Ep. #305: What Being "Fully Nourished" in Spirit, Soul, and Body Actually Means
26/04/2026 | 34 mins.
So many of us have spent years trying to fix our relationship with food by focusing on what we do — or don’t — eat.
But what if being “fully nourished” has less to do with getting food exactly right, and more to do with learning what your whole self actually needs?
In this conversation with guest co-host Brandice Lardner, we talk about nourishment that goes far beyond calories, macros, and meal plans.
We explore what it means to care for all aspects of your Highly Sensitive self — body, mind, soul, and spirit — with grace … especially as an HSP who is easily depleted by pressure, shame, and repeated attempts to fix everything all at once.
If you’re curious what it might look like to nourish the parts of yourself that food was never meant to care for, you’ll find this episode full of freedom and hope.
Links Mentioned:
Order Brandice's new book Fully Nourished: A Grace-Filled Approach to Ditch Diets and Find Peace with Food and Your Body
https://amzn.to/3Z3q5SL
You can get her free 7-lesson "Faith > Food" email course right here
(00:00:00) - Grit and Grace: How to Nourish Your Highly Sens (00:01:42) - Fully Nourished with Brandice Lardner (00:03:27) - Intermittent Fasting (00:07:39) - How to Manage Your Body as You Age (00:13:24) - How to Deal With Regret (For What We Didn't Know (00:19:42) - How to Start Again with Food and Body (00:26:53) - How to Be Fully (00:31:13) - Brandice Brandes Fully Nourished (00:33:11) - Grit and Grace: The Sensitive and Strong Christian Women Podcast
Ep. #304: Why Fruitful Habits Work Better Than Perfect Eating Plans
04/02/2026 | 29 mins.
So many of us have tried to white-knuckle our way through one food plan after another.
But what if health isn’t about eating perfectly—but rather about building habits that actually bear good fruit in our lives?
In this episode, guest co-host Brandice Lardner and I unpack why “perfect eating plans” so often fail, especially for Highly Sensitive Christian women. Brandice introduces the idea of fruitful habits: flexible, grace-filled practices you can evaluate by their outcomes, not whether you followed every rigid rule.
We explore
how reflection (not rumination) helps you learn from your choices
what it looks like to “marry wants with wisdom” without shame or fear
If you’re longing for a calmer, more sustainable approach to food—one rooted in grace, discernment, and real-life rhythms—this conversation offers a hopeful way forward.
Links mentioned:
Episode #303: "Why It's Hard to Trust Your Body — Especially Around Food"
https://cherigregory.com/episode303/
Order Brandice's new book Fully Nourished: A Grace-Filled Approach to Ditch Diets and Find Peace with Food and Your Body
https://amzn.to/3Z3q5SL
You can get her free 7-lesson "Faith > Food" email course right here
(00:00:00) - Grit and Grace: When Perfect Eating Plans Fail (00:01:19) - How to Trust Your Own Body (00:04:10) - Virtuous HABITS (00:09:02) - Introspection and Self-Compassion (00:15:33) - Why Is It So Hard to Overcome a Sugar Cravings? (00:22:18) - Living on a Diet with the Spirit (00:25:01) - Highly Sensitive Christian Women (00:27:38) - Marathon Author: The MDP Team
Ep. #303: Why It’s Hard to Trust Your Body—Especially Around Food
27/01/2026 | 31 mins.
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
(00:00:00) - Fooled by Dieting: For Christian Women (00:01:02) - Grit and Grace: For Highly Sensitive Christian Women (00:04:10) - Fully nourished: A Story of Recovery from Eating Disorders (00:08:07) - What Makes Your Book Different From Dieting? (00:10:33) - Self-Trust and Control (00:15:27) - How to Cope Without Food (00:18:45) - On Emotion Monitoring (00:20:27) - How to Get Out of the Diet Rotation (00:26:47) - Fully Nourished (00:28:38) - Grit & Grace (00:29:44) - Writing Coach Sheri Gregory
Ep. #302: The Gift of a Gentle Start—How to Ease Into the New Year
15/01/2026 | 15 mins.
