Season 8
Aug. 30, 2024
4 Ways to Stop Negative Thoughts About Your Body: Part 2
In this episode of "Compared to Who?" host Heather Creekmore continues the important conversation on stopping negative thoughts about our bodies. Heather highlights the necessity of reevaluating beliefs about body image and …
Aug. 27, 2024
4 Ways To Stop Thinking Negatively About Your Body
Don't believe everything you think. That's what host, Heather Creekmore discusses today as she encourages Christian women on how to handle internal negative thoughts that can become obsessive. Heather provides scriptural and…
Aug. 23, 2024
What to Do if You Are Afraid People Are Judging Your Body: Part 2
Do you have fear and anxiety about being judged for your body size or are you dealing with actual criticisms from others? Heather discusses the need to face the fear and be curious about it, as well as finding grace for both…
Aug. 20, 2024
What to Do When You're Afraid People Are Judging Your Weight
Host Heather Creekmore explores the common fear of feeling judged and criticized for one's weight and appearance. She candidly shares her personal experience of spiraling thoughts while standing in church, obsessing over whe…
June 11, 2024
3 Ways to Find Rest in Your Body Image or Eating Disorder Recovery Journey
In Matthew 11:28 Jesus promises us rest. But, how many of the ways that we seek rest are tied to striving, religious rituals, or promises made to us by marketers selling us something that promises to change our bodies. Heath…
June 7, 2024
What Does the Bible Speak to Aging and Body Image?
Today Heather talks with author Stacy Reaoch about body image, aging, and what the Bible really says about these topics. They talk about aging and how scripture gives us an "upside down" perspective on aging. Heather and Sta…
June 4, 2024
I've Messed Up My Body: How Do I Move Forward?
Today Heather talks to her friend, neuropsychologist and author, Dr. Michelle Bengtson about how we can move forward after we feel like we've done things (or had things done to us) that have caused hurt or damage to our bodi…
May 31, 2024
I Ruined My Body: How Do I Believe My Body is Good When I Messed It Up?
What do I do if I feel bad about having ruined my body? How do I believe my body is good even though I feel responsible for having messed it up? Isn't God mad at me because He gave me a good body and then I messed it up by t…
May 28, 2024
Stop Comparing Yourself to Others (For Teens and Women of All Ages)
Today Heather talks with Shannon Popkin and Lee Neinhuis, authors of a new book about comparison for teen girls, about how women of all ages are tempted to compare themselves to others. The trio discusses the challenge of fi…
May 24, 2024
How to Stop Feeling Shame About Your Body: Does Oprah's Solution Work?
Body shame is real. We've all experienced it, but what do we do about it? Earlier in May, Oprah Winfrey hosted a three-hour-long forum with body love experts, actresses, and influencers to start a conversation about bodies, …
May 21, 2024
How to Become the Kind of Woman Who . . . A New Way to Tackle Goal Setting
Summer's coming. Even if you weren't looking at the calendar you may have sensed that from the number of diet and exercise ads you see. The change of season can inspire us to set new goals and do things to try to feel better…
May 17, 2024
4 Lessons from Taylor Swift About Body Image Issues and Body Image Idols
Woah! Today's episode is so good whether you are a "Swiftie" or truly believe she is the "anti-hero," you're sure to get something out of it. Taylor Swift is a household name and someone most, universally, recognize for her …
May 14, 2024
Should We Tell People to Turn to Jesus Not Food? Part 2
Today Heather continues her conversation with Erin Todd from Intuitive Eating for Christian Women about the expression, "Turn to Jesus, not food." While we know that Jesus should be our source for everything, is it helpful o…
May 10, 2024
Re-evaluating "Turn to Jesus, Not Food": Have We Created a False Dichotomy?
Heather Creekmore and special guest Erin Todd delve into an expression we've heard a lot in Christian circles: "Turn to Jesus Not Food." We've all been there. It's late, you've had a hard day. And what you really want it br…
May 7, 2024
Changing How You Talk About Food & Body With Your Children
Today Heather chats with Amy Connell about the ways we as moms who were fully entrenched in diet culture can start to change the conversations in our home around food and body. Amy and Heather were both fitness instructors a…
April 30, 2024
Healing Thyroid, Autoimmune Disease, Weight Loss, and What I Learned from Master Classes from Influencers
You know those ads you see on social media or in your YouTube sidebar? The ones that tell you they have all the secrets to weight loss, optimal health, healing your thyroid, or fixing your autoimmune disease? Heather decided…
April 30, 2024
What I Learned from Internet Influencer Master Classes About Food and Taking Care of My Health
Are you trying to do everything right to be “healthier” but feeling overwhelmed with all the rules? Have you been sucked into watching a "master class," influencer videos, or subscribing to the program of an influencer who o…
April 26, 2024
3 Secrets to Aging Well for Christians with Body Image and Food Issues
How can we age well? Internet searches tell us that aging well is about wearing sunscreen, avoiding smoking, drinking less, eating right, and exercising more. But, the focus on aging seems to be all about our bodies, but wha…
April 23, 2024
What is a Biblical View of Botox? Is it Okay to Get Injections?
The percentage of women (and some men) using Botox to get rid of signs of aging has skyrocketed! Of course, the Bible doesn't have any specific instructions on whether or not it's okay for us to get Botox. Today, Heather exp…
April 19, 2024
I'm Aging and My Clothes Don't Fit Anymore! What Should I Do With Them?
Today we continue our mini-series on aging and explore the tricky topic of what to do when your clothes no longer fit. Heather talks about the reality that women's bodies do change and that over the years we will wear differ…
April 16, 2024
Aging Gratefully: Letting Go of Fear and Embracing God's Purpose for Each New Season
Today host Heather Creekmore delves into the topic of aging and the fear that often accompanies it. She talks about the cultural pressure to stay young, the struggle with body image, and the desire to remain relevant in a so…
April 12, 2024
Going from Approval-Seeking to Finding Confidence in Christ
If you've been in church for even a few minutes you've likely heard that you should derive your identity from Christ. But how does one do that--especially when we've been conditioned from birth to perform for applause or be …
April 9, 2024
Non-Diet Ways to Work With Your Hormones and Feel Better in Your Body
Did you know that the 24 hour work day was created around how men work best, but not women? Today, Heather’s guest Dr. Victoria Pait offers fascinating and helpful information about how women can start to work better with th…
April 5, 2024
Are Men More Visual? Unpacking Purity Culture and Body Image Issues
Today Heather has a candid conversation with author and blogger, Sheila Gregoire. They dive deep into the impact of purity culture on women's body image, self-esteem, and relationships. Although the hearts and motives may ha…