Faith-Filled Food Freedom | Disordered Eating, Body Image, Weight Loss Obsession, Anxiety, Nutrition

Brittany Braswell - Non-Diet Registered Dietitian for Christian Women
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Tired of obsessing over food, calories, or the scale? Googling “how to stop hating my body” at midnight? I get it, friend. I’m Brittany—a dietitian, Jesus-lover, and recovering perfectionist who believed diet culture’s lies for too long. In this podcast, we mix scripture, evidence-based nutrition, mental health, & a little grace to help you ditch food guilt, heal your body image, and finally embrace the freedom you were made for. If you’re ready to silence the diet noise, find food peace, & honor God with your health, this show is for you. So grab your Bible because your journey starts here.

  1. 4d ago

    243. How Do I Build Healthy Habits Without Turning Them Into Food Rules? with Coryn Brown & Crysanne Clay

    Wanting to be healthy and being consumed by it can look identical from the outside, and the difference is almost always found in the reason underneath. You keep telling yourself you just want to be healthy, yet every healthy choice still comes with a side of fear, guilt, or a number you keep checking. Sometimes the goal really is health. Other times, health is just the most respectable-sounding cover story for something you haven't been ready to name. That difference is worth knowing before another Monday restart. In today's episode, Brittany sits down with Coryn Brown and Crysanne Clay, a mother-daughter duo who host the Her Healthy Body podcast and coach women toward a Christ-centered approach to health. Both have walked through their own disordered eating and body image recovery, so they know exactly how "I just want to be healthy" can quietly become something else. Together they unpack what a wellness-focused relationship with your body can look like when it isn't disordered, and how to tell whether a new habit is real care or a food rule in disguise.  ⚠️Fair warning: This is NOT a prescriptive episode. If food and movement still feel fragile for you right now, you have full permission to save this one for later. A few things you can expect to hear in this episode include… 🔍 Why the word "healthy" can mean two very different things, and which one has been running your life 🖥 The gut check about your browser history that shows where your health goals really live 🥗 How to tell a sustainable habit from a food rule in a nicer outfit 💪🏻 What discipline looks like when it isn't rigid, and where a little of it belongs 🕊 The question to ask yourself when you reach for the salad (or skip the dessert), and why it matters more than the food Resources mentioned: > Head to brittanybraswellrd.com/course-waitlist to get on the waitlist for The Joy-Filled Eater Course, opening to waitlisters on Oct. 18th! This is our signature course that’s helped dozens upon dozens of women to achieve lasting food freedom and better body image. > Check out Episode 3 of Faith-Filled Food Freedom on Dealing with Diet Culture in the Church > Hang out with Coryn & Crysanne on the Her Healthy Body podcast > Join our FREE Facebook community, Food Freedom & Body Image Support for Christian Women, to ask your questions about cultivating a joy-filled relationship with food, your body, & Jesus. Connect with Brittany on Instagram @brittanybraswellrd *Reminder - Podcast content is not meant to be taken as professional nutrition or medical advice, or to replace counseling with a licensed therapist. Please consult with your own treatment team.

