Today on the Intuitive Eating for Christian Women podcast our guest Lisa Michelle Jones shares her testimony of eating disorder recovery and explains how embracing our authentic identity helps build up the kingdom of God and the Body of Christ. In this episode we dig into: - Her experience of coping with change by seeking control - How the feeling of being not enough and too much at the same time lead her to an identity crisis as a teen - Her testimony of recovery from multiple eating disorders and sexual trauma through a Christian in-patient treatment center - Tracing the themes and lessons o ..read more

In this episode of Intuitive Eating for Christian Women our guest Ashley Smith shares her story of control and surrender, and her experience of healing Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (HA), getting her period back and restoring ovulation through intuitive eating and faith. In this episode we dig into: The impact of high school and college athletics and crossfit on her relationship with food and body Recognizing obsession with physical transformation and body idolatry  Her experience of period loss, GI issues and hair loss leading her on a hormone healing and learning journey  Her exp ..read more

In today’s episode of Intuitive Eating for Christian Women, Brooke Fredrickson RD shares about how dieting actually wreaks havoc on our health and her personal and professional experience in managing chronic health conditions through intuitive eating. In this episode we dig into: - Brooke's experience being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease and recognizing that dieting put stress on her body that contributed to her health issues. - Her “come to Jesus” moment in her 20’s when she finally understood grace - What it means to eat with grace - How dieting wreaks havoc on our bodies - How intuiti ..read more

In today’s episode of Intuitive Eating for Christian Women, Tricia Hicks shares her testimony of healing from eating disorders and discovering intuitive eating and intuitive movement.  In this episode we dig into: - Suffering an identity crisis as a teenager which led to eating disorders - How her food story brought her to God - Her testimony of God working in the broken places and leading her to healing - Her journey to become a health coach and Revelation Wellness instructor - Recognizing that even after experiencing food freedom through intuitive eating, she still needed healing around ..read more

In this episode of Intuitive Eating for Christian Women our guest Leslie Schilling shares about her latest book Feed Yourself and explains why we should step away from the lies of diet culture and into our divine design. In this thought-provoking conversation, Leslie unpacks the influence of diet culture in the church and helps us navigate it with truth and compassion. In this episode we cover: - How Leslie moved from weight-centered training to a weight-neutral intuitive eating approach in her career - The God story behind her book Feed Yourself - Seeing diet culture as a bigger system of opp ..read more

In this episode of Intuitive Eating for Christian Women our guest Donetta Floyd shares her journey to become a dietitian working with Type 2 Diabetes and eating disorders. We discuss the social determinants of health and take a look at what it’s like to manage diabetes with intuitive eating. In this episode we dig into: - Growing up in church but not living submitted to the Lord - How pregnancy and motherhood drew her to deeper faith - Her journey to become a dietitian working with Type 2 Diabetes and eating disorders - Finding peace, joy and favor in obedience to the Lord - Unpacking the soci ..read more

In today’s episode of Intuitive Eating for Christian Women, Kirsten Schmidt shares her experience of healing from shame and sexual trauma. Kirsten and Char-Lee delve deep into the challenging yet transformative journey of healing from sexual wounds and body image issues through the lens of faith and intuitive eating. In this episode we discuss: - Healing from sexual wounds and body image issues through prayer, professional help, and faith. - Navigating shame, vulnerability, and the process of surrendering to God's love and healing. - Exploring the impact of sexual trauma on body image, worth ..read more

In today’s episode of Intuitive Eating for Christian Women, Dr. Kari Anderson shares about sourcing God’s love to feel safe and the impact of fear on our relationships with food, body and others. In this episode we discuss: - Kari’s experience with binge eating disorder as a preteen and getting eating disorder treatment in her 20s - Learning to approach food and our bodies from a love perspective, not a fear perspective - Her memoir Food Body & Love but the greatest of these is love and new Companion Workbook - both must-reads and part of our book club in the membership - Exploring body ac ..read more

Our bonus episode today is an intuitive eating coaching session where we coach our friend and fellow podcaster  Heather Creekmore as she steps out in faith and starts sharing about her own intuitive eating journey with Jesus. Today we discuss unconditional permission to eat and habituation around foods, Heather’s experience with headaches and the process of gaining awareness of her actual needs, and approaching holiday food intuitively. We hope this intuitive eating coaching call will help you remember that food is a good gift AND diet culture makes this time of year all about the food ..read more

Today on the Intuitive Eating for Christian Women podcast our guest Jeff Ash shares his journey with food and faith, and gives us a male perspective on intuitive eating and how it relates to our faith as Christians. This episode of Intuitive Eating for Christian Women is brought to you by our MEMBERSHIP. If you’re ready to invest in your faith-based intuitive eating journey and invest in relationships with like-minded Christian women, then join us! You can try your first month for just $1. To learn more about the membership and join go to ⁠⁠⁠https://intuitiveeatingforchristianwomen.com/members ..read more