January can feel like everyone else hit the “GO” button while I'm still standing in my living room wondering if a bomb went off over the holidays.
If you’re still putting decorations away, finding glitter in places glitter shouldn't be, and feeling like you’re already behind on a year you just started, I want to invite you to take a breath — you’re not doing anything wrong.
Today I want to talk about the gift of a gentle start—especially for Highly Sensitive People.
No rushing into the new year.
No reinventing yourself with "New Year, New You!"
No pressure to hit the ground running. (In fact, you don't need to hit anything... )
I want to invite us to take a calmer, kinder approach to the new year.
Take the “Am I a Highly Sensitive Person?” Self-Quiz
https://cherigregory.com/hspquiz/
Chapters
(00:00:00) - A Quiet Start to the New Year (00:00:58) - Grit and Grace (00:01:43) - February 1st Is No Longer A New Year's Day (00:04:25) - A Less Punishing New Year for Highly Sensitive People (00:10:10) - The Siren Song of New Planner:
Ep. #301: Give Your "Widow's Mite" & Trust God to Supply His Might
18/12/2025 | 36 mins.
Some adventures do more than stretch us — they transform us.
And today, Pam Watts is back in the guest co-host seat to share with us what God revealed during and after the experience she was still preparing for the last time we talked.
What began as doing something fun for something good became something sacred — reshaping her understanding of excellence, identity, rest, and God’s power at work through human weakness.
In our conversation, we explore:
A different definition of excellence
The gift of doing hard things in community
How offering our “widow’s mite” opens the door to experiencing God’s might
If you’re in a season of saying your own faith-based YOUR — or in the reflective time that comes after—this conversation is rich with clarity, insight, and wisdom.
Links & Resources mentioned:
Check out Pam's website: Faith-First Family Activity Coaching
https://pamwatts.com/
Take the "Am I a Highly Sensitive Person?" Self-Quiz
https://CheriGregory.com/hspquiz/
Learn about the "Write Beside You" Unlimited Coaching Program and “Clarity with Your Calling” Mastermind with Cheri
(00:00:00) - Grit and Grace (00:01:04) - Grit and Grace: When Life Feels Too Comfortable (00:03:49) - The Cast of 'Hamilton' (00:05:48) - HSPs at the Halloween Parade (00:06:48) - Adam Levine on His Performance (00:08:50) - Pamela's All That Was Enough (00:12:08) - The Wig Incident (00:15:38) - How to Read Your Relationships (00:16:11) - The Community That Helped Me Perform (00:21:27) - The One-Step Less Alone (00:23:46) - Pamela on Rest and Recovery (00:30:02) - The Dance of No Expectation (00:33:05) - Give Your Widow's Might
About Grit 'n' Grace: The Podcast for Highly Sensitive Christian Women
Have you spent your life hearing, "You're just TOO sensitive?"
Are you tired of the overthinking, overwhelm, and exhaustion that comes with being a highly sensitive person (HSP)? Ready to stop worrying that something's wrong with you and start understanding and nurturing yourself as an HSP?
Welcome to Grit 'n' Grace - The Podcast—your safe haven. I'm Cheri Gregory: author, speaker, coach, and founder of Sensitive & Strong U.
Each week, I'll guide you through building resilience, practicing self-compassion, setting healthy boundaries, unlocking your creativity, and learning to embrace—not fight—your God-given sensitivity. Every episode offers connection, honest conversations, and practical tools to help you navigate a world that often misunderstands HSPs.
Together, we'll cultivate awareness, trust, and confidence in how God wired you — at the DNA level — as an HSP. You were made to thrive, and Grit 'n' Grace is here to help you do just that.
And if you're wondering if you might be an HSP, come take the "Am I a Highly Sensitive Person?" quiz at https://cherigregory.com/hspquiz/
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