Episodes
Jan. 11, 2021
Body Image and Comparison Issues: Wisdom for Girl Moms, Mentors, and Ministry Leaders with Cindy Bultema of GEMS
Today's show features Cindy Bultema of GEMS. This must listen episode will encourage every woman and especially girl moms! Executive Director of GEMS (Girls Everywhere Meeting the Savior), Cindy Bultema shares her story of o…
Jan. 4, 2021
Don't Go Back to Egypt: How to Keep Making Progress in Improving Your Body Image
As we start another new year - now is the time to stop and inventory where you've been and where you want to be! We're not talking about your weight, we're talking about your heart. Where have you made progress towards impro…
Nov. 23, 2020
Food, Attitude, Gratitude: Navigating Food Issues During the Holidays
Do the holidays stir up feelings of anxiety or stress about food and weight gain? In this episode, author and speaker Heather Creekmore gets real about food, dieting, all the rules, and what happens at the holidays. Should w…
Oct. 27, 2020
Food Fixation--A Spiritual Battle with Asheritah Ciuciu
Best-selling author and speaker, Asheritah Ciuciu talks about the struggle with food and it's spiritual roots in this fun and informative episode. Listen as Asheritah explains her prayer asking God to be her, "divide dietici…
Oct. 20, 2020
How Do I Know if My Teen Has an Eating Disorder? Guest: Counselor Michelle Nietert
It's hard to know how to help our children with food and food related issues when we may still struggle ourselves. What do we do if our child's showing signs of disordered eating? What if our child is overweight and we are w…
Oct. 12, 2020
Quitting the Comparison Girl Game with Shannon Popkin
Are you stuck measuring and comparing yourself to others? Author Shannon Popkin and I have a heart to heart about what happens when we compare, how we can stop the dangerous habit of self focus and love others, and what happ…
Oct. 5, 2020
Chasing Perfect with Author Alisha Illian
Ready to be free from those voices that tell you to do more and be more? Author Alisha Illian and I talk about her new book, "Chasing Perfect" and compare notes on how to stop comparing and find rest and peace in Jesus! We a…
Sept. 28, 2020
The Upside of Aging with Laurie Davies
Advertisements make aging seem like a crisis that must be stopped, but is there an upside to aging? My friend Laurie Davies and I talk about all the pluses that come with getting older, how you can learn to stop hustling for…
Sept. 20, 2020
Comparison and Social Media: Can Christians Engage in a Healthy Way?
As my new book, Burden of Better releases this week, in this episode I explore how social media impacts us and I talk about ways God has personally been convicting me over my social media usage. Does time on Facebook alter m…
Sept. 14, 2020
Body Image and Cancer: Walking Through this Unseen Part of the Cancer Journey
Today I talk to my friend, Rachel Czyz about her journey through breast cancer. We visit one aspect of cancer few cover--body image. Rachel and I talk about both the heartache and the redemption she's experienced through her…
Sept. 8, 2020
One Woman Can Change the World: Interview with Ronne Rock
Ampersands (you know -- these things "&"), finding your purpose, and comparison . . . these are topics my friend, author Ronne Rock and I talk about in today's episode. Listen and be encouraged as to how God doesn't waste an…
Aug. 25, 2020
Idol of Self & Becoming a Wellness Witness: Interview with Kara Osborne
Kara Osborne confesses that she used to spend her Christmas money on what she needed for the New Year's diet! I could so relate! Kara and I have a fun conversation about how God set her free from the body improvement treadmi…
Aug. 19, 2020
Defeating Comparison with Worship
Could worship be the key to defeating comparison? Listen to this awesome story from the Psalms. Plus, learn more about the new book "Burden of Better" and listen at the end to find out about a brand new walking workout to lo…
June 21, 2020
Hate How You Look in Pictures? Listen to This!
Do you hate how you look in pictures? Do you volunteer to be the photographer or duck out of photos as much as you can? Instead of convincing you to stay in the photo, this episode will encourage you with strategies to stop …
June 14, 2020
Body Image & Trauma: Discovering Hope & Healing with Jessica Bottle
Today Jessica Hottle and I dig into the concept of trauma and how unhealed trauma can keep us stuck in body image issues. Whether it's trauma from a car accident or the mean girls in high school, or something much bigger tha…
June 8, 2020
Body Image & Sexual Abuse: Hope, Healing & Resources for Restoration with Mary DeMuth
Today I talk to my friend, Mary DeMuth-she's written dozens of books on a variety of topics -and we talk about several of them! Mary has a powerful testimony of enduring sexual abuse and shares her journey to find healing, w…
June 1, 2020
His Lust Problem is Not About Your Body: Marriage, Lust & Body Image with guest Rachael Gilbert
Ready to get real about lust/porn struggles and how they effect us, especially in marriage? My friend Rachael Gilbert from "Real Talk with Rachael" and I go deep about body image struggles, insecurity, and how internalizing …
May 25, 2020
What's the Healthiest Way to Lose Weight as a Christian? Interview with Sara Borgstede
I'm not a fan of diet culture because traditional diets don't work long term. But today I talk to my friend Sara Borgstede who has maintained a 100 lb. weight loss for a long time. Sara helps women who need to lose weight re…
May 21, 2020
Real Women, Real Hope: Kassandra Baker on Orthorexia and How Clean Eating Didn't Fix Body Image
Kassandra Baker and I get real about the struggles of eating disorders (or ED as she calls them) and talk about her journey through Orthorexia and how God has shown her a freedom she never thought possible. If you love stori…
May 18, 2020
Comparison & Clutter: Interview with Dana White of A Slob Comes Clean
This conversation may just change your body image and your home! I talk to Dana White of a Slob Comes Clean on how to keep both comparison and clutter at bay! Hear how she got started writing about her messiness and how it's…
May 11, 2020
Jami Amerine Talks Body Image & Her New Book: "Well, Girl"
Author, speaker, blogger Jami Amerine and I talk about her journey to becoming an author and what it took to write her body image story in her forthcoming book, "Well, Girl." You'll appreciate Jami's authenticity as she talk…
May 4, 2020
Real Women, Real Hope: Erin Todd on Freedom From Unhealthy Food Rules and Restrictions
Today I talk with my friend Erin Todd a "Ginger in Progress" about how God set her free from body image issues, restrictive eating habits (including Orthorexia), and how he has showed her how to embrace freedom when it comes…
April 29, 2020
Quarantine Chronicles: Anxiety & Depression From Staying Home with Dr. Michelle Bengtson
Neuropsychologist and author, Dr. Michelle Bengtson and I talk about key mental health issues we may be experiencing or seeing in others during the shelter-in-place orders and the COVID19 global pandemic. We'll talk about th…
April 29, 2020
Quarantine Chronicles: Dieting, Body Image Issues with Integrative Nutrition Coach Erin Kerry
My good friend Integrative Nutrition Coach, Erin Kerry and I dish about our quarantine experiences -- we talk about the temptation to diet, how dieting may not work during quarantine, how we're handling the stress of food sh…