Ep. #303: Why It’s Hard to Trust Your Body—Especially Around Food
About this episode
The episode discusses the challenges of trusting one's body around food, particularly for highly sensitive Christian women, and offers a grace-filled perspective on health and dieting.
Have you found that diets promise you control, clarity, and confidence—but all-too-often they deliver the exact opposite? For many Highly Sensitive Christian women, diets come with hidden costs: disconnection from our bodies exhaustion from trying to “do it right” confusion about who we can actually trust. In today’s episode, guest co-host Brandice Lardner and I have an honest, grace-filled conversation about how food became a primary coping tool for so many of us at such a young age, why dieting typically backfires, and what it looks like to pursue health without pressure, fear, or shame. If you’re ready to reframe your relationship with food through the lens of grace instead of rules, this conversation is a great place to start! Links Mentioned: Pre-Order Brandice's new book Fully Nourished: A Grace-Filled Approach to Ditch Diets and Find Peace with Food and Your Body https://www.amazon.com/Fully-Nourished-Grace-Filled-Approach-Ditch/dp/0800747038/ You can get her free 7-lesson "Faith > Food" email course right here https://gracefilledplate.com/faith-food-email-course/ Check out Brandice's Website: Grace Filled Plate https://GraceFilledPlate.com Take the “Am I a Highly…
People in this episode
Host: Cheri Gregory
Guest: Brandice Lardner
Topics covered
- trusting your body
- dieting challenges
- highly sensitive women
- relationship with food
- health without pressure
- grace-filled approach
Keywords
- highly sensitive
- Christian women
- dieting
- food relationship
- grace
- health
- coping tools
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Grace Filled Plate, CheriGregory.com, sensitiveandstrongbook.com
Products: Fully Nourished: A Grace-Filled Approach to Ditch Diets and Find Peace with Food and Your Body
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- Ep. #304: Why Fruitful Habits Work Better Than Perfect Eating Plans
- Ep. #302: The Gift of a Gentle Start—How to Ease Into the New Year
- Ep. #301: Give Your "Widow's Mite" & Trust God to Supply His Might
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