Compared to Who? Body Image for Christian Women

Today I'm delighted to share with you a special bonus episode created by members of the Spark Media Collective -- a network of Christian podcasters of which I'm delighted to be a part. You can find many great, encouraging Christian podcasts here: https://www.sparkmedia.ventures/spark-network#/ -- including some of the ones featured in this Christmas episode. Don't miss Heather's encouraging message about body image at Christmas time --it's about half way through the episode! Compared to Who? is on break until January 4th --when we'll be back with encouragement for the new year. Praying you have  wonderful, blessed, and joyous Christmas season. Considering supporting the Compared to Who? show or ministry before year end? Even a gift of $3 a month can have an impact. Check out the Buy Me a Coffee page: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/comparedtowho or support through Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/comparedtowho Merry Christmas! Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Does dieting cause weight gain? Are there "truths" we've learned about food and diet that may not be "true" after all? This interview with my friends Erin Todd and Char-Lee Cassel--hosts of the Intuitive Eating for Christian Women Podcast will open your eyes to a new way of thinking about food in light of scripture and the Gospel! Today we work our way through my questions and the big take aways from the interviews I've done with non-diet dietitians through the Fall. Char Lee is a registered dietician and exercise physiologist. Erin is an attorney by day and a food freedom fighter by night. Both of these women are passionate about helping others find freedom from diet culture, food obsession, and eating disorders. You'll want to take notes on what we talk about today. It's that good! Today we discuss: How dieting leads to weight gain. Correlation versus causation--why body size may not be responsible for health problems. What HAES stands for and how all the science means nothing without the Gospel. How using food to come with trauma may be something to be thankful for. What Body Image idolatry means and how it keeps us stuck in diet culture. Connect with Erin here and Char-Lee here and listen to their podcast and find their phenomenal resources (including that guide they have to get started!) here! https://intuitiveeatingforchristianwomen.com Here are the other episodes referenced in today's show: Part 1 of this interview: All Roads Lead to Intuitive Eating: What We Learned About Dieting Interview with Dr. Stefani Reinold on candy: How Do I Handle All the Holiday Candy? Feat Dr. Stefani Reinold Interview with Megan Hadley on over-eating late in the day: Why Do I Over Eat In the Evening? Featuring Megan Hadley RDN, LDN Interview with Tracy Brown on trauma and eating disorders: Body Image, Trauma, & Healing ED: Featuring Dietician Tracy Brown Interview with Brittany Braswell on behaviors that eating disorders help us cope with:7 Reasons We Keep Eating Disorder Behaviors w/Brittany Braswell Books referenced in this episode (Amazon affiliate links): Compared to Who? by Heather Creekmore: https://amzn.to/3IWbhfj The Burden of Better by Heather Creekmore: https://amzn.to/3q4TD0h Health at Every Size by Linda Bacon: https://amzn.to/3q9X7yW Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Trible, MS, RDN and Elyse Reach, MS, RDN: https://amzn.to/3F5xIwv Are you on Heather's Compared to Who? email list? Get encouragement in your inbox, freebies, and special discounts on coaching, courses, and books. Heather sends this list things no one else sees-- so join today! https://www.comparedtowho.me Have you read the Burden of Better yet? It's a great gift for the woman who has everything and still wonders if it's enough! Or, it's a great read as you start the new year! Start reading the first two chapters here. https://comparedtowho.me/burden-of-better-book-for-christian-women-on-comparison/ Consider making a year end donation to support the work of Compared to Who? Support on Patreon here or Buy Me a Coffee here.  Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Today I sit down with my friends Erin Todd and Char-Lee Cassel--hosts of the Intuitive Eating for Christian Women Podcast--to talk about the key take aways from the interviews I've done with non-diet dietitians through the Fall. Char Lee is a registered dietician and exercise physiologist. Erin is an attorney by day and a food freedom fighter by night. Both of these women are passionate about helping others find freedom from diet culture, food obsession, and eating disorders. This episode is so good, friends. You'll probably need to listen twice. Today we talk about: What really happens in your body when you starve it (why it feels SO good to be calorie deficient.) This answer will stun you. How incredibly compassionate God was in how he created our bodies and responses to starvation. What the difference is between intuitive eating and "eating whatever you want" with a diet mentality still present. How to handle the candy (and how it worked for me when I took Dr. Stefani Reinold's advice after this episode.)  