The Body Ally Podcast

Kerrie Nygard
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For decades, women of faith have been sold the lie that the answer to a healthy weight is more rules, more restriction, and more willpower. We’ve been told to white-knuckle our way through cravings, to punish our bodies into submission, and to measure our worth by the scale. We’ve been told that “discipline” is the answer - that if we could just pray harder, try harder, or eat cleaner, we’d finally have peace. But here’s the truth: you were never meant to live in bondage to food or in battle with your body. Your Creator designed your body as a vessel - not an enemy. And when you step into partnership with her, everything changes. That’s why I created the Body Ally™ Movement: to help women of faith silence the food chatter, end the obsession, and finally walk in the freedom they’ve been praying for.

  1. 4d ago

    Mind Games for Fat Loss Part Two

    In this episode, Kerrie Nygard explores the powerful connection between the brain, survival instincts, and the dieting mind games that can keep women stuck in cycles of restriction, cravings, frustration, and self-criticism. She shares why your brain isn’t working against you—and how understanding its natural survival mechanisms can change the way you approach food, health, and fat loss. Instead of fighting your body or relying on more willpower, you can learn to work with your brain and create healthier habits from a place of safety, love, and acceptance. Kerrie also unpacks why so many women struggle to reach their health goals when they’re approaching change from fear, shame, or the belief that their body needs to be fixed before they can feel worthy or confident. If you’ve ever felt trapped in the dieting cycle, frustrated by your cravings, confused about why you “know what to do” but struggle to follow through, or exhausted from constantly fighting with your body, this episode offers a different perspective. You don’t have to battle your brain to change your body. You can understand how your brain works, let go of the dieting mind games, and pursue your health goals from a place of love, acceptance, and freedom. 🤍 Learn More: www.kerrienygard.com www.thebodyally.com/fbf Get my Free Mini-Training + Worksheet Download: “Freedom from Food Cravings” https://www.kerrienygard.com/ffc-guide-1 Sign up for my free class here: https://peacewithfoodandbody.as.me/

  2. Oct 6

    Mind Games For Fat Loss Part One

    Kerrie Nygard explores the mental and emotional side of fat loss—and why lasting change has less to do with willpower and more to do with the way you think, feel, and care for yourself. She shares why your mindset matters when it comes to creating healthy habits, how high-frequency emotions like gratitude, love, and peace can support your health journey, and why pursuing fat loss from shame or self-rejection can keep you stuck in the very cycle you’re trying to escape. Kerrie also brings a faith-based perspective to body image and health, reminding you that your body is a gift from God—not a problem to fix or a reflection of your worth. You can desire change while still honoring and loving the body you have today. If you've struggled with emotional eating, body image, frustration with your progress, or feeling like you have to become a different version of yourself before you can feel good about yourself, this episode offers a different way forward. You don't have to hate your body to change it. You can pursue fat loss from a place of love, faith, gratitude, and emotional freedom—and become healthier without making your body the measure of your worth. 🤍 Learn More: www.kerrienygard.com www.thebodyally.com/fbf Get my Free Mini-Training + Worksheet Download: “Freedom from Food Cravings” https://www.kerrienygard.com/ffc-guide-1   Sign up for my free class here: https://peacewithfoodandbody.as.me/

  3. Sep 29

    Stupid Food Rules

    Kerrie Nygard shares practical insights on how to break free from food rules, understand your body’s hunger cues, and build a balanced approach to nutrition that supports both your mental and physical health. She explains why rigid food rules can make eating feel complicated and stressful, how learning to recognize and trust your hunger cues can help you reconnect with your body, and why healthy eating doesn’t have to mean restriction, perfection, or constantly thinking about food. Kerrie also explores how to move away from an all-or-nothing mindset with food and instead create a way of eating that is nourishing, flexible, and sustainable—without guilt or shame. If you've struggled with food rules, restricting, overeating, ignoring hunger, or feeling like you need to follow a perfect diet to be healthy, this episode offers a different perspective. You don't have to fear food or constantly second-guess your choices. You can learn to listen to your body, nourish yourself well, and pursue health with greater freedom, balance, and peace. 🤍 Learn More: www.kerrienygard.com www.thebodyally.com/fbf Get my Free Mini-Training + Worksheet Download: “Freedom from Food Cravings” https://www.kerrienygard.com/ffc-guide-1 Sign up for my free class here: https://peacewithfoodandbody.as.me/

  4. Sep 22

    3 Myths that Keep Us Stuck in Body Struggles

    Kerrie Nygaard explores three myths that can keep women stuck in their relationship with their bodies—and how faith and brain science can help you break free. She shares why your body’s worth is infinite because you were created by God, why pursuing health from love rather than shame changes everything, and why your healthiest body is the one that functions best for you—not the one that meets society’s beauty standards. Kerrie also explains why your body is always working for you, never against you, and how objectifying your body based on appearance can disconnect you from its true purpose and value. If you've struggled with body image, shame, dieting, comparison, or feeling like you need to change your body before you can love yourself, this episode is a reminder that you don't have to reject your body to care for it. You can pursue health from a place of love, gratitude, and faith—and love yourself all the way there. 🤍 Learn More: www.kerrienygard.com www.thebodyally.com/fbf Get my Free Mini-Training + Worksheet Download: “Freedom from Food Cravings” https://www.kerrienygard.com/ffc-guide-1

