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If the holidays always leave you heavier, stressed, and full of guilt instead of gratitude, this episode is for you.
You do not have to choose between honoring God and enjoying pecan pie. You can protect your health, keep your peace, and still fully celebrate with your family this season.
Most of us walk into Thanksgiving and Christmas on autopilot. No plan. All or nothing thinking. Food everywhere. Family pressure. Zero routine. Then we wake up in January, wondering what happened to our health and holiness.
In this conversation, we walk you through how to anchor your heart in Jesus, enjoy the people and the food in front of you, and refuse the guilt spiral that usually hijacks this season. You will learn how to set simple boundaries and actually enjoy the holidays without losing your peace or your health.
This episode will finally make your holiday plan make sense.

WHAT WE COVERED 
* Why the holidays trigger the highest stress and weight gain of the year
* The power of entering the season with realistic expectations (maintenance, not perfection)
* How to anchor yourself spiritually before gatherings with three simple questions
* Why Jesus celebrated, feasted, and fellowshipped — and what that means for you
* How to enjoy holiday foods without guilt or spiraling into all-or-nothing thinking
* Simple boundary tools: the one plate rule, the one bite rule, and planning intentional meals
* How to protect your home as a sanctuary instead of a temptation trap
* Practical strategies 
* Holiday traditions that honor God, build connection, and don’t revolve around food
* Why one feast doesn’t ruin your health and how getting back on track quickly brings freedom

LINES WORTH KEEPING CLOSE:
“Your goal this holiday season is not to be smaller. It is to be more surrendered.”
“You do not have to choose between holiness and holidays. You can have both.”
“Nobody ever got unhealthy from one meal and nobody ever got healthy from one meal.”
“Your home is your sanctuary. You are not required to invite leftover temptation to live there.”
“You do not have a problem saying no. You say no to yourself all the time. You have a problem saying yes to the right things.”
“You can enjoy mac and cheese and pecan pie without worshiping them.”
“Permission given on purpose is not rebellion. It is leadership.”
“One feast with your family is not failure. It is often obedience.”
“If the whole holiday is about food and stress, you have missed the point. The season was meant to be worship.”
“A train that stops at a station is not off track. It is still on its route. The same is true for you after one planned feast.”
“You cannot receive a gift and hold on to guilt at the same time. Guilt is not a gift from God.”
“The point of what we do is not fat loss. The point is to point you to the Father. Peace and fat loss are byproducts.”

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