Eating disorders do not discriminate. I used to feel like I ‘shouldn’t’ have an ED, because I didn’t have that kind of a lifestyle that would lead to an ED. I learned that this isn’t true. Growing up, I wouldn’t have thought that I was susce

Developing Genuine Relationships On Instagram (Episode #54)

Mar 1st, 2018 23m 32s

Linking up with Amanda to share these thoughts about Instagram, friendships, and such on today’s podcast!For a while I think I demonized Instagram; I think it was partially because of struggling with knowing how to use it myself. I didn’t t

Learning to Love Your Gut and Intuitively Eat (Janie’s Journey)

Feb 20th, 2018 36m 17s

Linking up with Amanda to share Janie’s story and my journey with gut health! I don’t know where to quite even start with this, but I have had SO many gut issues since being in recovery, and they have been hard. (Not saying that for a pity pa

How to Help Recovery Warriors In The Suffering

Feb 12th, 2018 27m 42s

I’m linking up with Amanda to share this encouragement today!There is so much suffering on this earth; and it grieves me. My heart breaks when I get on the news, and I just don’t want to do my news reporter job. I want to draw back from it,

Why Self Love Wasn’t My Problem – Episode #51

Feb 3rd, 2018 20m 55s

It’s a bonus edition of the Beauty in Christ podcast. I don’t normally record more than one in a week, but self love has been weighing heavy on my heart, and I’ve been sensing the prompting of the Holy Spirit to speak God’s truth about this.

Rachel’s Story: How Instagram Can Influence Orthorexia – Episode 50

Jan 31st, 2018 37m 36s

I’m linking up with Amanda to share Rachel’s story today! Rachel’s story is so compelling. She’s a lover of karate. She’s a lover of Jesus. She’s passionate, joyful, happy, excited about life, and she’s also walking the road of recovery f

Why Haley Stopped Being Vegan (Finding Hidden Restrictions) – Episode 49

Jan 24th, 2018 40m 45s

I’m linking up with Amanda for Haley to share her story on the podcast today. It seemed so fitting that Amanda was writing about food freedom for today’s TOLT too! One of my favorite bloggers wrote a hard post last year. I interviewed Haley

Why Not Exercising Can Be Healthy – Episode #48

Jan 18th, 2018 32m 23s

Exercising is usually supposed to be a healthy thing in most cases. At least that’s what I thought when I first started riding the stationary bike about 10 years ago. Yet, it became an obsession. It became literally, my idol. I couldn’t

Why Relationships are So Important for Recovery (Episode 47)

Jan 12th, 2018 39m 38s

Relationships are SO IMPORTANT! They are; they’re a gift from God. We were made for friendship, made for relationship. Often in recovery we forget that; we think we’re alone. We think we’re alone. We think nobody will understand. But tha

Lessons Learned in 2017 (Freedom, Intuitive Living, and More) – Episode 46

Jan 5th, 2018 31m 46s

This is going to be a fun one. I loved listening to Georgie’s end of the year podcast and the things she learned this past year of 2017. It made me think. What did we learn this year? What were the lessons you learned? Did you find freedom

Learning to Be Still in the Year of 2017 (Podcast) – Episode 44

Dec 28th, 2017 30m 19s

Thank you Naomi SOO much for all the beautiful photos! Be still. God says this so many times to His people in the Word when they’re distressed, when things seem TERRIBLE. Exodus 14:14 is a verse that I’ve often meditated on this year as

Treasuring Being Present Over Social Media (Podcast) – Episode 43

Dec 19th, 2017 35m 57s

Being present. This is kind of the ‘buzz term’ that I see going around on Instagram after people take a few days off of social media, and I like it. I’ve been learning about it so much this past year, and I’ve learned that being present is w

Spiritual Battle in Eating Disorder Recovery (Taylor’s Story)

Dec 11th, 2017 34m 57s

Spiritual warfare. It’s real, and I believe that a lot of the battle faced in eating disorder recovery is not something that is seen. As a Christian, a Jesus follower, I know that Satan does not like my master Jesus. Satan doesn’t like hi

Spiritual Battle in Eating Disorder Recovery (Taylor’s Story) – Episode 42

Dec 11th, 2017 34m 57s

When Your Clothes Don’t Fit Like they Used To Before (Podcast) – Episode 41

Dec 5th, 2017 33m 42s

Linking with Amanda and the other blogger friends to share this for Thinking out Loud Thursday!This is a huge huge topic for me, and it doesn’t seem huge, but it is. That’s why I’m doing this week’s podcast on this topic. It came to my mind

Enjoying the Holidays and Food Without Fear (Episode 40)

Nov 22nd, 2017 11m 33s

I used to have such a terror/fear/dread come upon me especially during the holidays. Thanksgiving was a SCARY holiday for me. I thought I would go out of control eating all the food. I couldn’t see the food without it being terrifying to m

Being Yourself On Instagram Without Focusing On Numbers (Episode 39)

Nov 14th, 2017 23m 55s

Instagram. I’ve had such an up and down relationship with the social media platform, but right now I would say the relationship with is much more positive than it’s ever been before. For too long I focused on numbers (and I KNEW I shouldn’t),

Jess’s Story: How God’s Love Trumps Eating Disorders (Episode 38)

Nov 8th, 2017 43m 15s

This was a precious interview that is really close to my heart. I first noticed Jess and just how she was so bold for the gospel of Jesus via Instagram about 6 months ago? I thought, ‘Wow I would like to get to know this girl.’ She challeng

Naomi’s Story: The Victories of Intuitive Movement – Episode 37

Nov 1st, 2017 38m 16s

God’s strength made perfect in our weakness. As I’m writing this post, I’m realizing that again, because I literally melted down selfishly over something related to food prep and making food, all because I am TOO focused on food control and

Leaving Behind the ‘Busy’ Anxious Spirit (Podcast) – Episode 36

Oct 25th, 2017 23m 44s

I’m kind of a really ‘busy’ gal at heart, but it’s something that has made me really anxious over the past 5-10 years. It’s not helpful. I’m not saying that busyness is a bad thing, but that busy, anxious spirit is not a good thing. It’s b

Conquering Your Fear of Travel and Upsetting the Routine (Episode 35)

Sep 12th, 2017 11m 3s

I struggle with getting out of my routine. I love getting up in the morning, listening to a sermon, reading blogs, taking the dogs for a run or a walk, and then going off to do my work for the day. However, travel is so good at upsetting tha

How to Deal With Negative Body Image Comments – Episode 34

Aug 4th, 2017 29m 20s

Negative body image comments are something that all of us have probably dealt with at one time or another. It’s such a real struggle especially when the temptation is to just look at the outward appearance of people. Even though I struggled

A Happy Day in the Life Recap (Podcast – Episode #33)

Aug 1st, 2017 18m 38s

The goal of my life isn’t just happiness, but you know what? Knowing the love of God, knowing God makes you so full of joy, no matter what. That’s why I titled this podcast, ‘a happy day in the life,’ because though I had ups and downs, mom

From the Darkness of Secrets and Laxatives to The Freedom of Christ (Shannon’s Story)

Jul 27th, 2017 35m 6s

We serve a big God. It’s sometimes hard to remember that when I see a broken world around us. Every one of us has sinned. Every one of us has failed, has gone through dark dark valleys, fought with guilt, shame, and terror. That’s why I