Hey there, do you ever feel like your life is on this perpetual roller coaster, and it's taking everything you've got just to hang on tight? With demands piling up, from your time to your energy, it feels like you're running a race you just can't win—not quite the abundant life we're promised, right?

This week on the Nourished to Bloom podcast (Episode 57!), we're embracing an unexpected ally in our hectic lives: Rest. But here's the twist—rest isn't just lounging on the couch or grabbing a few extra winks. It's a sacred necessity woven into our very design by God Himself. It's not just about physical renewal; it's about refreshing your spirit, reconnecting with your purpose, and ultimately making you more productive.

Here are some key takeaways:

✨ Rest as a Sacred Necessity: Discovering how rest is woven into God's design for us. It's not a luxury or a reward—it's an essential part of being human and honoring God's creation.

🙏 Practical Steps to Embrace Rest: We explore simple steps like lighting a candle and focusing on the flame, creating sacred moments of stillness and reflection.

💡 Rest Increases Productivity: Unravel the myth of constant busyness and learn how intentional rest can actually boost creativity, renew your energy, and improve problem-solving skills.

🌼 Living the Rhythm of Sabbath: Whether it's a daily pause or the traditional Sabbath, learn how to integrate moments of holy rest into your life.

As we continue our Lenten journey, I invite you to fast from busyness and seek a rhythm of rest that nourishes your body and soul.

Let's remember that we don't have to do it all—sometimes the most productive thing we can do is to rest with our Lord.

📣 Are you ready to reclaim rest as a sacred part of your life? Join our Lenten Q&A live sessions every Wednesday at 1 PM Central Time to explore how you can weave faith and wellness into your daily routine. This week's session is all about embracing rest! Find out more at lent.karatrochta.com

Next Steps:

• Join the free Lenten Q&A live sessions every Wednesday at 1 PM Central Time: lent.karatrochta.com
• Book your FREE Wellness Audit Session at https://calendly.com/karatrochta/faithledwellness
• Join the 7-Day Faith-Led Wellness Challenge: www.challenge.karatrochta.com
• Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karatrochta/
• Nourished to Bloom Community: https://community.karatrochta.com/spaces/8590323/list
• Nourished to Bloom Show Notes: https://nourishedtobloom.com

Hey there! Do you ever find yourself caught in the cycle of comparing your outward appearance to others, wondering if it matches up to some elusive standard? It's easy to get lost in the waves of doubt and judgment, isn't it? 🌊

This week on the Nourished to Bloom Podcast (episode 56!), we’re digging into the topic of healing your body image. In a world shouting about appearances, this episode offers insights rooted in scripture that challenge you to see ourselves through God’s eyes.

🙏 Here's a key takeaway: It's not just about how we appear outwardly - what truly matters is the state of your soul. "Man sees the appearance, but the Lord looks into the heart.” 1 Samuel 16 This episode is all about beginning that internal transformation, shifting your perspective to one that embraces intuitive eating and celebrates your body as temples of the Holy Spirit.

Have you ever paused to consider this: Could spending less time on the outside lead to a more enriched spirit on the inside? 🤔

Here's a glimpse of what awaits you in Episode 56:

📖 Unpacking meaningful scripture to transform your perspective on body image. 🌿 Exploring the "tale of two bodies" and how to see beyond physical appearances. 🙏 Prayer, fasting, and alms giving challenges to guide you through Lent with renewed focus.

Final thoughts, you are a beloved creation, and your journey towards a healthy, faith-grounded self-image is one God walks with you every step of the way.

This week, let's challenge ourselves to look beyond the mirror, to find the heart God sees and loves. Ready to be inspired and uplifted?

🎉 Special Celebration: This week marks the one-year anniversary of the Nourish to Bloom podcast! We are so grateful for your support and continued listening. As a celebration, please share the podcast with a friend or on social media. www.nourishedtobloom.com

Next Steps:

• Download the Litany for Healing of Body Image: Visit https://emilywilsonministries.com/store/the-litany-for-healing-of-body-image-digital-download for this transformative prayer.
• Share the Nourish to Bloom Podcast with a friend to spread the message of faith-filled wellness. www.nourishedtobloom.com

Hey friends! Welcome back to another episode of Nourish to Bloom. Do you find yourself reaching for food when life feels overwhelming? Or perhaps you've realized that emotional eating has become a default coping mechanism? Well, today's episode, "Running to God, Not Food," is designed with you in mind!

We’re getting to the root of emotional eating and why it happens, but more importantly, how you can begin to shift  focus from food to faith. If you’re ready to break free from this cycle, I’m you through five pivotal steps to face emotions head-on with grace and strength straight from God.

