Holiday Food, Mental Restriction, Satisfaction & Intuitive Eating
The discussion delves into principles of intuitive eating, including unconditional permission to eat, the impact of mental restriction, and scarcity mentality.
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Heather Creekmore
Heather Creekmore
Finding Freedom: Michelle Rayburn’s Journey From Diet Culture to Freedom
Author Michelle Rayburn shares her powerful journey out of Diet Culture and into intuitive eating inspired by reading Heather's book, "Compared to Who?"
2 min readGeneration Z, Identity, and Body Image Issues Featuring Jessie Cruickshank
Jessie Cruickshank has studied Gen Z for years and today she talks about how to help them with body image issues and identity.
2 min readUnderstanding Gen Z Featuring Jessie Cruickshank
Today's show is a must-listen if you have children, nieces, nephews, grandchildren or folks in your ministry who are a part of Gen Z categorized as tho ...
2 min readAsk Me Anything: Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Diet Talk, and What Good Can Come from Getting Fat?
What good can come from getting fat? Do I have Body Dysmorphic Disorder? What do I do when everyone's talking diet talk? Heather answers these questions.
2 min readWise Investments: How Money Stewardship Connects to Body Stewardship
There are many concepts we can take from scripture's commands about caring for and investing your money that may also apply to how to care for your body.
2 min readI Didn’t Know I Had an Eating Disorder, Now I Have a New Identity Featuring Christie Dondero Bettwy
"The behaviors and information were the problem, my body was trying to help!" Christie Dondero Bettwy Heather Creekmore is joined today by Christi ...
2 min readIs Your Body Storing Trauma? The Biology of Trauma with Dr. Aimie Apiagan
Heather talks with Dr. Aimie Apiagan, MD, MS, MPH, a medical doctor who has committed her life's work to studying how trauma impacts our physical bodie ...
2 min readCould Your Body Image Issues Connect to ADHD? Featuring Dr. Tamara Rosier
Dr. Tamara Rosier joins Heather to discuss ADHD and neurodivergence and the connections between body image issues, body dysmporhic disorder, and ADHD.
2 min readThe Role of Spiritual Maturity in Body Image Healing Featuring Laura Acuna
Today Heather is back with speaker, author, and coach, Laura Acuna to talk about the role spiritual maturity plays in healing body image issues. Laura and H ...
1 min readWhat is Health, Really? A History of BMI Charts, Ideal Weights, & Healthy Eating
We've got so much information about what is healthy for our bodies, but it's fascinating to realize that most of what we know about health is new and changing.
2 min readFantasy, Ideals, and Learning About Our Core Needs Featuring Travis Stewart, LLC
Today Heather chats with Travis Stewart. Travis revisits the "core desires of the heart" that we discussed in a previous episode before digging in ...
3 min readShould I Track My Food? Intuitive Eating Coaching Call
Here Heather and her intuitive eating coaches talk about food tracking and Noom and what happened when someone struggling with disordered eating tried it.
2 min readCan Philippians 4:13 Be My Weight Loss or Fitness Inspiration Verse?
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength." Do you have Philippians 4:13 memorized or on a Christian t-shirt. Can this help with weight loss?
2 min readHave We Christianized Disordered Eating? Featuring Amy Carlson
Have you used Bible verses or Bible stories to help you eat the way you want to eat? Is this approach helpful or harmful? Eating disorder expert helps explain.
2 min readA With-God Approach to Eating
Have Christian influencers made you believe that food is evil and always "tempting" you? Is this good theology? We discuss how God can be with you as you eat.
3 min readReclaiming Your Stolen Identity: Spiritual Warfare Over Your Identity in Christ
One of the ways we experience spiritual warfare is in the battle over our identity in Christ as his daughters and beloved ones.
2 min readAre Body Image Issues a Type of Spiritual Warfare?
In today's episode, we continue discussing the existence of evil and the spiritual battles we face daily including our battle with body image issues. A ...
