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Pregnant and feeling your eating disorder thoughts creeping back in? Your body is in a completely different season right now, and you deserve support that understands both.
Jessica-Lauren Newby, registered dietitian and certified eating disorder specialist, joins Chrissy to walk through exactly what eating disorder recovery during pregnancy looks like, from navigating cravings and morning sickness without shame, to advocating with your OB, to trusting God with a body that keeps changing in ways you didn't plan for.
She also shares something beautiful: every woman who has ever been pregnant is forever marked by that baby, no matter how long she carried them.
Friend, you don't have to have it all figured out right now. You only have to take the next step, and let Jesus lead and find a community that is there with you each step of the way.
We love hearing from you! If something in today's episode resonated or you just want to say hi, text us using the link below. It’s one way (translation: we can’t reply), but we read every message, and you might just hear an answer to your question on a future episode.
Check out the full show notes and other resources at
https://www.findingbalance.com/podcast-episodes/eating-disorder-recovery-during-pregnancy
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Interlude music by “Hotham” – Morning Thoughts
Intro music by “MokkaMusic” – Old Jeans (Funk)
Production & Editing by Leah Bryant Co
This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or prescribe. If you have, or suspect you may have, an eating disorder, please consult your healthcare provider. For faith-based care, visit ChristianTreatmentFinder.com.
If you've been told you need a higher level of care for your eating disorder and you don't know what that means or whether you're ready, this episode is for you.
Amanda Sloan from Selah House, one of the nation's long-standing Christ-centered eating disorder treatment centers, joins us today to discuss residential eating disorder treatment, explain the difference between the levels of care, and show you what faith-based eating disorder recovery looks like from the inside, from worship and prayer to equine therapy, with Jesus woven into every part of the process.
She also talks about one of the most powerful biblical parallels to the eating disorder journey you may never have heard before.
Friend, you don't have to figure it all out before you make the call. God meets you exactly where you are, and there is real freedom on the other side of surrender.
We love hearing from you! If something in today's episode resonated or you just want to say hi, text us using the link below. It's one-way (translation: we can't reply), but we read every message, and you might hear an answer to your question on a future episode.
Check out the full show notes and other resources at
https://www.findingbalance.com/podcast-episodes/selah-house-christ-centered-eating-disorder-recovery
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Reclaim the holiday season! Learn tools to manage holiday food stress, set healthy boundaries with family, and sidestep common comparison traps.
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CREDITS
Interlude music by “Hotham” – Morning Thoughts
Intro music by “MokkaMusic” – Old Jeans (Funk)
Production & Editing by Leah Bryant Co
This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or prescribe. If you have, or suspect you may have, an eating disorder, please consult your healthcare provider. For faith-based care, visit ChristianTreatmentFinder.com.
If you've been hiding your eating disorder because you think you're too far gone, or too deep in the binging and purging cycle to bring God into it, this conversation will meet you right where you are.
Jayme Muller is a Christian blogger, author, and podcast host who opens up about her own bulimia recovery story, how all-or-nothing thinking kept her stuck for years, and what surrender to God looked like and how that changed everything.
Friend, if any of that sounds like your life right now, you are not alone, and you are not too far gone. Hope and healing are possible, and Jayme's story is proof.
We love hearing from you! If something in today's episode resonated or you just want to say hi, text us using the link above. It’s one way (translation: we can’t reply), but we read every message, and you might just hear an answer to your question on a future episode.
Check out the full show notes and other resources at
https://www.findingbalance.com/podcast-episodes/bulimia-recovery-story-god-met-her-there
Tell us your story!
Reclaim the holiday season! Learn tools to manage holiday food stress, set healthy boundaries with family, and sidestep common comparison traps.
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CREDITS
Interlude music by “Hotham” – Morning Thoughts
Intro music by “MokkaMusic” – Old Jeans (Funk)
Production & Editing by Leah Bryant Co
This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or prescribe. If you have, or suspect you may have, an eating disorder, please consult your healthcare provider. For faith-based care, visit ChristianTreatmentFinder.com.