Key Take Aways:

👩🏻‍🏫 Understanding emotional eating as a learned behavior, not a personal flaw.

📆 The role of busy, chaotic lives in driving us towards food for comfort.

🫠 The impact of diet culture on emotional eating patterns.

🕊️ Learning  to view emotions as gifts and signals from God, guiding us to deeper truths and connections.

🧰 Five practical steps to move from emotional eating to a faith-driven approach:

1. Notice your patterns and get curious about your emotions.
2. Give yourself permission to choose eating or not, freeing you from restriction's grip.
3. Find other ways to cope, using tools like prayer, journaling, or confiding in God.
4. Ensure you're nourishing your body with enough food, not mistaking hunger for emotional needs.
5. Offer yourself grace, knowing change is a journey and God walks it with you.

📣 Exciting news! We’re still ongoing with our Fasting from Diet Culture 40 Day Lenten Challenge, including live Q&A sessions on Wednesdays at 1:00 PM Central. Sign up at lent.karatrochta.com to join us and gain more insights on aligning your eating habits with your faith.

Next Steps:

**Join the Fasting from Diet Culture 40 Day Lenten Challenge: lent.karatrochta.com

Book your FREE Faith-Focused Wellness Session at calendly.com/karatrochta

Join the Nourished to Bloom Community: community.karatrochta.com

Nourished to Bloom Show Notes: nourishedtobloom.com

Connect on Instagram: instagram.com/karatrochta

Have you ever felt like you're in a constant battle with certain foods—swearing them off, only to find yourself obsessing over them?

You’re not alone. So many of us have been stuck in this exhausting cycle. But what if there’s a better way?

In this episode of Nourished to Bloom, we’re exploring why Lent is the perfect time to make peace with food—rather than giving it up—so you can experience true freedom in your mental, physical, and spiritual life.

What You’ll Learn:

🧠 The Deprivation Mindset – Why restricting certain foods actually increases cravings rather than reducing them. 📖 Scripture insights !Timothy 4:4-5: Everything God created is good. 🕊️ Three Key Freedoms of Making Peace with Food:

• Mental Freedom – Stop overthinking food and reclaim your energy for what truly matters.
• Physical Freedom – Nourish your body in a way that feels good, without extremes.
• Spiritual Freedom – Shift from diet rules to God-focused gratitude.

🪢 How Diet Culture Distorts Faith – Why the pursuit of "clean eating" and food restriction can subtly take our focus away from God.

If you’re tired of feeling trapped by food guilt and ready for a faith-filled approach to eating, this episode is for you!

📣 Join now at lent.karatrochta.com

And if you’re ready to take this journey even deeper, join us for the Fasting from Diet Culture 40-Day Lenten Challenge! This free challenge includes weekly live Q&A sessions every Wednesday at 1 PM Central, where we’ll unpack what it means to heal your relationship with food while growing in faith.

Have you ever paused to think about what it truly means to enjoy a meal—without guilt, rules, or second-guessing yourself? Especially during Lent, when you're striving to grow in faith, the whispers of diet culture can creep in: Are you sure you should eat that?

This week on the Nourished to Bloom Podcast (Episode 53!), we're exploring how eating during Lent can become a sacred act of gratitude rather than a rushed, guilt-ridden experience.

Imagine this: instead of viewing food as something to control, you start seeing it as a way to connect more deeply with God. That shift? It’s a game-changer.

This really stuck with me—how our faith can transform eating from a stressful routine into a mindful celebration of God’s provision. It’s not just about being present at the table, but being present with God in every bite. 🌿

What You’ll Find in This Episode:

🍽️ The true essence of mindful eating and its connection to faith 🙏 How mindful eating can deepen your prayer life and help you honor your body 📖 Ecclesiastes 9:7 and the call to eat with joy and gratitude 🛑 The Lenten challenge of fasting from diet culture and embracing true nourishment 💝 Practical ways to share your meals as an act of love and connection

Here’s Your Invitation:

This week, I challenge you to invite Jesus to your meals—literally or metaphorically. How would your eating habits change if you approached your table as if He was sitting with you?

And if you’re craving a deeper shift this Lent, join me for the Fasting From Diet Culture: A 40-Day Lenten Challenge!

Inside, you’ll get: ✨ Live weekly Q&A sessions for personalized guidance ✨ Guided exercises to explore faith-based food freedom ✨ Weekly scripture reflections to nourish your soul and mindset ✨ Small but powerful action steps to help you align your relationship with food to your faith

Let’s break free from diet culture, savor food as God’s gift, and rediscover what it means to be fully nourished—body, mind, and spirit.

📣 Sign up for the FREE Lenten Challenge here!

