It's January 1st and what's everyone talking about? New Year's Resolutions!! If you feel like you need a "New Year, New You" EVERY year, then this episode is for you. Why do we make New Year's Resolutions? Why do we BREAK New Year's Resolutions? How can we live life...
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Podcast: Habits That Keep Us Stuck With Negative Body Image
Yes, Compared to Who can help you find body image freedom. But, once you do, there may be some habits you have that will work against keeping that freedom. In this episode, Heather Creekmore talks about habits that we engage in that can make our body image issues...
Podcast: What is Body Image Idolatry
Ever heard of the term, "Body Image Idolatry?" I sure hadn't. I wrestled body image and comparison issues for years, believing I'd heard all the "Christian" answers to my body image issues. But, it wasn't until I heard Dr. Tim Keller, former pastor of Redeemer...
What Will They Think of ME?
What Will They Think of Me? “Okay! Now get into crunch position on your ball and start to reach up!” the instructor in the video enthusiastically cried out. I looked over the room of teens as they did their best to follow these instructions, and some of them were...
Today I Discovered Beauty…How a MOPs Meeting Helped My Body Image
It's my honor today to share this post written by Lauren Fitchett, a new friend who was a part of the audience during my talk to a MOPS group in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Lauren shared the following words with her Facebook friends and with me. I loved it so much...
The Time I Went Without Make-up…and the World Kept Turning
I have worn make-up every day since I first put on eyeshadow as a young teenager and someone told me my eyes looked bigger (YES! Success!). After that, make-up and I became buddies. Best buddies. I never left home without it. One time in college, my roommate’s...
Do Highlights and Make-up Make Me Less Spiritual?
It was just a little chat between friends: Kids, new slow cooker recipes, books we were plowing through, and the omnipresent Florida heat were the usual topics of conversation. Oh. And the little detail that I was garage-selling most of my household items, packing up...
I Want to Be Small: Eating Disorders and Hope
I desire to be small. Described with adjectives like "tiny." Complimented with words like, "Oh! You're so little!" That's what makes me feel big. Ironic, right? This summer God stirred my heart as I pondered one question: Why is that I desire to be small in order to...
A Christian Makeover Story: Christine’s Amazing Transformation
I love makeover shows. I'll admit: There's something amazing about watching people transform. Secretly, I always thought it would be awesome to have a professional stylist pick me out of a crowd as her next target. The makeover would go like this. First, she'd choose...
Make My Heart Believe
For the better part of my life, my relationship with food, diet, exercise, and my body has been . . . complicated, to say the least. I’ve been through seasons of “plans” — i.e, Hallie’s path to less jiggle - seasons of “intentionally zero plans” - i.e., Hallie says...