If you've heard the term body dysmorphia on social media and you're wondering whether what you're experiencing is actually body dysmorphic disorder or body image struggles, this conversation will finally help you understand the difference, and know if you need help.
Dr. Erica Faulhaber is a licensed professional counselor and certified eating disorder specialist breaking down body dysmorphia. She walks through the four diagnostic criteria for BDD, explains why it often shows up alongside eating disorders, and shares what recovery looks like from a Christ-centered perspective.
Friend, if Dr. Erica is describing your life, don't let shame stop you from getting help. Body dysmorphia is isolating enough already. There is hope, there is healing, and you don't have to walk this alone.
We love hearing from you! If something in today's episode resonated or you just want to say hi, text us using the link above. We can’t reply, but we read every message, and you might just hear an answer to your question on a future episode.
Check out the full show notes and other resources at
https://www.findingbalance.com/podcast-episodes/body-dysmorphia-vs-body-image-christian-perspective
Connect with Dr. Erica Faulhaber
Tell us your story!
Reclaim the holiday season! Learn tools to manage holiday food stress, set healthy boundaries with family, and sidestep common comparison traps.
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CREDITS
Interlude music by “Hotham” – Morning Thoughts
Intro music by “MokkaMusic” – Old Jeans (Funk)
Production & Editing by Leah Bryant Co
This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or prescribe. If you have, or suspect you may have, an eating disorder, please consult your healthcare provider. For faith-based care, visit ChristianTreatmentFinder.com.
If you've been asking yourself whether you're physically, emotionally, and spiritually prepared for a relationship, or if you're navigating what dating looks like when food and body image are still really tender, this one's for you.
Grace McCready is back with a story from her first date. She discovered her date had made health an idol instead of keeping Jesus first. Her takeaway? Both people need their priorities straight, not just the one in recovery.
You'll hear how to know if you're really ready, why being "pretty okay" with body image isn't always enough, and how even small decisions you make today can honor your future spouse. Grace also shares questions to help you think through spiritual readiness and why working on surrender and humility now is really great preparation for marriage.
We love hearing from you! If something in today's episode resonated or you just want to say hi, text us using the link above. It’s one way (translation: we can’t reply), but we read every message, and you might just hear an answer to your question on a future episode.
Check out the full show notes and other resources at https://www.findingbalance.com/podcast-episodes/navigating-singleness-dating-and-eating-disorder-recovery
Tell us your story!
Reclaim the holiday season! Learn tools to manage holiday food stress, set healthy boundaries with family, and sidestep common comparison traps.
Support the show
FINDINGbalance
Website
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SpeakPipe - send us a voice message
CREDITS
Interlude music by “Hotham” – Morning Thoughts
Intro music by “MokkaMusic” – Old Jeans (Funk)
Production & Editing by Leah Bryant Co
This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or prescribe. If you have, or suspect you may have, an eating disorder, please consult your healthcare provider. For faith-based care, visit ChristianTreatmentFinder.com.
If you've been curious about the long-term physical effects of eating disorders and dieting, this episode is for you. We're talking about what eating disorders can leave behind physically, and the hope that Jesus can still bring healing.
This episode came from a brave listener request in our community about the long-term effects of eating disorders and dieting, and what healing can look like over time. Friend, if you’ve been carrying that question too, this conversation is for you.
Angela Lemond is a registered dietitian and licensed professional counselor who's walked this path both personally and professionally. She gets it, and her wisdom is such a gift.
Angela shares the long-term effects many of us don't talk about, things like bone health, hormones, muscle loss, and heart health, especially as we age. But we're also talking about hope, because Jesus redeems. Even when there are physical scars, Jesus is still at work in our stories.