2 min readExposing the Enemy’s Scheme: Unraveling the Spiritual Warfare Behind Body Image Issues
Today we dive deep into the realm of spiritual warfare, exploring the dark forces that wreak havoc on our body image. It's time to blow the enemy' ...
2 min readCheerleaders, Esther, and Beauty Featuring Tasha Calvert
Do you see Esther as a Cinderella story? Today Heather discusses Esther, cheerleaders, beauty and all things body image with author and speaker, Tasha Calvert.
2 min readBody Image Coaching Changed Our Lives: With Clients Angela & Kim
Today's show is a must listen. It features a conversation with two of my coaching clients--Angela and Kim. You're going to be blessed by their sto ...
2 min readI Just Want to Feel Okay About My Body
Today, Heather digs into this common sentiment, "I just want to feel good" or "I just want to feel okay" about my body. She explores how ...
2 min readAre You Looking for an “After” Story? How to Find True Body Image Freedom
We see the "before and after" pictures and hope, someday, we'll find that joy, rest, and freedom too. But body image freedom doesn't come from body change.
2 min readRedefining Beauty Featuring Melissa Johnson
Melissa Johnson joins Heather today to discuss the concept of beauty and how it can be redefined. Melissa shares her personal journey of simultaneously unde ...
2 min readHow’s Your Relationship With Wine? Featuring Christy Osborne
Is alcohol a help or a hindrance in your life? Today Christy Osborne shares her story of how cutting out wine changed everything.
1 min readBarbie, the Gospel, Body Image and Media
Does Barbie cause body image issues? Is there anything redeeming in the new Barbie movie? Hear Heather spell out the body image story this movie tells.
1 min readDiet Culture in the Church: Featuring Leslie Schilling
Diet culture- the belief system that upholds having a thin body as the ultimate sign of success or worth - has infiltrated the church. Today we talk about why.
2 min readUnmasking Diet Culture: Featuring Leslie Schilling
Diet culture is everywhere - churches, hospitals, schools, and our homes. Today, dietitian and author Leslie Schilling talks about the harm being done.
2 min readDon’t I Need More Discipline Around Food? Intuitive Eating Coaching Call
Don't I need more discipline around food? Have you ever felt like you could get your body they way you wanted it if you just had more discipline with eating?
2 min readRemembering Who Formed You: Romans 9
God is sovereign and he formed every part of us. How do we make sense of this when we have body image issues and kinda wish we were different?
2 min readSummer Replay: Let’s Talk About Esther’s Beauty
Esther was beautiful but did it make her life struggle-free? Listen to this analysis of the book of Esther and what beauty really did for her.
2 min readDoes the New Testament Endorse Food Rules?
In today's summer replay, Heather looks at a passage of scripture in the New Testament where Paul talks about food rules. You may find it interesting h ...
1 min readGod’s Compassion, Not Forgetting His Benefits, Psalm 103
Today's quick episode spends 7 minutes in scripture taking a brief look at Psalm 103 and how it can encourage your body image and comparison struggles. ...
1 min readAre You Anxious About Food, Clothes or Body? Matthew 6
In today's short, "7 Minutes of Scripture" replay we look at Matthew 6:25-34. This familiar passage in the Bible is where Jesus tells us not ...
3 min readDo You Deserve to Wear Shorts? What to Do When You Feel Like You Should Hide Your Legs
Do you deserve to wear shorts? What do you do when you feel like your legs should only be hidden? Today's summer replay was inspired by Mindy Pick ...
1 min readMore Thoughts on Gluttony: What the Bible Says Part 2
Does the Bible really say that gluttony is the same as over-eating? How many times is the word glutton or gluttony in the Bible? Is it really connected to food?
31 min readThe Peaceful Pursuit of Purpose: Encouragement for Go Getters with Rebecca George
Exhausted by hustle culture but love setting goals? Here's an honest conversation about how to find peace and accomplish things for Kingdom
1 min read4 Steps to Navigate a Bad Body Image Day, Week, or Season
Heather Creekmore shares what to do when you have a season where you just feel really bad about your body. She shares from a recent "body image flare-up."
