your Church Wrestle Body Image: 4 Things to Say
What do you say to women in your church when they wrestle body image issues? I sat at the table's edge, not fully committed to the group of women already crowded around it. I love getting to know women at the MOPS and women's groups where I speak, but, sometimes, I...
Hormones, HA, Infertility, Early Menopause, Eating Disorders & Body Image
Today Heather talks to Ashley Smith from the HA Society - a powerful advocate for women who are struggling with hormone issues surrounding fertility, loss of cycle, early menopause diagnoses, and body image issues. Ashley shares her story and how her own experience...
Best Christian Workout Songs 2023
Here's the reason I'm writing this list of the best Christian workout songs: A few years ago when the song Gangnam Style topped the charts, my eldest son was in kindergarten at a local elementary school. His gym teacher found this particular tune to be an asset...
Should a Christian Woman Wear a Bikini?
Should a Christian woman wear a bikini? This complex and confusing issue is one that a lot of people have an opinion about. Here's the answer I gave one of my readers when she asked this question (and she gave me permission to share it! No matter where you stand on...
5 Lessons That Make Aging Gracefully Easier
Aging is real. Aging is not easy. Here are some lessons I learned the year I ventured solidly into my forties. Gulp. Did I just post my age on the internet? But, can I admit something? I've never felt better. Maybe not physically (trips to the gym hurt a lot more than...
Body Image and Media: Is a Silent Killer Hiding at Your Salon
"I'll never get a pedicure again." That's what I exclaimed the first time I watched an evening news show's segment featuring women who had their feet amputated after a cuticle scrub with an unsterilized tool. Gross. But, in my twenty years or so of frequenting salons,...
Is a Five Minute Workout Long Enough?
If I told you in just five minutes a day (that's right, five minutes) you could transform your body, would you believe me? Probably not. Right? Anyone who knows a little something about exercise knows that it takes more than 5 minutes to see real results. God reminded...