Episodes
May 1, 2021
Quitting this "Healthy" Habit (Day 20 Spring Break Free)
I taught fitness classes for over a decade and I saw it every week. One night though, it really scared me. That was the night when we got off the spin bikes to stretch and she fell over. She got off the bike and next thing I…
April 30, 2021
Do Clothes Help Your Body Image Struggles? Day 19
Ahh . . . clothes. I love clothes. Well, sometimes I love them. Other days, I hate them. I look at my closet and search through my drawers and physically feel like there's no possible way anything will fit. Clothes have this…
April 29, 2021
Sex & Body Image Connection
In today's episode of the Spring Break Free - we talk about sex and body image. If you've ever thought someone wanting you, physically, would solve your body image issues--this episode is a much watch or listen. Is there a c…
April 28, 2021
One Habit That Will Destroy Your Body Image: Your Media (Day 17)
Is there one habit that's potentially worse than all others for your body image? I think so . This habit will destroy your body image. Even if you make progress . . .if you slip back into doing this, you'll likely find yours…
April 27, 2021
One Habit That Will Change Your Body Image for Good (Day 16)
There's one habit that you need to do, every day, if you really want to experience lasting freedom and change in the arena of your body image. Want to stop comparing yourself to others? Want to feel truly free to love and be…
April 26, 2021
Why You Should Try a New Way (Spring Break Free Day 15)
We've all heard the over-used definition of insanity. "Trying the same thing, over and again, and expecting different results." No one really knows who said it, but we all know it's true. If you're like me, you've tried all …
April 25, 2021
2 Questions to Ask About Idolatry & Body Image (Spring Break Free Day 14)
It's Spring Break Free Day 14! Today we'll wrap up our talk about idolatry with a discussion about what questions you need to ask to see that those idols are ousted from your life. Listen above or watch Heather talk about bo…
April 24, 2021
Getting Rid of Idols of the Heart Part Two (Spring Break Free Day 13)
Once you've identified that your heart tends to make and worship idols, what do you do? How do you get rid of the idols of the heart? Should it be encouraging or discouraging to find and uproot these idols? Listen above or w…
April 23, 2021
How to Recognize an Idol (Day 12 Spring Break Free!)
God surprised me a few years ago with a concept I never learned about in church. Okay, that's not entirely true. Of course I had heard about idolatry in church. But, I knew I didn't have to worry about breaking that commandm…
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…