2 min readFinding Peace With Food and Aging: Featuring Ruth Harper, RD
Ruth Harper shares her journey from college athlete to dietitian and intuitive eating coach for women who are in disordered eating and aging
16 min readWhy I Want to Try Ozempic: What You Need to Know if this Weight Loss Drug Tempts You
Have you been following the Ozempic or Wegovy weight loss drug trends that are skyrocketing in our culture? It seems like it may be the "miracle soluti ...
28 min readWhat is Gluttony, Really? What the Bible Really Says About Gluttony
Today Heather digs into the topic of gluttony. So many of us have been taught in the church that gluttony equals overeating. We've felt shame, guilt, a ...
34 min readDo You Long to Be Hot or Holy?
Today's show is a replay of one of the most popular shows of last year. Even if you've already listened, it's a great reminder and encouragem ...
3 min readIs Food Really Your Idol?
If you have body image issues, food may not be your biggest idol. Food idolatry is often confused for body image idolatry. Learn more w/this test for food idols
26 min readHelp! I’m Aging! Coaching Call on Body Image and Aging with Ruth Harper, RD
Aging has a big effect on body image issues. In today's show Heather Creekmore gets coached by Ruth Harper, RD around aging and body image and food.
27 min readSunshine: A Simple Antidote to Feeling Better About Your Body
Could something as simple as getting a little sunshine help you improve your body image? Heather talks to Integrative Health Coach Erin Kerry about Vitamin D
31 min readHow to Stop Thinking Bad Thoughts About Your Body
If you have bad or negative body image you probably think a lot of bad thoughts about your body. Here's some encouragement to use Bible to help
2 min readChristian Music to Help Improve Your Body Image
Looking for a great playlist of Christian songs to improve your body image issues? This is list of 2023 current Christian songs to help you feel better.
2 min readWhat Are You Feeding On: Media Habits and Body Image Issues
Today we're talking about all things music, television, movies, and social media. If you want to be free from body image issues, chances are you'r ...
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Help! I Hate Pictures of Myself: What to Do if this Is You
Do you hate pictures of yourself and how you look in pictures? This podcast will encourage Christian women who struggle with body image and hate photos.
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What is An Exercise Non-Responder? Does Exercise Work for Everyone?
Have what we’ve been told about exercise and the way it changes the look of your body been skewed? Today Heather looks at some relatively new data that …
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Do Christians Have to Be Fit? Can I Ever Feel Fit Enough?
Today we talk about all things fitness. What does it mean to be fit? Is physical fitness something that all Christians need? Why should we pursue fitness an …
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Should You Wear a Swimsuit if You Don’t Like Your Body?
What if you don’t look how you want to look or weigh what you want to weigh? Should you still wear a swimsuit this summer if you don’t like your b …
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Is It Even Possible to Be Naked and Unashamed with Body Image Issues?
Can women with body image issues ever even expect to be naked and unashamed? It sounds too difficult. But, Heather Creekmore breaks down the context and how.
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What the Gospel Speaks to Our Body Image Issues: 1 John 4
Heather explores how the message of the Gospel and scripture can specifically encourage us around our specific body and food issues.
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Stomach, GI Tract Issues That Connect to Dieting & Disordered Eating
Heather continues her conversation with trauma-informed dietitian Tracy Brown about the stomach, GI, and digestive issues connected to restricting foods.
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Did Your Dieting Hurt Your Body? Feat. Tracy Brown
Heather interviews Tracy Brown about the medical complications of disordered eating and eating disorders that follow seasons of dieting and restrictive eating.
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Terrorized by Size: Unpacking Our Battle with Clothing and Sizes
Do you hate to buy bigger clothes? Does the number on your size tag mess with you mentally? If you’ve ever felt consumed by the size you wear this will help.
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Agreeing With What God Says About Our Bodies Featuring Ashley Smith (Part 2)
Heather continues her conversations with Ashley Smith of the HA society about hormonal issues, infertility, and body image issues common among wom …
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The Diet of Religion: What Diets and Religion Have in Common
What religions and diets have in common is rules, a lack of grace and a lack of satisfaction. Diets are like a stale religion, they never satisfy.