  2. Oct 6

    242. Easy Meal Planning: What We're Actually Eating This Fall (No Pinterest Required)

    A dinner plan built around your real week, not an impressive one, is what takes the stress out of the evening. If dinner falls apart every night around 5:30, how long are you planning to keep blaming yourself before you change the plan? In today's episode, Brittany pulls back the curtain on what dinner actually looks like at her house, dietitian title and all. It's a short, no-frills walkthrough of how she plans ahead so 5 p.m. isn't a crisis, and the simple rhythm that keeps a full family calendar from running the kitchen. No perfect plates required. A few things you can expect to hear in this episode include… ⏱ The tool Brittany uses to plan a month's worth of dinners in 60 seconds or less 🧠 What's really behind the nights when dinner feels scattered by evening 📅 A planning process that saves you from hours lost to a menu that doesn't work and a sink full of dirty dishes 🥣 A weekly rhythm built around busy nights, church nights, and one night off 💬 Why "simple" may do more for your mealtimes than a perfect plate ever will  Resources mentioned: > Plan a month of dinners in Click here to order your first bag of Larry's Coffee and get a free set of handwoven Peruvian coasters with your order. > Subscribe to Brittany's personal newsletter, The Full Plate Press, for 2x/month food freedom tips, funny memes, and personal stories from behind-the-scenes shenanigans to mom life craziness to personal lessons you can apply to your food freedom journey and some fun BONUS resources to help you along the way! > Get on the waitlist to be among the first to be notified when we re-open the doors to The Joy-Filled Eater Course. This is our signature program that’s helped dozens upon dozens of women to achieve lasting food freedom and better body image. > Join our FREE Facebook community, Food Freedom & Body Image Support for Christian Women, to ask your questions about cultivating a joy-filled relationship with food, your body, & Jesus. Want to help support this show? If you love the show and are finding it valuable, be sure to leave a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Listen to your podcasts somewhere else? No worries!  You can leave your podcast review here instead 😉. Got a question about food freedom, body image, faith, or nutrition? Leave me a SpeakPipe voice note here for a chance to have your question answered on an episode of the Faith-Filled Food Freedom podcast! Connect with Brittany on Instagram @brittanybraswellrd *Reminder - Podcast content is not meant to be taken as professional nutrition or medical advice, or to replace counseling with a licensed therapist. Please consult with your own treatment team.

  3. Sep 29

    241. You Don't Have to Love Your Body to Stop Fighting It

    By the end of this episode, you'll know how to stop letting a bad body image day decide how you eat, what you wear, and whether you show up. What are you refusing to do for your body until you finally like the way it looks? Grab your coffee, friend, because this is the tough love conversation you might need. If you've been waiting to feel better about your body before you start treating it better, Brittany is about to get real with you about what that wait is costing you, and it's not going to be a list of affirmations. You'll leave with a challenge you can put into practice the same day. A few things you can expect to hear in this episode include… ❤️ Why the pressure to "just love your body" can leave you feeling like you're failing at one more thing 🚦 Why bad body image days keep calling the shots, and how to stop handing them the wheel 💡 What the things you care for every day without adoring them can teach you about caring for your body 🛑 Why Brittany will never tell you to aim for body love, and what she'll ask you to aim for instead 1️⃣ What this looks like on an ordinary Tuesday, plus a challenge to try the minute the episode ends Resources mentioned: > Get your copy of The Body Image Cheat Sheet (on me!) to help you let go of body checking for good. > Subscribe to Brittany's personal newsletter, The Full Plate Press, for 2x/month food freedom tips, funny memes, and personal stories from behind-the-scenes shenanigans to mom life craziness to personal lessons you can apply to your food freedom journey and some fun BONUS resources to help you along the way! > Get on the waitlist to be among the first to be notified when we re-open the doors to The Joy-Filled Eater Course. This is our signature program that’s helped dozens upon dozens of women to achieve lasting food freedom and better body image. > Join our FREE Facebook community, Food Freedom & Body Image Support for Christian Women, to ask your questions about cultivating a joy-filled relationship with food, your body, & Jesus. Want to help support this show? If you love the show and are finding it valuable, be sure to leave a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Listen to your podcasts somewhere else? No worries!  You can leave your podcast review here instead 😉. Got a question about food freedom, body image, faith, or nutrition? Leave me a SpeakPipe voice note here for a chance to have your question answered on an episode of the Faith-Filled Food Freedom podcast! Connect with Brittany on Instagram @brittanybraswellrd *Reminder - Podcast content is not meant to be taken as professional nutrition or medical advice, or to replace counseling with a licensed therapist. Please consult with your own treatment team.