Check out the full show notes and other resources at
https://www.findingbalance.com/podcast-episodes/long-term-effects-of-eating-disorders-and-dieting-on-your-body-and-gods-hope-for-healing
We love hearing from you! If something in today's episode resonated or you just want to say hi, text us using the link above. It’s one way (translation: we can’t reply), but we read every message, and you might just hear an answer to your question on a future episode.
Connect with Angela Lemond
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Tell us your story!
Reclaim the holiday season! Learn tools to manage holiday food stress, set healthy boundaries with family, and sidestep common comparison traps.
Support the show
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CREDITS
Interlude music by “Hotham” – Morning Thoughts
Intro music by “MokkaMusic” – Old Jeans (Funk)
Production & Editing by Leah Bryant Co
This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or prescribe. If you have, or suspect you may have, an eating disorder, please consult your healthcare provider. For faith-based care, visit ChristianTreatmentFinder.com.
“The scale has quietly become a false idol for many of us, stealing our peace and distorting our God-given identity."
Dr. Kari Anderson is a licensed eating disorder counselor who gets it; she's walked through binge eating recovery herself. In this conversation, we're talking about how the scale has become a false idol, why body neutrality is the missing piece in healing your relationship with food, and the science behind why afternoon bingeing and overeating are actually an energy problem.
Check out the full show notes and other resources at
https://www.findingbalance.com/podcast-episodes/the-scale-is-lying-heres-what-god-says-is-true
Connect with Dr. Kari Anderson
Tell us your story!
Reclaim the holiday season! Learn tools to manage holiday food stress, set healthy boundaries with family, and sidestep common comparison traps.
Support the show
FINDINGbalance
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SpeakPipe - send us a voice message
CREDITS
Interlude music by “Hotham” – Morning Thoughts
Intro music by “MokkaMusic” – Old Jeans (Funk)
Production & Editing by Leah Bryant Co
This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or prescribe. If you have, or suspect you may have, an eating disorder, please consult your healthcare provider. For faith-based care, visit ChristianTreatmentFinder.com.
“Thankfully, the story does not end there. I figured it out. And God's absolute, total grace and faithfulness showed me the way and led me to the right help.
Kristin Fickes’ story is relatable, and her experience is a gift. She’s someone we're linking arms with at FINDINGbalance in this fight against eating disorders. It's a Kingdom campaign and we're on it together.
In this conversation, we’re talking about how the entire family is impacted when someone is walking through recovery from an eating disorder, the difference it makes to have Christ-centered care as a part of treatment, and what parents can do to ensure any siblings feel included and supported.
Siblings and other children in the household are very significant members of the family unit that need to be included for the healing of the whole system. Be sure to check the show notes for additional resources wherever you are on this journey.
If anything in this conversation stood out to you, we’d love to hear! Text us using the link above. (We can’t reply, but we read every message and you might just hear an answer to your question on a future episode!)
Check out the show notes and other resources at
https://www.findingbalance.com/podcast-episodes/restore-family-bonds-in-the-wake-of-an-eating-disorder
Connect with Kristin:
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Tell us your story!
Reclaim the holiday season! Learn tools to manage holiday food stress, set healthy boundaries with family, and sidestep common comparison traps.
Support the show
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Website
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SpeakPipe - send us a voice message
CREDITS
Interlude music by “Hotham” – Morning Thoughts
Intro music by “MokkaMusic” – Old Jeans (Funk)
Production & Editing by Leah Bryant Co
This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or prescribe. If you have, or suspect you may have, an eating disorder, please consult your healthcare provider. For faith-based care, visit ChristianTreatmentFinder.com.
Chrissy sits down with podcast growth strategist (and our incredible producer) Leah Bryant for an honest conversation about food freedom, body image, faith, and healing. Leah shares her story of growing up in 90s diet culture, the moment God began shifting how she saw herself, and why freedom in Christ isn’t achieved...it’s received.
“Every yes, no matter how small, is a step toward freedom.”