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My Marriage is Not What I Expected: Three Ways Marriage Surprised Me
Marriage surprised me. It wasn’t what I expected at all. But the more I navigated the more I saw how having a marriage different than what I expected was good.
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Dear Girl Mom, She’s Watching: Teaching Our Daughters Not to Hate Their Bodies
Dear Girl Mom: It’s up to you to teach your daughter not to hate her body. But, she learns more from watching you than from what you say. Show her how …
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Love Jesus. Not Cellulite. Why Body Pride Doesn’t Fix Body Image
Does body pride fix body image issues? Experts say it doesn’t. You can’t love your body and find a way to a better body image. Freedom is in self-forgetfulness.
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Rivalries, Sisters, and Comparison: A Biblical Look
Do you have a rival? Hannah in the Bible did. So did Rachel and Leah. Today we give you three things to do if you’re in a rivalry.
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Money, Body Image, Stewardship, Hoarding, and All the Connections
The concept of stewardship is often used for both our bodies and for our money – but do they have even more in common than that?
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What to Do When You’re Depressed About Body Size: Grieving Your Ideal Body
Grieving the lost dream of a “better” body that would “fix” everything, loss of youth, or loss of a body size you once had is a normal and healthy process.
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Why Give Up the Diet Mentality? IE Coaching Call
Can the diet mentality hurt your health even if you’re not on a diet? Learn more about how the diet mentality sabotages body image freedom.
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What Can I Do to Feel More Significant? Feat. Rachael Adams
Let’s face it. We all want to be special. We all want to know that our lives are significant. We each desire to know that we matter. But, sometimes our …
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Do Food Choices Make Us Righteous? Diet Culture & Purity Culture
Today Heather talks to Amy Carlson, RD about how purity culture has paved the way for diet culture in the church and how we confuse the messages
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How to Really Feel Better in Your Body Featuring Amy Carlson, RD
“But I feel better on a plan!” If you’ve believed the only way to feel better about your body is to be following a diet, this show will encourage you.
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Dear Gwyneth: Your Wellness Plan is Not Food or Body Freedom
Today’s episode is a compassionate letter to Gwyneth Paltrow in response to the wellness plan–her daily diet–that she shared in a video on Instagram.
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What Happens in the Brain When You Binge feat: Dr. Kari Anderson
Today Heather continues her conversation with Dr. Kari Anderson about binge eating. They discuss what’s going on in the brain when we binge, how the br …
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Binge Eating, Stress Eating, Food Issues and Our Brain
Today Heather interviews Dr. Kari Anderson, a licensed professional counselor, eating disorder coach, author, and a recognized authority in treating binge e …
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6 Things to Do When You Feel Fat for Christian Women in 2023
What do you do when you feel fat? Of course, most know by now that “fat” isn’t really a feeling. Yet, how many of us say it? It’s what w …
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What to Do if You Hate Your Stomach (or Other Body Parts)
Today we’re going to talk about what to do if there’s a part of your body that you hate–that you want to change or maybe even are obsessing over changing. I …
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7 Minutes of Scripture: Numbers 13 & 14 and Your Body Image
In Numbers 13 and 14 we read the story of Joshua, Caleb and the twelve spies that were sent out from the Israelites to scout out the land of Canaan. Canaan …
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Improving Body Image, Body Image Idols, and Compared to Who?
Today the Compared to Who? podcast joins the Life Audio podcast group! In this special episode, Heather re-introduces herself, shares her story, and explain …
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How Do You Find Your Identity in Christ? Image Versus Identity
Personality, identity, and image are topics that get fuzzy and blurred for many women who struggle with body image issues. We are told that we need to find …
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Engaging Emotions Honestly, Three Chairs Model w/Travis Stewart
Today’s episode will help women who struggle with body image and comparison sort through emotions and engage honestly, with a framework from a counselor.
