Freed to Lead | Live Confidently in Your Calling and Identity in Christ

Have you ever caught yourself thinking, “I’ll never have enough”? Maybe it shows up in your finances, your time, or even your relationship with food. That mindset of lack—the poverty mindset—keeps us living in fear, hoarding, overeating, or overspending, instead of walking in the abundance Jesus promised us.

In today’s episode, we’re unpacking what it really means to break free from the poverty mindset and step into life more abundantly. I’ll share personal stories from my own journey of growing up in the “land of never enough” and how God has been renewing my perspective. We’ll talk about why this mindset is so sneaky, how it shows up in everyday choices, and the shift that happens when we invite God to reveal and heal the roots of scarcity thinking.

Friend, you were created to live whole, healed, and free—not trapped by a poverty mindset. It’s time to walk in the abundance Christ died to give you.

👉 Get the Break Free to Lead 5 Day Challenge ON DEMAND NOW ← https://www.kathrynmay.com/courses
Follow the show, and while you’re at it, please rate, review, and share with a friend!

Why is it that when life feels overwhelming, we so often run straight back to old habits—like reaching for food to numb the pain? The Bible tells us that trials are part of life, but they are not meant to destroy us. They are meant to refine us.

Today we’re talking about how to walk through trials without letting them drive you back into the arms of emotional eating. I’ll share stories from my own struggles and how God reminded me that trials are not a sign of His absence—they are often the very places where His power shows up most clearly.

When we reframe our trials as opportunities to trust God, we stop seeing them as obstacles and start seeing them as the training ground for freedom. Instead of reaching for food when life gets hard, we can learn to reach for the One who truly satisfies.

🛒 MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

• Freedom from Emotional Eating by Barb Raveling
• Biblical Body Plan Signature Course (on sale now)
• Revitalized Biblical Wellness Facebook Group

Don't forget to hit that subscribe button so you never miss an episode, and why not give us a little love with a review? Share this episode with anyone you know who needs this encouragement today.

📺 Missed the intro episode? Catch up here! 📺

Have you ever noticed how quickly your mind drifts back to old patterns when life gets stressful? Thoughts like “I deserve this food” or “I can’t help myself” can feel overwhelming in the moment. But here’s the good news: God has given us a powerful weapon—His Word. And when we pray Scripture, we’re not just speaking words—we’re aligning ourselves with His truth and authority.

Today we’ll talk about how praying Scripture renews your mind, builds your faith, and equips you to stand strong when cravings or emotional triggers arise. Instead of relying on willpower, you’ll discover how to pray God’s promises back to Him and experience His peace and strength in the middle of the struggle.

This isn’t about perfection—it’s about practice. Every time you turn to God’s Word instead of turning to food, you are building a new habit of freedom.

👉 If you haven’t already grabbed your copy of the study, you can get it on Amazon here: ⁠https://amzn.to/3YJ5C4x⁠. Bring a pen, a journal, and your Bible—I can’t wait to spend this time with you!

👉 Friend, you don’t need another diet—you need freedom. The Biblical Body Plan is a self-paced, Christ-centered course designed to help you break free from emotional eating, heal the root of shame, and build sustainable rhythms of health from the inside out. For a limited time, you can grab it for 75% off. Don’t wait for “someday.” You can start today 👉 https://kathrynmay.com/courses

Do you ever feel like your thoughts are on repeat? The same lies circle in your mind until you find yourself reaching for food—not because you’re hungry, but because you’re desperate for comfort or relief. Friend, you’re not alone. One of the most powerful tools I’ve discovered for breaking that cycle is something called truth journaling.

Today I’ll walk you through how this practice works and why it’s so effective. When we put pen to paper, we can see our thoughts clearly. Lies like “I’ll never change” or “I deserve this food” lose their power once we name them. And when we replace them with Scripture, we’re literally retraining our brains and renewing our minds.

Truth journaling isn’t about being perfect or writing something beautiful. It’s about honesty. It’s about inviting God into the raw, unfiltered thoughts you’ve carried for too long, and letting Him speak truth that sets you free. If you’ve felt stuck in negative self-talk, this tool will give you hope and a practical way forward.

Are you exhausted from dieting, emotional eating, and that endless cycle of guilt? The Biblical Body Plan is your way out. It’s faith-based, self-paced, and for a limited time—it’s 75% off. This is your moment to break free and finally step into lasting freedom. 👉 Visit https://kathrynmay.com/courses and get started today.

📚 Recommended Books and Resources:-"Freedom from Emotional Eating" by Barb Raveling https://amzn.to/44wNIUh

🙏 Join the Revitalized Biblical Wellness Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/310718330630313

Have you ever asked yourself, “Why do I keep running back to food when I know it won’t satisfy?” For so many of us, food has quietly become a stronghold—a place we go to for comfort, escape, or relief instead of turning to God. At first, it feels like a refuge. But before long, it becomes a prison, chaining us to patterns of guilt and shame we never wanted.

Today we’re unpacking what the Bible calls strongholds, and how to begin tearing them down with God’s power. You’ll learn to recognize when food (or anything else) is trying to take God’s rightful place in your life, and how to reclaim Him as your true source of comfort and peace.

This isn’t about willpower or restriction. It’s about freedom. Strongholds crumble when we learn to replace lies with truth and choose God as our refuge. You don’t have to stay chained to the same old patterns—you can step into lasting freedom.

👉 Are you exhausted from dieting, emotional eating, and that endless cycle of guilt? The Biblical Body Plan is your way out. It’s faith-based, self-paced, and for a limited time—it’s 75% off. This is your moment to break free and finally step into lasting freedom. Visit https://kathrynmay.com/courses and get started today.

