Intuitive Eating for Christian Women Erin Todd and Char-Lee Cassel

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 experience of realizing the way out was the thing she did not want to do


The grieving process and struggle in accepting body changes


Overcoming fertility issues, healing HA and embracing intuitive eating


Repenting for inner vows and performing for the invisible audience 


Re-thinking purpose and freedom


Acceptance, growth, and finding fulfillment in the Lord


Her work in advocacy for women's health, including fertility issues and overcoming restrictive mindsets and working with women facing HA



RESOURCES FOR EPISODE 64 - Freedom in Surrender with Ashley Smith

Access the Show Notes on the Intuitive Eating for Christian Women website: ⁠⁠https://intuitiveeatingforchristianwomen.com/episodes/⁠⁠

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If you're ready to take your own faith-based intuitive eating journey, start here:

STEP 1: Listen to Season 1 with our $7 Podcast Workbook to learn the basics

STEP 2: Get in community! Join our FREE Facebook Community 

Find the links and more resources on our podcast website: ⁠https://intuitiveeatingforchristianwomen.com/⁠

For a chance to have your question answered, or if we said something that needs correcting, you can email us at: info@intuitiveeatingforchristianwomen.com




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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 intuitive eating is more than what you see on social media

- Her experience of managing chronic health conditions through intuitive eating

- Coping with the stress in life and seeing these practices as health behaviors

- A message to the woman who wants to quit dieting but doesn’t because of a health condition

- The power of putting the focus on Jesus and off yourself and your body




RESOURCES FOR EPISODE 63 - Managing Chronic Health Conditions through Intuitive Eating with Brooke Fredrickson

Access the Show Notes on the Intuitive Eating for Christian Women website:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://intuitiveeatingforchristianwomen.com/episodes/⁠⁠⁠⁠

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If you're ready to take your own faith-based intuitive eating journey, start here:

STEP 1: Listen to Season 1 with our $7 Podcast Workbook to learn the basics

STEP 2: Get in community! Join our FREE Facebook Community

Find the links and more resources on our podcast website:⁠⁠ ⁠https://intuitiveeatingforchristianwomen.com/⁠⁠


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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 movement

- Her journey to discover intuitive movement and see movement as a space to commune with God

- The importance of shifting from an aesthetic mindset to a kingdom mindset for our bodies and movement

- How moving your body helps you love God and others

- The importance of learning to rest our bodies and learning to work from rest

- How to get started with intuitive movement: start with prayer, remember what you enjoyed as a child to find the joy, invite Christ into movement, takeaway your expectations

RESOURCES FOR EPISODE 62 - Discovering Intuitive Movement with Tricia Hicks

Access the Show Notes on the Intuitive Eating for Christian Women website:⁠ ⁠⁠https://intuitiveeatingforchristianwomen.com/episodes/⁠⁠⁠

MORE RESOURCES FOR INTUITIVE EATING FOR CHRISTIAN WOMEN

If you're ready to take your own faith-based intuitive eating journey, start here:

STEP 1: Listen to Season 1 with our $7 Podcast Workbook to learn the basics

STEP 2: Get in community! Join our FREE Facebook Community

Find the links and more resources on our podcast website:⁠ ⁠https://intuitiveeatingforchristianwomen.com/⁠⁠


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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 oppression and having compassion for people who don’t see it yet 

- Facilitating conversations about diet culture without confrontation & the power of the question “Could I offer you another perspective?”

- Unearned privilege and social determinants of health

- Diet culture’s favorite Bible verse to twist

- The Daniel Fast and harms of church fasts

- How there are no guarantees in health

- The lifelong learning and unlearning process



RESOURCES FOR EPISODE 61- Feed Yourself with Leslie Schilling

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MORE RESOURCES FOR INTUITIVE EATING FOR CHRISTIAN WOMEN

If you're ready to take your own faith-based intuitive eating journey, start here:

STEP 1: Listen to Season 1 with our $7 Podcast Workbook to learn the basics

STEP 2: Get in community! Join our FREE Facebook Community



Find the links and more resources on our podcast website:⁠ ⁠https://intuitiveeatingforchristianwomen.com/⁠⁠






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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 social determinants of health

- The harm of weight bias in culture, health care and the church

- Holding space for cultural foods and quality of life when considering the big picture of holistic health

- Managing diabetes with intuitive eating



RESOURCES FOR EPISODE 60 - Managing Diabetes with Intuitive Eating with Donetta Floyd

Access the Show Notes on the Intuitive Eating for Christian Women website: ⁠⁠https://intuitiveeatingforchristianwomen.com/episodes/⁠⁠

MORE RESOURCES FOR INTUITIVE EATING FOR CHRISTIAN WOMEN

If you're ready to take your own faith-based intuitive eating journey, start here:

STEP 1: Listen to Season 1 with our $7 Podcast Workbook to learn the basics

STEP 2: Get in community! Join our FREE Facebook Community or Paid Membership Program

STEP 3: Go deeper in your journey with an Online Course.

Find the links and more resources on our podcast website: ⁠https://intuitiveeatingforchristianwomen.com/⁠

For a chance to have your question answered, or if we said something that needs correcting, you can email us at: info@intuitiveeatingforchristianwomen.com


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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, and the objectification of the body.

- Overcoming shame and seeking worth in God, not worldly solutions, diets, or relationships.

- Understanding the distortion of body image, sexuality, and purity culture within societal and church contexts.




RESOURCES FOR EPISODE 59 - Healing from Shame and Sexual Trauma with Kirsten Schmidt

Access the Show Notes on the Intuitive Eating for Christian Women website: ⁠https://intuitiveeatingforchristianwomen.com/episodes/⁠



MORE RESOURCES FOR INTUITIVE EATING FOR CHRISTIAN WOMEN

If you're ready to take your own faith-based intuitive eating journey, start here:

STEP 1: Listen to Season 1 with our $7 Podcast Workbook to learn the basics

STEP 2: Get in community! Join our FREE Facebook Community or Paid Membership Program

STEP 3: Go deeper in your journey with an Online Course.

Find the links and more resources on our podcast website: https://intuitiveeatingforchristianwomen.com/

For a chance to have your question answered, or if we said something that needs correcting, you can email us at: info@intuitiveeatingforchristianwomen.com






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