How Char Lee handles treats with her child. (Your mind will be blown.) And so much more. This is part 1 of a 2 part interview to be continued on Friday! Connect with Erin here and Char-Lee here and listen to their podcast and find their phenomenal resources here! https://intuitiveeatingforchristianwomen.com Are you on Heather's Compared to Who? email list? Get encouragement in your inbox, freebies, and special discounts on coaching, courses, and books. Heather sends this list things no one else sees-- so join today! https://www.comparedtowho.me Have you read the Burden of Better yet? It's a great gift for the woman who has everything and still wonders if it's enough! Or, it's a great read as you start the new year! Start reading the first two chapters here. https://comparedtowho.me/burden-of-better-book-for-christian-women-on-comparison/ Consider making a year end donation to support the work of Compared to Who? Support on Patreon here or Buy Me a Coffee here.    Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Today my guest is Kasey Shuler from the Joyful Health Collective. Kasey is a personal trainer who loves helping people integrate the concept of joyful movement into their lives. In this episode, she helps us discover practical and tactical ways we can keep our body image peace during December (and all year round!) This is part 2 of a 2 part interview. Today we discuss: What do you say when a family member asks about your diet or questions food choices? How to incorporate joyful movement into your holidays naturally. Ways to get the whole family involved in joyful movement during holiday celebrations. How to KEEP your peace this Christmas and all year long! Connect with Kasey here or here on social media here: joyfulhealthco or here: https://www.facebook.com/Joyful-Health-Co-111999537943603/ Grab Heather's NEW Comparison-Free Christmas Reading Plan on You Version. Learn more here: https://comparedtowho.me/read-plans-from-heather-creekmore-on-youversion-the-bible-app/   Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Today my guest is Kasey Shuler from the Joyful Health Collective. She helps us discover practical and tactical ways we can keep our body image peace during December (and all year round!) This is part 1 of a 2 part interview. Today we discuss: How healthy spiritual habits become lifesavers when we're stressed out. How the simple act of breathing can help you calm and de-stress. Why survival mode isn't your friend. How going outside can change your perspective, on everything! How being mindful of our own bodies sets us up for healthy connection with others. Here are some of the verses Kasey mentions in today's episode: 1 Corinthians 12:27 2 Corinthians 5:17 John 1:12 Connect with Kasey here or here on social media here: joyfulhealthco or here: https://www.facebook.com/Joyful-Health-Co-111999537943603/ Grab Heather's NEW Comparison-Free Christmas Reading Plan on You Version. Learn more here: https://comparedtowho.me/read-plans-from-heather-creekmore-on-youversion-the-bible-app/ Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

My two-part interview with Brittany Braswell, non-diet RD continues with Brittany and I discussing her list of 7 reasons we hold on to ED (eating disorder) behaviors. She takes us through all of the reasons why we may keep turning to our disordered eating or eating disorder behaviors because, in some way, these behaviors are meeting emotional/deeper needs for us. From control to anger issues, and from anxiety and stress to stuffed emotions--you'll be interested and amazed to see all the ways how we treat food can really be about something deeper. Getting real food freedom comes in part when we can learn what's beneath our food related behaviors. Here's what else to expect from today's show: Learn about the circle of control and how control issues around food and exercise can show up as young as age 8. Isaiah 55 and our control issues How being the wardrobe police for your husband may be a control issue Control may not lead us where we hope it will lead us Brittany explains how, "There's no body size that makes us enough or not enough to the Lord." And, so much more! Listen and tell a friend about it. Connect with Brittany: www.brittanybraswellrd.com or follow her on social media @brittanybraswellrd Download Heather's new Comparison-Free Christmas plan on You Version. Find out more here.  Support Compared to Who? or leave a review of the show: https://www.comparedtowho.me/podcast Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

