Finding freedom from being a slave to skinny
Erin Todd’s interview on The Love Offering Podcast shares her story of finding freedom from being a slave to skinny through God’s grace and intuitive eating. You will be inspired the transformation possible when you find your identity in Christ instead of trying to earn your worth through dieting.
Y’all, I LOVE this podcast interview on The Love Offering with Rachael Adams.
Maybe it’s because I actually met Rachael at the She Speaks Conference in July 2020 and struck up a friendship with her before the interview. (Good ‘ol IRL relationships!)
Maybe it’s because she has the most charming southern accent that made me feel right at home in the conversation.
Maybe it’s because we really got to dig into my story with dieting and the Lord knows I can’t stop talking about the FREEDOM He’s given me in that struggle!
It’s a joy to talk about. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME!
As with all the podcast interviews I try to give – basically, this is a deeper and more conversational version of what I mean when I say Follow Jesus Not Diets!
In this episode I share about how I was a slave to skinny until Jesus set me free. Rachael and I discuss:
- How to start the year off on the right foot
- Finding freedom from being slaves to skinny
- Adjusting our self-image and measuring worth
- Making peace with food and our bodies
- Following Jesus not diets
- Embracing self-acceptance and self-improvement
- The connection between the 10 principles of intuitive eating and Scripture
- Discovering faith-fueled, freedom-filled, abundant life after dieting.
- Giving extraordinarily to ourselves for our minds and our bodies
Listen to my story of finding freedom from being a slave to skinny on The Love Offering podcast
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Quotes about finding freedom from food & body image struggles
Here are some of the quotes from the episode:
“I had just done the final extreme diet and realized it still wasn’t enough. When would it ever be enough? It took reaching a goal and still not being satisfied to realize I was putting satisfaction where it didn’t belong.”
“Women are really hard on themselves. We are our worst critics and beat ourselves up. We let all that condemnation and shame from the enemy rest on us. The powerful antidote to that is compassion. Learning to see ourselves as God sees us. Stopping that shame cycle and those perfectionistic tendencies.”
“Acceptance means you are making peace with your body and whatever season you are in. It doesn’t mean that you think you are perfect or that you are throwing in the towel for your health journey. It’s more about seeing your body and your life as a gift. It’s respect. Even if you don’t love your thighs you can still be grateful for them.”
A daily affirmation for finding your identity in Christ and not the scale
Feel free to try this one out as your new daily affirmation (and go ahead and PIN IT!):
If you enjoyed this podcast, please let Rachael and I know! Leave a comment on her Instagram post HERE and check out all her other great content on her website HERE.
If you loved this interview, you are going to LOVE the conversations like this I will be having with my co-host Char-Lee Cassell on our new Intuitive Eating For Christian Women podcast. We will be launching soon, so stay tuned!
In the meantime, you can find out more about the Intuitive Eating for Christian Women podcast over on its website. Check it out HERE.
P.S. You can check out other podcast episodes I’ve been a guest on over on my As Seen In page.