Lasting transformation doesn’t happen because we try harder—it happens because our minds are renewed. The thoughts we dwell on shape our beliefs, and our beliefs drive our actions. That means if we want to break free from emotional eating, we can’t just change our food—we have to change our thinking.

Today we’re unpacking what it really looks like to renew your mind with God’s truth so you can stop cycling through shame, diets, and discouragement. This is about more than behavior modification. It’s about letting God do the deep work of transformation from the inside out.

👉 If you haven’t already grabbed your copy of the study, you can get it on Amazon here: ⁠https://amzn.to/3YJ5C4x⁠. Bring a pen, a journal, and your Bible—I can’t wait to spend this time with you!

👉 Friend, you don’t need another diet—you need freedom. The Biblical Body Plan is a self-paced, Christ-centered course designed to help you break free from emotional eating, heal the root of shame, and build sustainable rhythms of health from the inside out. For a limited time, you can grab it for 75% off. Don’t wait for “someday.” You can start today 👉 https://kathrynmay.com/courses

Have you ever caught yourself believing the whisper, “You’ll never change”? Or maybe the quiet lie that says, “Food will always be your comfort”? The truth is, every battle with emotional eating begins in the mind. And the enemy is relentless in feeding us lies that keep us stuck, ashamed, and longing for freedom.

But God’s Word offers a better way. In today’s Bible study, we’re digging into what it looks like to identify the lies we’ve been believing and replace them with His truth. When we learn to renew our minds with Scripture, strongholds are broken, habits begin to shift, and freedom becomes possible—not just in theory, but in our everyday choices.

This isn’t about trying harder or following another diet plan. It’s about letting God reshape the way we think so we can finally walk in the peace and confidence He has for us.

👉 If you haven’t already grabbed your copy of the study, you can get it on Amazon here: ⁠https://amzn.to/3YJ5C4x⁠. Bring a pen, a journal, and your Bible—I can’t wait to spend this time with you!

👉 Friend, you don’t need another diet—you need freedom. The Biblical Body Plan is a self-paced, Christ-centered course designed to help you break free from emotional eating, heal the root of shame, and build sustainable rhythms of health from the inside out. For a limited time, you can grab it for 75% off. Don’t wait for “someday.” You can start today 👉 https://kathrynmay.com/courses

Emotional eating often feels like something we just “slip into”—a way of coping with stress, grief, or even celebration. But the truth is, food was never meant to be our refuge. When it takes God’s place in our hearts, it becomes a stronghold.

In this introduction to the Freedom From Emotional Eating Bible Study series, we’ll unpack why food has such a grip on us, how to recognize it as a stronghold, and what it looks like to set boundaries that protect rather than restrict. Together, we’ll explore how to end our “affair with food” and instead run to God as our true refuge.

This isn’t about dieting or sheer willpower. It’s about renewing your mind, breaking free from lies, and walking in lasting freedom with Christ.

👉 If you haven’t already grabbed your copy of the study, you can get it on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/3YJ5C4x. Bring a pen, a journal, and your Bible—I can’t wait to spend this time with you!

👉Friend, you don’t need another diet—you need freedom. The Biblical Body Plan is a self-paced, Christ-centered course designed to help you break free from emotional eating, heal the root of shame, and build sustainable rhythms of health from the inside out.

For a limited time, you can grab it for 75% off. Don’t wait for “someday.” You can start today. 👉 https://kathrynmay.com/courses

Have you ever found yourself standing in front of the pantry—not because you’re hungry, but because you’re stressed, sad, overwhelmed, or even celebrating? That’s emotional eating, and it has a way of keeping us stuck in guilt, shame, and the weight we don’t want to carry.

I know, because I’ve lived it. After losing my dad, I found myself reaching for food to fill the ache I didn’t want to face. And while food gave me momentary comfort, it left me heavier, emptier, and more frustrated than before. The truth is, emotional eating isn’t just about food—it’s about what we believe and how we cope with life’s hardest moments.

Today I'm uncovering the hidden triggers that drive emotional eating and sharing practical, faith-based steps to help you break free. With God’s truth and renewed thinking, you can overcome the cycle of using food for comfort and finally find lasting peace and freedom.

👉 Ready to break free for good? Visit kathrynmay.com/courses to start the Biblical Body Plan—your self-paced path to healing emotional eating, breaking the diet cycle, and stepping into lasting transformation. For a limited time, it’s 75% off. You CAN do this!

Do you ever feel like you’ve tried everything—every diet, every workout plan, every “quick fix”—yet nothing seems to stick? You lose weight for a little while, only to find yourself right back where you started, exhausted and discouraged. Friend, I know that cycle all too well.

Here’s what God showed me: the reason diets fail isn’t because you’re not disciplined enough. It’s because you’ve been building on the wrong foundation. For years, I tried to lose weight man’s way—through deprivation, extreme diets, and willpower alone—and it always left me frustrated. But when I finally invited God into my health journey, everything shifted.

In this episode, I share how to rebuild your health on a firm foundation of faith, biblical truth, and identity in Christ. Think of it like “demo day” on Fixer Upper—you’ve got to tear down the old, shaky walls and start fresh with something solid if you want lasting transformation.

👉 Ready to rebuild your health on God’s foundation? Visit kathrynmay.com/courses and start the Biblical Body Plan—your self-paced path to breaking free from dieting, emotional eating, and the cycle of weight regain. For a limited time, it’s 75% off. You CAN do this!