Episodes
April 22, 2021
What is it We're ALL Searching For? Spring Break Free Day 11
In today's video I tell you about a girl from Orange County, California who went to a Tony Robbins' event. She tells Tony that she's unable to control her eating habits and she wants to do better. That's why she's at his mee…
April 21, 2021
Buying the Biggest Loser Definition of Salvation: Day 10
Have you watched the Biggest Loser ? If not, it's still likely you know the premise. Contestants participate in a weight loss competition. The "weigh ins" combined with team voting determine who stays with the program and wh…
April 20, 2021
You Have a Testimony: Spring Break Free Day 9
There's a wonderful song by Big Daddy Weave called, "Story" watch it first before viewing today's video! For years and years, I believed that I didn't have a story. I was a "good girl." I didn't have a dramatic testimony of …
April 19, 2021
What Fixed My Body Image Issues: Spring Break Free Day 8
During the last few days you've heard me share about the things I tried and thought would fix my body image issues . . .and how each of them failed. Today, I share how brokenness and the revelation of body image idolatry tra…
April 18, 2021
What I Thought Would Fix My Body Image: Motherhood, Day 7
Marriage didn't fix my body image issues. In some ways, it may have made them worse! But, there was still something I hadn't tried. I knew if I could just get pregnant, then, somehow, I'd feel better about my body. After all…
April 17, 2021
What I Thought Would Fix My Body Image: Part Two (Marriage) Day 6
Yesterday, I shared one way I (ineffectively) tried to fix my body image. Truth is, after I tried and it failed, I wasn't all that surprised. Why? Because I knew the real reason I wasn't happy with my body had to be because …
April 16, 2021
What I Thought Would Fix My Body Image: Fixing My Body Day 5
It's Day Five of our Spring Break Free! Today, I share what I thought would fix my body image. It's almost embarrassing now . . . I can't believe how naive I was to think this would ACTUALLY work. But, I tried it. Some of y…
April 15, 2021
What a Woman with Body Image Issues Looks Like. Day 4 SBF
Do you know how to spot a woman with body image issues? Do you know what she looks like? Is she thin? Overweight? Is she wearing make-up? Or has she never set foot in a Sephora? Does she spend lots on her hair and nails or a…
April 14, 2021
Spring Break Free Day 3
In today's installment of the Spring Break Free we will take a look at why body image issues are so hard to fix! There are seemingly so many "solutions" out there as to how to stop stressing over your body. Body love, body p…
April 13, 2021
Spring Break Free: Why Do So Many Women Struggle
Day Two of the Spring Break Free! Why are there so many body image issues? Today we define some terms. What is body image? Is there a connection between how you look and your body image? What's Body Dsymorphic Disorder? And,…
April 12, 2021
Spring Break Free Course Starts Today
Welcome to Day One of the Spring Break Free! I created this course in 2017 as a companion or use-along with my first book, Compared to Who? This course is all about helping you get free. I want you to be free from body image…
April 7, 2021
Bible Bombshells: Lessons From Beautiful Women in the Bible
Rachel was hot, Leah was not ... Bathsheba was lusted after, while Tamar couldn't get her deceased husband's family to fulfill their obligation and marry her. There are so many women in the Bible whose stories we know, but w…
April 5, 2021
3 Reasons to Get Rid of Clothes That Don't Fit
Clothes that don't fit may be causing you more shame than you know...and no one ever broke free from the shame of body image through shaming themselves! Here are Heather's most compelling reasons to clean out your closet and…
March 29, 2021
Pornography, Shame, and Finding Freedom
Porn can have a huge impact on our body image and relationships. Now 32% of porn users are women and I receive messages every week from women who are struggling with the impact of porn on their marriage. Today It talk to Joy…
March 22, 2021
Transforming Your Thought Life featuring Sarah Geringer
Today's conversation is with Sarah Geringer, author of a powerful book on Christian meditation and our thought lives. Sarah and I talk about: the one thing Sarah did each day that transformed her view of herself how to comba…
March 15, 2021
Confessions of an Over 40 Fitness Instructor featuring Amy Connell
If you like to workout and have ever spent anytime at the gym (or with Peleton ) today's episode is for you. Today I talk with my friend, Amy Connell about some "secrets" of the fitness industry. We talk about what it's like…
March 12, 2021
Heather Talks Body Image & Comparison with Say So! Podcast
Recently I recorded a fun & encouraging interview with Jeanne Terry from the Say So! podcast. In this episode I'm on the other side of the mic, answering Jeanne's questions about body image, comparison, and spiritual roots o…
March 8, 2021
7 Minutes of Scripture: Psalm 103
In this episode we look at Psalm 103 and how it can encourage your body image and comparison struggles. Instead of waking up and cursing the mirror or the scale (or his life), David wakes up and says, "Bless the Lord, Oh My …
March 1, 2021
What Dieting Does to Your Body
Today's episode is for EVERY man and woman who has ever had an on-again, off-again relationship with dieting. Have you learned that certain foods are "good" and certain foods are "bad"? Have you lived a life of going on and …
Feb. 22, 2021
7 Minutes of Scripture: Colossians 3
Today I launch a brand new bonus series on the podcast called, "7 Minutes of Scripture" and in today's episode we'll explore Colossians 3! I truly believe that we Christian women who wrestle with body image and comparison is…
Feb. 15, 2021
A Gospel View of Marriage
This may be my favorite episode ever recorded! Authors of the Letters to a Romantic book series, Spencer Harmon and Sean Perone, share gospel truth for your marriage--no matter what stage of marriage you're in. We talk about…
Feb. 8, 2021
Marriage in the Middle Years feat. Dorothy Greco
Marriage in the middle years of life poses new and unexpected challenges. Today, my guest, author Dorothy Greco and I talk about Marriage in the Middle. How do you stay married through caring for aging parents with kids at h…
Feb. 1, 2021
Body Image and Your Marriage with Melissa Clark
It’s Marriage Month on the show and to kick things off I’ve invited my friend, counselor, podcaster, and speaker Melissa Clark to join me. Today we tackle how body image impacts our marriage, what happens when we focus too m…
Jan. 25, 2021
Falling in Love with God's Word Featuring Author Brittany Ann
My friend Brittany Ann and I talk about reading the Bible! We explore why it can be hard, what our obstacles are to doing it regularly, and she shares the inside scoop on her brand new book on the topic! No shame or blame he…