  4. Sep 22

    240. What If My Fear of Weight Gain Never Completely Goes Away?

    Fear of weight gain may take a really long time to dissipate, but it doesn't have to be the one steering your choices. Is it possible for that fear to stick around even after years of doing "all the right things" in recovery, and if so, what are you actually supposed to do with it? In today's episode (which is also airing on Brittany's birthday!), she's tackling one of the questions she hears most from women doing this work: what happens if the fear just doesn't fully go away? Using a picture you've probably lived through yourself, anyone backseat driving your car, she walks through what it actually looks like to keep moving forward with fear still talking in the background. A few things you can expect to hear in this episode include… 🚗 Why "I'll never feel scared again" can’t be the primary goal, and what to aim for instead 📸 A client's story about photos, her freshman year of college, and what slowly started to change 🛑 The difference between feeling uncomfortable and actually being in danger, and why your body keeps mixing the two up 🧭 A simple question to ask yourself instead of "am I still afraid," to actually track your progress 📖 What Psalm 56:3-4 has to say about fear and trust, and why courage was never about fear disappearing first Resources mentioned: > Subscribe to Brittany's personal newsletter, The Full Plate Press, for 2x/month food freedom tips, funny memes, and personal stories from behind-the-scenes shenanigans to mom life craziness to personal lessons you can apply to your food freedom journey and some fun BONUS resources to help you along the way! > Get on the waitlist to be among the first to be notified when we re-open the doors to The Joy-Filled Eater Course. This is our signature program that’s helped dozens upon dozens of women to achieve lasting food freedom and better body image. > Join our FREE Facebook community, Food Freedom & Body Image Support for Christian Women, to ask your questions about cultivating a joy-filled relationship with food, your body, & Jesus. Want to help support this show? If you love the show and are finding it valuable, be sure to leave a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Listen to your podcasts somewhere else? No worries!  You can leave your podcast review here instead 😉. Got a question about food freedom, body image, faith, or nutrition? Leave me a SpeakPipe voice note here for a chance to have your question answered on an episode of the Faith-Filled Food Freedom podcast! Connect with Brittany on Instagram @brittanybraswellrd *Reminder - Podcast content is not meant to be taken as professional nutrition or medical advice, or to replace counseling with a licensed therapist. Please consult with your own treatment team.

  5. Sep 15

    239. How to Turn Down Food Noise Without Turning Off Your Hunger Cues

    Food noise doesn't come from one volume knob. It comes from three separate channels: body, brain, and self-policing.  And you can't turn any of them down until you know which ones are too loud, or not loud enough. What if the way you've been trying to quiet your food noise (like with willpower, distraction, or telling yourself to just stop), is the exact reason it keeps coming back louder? In today's episode, Brittany continues the food noise conversation she started in episode 238, breaking down why most "quiet your food noise" advice fails: It treats every food thought like it's coming from the same source. She walks through the three distinct channels food noise can come from, how to tell which one is running too hot for you specifically, and where to start turning the mix back to something livable. A few things you can expect to hear in this episode include… 🎚️ Why silencing food thoughts tends to make them louder, and how to adjust their volume using a “soundboard”  🧠 The 3 different "channels" food noise can come from, and why they all need different fixes  🍽️ How to tell which channel is too loud for you, with specific signs for each one  🎛️ Simple starting points for turning each channel back to a healthy volume  🙋🏻‍♀️ The self-judgment habit that's actually its own separate channel, not just "extra" food noise Resources mentioned: > Episode 238: Why You Still Think About Food All Day, Even When You’re Trying Not To > Episode 204: “I’m Not Sick Enough to Need Help”: The Hidden Medical Consequences of Under-Eating with Tanna Vayon, PA-C > Click here to order your first bag of Larry's Coffee and get a free set of handwoven Peruvian coasters with your order. > Subscribe to Brittany's personal newsletter, The Full Plate Press, for 2x/month food freedom tips, funny memes, and personal stories from behind-the-scenes shenanigans to mom life craziness to personal lessons you can apply to your food freedom journey and some fun BONUS resources to help you along the way! > Get on the waitlist to be among the first to be notified when we re-open the doors to The Joy-Filled Eater Course. This is our signature program that’s helped dozens upon dozens of women to achieve lasting food freedom and better body image. > Join our FREE Facebook community, Food Freedom & Body Image Support for Christian Women, to ask your questions about cultivating a joy-filled relationship with food, your body, & Jesus. Want to help support this show? If you love the show and are finding it valuable, be sure to leave a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Listen to your podcasts somewhere else? No worries!  You can leave your podcast review here instead 😉. Got a question about food freedom, body image, faith, or nutrition? Leave me a SpeakPipe voice note here for a chance to have your question answered on an episode of the Faith-Filled Food Freedom podcast! Connect with Brittany on Instagram @brittanybraswellrd *Reminder - Podcast content is not meant to be taken as professional nutrition or medical advice, or to replace counseling with a licensed therapist. Please consult with your own treatment team.