Let’s make this Lent about true transformation. I can't wait to walk this journey with you! 💜

Hey there, have you ever found yourself caught in the cycle of giving up certain foods during Lent, hoping it would bring you closer to faith (and shed some pounds), but instead you give up 2 weeks in because you just can’t stick with it?

This week, on the Nourish to Bloom podcast, we starting a transformative journey that flips the script on this common Lent practice. This Lenten season we’re starting a unique challenge: Fasting From Diet Culture.

Here's something that hit homes...

Lent often gets intertwined with diet culture, leading many of us to view this sacred time as a dieting opportunity. Rather than growing spiritually, we find ourselves focusing on how to give up food in hopes of losing weight. But here’s a refreshing perspective — fasting from diet culture itself to create space for Jesus in our lives.

Consider this – what if you could use Lent not as a diet plan, but as a chance to detach from diet culture and truly embrace spiritual transformation?

Key Takeaways:

🌼 Embark on a journey to disentangle Lent from diet culture

📖 Learn how fasting from diet culture nurtures a closer relationship with God

🙌 Discover alternative ways to engage in a meaningful Lenten journey

🕊️ How embracing the true intentions of Lent can lead to lasting healing and freedom

Ready to embrace a spiritual journey free from diet culture?

This season, try fasting from diet culture with these alternatives:

1. Fast from the scale—break free from seeking validation in numbers.
2. Embrace your natural beauty by going makeup-free.
3. Refrain from buying new clothes to practice contentment.
4. Shift from excessive exercise to joyful movement.
5. Take a social media break to avoid comparison traps.

📣 To kick off this transformative journey, I’m inviting you to join our 40-day Lenten Challenge: Fasting from Diet Culture! Each week on the podcast, we'll explore prayer, fasting and almsgiving through a Christ-centered intuitive eating lens. Plus, there’s a weekly Zoom session where we dive deeper with guided exercises and scripture reflections. Don't miss it!

So if you're looking to truly heal your relationship with food and make space for genuine spiritual growth this Lent, tune in and join us on this journey. Let’s focus on fasting from the distractions of diet culture and feast on God’s abundant grace.

Next Steps:

**Join the 40-Day Lenten Challenge starting now: lent.karatrochta.com

Hey there, beautiful souls! Welcome back to another episode of Nourished to Bloom. Today, we're diving deep into the heart of fostering self-love in the next generation with Ep. 51: Building Body Confident Kids: How to Raise an Intuitive Eater, Part 4.

Have you ever wondered how you can empower your children to grow up with confidence, seeing their bodies as the amazing creations they are? This episode is packed with insights on building a healthy body image and nurturing intuitive eating habits from a place rooted in faith.

Here's one experience that really stood out...

My preteen daughter asked me out of the blue if a shirt made her look fat. It was a defining moment, where I realized the critical weight of our words and actions on our children’s self-perception.

Can you recall a time when your child mirrored self-doubt they might have observed?

💡 Imagine creating an environment at home where self-love and body positivity are the norm, not the exception. By addressing their feelings openly, you can help lay a lifelong foundation of confidence and acceptance.

The Key: Through fostering open dialogues about body image and lifting them with God’s truth based on character rather than appearance, we empower children to recognize their inherent worth.

Here's a sneak peek at what you can expect from Episode 51 👀:

🧠 Insights into how diet mentality affects body image and parenting

👧 Tips on raising body-confident girls, ensuring they view themselves beyond societal beauty standards

👦 How boys can also face body image pressures and what we can do to support them

📅 Age-specific strategies for reinforcing positive body image from toddlers through young adulthood

🙏 Integrating faith to ground self-worth beyond physical appearance

Whether your kids are just learning to walk or figuring out life in high school, this episode is your guide to being their unwavering support system in creating a positive self-image.

Next Steps:

Share this episode with another parent needing encouragement!

Join the Faith-Led Wellness Coaching Program - A 10-Week Christ-Centered Journey to Heal Your Relationship with Food & Your Body.

Learn more and register at https://www.karatrochta.com/faithledwellness Book your FREE Wellness Audit Session: Click Here Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karatrochta/

Hey friends! Welcome back to another episode of Nourished to Bloom. Today, we've got a special treat—our very first guest on the podcast in celebration of our 50th episode, and we're diving into a topic every parent grapples with—how to handle picky eaters and raise an intuitive eater. Trust me, you're going to love the insights from this conversation!

In this episode, I sit down with Sarah Derry, a fellow registered dietitian, to share some practical strategies and heartening truths about managing picky eating in your household. Let’s turn those mealtime battles into a nurturing experience that aligns with your faith-filled approach to wellness.