We continue my series with non-diet dietitians today and Friday with a two-part interview with Brittany Braswell, RD. Today Brittany and I dig into all things eating disorders and disordered eating. Do you know the difference between those two terms? Today, Brittany answered this question and more as we talk about control and food issues. Here are a few other questions answered in today's episode: How do you know when you have an eating disorder? How do you tell when someone has an eating disorder? Isn't it easy to spot anorexia? What about binge eating? If I overeat sometimes, how do I know if it's Binge Eating Disorder? What happens when we compliment women on their bodies if they're struggling with ED or disordered eating? This episode is chocked full of information! Share it with a friend. Connect with Brittany here: www.brittanybraswellrd.com or follow social media @brittanybraswellrd Also mentioned in today's episode: My interview with my intern, Amber. Listen here.  Have you downloaded Heather's You Version Bible App reading plan: Have a Comparison-Free Christmas? Learn more here. Support Compared to Who? or leave  review. Find out more here: https://www.comparedtowho.me/podcast Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

You should have better Christmas lights, you should have already decorated, you should be baking treats, but you should also be watching your treat intake . . . Does "should" ever haunt you? Culture and a few scrolls on Instagram tell us we're supposed to be doing any number of things, well, and all at the same time. The pressure can be overwhelming! Today my guest is Crystal Stine, she's an author and speaker, and today we talk about how to quiet the shout of should during the holiday season and all year long. The pressure is off my friend. Listen and be encouraged. Connect with Crystal and learn more about her at: https://www.crystalstine.me  Mentioned in today's show: Download Heather's new "a Comparison-Free Christmas" reading plan on You Version App Crystal Stine's book The Shout of Should (On sale on Black Friday for CHEAP!) Heather's book The Burden of Better A Praying Life by Paul Miller Crystal Stine's book Holy Hustle Check out Crystal's Shout of Should Reading Plan on You Version App Want to win a copy of Heather's "The Burden of Better" AND Crystal's "The Shout of Should"? Leave a review of this podcast (directions for leaving a review are here at https://www.comparedtowho.me/podcast - scroll to bottom), screen shot your review and email it to Heather at: Heather @ Compared to who (dot) me. Already reviewed the show? That's okay. Screen shot it...or for bonus points - share an episode on social media or with a friend! (Amazon affiliate links allow a tiny portion of your purchase to support Compared to Who?'s ministry)   Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Shopping, food, and body image...oh my! The holiday season can feel like a time when our body image is under attack! But, what if there were a way to THRIVE instead of just SURVIVE the holidays. Today, Heather talks about: Dealing with holiday food issues Dealing with the people in your life that want to comment on your size or food during the holidays (or can't STOP telling you about their new diet!) What I'm learning about Intuitive Eating and the damage of diets A creative way to turn your food issues into a service opportunity What to do if you buy all the things when holiday shopping The realities of the clearance rack "Have a Comparison-Free Christmas" - Heather's brand new reading plan on You Version (The Bible App)  And more! If you want to thrive this holiday season, listen to this fun holiday epsiode! Support Compared to Who?'s ministry this Fall: Are you on Compared to Who?'s friends exclusive email list? Sign up here. Support Compared to Who? on Patreon Support on Buy Me a Coffee Support by leaving a review of the show (scroll to the bottom) Support by leaving a review of the book Compared to Who? or Burden of Better. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Five minutes online and you can see what our girls are up against. It seems like, from every angle, their identities are under attack. From the hyper sexualization of young teens to gender dysphoria to the all out war on biblical truth--girls (and really our boys, too) face more challenges than previous generations. Today my friend Yvette Hampton and I talk about what's really going on with our girls, what they're being taught about their identity in schools, and how parents can intervene to help girls find their true identity and purpose in Jesus Christ. I timed this episode to intentionally help parents who will get the opportunity to spend more time with their children over Thanksgiving break. Dig in, moms! Find out what your children are being taught about their identity and purpose. It's never too late to change the conversation. Yvette Hampton is the producer and host of the documentary, Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool Revolution and The Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast. As a mom who is concerned for the future of this generation, Yvette has a deep desire to see a culture shift by encouraging people through God’s Word. She and her husband, Garritt, have a passion for strengthening and equipping families and the homeschool community by teaching parents how to live out their convictions and point their children towards Christ. Her greatest joy is being a wife and mom. Learn more by visiting SchoolhouseRocked.com. Learn more about the School House Rocked documentary here: https://watch.schoolhouserocked.com/index/comparedtowho Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.