#30. History of Eating Disorders, Resisting Temptation & Asking God for Help with Host Jayme Muller

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

• A history of eating disorders, dating all the way back to the gladiators

• Cultural influences on disordered eating

• How the enemy uses temptation and spiritual warfare to attack us

• How God gives us a way out of temptation

• What it looks like for God to do something new in your life

• A vital step to choosing recovery and trusting God’s way to recovery

• Two questions to ask yourself if you feel like God hasn’t helped you yet

• The transformative power of God’s grace

• How God can use us to help others — by sharing what He has done in our lives

Click here for episode 25 on what the Bible has to say about eating disorders (referenced in this episode).

Bible verses referenced in this episode:

• Ecclesiastes 1:9-10 (EASY)

• Ecclesiastes 2:24 (NLT)

• 1 Corinthians 10:13 (NLT)

• Matthew 4:1-11 (ERV)

• Hebrews 4:15 (ERV)

• Hebrews 2:18 (ERV)

• Psalm 107:17-22 (EASY)

• Psalm 40:1-5 (ERV)

• Matthew 6:24 (AMP)

• Ephesians 2:1-10 (ERV)

• 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NLT)

Sources referenced in this episode:

• Accounts of physicians in the early centuries AD: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/eat.23703

• Ancient Roman banquets: https://www.cnn.com/style/how-ancient-romans-feasted/index.html#:~:text=%E2%80%9CGiven%20banquets%20were%20a%20status,books%20on%20Rome's%20culinary%20culture.

• Saint Catherine of Siena: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29470675/#:~:text=world%2C%20anorexia%20nervosa.-,St.,of%20altered%20gustation%20(dysgeusia).

How to connect with host, Jayme Muller:

• Jayme’s blog: https://adventureandthegirl.com

• Jayme’s Instagram account: @hopeandthegirl

• Check out Jayme’s devotional book Recover with God on Amazon here. *This is an Amazon Affiliate link.

• Sign up for Jayme’s newsletter for encouragement to live with ZEAL + a get freebie here. https://adventureandthegirl.com/free-devotional/

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