Recover with God: Eating Disorder Recovery Stories, Body Image, Diet Culture, Christian Women

Hallie Orton, MSW, LICSW is a licensed physiotherapist and owner of Ezer Physiotherapy. Hallie specializes in helping people who are navigating a wide range of mental health challenges, including ADHD, neurological disorders, and eating disorders. She is passionate to incorporate God’s truth, prayer, and faith-based resources into the recovery process.

On this episode of the Recover with God Podcast, host Jayme Muller and Hallie Ort...

On this episode of the Recover with God Podcast, guest Jessica-Lauren Newby returns to talk about pregnancy and eating disorders. Highlights include:

• Advice for women who feel pressure to control weight gain during pregnancy

• The reality that every body responds to pregnancy differently

• Importance of finding the right support and informed medical care provider

• Bringing a dietitian, therapist, or other support alongside your OBGYN

• ED ...

On this episode of the Recover with God Podcast, host Jayme and guest Jessica-Lauren discuss:

• Jessica-Lauren’s relationship with God and experience as a dietitian

• Meeting people where they are with compassion and humility

• Bringing faith into recovery

• GLP-1 medical therapy — what is it exactly?

• Benefits and dangers of GLP-1s

• Questions to consider before starting a GLP-1

• Things to consider if you are already taking a GLP-1

• How GLP-1s can...

On this episode of the Recover with God Podcast, Jayme and Taylor cover:

• Taylor’s ED story & breakthroughs in her recovery journey

• Practical tips to recover from bingeing and food restriction

• How having a relationship with God impacts recovery

• Healing your mindset behind the eating disorder

• How to deal with hopelessness

• How to overcome the enemy’s lies & speak truth over yourself

• Dealing with body image challenges

• Sharing your ...

On this episode of the Recover with God Podcast, host Jayme Muller discusses:

• Her personal ED story in high school and college

• Fear of weight gain after high school

• Fear of not being in control or losing control

• Feeling stuck in the binge / restrict cycle

• Working out while injured

• The battle between your mind and body

• Struggles with people pleasing

• Confronting our worst fears

• Godly self-control vs. worldly self-discipline

Bible vers...

On this episode of the Recover with God Podcast, host Jayme Muller talks about:

• The struggle to find balance and moderation with your diet

• Chasing the perfect body and striving for perfection

• Putting food and body goals above God (aka. idolatry)

• Our one true source of happiness

• What it means to have self-control and self-discipline

• The control an eating disorder has on you

• Finding true freedom in Christ

• Two crucial steps to achieving b...

On this episode of the Recover with God Podcast, host Jayme Muller covers:

• Why it’s so hard to trust other people

• Jayme’s personal story involving a significant other

• Lies your eating disorder tells you about love

• Why you will never please everyone

• Feeling the need to earn love

• What the perfect love of God looks like

• Understanding your identity in Christ

• How to win the battle against the world and the enemy

• Pleasing God vs. pleasing peo...

On this episode of the Recover with God Podcast, host Jayme Muller chats about:

• How an all-or-nothing mindset hinders eating disorder recovery

• The role of God’s truth in recovery

• How to take your thoughts captive

• Realizing it’s okay to need God

• The reality that recovery takes time and patience

• What progress looks like in recovery—and how it’s different for everyone

Bible verses shared in this episode:

• Proverbs 24:16 (ERV)

• 2 Cor...

On this episode of the Recover with God Podcast, host Jayme Muller covers the following topics:

• Fear of gaining weight

• Identifying the root causes of your fears

• Being honest about what you are really afraid of

• Confronting fears with God’s truth

• Bible verses about fear and fearing other people

• God’s power over fear

Bible verses shared in this episode:

• 1 John 4:16, 18 (NIRV)

• Proverbs 29:25 (NLT)

• Isaiah 41:10 (ERV)

• Psalm 27:1 (ERV)

• P...

On this episode of the Recover with God Podcast, host Jayme Muller covers the following topics:

• How talking about eating disorders helps them lose their power

• Overcoming guilt and shame

• Importance of faith in ED recovery

• Role of the church in recovery

• Need for Christian community

• Eating disorder statistics in the U.S.

• The reality that other Christians are struggling, too (you are not alone!)

• Why the enemy wants to distract us with diso...

On this episode of the Recover with God Podcast, host Jayme Muller goes solo again to talk about influencers and the power of influence in today’s culture. This chat includes Bible verses that talk about influence to point the conversation back to God and the truth found in His Word.

Other ideas covered in this episode include:

• Positive and negative influences
• Questions to ask when following an influencer
• The reality of influen...

Amie Shields is the founder of Charis Eating Disorder Care, the first and only nonprofit residential treatment center specific to EDs in the United States. Located on Amelia Island in Florida, Charis offers treatment for all types of eating disorders, pairing the highest clinical standards with the deepest Christian roots. From residential and PHP to outpatient and group support for family and friends, there is help for every need.

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Lisa Whittle is a Bible teacher and best selling author of nine books and other bible studies. I’ve personally read two of her books, I Want God and The Hard Good. And you might have also heard of her book, Jesus Over Everything — which is also the title of her podcast.

On this episode of the Recover with God Podcast, Lisa and Jayme talk about:

• Lisa’s body struggles, including an eating disorder and disordered eating

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Holly Pudwill is a registered dietitian with over 15 years of experience working with eating disorders in all levels of care and supporting individuals who desire to heal their relationship with food. She is uniquely gifted in understanding the complexities of eating disorder recovery and is passionate about helping those who struggle to find full freedom.

On this episode of the Recover with God Podcast, Holly and Jayme talk abo...

Mary-Lauren Shelton Vise is a registered dietitian who specializes in eating disorder recovery for athletes, as well as sports nutrition, disordered eating, intuitive eating, and more. Her mission is to help individuals reconnect with their bodies and food and exercise or movement — from a faith-based perspective.

On this episode of the Recover with God Podcast, Mary-Lauren and Jayme chat about:

• Mary-Lauren’s journey to becom...

On this episode of the Recover with God Podcast, Jayme shares:

• “Let go, let God” is not a cliche Christian phrase
• What it looks like to let go and give God control in ED recovery
• Acknowledging to God that your way isn’t working
• Getting real and honest with God through prayer
• Recovery does not depend on how “good” you pray
• Learning how to trust God completely
• Telling yourself God’s truth even when you don’t believe it
• Focus on progress ...

Whitney Lowe is author of “Set Your Eyes Higher: A 40-Day Reset to Slow Your Anxiety and Fix Your Focus on God.” Whitney is passionate about the Bible and keeping our focus on God, despite all the distractions we face in this world — distractions that include eating disorders and fixation on our own appearance.

On this episode of the Recover with God Podcast, Whitney and Jayme chat about:

• Whitney’s eating disorder recovery st...

Laura is the founder of True Strength Collective, a fitness and body image support program for Christian moms. Laura is a nationally certified exercise physiologist (ACSM) with a BS in Exercise Science. She is also a GGS Pregnancy and Postpartum Coach, a body neutral fitness coach, and host of the Strong After Birth Podcast.

Laura’s mission with the True Strength Method is to guide women on a journey to identify limiting beliefs abo...