Intuitive Eating for Christian Women

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/⁠⁠

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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

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

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

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

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/⁠⁠