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How Personality Connects to Food/ Body Issues with Travis Stewart
Today Heather talks with Travis Stewart, a licensed professional counselor and leader in the eating disorder recovery world. Travis and Heather discuss how …
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Personality & Body Image Issues: Why We Manage Our Image
What if managing your image was about more than just your body? Have you ever felt yourself trying to manage your personality? Have you ever tried to portra …
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Should I Be Sugar-Free? Intuitive Eating Coaching Call
Today Heather talks to her Intuitive Eating Coaches — Erin Todd and Char-Lee Haze from the Intuitive Eating for Christian Women podcast — about whether or …
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Praying for Body Image: Tune in to Him Finale
I pray that this month-long series to help you pray for your body image and “Tune in” to God while you tune out the voices of marketers and Diet C …
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Praying for Holiness: Striving for Holy in a World that Wants Hot
Today we pray that God would make us more holy. It sounds like a strange thing to pray for. But, throughout the New Testament we are encouraged to be strivi …
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Praying to Be More Loving Towards Body and Others
Today we pray to be more loving. There are many ways being more loving can help us overcome body image issues and insecurity, but today we talk about how be …
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Praying for Grace for Body Image Struggles
God gives us so much grace. Did you know that a deeper understanding of His grace can cure comparison and body image issues. We pray for this today.
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Praying for Peace With Boundaries of Your Body
Today we’re talking about praying for peace with the boundaries of our bodies. One of the hardest aspects of our body image struggles may be accepting …
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Praying for Radiance from Psalm 34:5
Who doesn’t want to be radiant? We all long to shine with a beauty that draws others to us and that those around us would describe as “radiant.&qu …
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Praying for a New View of Beauty
Today we take time during our month-long series where we’re praying for your body image issues to pray for a new view of beauty. Why do we feel compell …
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Praying for a New View of Food to Help Body Image
Today we’re praying for a new view of food-so that we can see we’re not to fear food or to make it our god. Rather, food is a good gift from God.
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Praying for Truth and Clarity Around Food Rules
Like we talked about yesterday, an important part of this process is seeing and believing something new about your body and your value and even food and wha …
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Tune Into Him Pray Everyday Series – Daily Prayers for Body Image
Did you join us for the pray every day series where we focused on how to improve our body image through spending time in intentional prayer, every day? The …
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Praying for a Healthier Relationship with Food
Are you praying for a healthier relationship with food and your body this year? Here’s an episode to help you pray for how you relate to food.
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Praying for Body Image Series: Praying for a Renewed Mind
Today our body image prayer is focused on how to pray for a renewed mind like the Bible talks about in Romans 12:1-2. Your body image freedom depends on this.
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Pray Daily for Body Image: Prayer for Consistency
We often think about the word consistency in a dieting context. “If I could just be consistent. . . ” Or, “if I could just eat only these foo …
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Pray Every Day Series: Praying for Strength in Body Issues
Today we pray for strength. Food, eating, and body image struggles are real. But God’s word encourages us that we don’t have to fight them alone. …
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Pray Every Day Series: Praying for Faith Body Image Can Improve
Today we continue our “Tune in to Him” daily prayer series with a prayer for faith. Have you ever felt like things could never get better? Have yo …
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January Tune In to Him Prayer Series
This month we’ll be spending every weekday praying for issues related to body image and comparison issues. January is the time when everything and ever …
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5 Things I’ve Learned About Body Image & Food Issues
In this episode, podcaster Heather Creekmore discusses 5 things I’ve learned about body image issues and food issues in 2022 …
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Shopping & Body Image Issues
In today’s Black Friday episode of the show, Heather talks about the connection between body image issues and shopping! If you’ve ever found yourself trying to soothe your body image frustration through buying clothes or buying things . . .you’re not alone. Today’s show offer …
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Gentle Nutrition, Intuitive Eating & the Holidays: IE Coaching Call
Today Heather is joined by her Intuitive Eating coaches, Erin Todd and Char-Lee Cassel as they discuss navigating the holidays and more. Heather shares how last year she was in the “honeymoon” phase of Intuitive Eating during the holidays and how this year feels a little different. The …
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