153. If You’re Waiting to Feel Motivated, You’ll Stay Stuck—Here’s What to Do Instead

Feeling like you need to “feel ready” before you can actually start your food freedom journey? That mindset might be what’s keeping you stuck.

This episode tackles one of the biggest lies Christian women believe when it comes to healing their relationship with food and body image—that motivation is the key to finally making progress. But waiting to feel motivated often means waiting forever. If your progress keeps stalling out every time life gets busy (which is... always), this conversation will be the nudge you didn’t know you needed.

In today’s episode, Brittany Braswell, MS, RDN, peels back the curtain on what it really takes to move forward in food freedom and body image healing—without depending on perfect conditions or a rush of motivation to get going. With relatable mom-life confessions and real-talk analogies, she breaks down why motivation is overrated and what you actually need instead. This is one of those pep talks you’ll want to bookmark and replay whenever you feel stuck.

A few things you can expect to hear in this episode include…

🪥 Why brushing your teeth might be the food freedom inspiration you didn’t know you needed

🌊 How to build a boat (not ride the wave) when motivation crashes

🛠️ The 3-part plan you actually need to stay consistent—no matter how chaotic life feel

🧍‍♀️ What external accountability has to do with staying emotionally regulated

🧭 The road trip metaphor that will change the way you plan for your recovery journey

Resources mentioned:

> Stop relying on motivation and start making ACTUAL progress to improve your body image and break free from a stressful, anxiety-ridden relationship with food by joining me inside The Joy-Filled Eater LIVE.

> 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.

> Hear Vicki’s personal story of food freedom here in episode 136.

> Become a VIP Podcast Insider HERE to access BONUS resources only available to our VIP list.

> 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

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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 consult with your own treatment team.