  6. Sep 8

    238. Why You Still Think About Food All Day, Even When You're Trying Not To

    Trying not to think about food is usually exactly what keeps you stuck thinking about it, and this episode breaks down why suppression backfires and what a food thought is actually trying to tell you once you stop trying to silence it. What if the harder you work to stop thinking about food, the more you're teaching your brain that food is something worth watching for? In today's episode, Brittany breaks down why the common food freedom goal of "just think about food less" usually backfires, using an experiment you've probably tried without realizing it. She's walking through what's actually happening in your brain and body every time a food thought loops, and why the shame spiral that follows might be doing more damage than the thought itself. This is part one of a two part series on food noise, so if you've ever felt like you're failing at recovery because you're still thinking about food, this one's for you. A few things you can expect to hear in this episode include… 🐘 The famous "don't think about the pink elephant" experiment, and what it reveals about your food thoughts  🚨 What your smoke alarm can teach you about reframing what a food thought is actually trying to tell you  🌀 How one small food thought turns into a twelve tab browser window in your brain  👮🏻‍♀️ The sneaky way that trying to prove you're "over" food obsession can become its own obsession  ❓ A simple question to ask yourself the next time a food thought shows up  Resources mentioned: > Click here to order your first bag of Larry's Coffee and get a free set of handwoven Peruvian coasters with your order. > Subscribe to Brittany's personal newsletter, The Full Plate Press, for 2x/month food freedom tips, funny memes, and personal stories from behind-the-scenes shenanigans to mom life craziness to personal lessons you can apply to your food freedom journey and some fun BONUS resources to help you along the way! > Get on the waitlist to be among the first to be notified when we re-open the doors to The Joy-Filled Eater Course. This is our signature program that’s helped dozens upon dozens of women to achieve lasting food freedom and better body image. > Join our FREE Facebook community, Food Freedom & Body Image Support for Christian Women, to ask your questions about cultivating a joy-filled relationship with food, your body, & Jesus. Want to help support this show? If you love the show and are finding it valuable, be sure to leave a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Listen to your podcasts somewhere else? No worries!  You can leave your podcast review here instead 😉. Got a question about food freedom, body image, faith, or nutrition? Leave me a SpeakPipe voice note here for a chance to have your question answered on an episode of the Faith-Filled Food Freedom podcast! Connect with Brittany on Instagram @brittanybraswellrd *Reminder - Podcast content is not meant to be taken as professional nutrition or med

  7. Sep 1

    237. AI Can't Sit With You: Where AI Helps and What You Still Need for Food Freedom

    AI can be a helpful tool in your food freedom journey, but there are some things it simply can’t do for you. AI is everywhere right now, and maybe you’ve wondered whether the right prompt could help you navigate food decisions, body image anxiety, or the mental load that comes with trying to heal your relationship with food. There are some really practical ways it CAN help. But when information starts to feel like a substitute for support, connection, or accountability, there’s an important distinction worth making. In today’s episode, we’re having a nuanced conversation about where AI fits into your food freedom journey and where it simply can’t. We’ll explore the difference between having access to information and actually experiencing transformation, why human connection matters so deeply when you’re doing hard things, and a powerful picture from Scripture that shows what support can look like when your own strength feels pretty tapped out. This isn’t an anti-AI conversation. It’s an invitation to make sure you’re asking the right tool to do the right job. A few things you can expect to hear in this episode include… 🤖 The surprising ways AI can make parts of your food freedom journey easier ☕ Why having plenty of information can still leave you feeling unsupported 👀 What another person can notice about you that no prompt ever will 📖 The story from Exodus that beautifully illustrates why you weren’t meant to carry everything alone 💛 The important difference between accountability that feels like pressure and support that helps hold you steady Resources mentioned: > Plan a month of dinners in Click here to order your first bag of Larry's Coffee and get a free set of handwoven Peruvian coasters with your order. > Submit your request for a topic you want to hear on an episode of Faith-Filled Food Freedom. > Subscribe to Brittany's personal newsletter, The Full Plate Press, for 2x/month food freedom tips, funny memes, and personal stories from behind-the-scenes shenanigans to mom life craziness to personal lessons you can apply to your food freedom journey and some fun BONUS resources to help you along the way! > Get on the waitlist to be among the first to be notified when we re-open the doors to The Joy-Filled Eater Course. This is our signature program that’s helped dozens upon dozens of women to achieve lasting food freedom and better body image. > Join our FREE Facebook community, Food Freedom & Body Image Support for Christian Women, to ask your questions about cultivating a joy-filled relationship with food, your body, & Jesus. Want to help support this show? If you love the show and are finding it valuable, be sure to leave a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Listen to your podcasts somewhere else? No worries!  You can leave your podcast review here instead 😉. Got a question about food freedom, body image, faith, or nutrition? Leave me a SpeakPipe voice note here for a chance to have your question answered on an episode of the Faith-Filled Food Freedom podcast! Connect with Brittany on Instagram @brittanybraswellrd *Reminder - Podcast content is not meant to be taken as professional nutrition or medical advice, or to replace counseling with a licensed therapist. Please consult with your own treatment team.

