Sadie is passionate about navigating food and exercise in a way that honors God and not our flesh, and uses her studies to inform that. As a Psychology major and Strength and Conditioning minor at Belmont University, what she is studying plays an important role in how she lives and sees the world. Sadie is an amazing speaker and is bold about sharing her struggles with an eating disorder in order to help others live in freedom. That being said, I would like to give a trigger warning because we talk about eating disorders and disordered eating in this episode. This is a heavy topic, but my hope is that this episode feels like a safe space and leaves you feeling not alone!

References in this episode:

- Romans 12:2

- Colossians 1:22

- 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

- 1 Corinthians 10:31

Resources:

https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support

Breaking Free from Body Shame by Jess Connolly - This book has been very impactful in both my life and Sadie's, we would both strongly recommend this for a Christian perspective on struggles with body image. Instagram: @breakingfreefrombodyshame

Sadie's instagram: @sadiekathryns

Podcast instagram: @itstoowonderfulpod

Studying abroad is an incredible experience - but one of the hardest parts about it can be leaving the people you love behind. After studying abroad for a semester in Grantham, England, Sammy has some great encouragement for what it looks like to trust God with your friendships. He goes beyond the study abroad experience and speaks to the difficulties of finding godly community in general, especially as a guy in college. In this episode, Sammy and I talk about diversity in worship and faith practices, what it means to truly love a friend, and the beauty of pushing yourself out of your comfort zone.

References in this episode:

- Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis

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Abby and I went to Israel together almost a year ago now! We didn't know each other before the trip, but became so close and have incredible shared experiences in the land where Jesus walked and taught over 2000 years ago. In this episode we talk about how and why we both decided to get baptized, the importance of releasing expectations of how God will move, and what our time there taught us about how to live in relationship with Jesus.

References in this episode:

- Ephesians 6:10-17

- 1 Corinthians 13:4-12

- 1 Thessalonians 5:16-17

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Dr. Steve Guthrie has been a professor of Theology at Belmont for 18 years and helped start the Religion and the Arts major there. Some of his most popular courses are Christian Doctrine and Faith and Beauty, but I had the privilege of taking his very first “What’s Your Why?: Creative Visionary” class last year. Steve generously shares poignant pieces of wisdom that are normally reserved for the classroom about finding your purpose in work and how creativity and beauty are essential to the faith. At the end of the episode, Steve even shares a story he’s never told anyone before, of his crisis of faith at a University of Michigan football game. 

References in this episode:

- Genesis 2-3

- "Why Work?" by Dorothy Sayers

- Psalm 139

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For the very first episode of this podcast, it only felt right to have a guest on that was an integral part in helping this show get off the ground! LJ is one of my best friends and roommate, but even if she wasn't I would have her on the show anyways because of the depth of her knowledge and love for God. She has been walking with Jesus for over 10 years, and in this episode she opens up on the struggle of freshman year in college and how God has been transforming her heart through that. We also talk about how tough health issues in the family can be when grappling with the goodness of God, and the truth of His unending love in the face of a loud inner critic.

References in this episode:

- 1 Chronicles 13:1-14 (Link to sermon from Church of the City New York)

- Isaiah 43

- Psalm 51

- Hebrews 12

- 1 Peter 5: 6-9

- Psalm 139!

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Hi!! I'm Audrey and I'm so happy you're here. Give this a listen to hear why I titled my show "It's Too Wonderful" and what this podcast is all about. My first episode will be out on Wednesday, and in the meantime you can follow @itstoowonderfulpod on Instagram!