That is why we exist as an organization. That's why this podcast exists as one of the programs we provide to create safe spaces for women to walk toward freedom in Christ-centered community.
We’re so grateful to Leah for joining us, being so real, and openly sharing her journey and how God is meeting her in all of this.
Check out full show notes and other resources at
https://www.findingbalance.com/podcast-episodes/podcast-production-turned-healing-journey-with-jesus
Learn more about our upcoming Hello Freedom Community!
Connect with Leah:
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Tell us your story!
Reclaim the holiday season! Learn tools to manage holiday food stress, set healthy boundaries with family, and sidestep common comparison traps.
Support the show
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SpeakPipe - send us a voice message
CREDITS
Interlude music by “Hotham” – Morning Thoughts
Intro music by “MokkaMusic” – Old Jeans (Funk)
Production & Editing by Leah Bryant Co
This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or prescribe. If you have, or suspect you may have, an eating disorder, please consult your healthcare provider. For faith-based care, visit ChristianTreatmentFinder.com.
From a young age, many girls are exposed to body image issues and eating habits that may not be the most uplifting. Years go by, and that young girl shows her daughter the very same habits. But it is possible to break the cycles passed down from generation to generation with God’s love, grace, and support.
Chantia Sturman, licensed therapist and founder of Darling, Arise (which you’ll hear more about), joins Chrissy to share how moms can build body confidence in daughters, and even find healing in the process.
You’ll discover the best time to start having food and body image conversations with daughters, the power of curiosity in challenging moments, and small yet powerful shifts you can start with today!
As you’ll hear, what you model matters so much more than what you say.
If anything in this conversation stood out to you, we’d love to hear! You can text us using the link above. It’s one-way (translation: we can’t reply), but we read every message, and you might just hear an answer to your question on a future episode.
Check out the show notes and other resources at
https://www.findingbalance.com/podcast-episodes/how-to-raise-a-body-confident-daughter
Connect with Chantia
Darling, Arise Website
Tell us your story!
Reclaim the holiday season! Learn tools to manage holiday food stress, set healthy boundaries with family, and sidestep common comparison traps.
Support the show
FINDINGbalance
Website
Blog
Facebook
Instagram
SpeakPipe - send us a voice message
CREDITS
Interlude music by “Hotham” – Morning Thoughts
Intro music by “MokkaMusic” – Old Jeans (Funk)
Production & Editing by Leah Bryant Co
This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or prescribe. If you have, or suspect you may have, an eating disorder, please consult your healthcare provider. For faith-based care, visit ChristianTreatmentFinder.com.
From the publisher's feed
In today’s diet-culture society, food issues and body hatred have become the norm. But you were created to be FREE. Welcome to Old School Food Freedom, where we go back to the basics,…
Hosted by FINDINGbalance Executive Director Chrissy Kirkman, this podcast features Biblically-sound experts, thought-leaders, artists, and everyday people who will inspire you to interrupt negative cultural soundtracks and rediscover God’s original design for your relationship with food and your body.
This show will deliver practical, faith-filled insights on how to break free from diet culture and body shame through the lens of scripture. If you’re looking for guidance on how to heal your relationship with food while deepening your faith, you're in the right place.
We’ll answer questions like
What does the Bible say about food freedom?
How can I overcome an eating disorder or disordered eating with Jesus?
What is the biblical perspective on diet culture?
How can I find peace with food as a Christian?
What does it mean to treat your body as a temple in relation to eating?
How can I break free from diet culture with Jesus?
How can I align my eating habits with biblical teachings?
What are the first steps to finding food freedom in Christ?
This podcast is for anyone ready to walk away from diet culture and into the freedom that Christ offers. Whether you’re recovering from an eating disorder, disordered eating, wrestling with body image, or simply craving a more peaceful relationship with food, this space was made for you.
If you want to experience true food freedom with Jesus, this podcast will give you the encouragement, truth, and tools to do just that.

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