Look What You've Done in ME‪.‬ Inhale Jesus, Exhale Anxiety

In this episode:


Hiiii. I'm gonna give you a super quick backstory about me, April!


I have no filter, so on day 1 you're going to learn some of my lowest lows I've been through, so that you can actually relate and know that we ALL struggle, and no matter HOW happy and positive someone seems on the outside, that does NOT mean their life is rainbows and unicorns!


WHY Inhale Jesus, Exhale Anxiety came to be and what you can expect in the upcoming episodes. GAH! Pinch me! Still can't believe this is happening!!!


Learn how YOU can request a topic for me to discuss on a future podcast AND get a show dedicated to YOU! I gotchu, gf!


I am dedicating this episode to an incredibly beautiful gift God gave me as an answered prayer while I was PICKING UP DOG POOP. WHAT?! lol Yep, you heard me! He's with you EVERYWHERE, girl, even in the literal stinkiest situations. The song is "Look What You've Done" by Tasha Layton and you can listen to it here: https://youtu.be/YPWHJC7PyYY


I hope you can FEEL my heart and how excited I am to start sharing the tools that I've used to battle my eating disorders, PPD, anxiety and SOOO much more!



Who am I? I'm a 36 year old mama of 2 adorable girls, 3 and 6, and I LOVE my husband, Matt to pieces. He is a southern MS man through and through that I prayed for when I moved from PA to NC. He slowly put the broken pieces of me back together with daily "Good morning, beautiful" and "Good night, gorgeous" text messages in the beginning of our relationship. We have a sweet german shepherd rescue baby, Gracie and a hairless guinea pig named Snickers, but I prefer to call him Rat Face just to make my 6 year old lose her mind on me hahaha!

I have a house that's usually overflowing with laundry that needs folded and put away, sticky floors full of dog hair, and a house that exudes LOVE. SO MUCH LOVE lives here. I have learned how to find JOY in my daily mundane tasks and I want to share with you how I spend that time building my relationship with Jesus while blessing my family with loving tasks that I once used to be so ANGRY about.

MY GOAL is to teach you how to do the same. I PRAY THIS BLESSES YOU as I turn my mess into a message and help you to Inhale Jesus and Exhale Anxiety.



I'm writing out the positive affirmations I ended the show with in case you wanted to repeat these daily:


I am loved by God Just as I am.


I am Chosen.


I am dearly loved.


I am strong in the Lord.


I am able to do ALL things through Christ which strengthens me.



XOXO,

April



P.S. You're doing an amazing job, and you are CHOSEN, my love.




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***note: since I touched on eating disorders, if you or someone you knows is suffering from an eating disorder The National Association of Anorexia Nervosa & Associated Disorders (ANAD) is a non-profit organization that provides support and resources to individuals and families affected by eating disorders, disordered eating, or body image concerns. They offer free, easy to access resources to anyone who needs them.

1-888-375-7767

https://anad.org/get-help/eating-disorders-helpline/


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