Episodes
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 my...
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 any...
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 treadmil...
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 los...
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 o...
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 that...
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, wh...
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 a...
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 rea...
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 storie...
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 talks...
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 the...
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 sho...
April 9, 2020
Bonus-Enough About Me: Interview with Author Jen Oshman
Jen and I talk about how easy it is to be sucked into self-focus in our self-focused culture and how the only true freedom is found in fixing our gaze somewhere other than on ourselves. We also talk about strategies for survi...
April 3, 2020
Is Your Quarantine Goal to Deepen Your Faith: Convo with Phylicia Masonheimer
Today I chat (from quarantine) with Phylicia Masonheimer author of a brand new book, "Stop Calling Me Beautiful: Finding Soul-Deep Strength in a Skin-Deep World." We talk about how to REALLY trust God in the midst of crisis, ...
March 25, 2020
Quarantine Survival: My Best Homeschooling, Body Image, ED Recovery, Comparison & Anxiety Handling Tips
Let's get real about this quarantine situation. Today I'll give you my best tips for homeschooling (I've got 7 years of experience), handling anxiety, flaring body image or ED and control issues. We'll talk about it all and w...
March 24, 2020
Changing Focus to See Presence of God: Abby McDonald Interview
As we're thrust into uncertain times, we need to see the presence of God in our crazy world, now more than ever! Today I talk to author Abby McDonald. Her brand new book titled, "Shift" is about just that - Changing our focus...
March 12, 2020
Body the Novel, Helping Boys with Body Image: Interview with Author Sean Coons
Love meaningful fiction? Then you'll love this interview with author, Sean Coons who wrote a great book titled, "Body." It's the story of a woman who wrestles body image and finds peace. Sean and I talk about what it's like t...
March 5, 2020
Real Women, Real Hope: Daughters, Diets, andReal Women, Real Hope: Daughters, Diets, and Modeling a Healthy Body Image with Kristen Maddux Modeling a Healthy Body Image with Kristen Maddux
What does dieting show our daughters? How can we model a healthy body image for them? Today I talk to my friend, Compared to Who? contributor Kristen Maddux about her journey from being the "Best Dieter" in her Weight Watcher...
Feb. 28, 2020
Author Christine Hoover on False Allegiances, Comparison & Following King Jesus
Author Christine Hoover and I talk about how easy it is to give our allegiance to things and concepts that aren't Jesus and how these false allegiances can keep us in the comparison trap. Christine talks about her brand new b...