Intuitive Eating for Christian Women

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

Learn how the principles of Intuitive Eating align with Scripture so you can improve your relationship with food, your body and God and cast out dieting for good.

  1. NOV 6

    69 - Shifting from Control to Connection with Elizabeth Van Dyke

    In this episode of Intuitive Eating for Christian Women our guest Elizabeth Van Dyke shares about shifting from control to connection in how we approach food and body. Through this conversation you’ll learn not just the importance of this shift, but also some practical tips on how to actually make the shift from a mind-led control state to body-led connected state. In this episode we dig into: The ebbs and flows of what it looks like to walk with the Lord Her wake up call with a donut Experiencing her own healing and now leading others to the same freedom Noticing the alignment of intuitive eating and God’s design Moving through surrender with realistic expectations and compassion Practical tips for shifting from a mind-led to a body-led state The power of an experimental mindset The basics of interoceptive awareness and listening to your body Exploring the distinction between fullness and satisfaction  The emotional eating grid of emotional connection and sensory connection Discovering spirit-led eating and having compassion for the discovery process RESOURCES FOR EPISODE 69 - Shifting from Control to Connection with Elizabeth Van Dyke 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/⁠ For a chance to have your question answered, or if we said something that needs correcting, you can email us at: info@intuitiveeatingforchristianwomen.com

    57 min
  2. OCT 2

    68 - Identity in Christ and Food with Brittany Wilson

    In this episode of Intuitive Eating for Christian Women our guest Brittany Wilson shares about how our identity in Christ informs and transforms our relationship with food. In this episode we dig into: Her experience with an unhealthy relationship with food and body based in control not identity How the Lord healed her fear and heart issues and transformed her approach to nutrition Discovering intuitive eating and shifting from a weight-centered dietitian practice to a Christ-centered practice How what we believe about God impacts what we believe about food and body Unpacking identity in Christ and how this applies to our relationship with food and body How having an eternal perspective shift is key in walking a new path Perseverance in walking a new path during difficult seasons Brittany’s practice Revelation Nutrition and her new calling to serve in the area of food insecurity The importance of meeting people where they are with grace, compassion and a kingdom perspective A call to the healed to spread their healing to others RESOURCES FOR EPISODE 68 - Identity in Christ and Food with Brittany Wilson 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/⁠ For a chance to have your question answered, or if we said something that needs correcting, you can email us at: info@intuitiveeatingforchristianwomen.com

    55 min
  3. SEP 4

    67 - Embodiment & Aging with Ruth Harper

    In today’s episode of Intuitive Eating for Christian Women, Ruth Harper shares about the role of embodiment in healing and aging. In this episode we discuss: Her experience of ‘performance for acceptance’ in the Christian realm and body realm Her story of hitting rock bottom and God using that in her life How a knee injury changed her relationship with her body and God The role of embodiment in emotional healing and trauma-informed care Debunking the Christian misconception of ‘your body is bad’ and highlighting the need for embodiment in our relationship with God and others Tips for beginning to practice embodiment Embodiment and emotions as we age Body acceptance during menopause Why body image work is so worthwhile for building the Body of Christ RESOURCES FOR EPISODE 67 - Embodiment & Aging with Ruth Harper 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/⁠ For a chance to have your question answered, or if we said something that needs correcting, you can email us at: info@intuitiveeatingforchristianwomen.com

    1h 4m
  4. AUG 7

    66 - Feed My Soul with Kristen Bunger

    In this episode of Intuitive Eating for Christian Women our guest Kristen Bunger shares about what it’s like transitioning from eating disorders and disordered eating into intuitive eating and the power of faith in this healing process. In this episode we dig into: Her journey of encountering diet culture in school to become a Registered Dietitian at a world renowned Christian Eating Disorder treatment facility The blessing of seeing the intersection of science and faith Understanding Eating Disorders and the Disordered Eating Spectrum How to know if you need help in healing your relationship with food and body What it’s like transitioning from disordered eating to intuitive eating Exploring core needs and recognizing how it’s not about the food The God story behind her book “Feed My Soul” - a love letter to the church about needs and where we get them met Finding true peace with food, movement, rest and body image and misconceptions in the church Inviting the church to be vessels of peace and bring the gospel into every part of life RESOURCES FOR EPISODE 66 - Feed My Soul with Kristen Bunger 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/⁠ For a chance to have your question answered, or if we said something that needs correcting, you can email us at: info@intuitiveeatingforchristianwomen.com

    1h 3m
  5. JUL 3

    65 - Choosing Trust Over Control with Lisa Michelle Jones

    Today on the Intuitive Eating for Christian Women podcast our guest Lisa Michelle Jones shares her testimony of eating disorder recovery and explains how embracing our authentic identity helps build up the kingdom of God and the Body of Christ. In this episode we dig into: - Her experience of coping with change by seeking control - How the feeling of being not enough and too much at the same time lead her to an identity crisis as a teen - Her testimony of recovery from multiple eating disorders and sexual trauma through a Christian in-patient treatment center - Tracing the themes and lessons of her life with a “Story Spine” - The power and fruit that comes from dwelling on truth - The importance of choosing trust over control and the daily choice of trust - Exploring our authentic identity in Christ and how this informs our connections with others - Her health and fitness Facebook community called FITT by Design RESOURCES FOR EPISODE 65 - Choosing Trust Over Control with Lisa Michelle Jones 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/⁠⁠

    58 min
  6. JUN 5

    64 - Freedom in Surrender with Ashley Smith

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

    1h 2m
  7. MAY 1

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

    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/⁠⁠⁠⁠ 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/⁠⁠

    54 min
  8. APR 3

    62 - Discovering Intuitive Movement with Tricia Hicks

    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/⁠⁠

    54 min
4.8
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Learn how the principles of Intuitive Eating align with Scripture so you can improve your relationship with food, your body and God and cast out dieting for good.

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