  5. Sep 15

    The Hidden Way in Which Women Make Themselves Emotional Eaters

    Kerrie explores the hidden psychological and spiritual factors behind emotional eating and why fear, shame, stress, and diet mentality can keep women stuck in unhealthy patterns with food and their bodies. She dives into the difference between pursuing health from a fear-based mindset versus a love-based mindset—and how the motivation behind your goals can impact the way you think, feel, and show up for yourself. Rather than trying to escape, fix, or punish your body, Kerrie encourages women to see their bodies as a gift from God and learn to care for them from a place of love, gratitude, and connection. She shares how shifting your mindset can help you move away from urgency and restriction and toward self-trust, joy, and peace with food. Kerrie also shares why finding joy in movement and nourishing your body can make healthy habits feel more natural and sustainable. When you enjoy the process, you don't have to constantly force yourself to keep going—you begin to become the kind of woman who naturally wants to care for herself. Whether you've struggled with emotional eating, body shame, weight loss, restrictive dieting, or feeling like you need to change your body before you can feel confident, this episode offers an encouraging reminder: you don't have to hate your body to take care of it. You can pursue your health goals from a place of love—and love yourself all the way there. 🤍 Learn More: www.kerrienygard.com www.thebodyally.com/fbf Get my Free Mini-Training + Worksheet Download: “Freedom from Food Cravings” https://www.kerrienygard.com/ffc-guide-1

  6. Sep 8

    How to Stop Night-time Eating

    In this episode, Kerrie Nygard explores the emotional and psychological roots of nighttime eating and why it’s often about more than hunger or willpower. She shares personal stories, practical mental models, and compassionate strategies to help women understand the deeper needs behind nighttime eating and begin breaking the cycle of guilt, restriction, and frustration. You’ll discover how stress, emotions, unmet needs, and food rules can influence nighttime eating—and how self-compassion and understanding can help you create a more peaceful relationship with food. This episode is a reminder that nighttime eating isn’t a failure or something to be ashamed of. By getting curious about what’s happening beneath the surface, you can begin responding to yourself with compassion and find greater freedom and peace with food. Learn More: www.kerrienygard.com www.thebodyally.com/fbf Get my Free Mini-Training and Worksheet Download called "Freedom from Food Cravings": https://www.kerrienygard.com/ffc-guide-1

  7. Sep 1

    To Calorie Count or Not

    In this episode, Kerrie Nygard dives into the nuances of calorie counting, restrictive diets, and the ways diet culture can shape our relationship with food, our bodies, and our health. Kerrie explores what happens in the brain and body when we rely on rigid food rules, calorie tracking, and restriction, and why these approaches can leave us feeling disconnected from our bodies and stuck in cycles of guilt and striving. Drawing from her holistic approach to health, Kerrie offers a different perspective—one rooted in self-trust, body awareness, and compassionate care. She shares why lasting health isn't about perfection or constantly trying to control your body, but about learning to listen to and support it in a sustainable way. Whether you've struggled with calorie counting, restrictive dieting, or simply want a healthier relationship with food and your body, this episode will encourage you to move away from fear and control and toward trust, freedom, and long-term well-being. Learn More: www.kerrienygard.com www.thebodyally.com/fbf Get my Free Mini-Training and Worksheet Download called "Freedom from Food Cravings": https://www.kerrienygard.com/ffc-guide-1

  8. Aug 25

    “Swimsuit ready” & other Dumb Phrases

    In this episode, Kerrie Nygard explores the harmful messages about body image that can become intertwined with Christian culture, diet mentality, and the way we understand health. She challenges the idea that our bodies need to be fixed, controlled, or changed before they can be worthy of love and reminds us that our bodies are gifts from God. Drawing from biblical truth, personal experience, and her holistic approach to health, Kerrie unpacks the subtle messages that can lead women to associate their worth with their appearance, weight, or ability to follow certain food and health rules. She offers a different perspective—one rooted in unconditional love, acceptance, gratitude, and the truth of who God created us to be. You'll discover how diet culture and faith-based body messages can sometimes reinforce shame and striving, and why learning to accept and care for your body doesn't mean giving up on your health. Instead, body acceptance can become a powerful foundation for pursuing health from a place of love rather than fear, guilt, or self-punishment. Whether you've struggled with body image, felt pressure to change your appearance, or simply want to develop a healthier and more grace-filled relationship with your body, this episode will encourage you to see yourself and your body through a new lens. This episode is a reminder that your body is not a problem to solve or a source of shame. It is a gift from God, worthy of compassion, care, gratitude, and unconditional love. Learn More: www.kerrienygard.com www.thebodyally.com/fbf Get my Free Mini-Training and Worksheet Download called "Freedom from Food Cravings": https://www.kerrienygard.com/ffc-guide-1

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For decades, women of faith have been sold the lie that the answer to a healthy weight is more rules, more restriction, and more willpower. We’ve been told to white-knuckle our way through cravings, to punish our bodies into submission, and to measure our worth by the scale. We’ve been told that “discipline” is the answer - that if we could just pray harder, try harder, or eat cleaner, we’d finally have peace. But here’s the truth: you were never meant to live in bondage to food or in battle with your body. Your Creator designed your body as a vessel - not an enemy. And when you step into partnership with her, everything changes. That’s why I created the Body Ally™ Movement: to help women of faith silence the food chatter, end the obsession, and finally walk in the freedom they’ve been praying for.

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  • Creator
    Kerrie Nygard
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    41
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Copyright 2025 All rights reserved.
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    The Body Ally Podcast

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