Do you ever feel like if you don’t control every single thing about your body—your food, your weight, your workout routine—then everything will fall apart? What if that pressure to “keep it all together” is exactly what’s holding you back from healing your relationship with your body?
This episode is for the woman who’s exhausted from trying to micromanage her appearance and just wants to feel free. If you’ve been hustling to reach that ever-moving “ideal body” goalpost, but still feel unsatisfied and anxious, this conversation will offer you a deep breath and a gentle reminder: God never called you to carry that burden alone.
In today’s episode, Brittany dives into what it actually looks like to surrender your body image struggles to the Lord (and spoiler: it’s not about giving up on caring for your health). Through personal stories and powerful analogies, you’ll walk away encouraged to loosen your grip, release the pressure, and invite peace into your wellness journey.
A few things you can expect to hear in this episode include…
🪞 A candid confession about control, motherhood, and body image
🙏 The prayer that marked the start of Brittany’s surrender journey
🎒 What a backpack full of rocks has to do with your anxiety
🙌 A side-by-side comparison of striving vs. surrender
👶 Why trying to “carry it all” makes us miss the help God’s offering
Resources mentioned:
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Ready to trade anxiety for peace and stop letting body image steal your joy? Press play and let’s surrender the striving—together.
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> Enroll in The Joy-Filled Eater LIVE!
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> Subscribe to The Joy-Filled Eater PRIVATE PODCAST for step-by-step strategies to walk you through my proven Joy-Filled Eater framework for finding lasting freedom from negative body image and disordered eating
> Join our FREE community in the Food Freedom & Body Image Support for Christian Women Facebook group to ask your questions about cultivating a joy-filled relationship with food, your body, & Jesus.
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*Reminder - Podcast content is not meant to be taken as professional nutrition or medical advice or to replace counseling with a licensed therapist. Please consul
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