  8. Aug 25

    236. Why Do I Feel Guilty After Eating? Understanding Food Guilt Through Faith and Truth

    Why do you feel guilty after eating—even when you haven’t actually done anything wrong? Food guilt can show up fast. One minute you’re enjoying a meal, and the next you’re replaying what you ate, questioning your choices, or wondering whether you need to “make up for it” somehow. And when faith gets tangled up with food rules, that guilt can start to feel even more convincing. You may even wonder whether that heavy feeling is God trying to tell you something. In today’s episode, we’re unpacking what food guilt really is and why feeling guilty doesn’t automatically mean you’ve done something wrong. We’ll look at the difference between guilt that has a healthy purpose and the kind of conditioned guilt that keeps you stuck in shame, fear, and food obsession. And we’ll explore what Scripture can help you understand about condemnation, conviction, and the thoughts that tend to take over after eating. A few things you can expect to hear in this episode include… 🍝 Why food guilt can hit after an otherwise satisfying eating experience 🧠 Where some of your strongest food-related beliefs may have come from without you realizing it 📖 What Romans 8:1 can help you understand about condemnation and your relationship with food 😬 The subtle connection between food guilt, fear, and the behaviors you wish you could stop repeating 💬 What might change when you stop treating guilt as automatic proof that you’ve done something wrong Resources mentioned: > Read more on food guilt on the blog: Why Do I Feel Guilty After Eating? Understanding Food Guilt Through Faith and Truth > Listen to the 2-part Leviticus series for more podcast content on food rules.  EP. 128. 5 Powerful Food Freedom Lessons for the Christian Woman…and They’re All Found in Leviticus! What?! EP. 129. Clean Eating, Food Rules, and... Goats? Crazy Food Freedom Insights from the Book of Leviticus > Subscribe to Brittany's personal newsletter, The Full Plate Press, for weekly food freedom tips, funny memes, and personal stories from behind-the-scenes shenanigans to mom life craziness to personal lessons you can apply to your food freedom journey. > Get on the waitlist to be among the first to be notified when we re-open the doors to The Joy-Filled Eater Course. This is our signature program that’s helped dozens upon dozens of women to achieve lasting food freedom and better body image. > Join our FREE Facebook community, Food Freedom & Body Image Support for Christian Women, to ask your questions about cultivating a joy-filled relationship with food, your body, & Jesus. Want to help support this show? If you love the show and are finding it valuable, be sure to leave a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Listen to your podcasts somewhere else? No worries!  You can leave your podcast review here instead 😉. Got a question about food freedom, body image, faith, or nutrition? Leave me a SpeakPipe voice note here for a chance to have your question answered on an episode of the Faith-Filled Food Freedom podcast! Connect with Brittany on Instagram @brittanybraswellrd *Reminder - Podcast content is not meant to be taken as professional nutrition or medical advice, or to replace counseling with a licensed therapist. Please consult with your own treatment team.

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Tired of obsessing over food, calories, or the scale? Googling “how to stop hating my body” at midnight? I get it, friend. I’m Brittany—a dietitian, Jesus-lover, and recovering perfectionist who believed diet culture’s lies for too long. In this podcast, we mix scripture, evidence-based nutrition, mental health, & a little grace to help you ditch food guilt, heal your body image, and finally embrace the freedom you were made for. If you’re ready to silence the diet noise, find food peace, & honor God with your health, this show is for you. So grab your Bible because your journey starts here.

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