🌟 Here's the key takeaway: It's all about patience, trust, and meeting your child where they are, both emotionally and developmentally.

Think about it for a moment – what if we approached mealtime with the curiosity of a child? What if, instead of fearing the mess or the refusal, we celebrated each small step like the triumph it is?

Here's a sneak peek of the latest episode:

👶 Understanding the typical timeline for picky eating phases

💪 Strategies to support children across different ages: toddler years, school-age kids, and teenagers

👂 The importance of listening and responding to your child's individual eating challenges

👩‍👧‍👦 Building a trusting relationship around food and mealtimes

This week, let's try to add a sprinkle of joy to one meal. Perhaps a fun game or a food experiment – let’s turn mealtime into a moment of connection and exploration.

Next Steps:

Share the podcast! Celebrate with me by sharing this episode with a friend who might need some support on their parenting journey. Thank you for being part of our community and here's to the next 50 episodes of growth and transformation together!

Connect with Sarah Derry, RD, Nourished Village Nutrition! On Instagram: @nourishing.picky.eaters Visit her website: https://www.nourishedvillagenutrition.com/

Book your FREE Wellness Audit Session: Click Here

Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karatrochta/

Hey there friends! Welcome back to another episode of Nourish to Bloom. So delighted to have you here as we continue our series: How to Raise an Intuitive Eater!

In this episode, we're taking on a more hands-on approach with two powerful strategies that you can easily implement at home to foster healthy eating habits in your kids without falling into the restrictive traps diet culture often sets.

Key Takeaways:

🥗 Discover the power of “Nutrition by Addition” – how asking “What can I add?” transforms mealtime into a balanced and fulfilling experience.

🍭 Dive deep into the concept of serving dessert with dinner – yes, really! – and how it neutralizes the ‘magic’ of sweets.

💬 Learn about shifting your family’s food narrative away from performance and towards fulfillment and faith.

✨ Unwrap the gift of intuitive eating, perfectly aligned with honoring God's creation and love for our bodies.

✨ And remember, the journey to raising intuitive eaters is about encouraging balance, trust, and joy at every meal!

📣 I’d love to hear from you! Have you tried these strategies at home? What challenges or successes have you faced?

Share your experiences with me on Instagram or email me at [email protected]. And don’t forget to spread the word by sharing this episode with a friend who might benefit from incorporating an intuitive eating approach with their kids.

Remember, nurturing your family’s health is more than just about what's on the plate. It's about staying nourished, joyful, and faithful to God’s abundant plan for us all.

Beauty held is the seed, beauty shared is the flower. It's your time to bloom! 🌺

Next Steps:

Send me an e-mail: [email protected]

Join the Faith-Led Wellness Coaching Program - A 10-Week Christ-Centered Journey to Heal Your Relationship with Food & Your Body.

Learn more and register at https://www.karatrochta.com/faithledwellness Book your FREE Wellness Audit Session: Click Here Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karatrochta/

🌟 Exciting New Series Alert! 🌟

Hey there, ever feel like you're caught in a daily struggle over meals and snacks with your kids? You want the best for them, a life free from the food battles you knew, but it seems like every dinnertime turns into a skirmish over greens and grains.

This week on Nourished to Bloom, we’re exploring these very struggles with our first installment of "How to Raise an Intuitive Eater." As a mom raising three young children, I've seen firsthand how our well-meaning attempts to steer kids towards “healthy eating” can backfire, creating more stress than health.

Here's a nugget from this week that truly struck a chord...

Our typical approach—limiting sweets and emphasizing "healthy" choices—might be setting our kids up for the same dieting traps we've wrestled with. In trying to protect them, we might inadvertently be passing down our tangled food legacies.

Think about it. Have you ever restricted a treat with the hope of nurturing good habits, only to have your child fixate on the very thing you’ve withheld?

🍬 Instead of a sugar ban, envision a world where your child naturally reaches for an apple and finds equal joy in a slice of cake, without a side of guilt.

This episode is all about reexamining our roles and fostering an environment that lets the natural intuitive eater in each child—and in ourselves—flourish.

What You'll Find This Week on Nourished to Bloom:

🍎 The truth about diet culture’s hidden influence on our parenting.

🤗 How embracing intuitive eating can transform family mealtimes

💪 Why healing your relationship with food is the first step in raising an intuitive eater

🌈 Practical strategies to implement intuitive eating practices in your home

This series aims to offer parents the tools to support intuitive eating habits in their families, promoting lifelong health and happiness. 🌿

Your journey to a peaceful family mealtime starts here.

If you have any specific questions or topics you'd like us to cover in the upcoming episodes, send and email to [email protected] and I’ll be sure to answer it!

Your question may be just what someone else needs to hear!