Rebuild the Body

In this powerful kickoff to our fall series, Made in His Image, we dive into the foundational truth that your body reveals your personhood. Drawing from Saint John Paul II’s Theology of the Body, this episode breaks down why your body is not a project to perfect—but a sacred gift to steward.

Whether you're struggling with body image, stuck in comparison, or trying to integrate your faith with your fitness journey, this episode offers real hope, clarity, and practical steps rooted in Catholic teaching.

• What Theology of the Body actually teaches about your body, identity, and dignity
• The common heresies TOB corrects (Gnosticism, Materialism, Dualism, etc.)
• How to shift from “body as project” to “body as gift”
• Why your body is part of your mission
• How comparison steals joy—and how TOB restores peace
• 6 practical tools for living TOB in the mirror, gym, kitchen, and daily life

• ✋ Daily Body Blessing
• 🪞 Mirror Reframe Statements
• 🏋️‍♀️ Movement as Worship Prayers
• 👕 Modesty of Heart Discernment
• 😴 Rest Without Guilt Practices
• 🍽️ Intentional Eating and Gratitude Prayers

• Psalm 139 – You are fearfully and wonderfully made
• Genesis 1:27 – You are made in the image and likeness of God
• John 1:14 – The Word became flesh and dwelt among us

• What part of your body have you criticized—and how might God see it?
• What lie have you believed about your body, and what truth will you speak instead?
• How can your body be part of your mission this week?

Your body isn’t just how you’re seen—it’s how you show up to serve. This week, reflect on how your body brings Christ’s love to others in your daily life.

🎧 Episode 2: Workout Motivation for Each Temperament

Discover how your Catholic temperament influences your fitness drive, and why knowing it could be the key to lasting consistency and joy.

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Episode Summary:

In this heartfelt season finale, Catholic fitness coach Marty Langlois reflects on the journey of Rebuild the Body so far — and shares the decision to take a summer break from podcasting to be more present with her daughter. Through personal stories, spiritual encouragement, and practical wisdom, this episode weaves together everything we’ve learned about food, fitness, and faith.

From temperance to clean eating, from gluttony to gratitude — this is your invitation to nourish your body and flourish in Christ during the summer season.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• Why taking a break can be a holy decision rooted in vocation
• Key takeaways from past episodes: clean eating, temperance, fasting, food as worship
• Why eating well is a spiritual discipline
• How to rebuild your relationship with food, your body, and God
• One virtue-inspired habit to practice during the summer
• How to use the summer season for rest, joy, and spiritual growth

Resources Mentioned:

• Rebuild the Body Catholic Fitness Community on Facebook
• Instagram: @thecatholicfitnesscoach
• Website: www.catholicfitnesscoaching.com

Join the Community:

Stay connected during the break by joining the Facebook group or following Marty on Instagram. Share your questions, reflections, and spiritual fitness goals so we can build the next season around your real-life journey.

New Episodes Return:

Wednesday, September 4, 2025

In this powerful and deeply personal episode, Marty Langlois guides listeners through two often-overlooked struggles in the faith and fitness journey: gluttony and scrupulosity. Whether you find yourself emotionally eating or obsessing over every calorie, this episode offers practical tools, spiritual insight, and gentle encouragement to restore peace and freedom in your relationship with food.

Marty explores how both extremes—overeating and over-obsessing—can stem from the same disordered desire and how reclaiming food as a gift, not guilt leads us toward true freedom in Christ. Through personal stories, practical steps, and guided reflection, this episode offers a Catholic approach to healing and holy nourishment.

• What gluttony really is—and what it’s not
• How scrupulosity disguises itself as “holiness” in food choices
• Why reclaiming food as a gift can transform your body and soul
• How to use the Ignatian Examen to reflect on your eating habits
• A powerful Lectio Divina on John 6:35 to satisfy spiritual hunger
• Catholic virtues to integrate into your meals (temperance, gratitude, hospitality, sacrifice)
• The Eucharist as the model for every meal

• John 6:35 – Scripture reflection on Jesus as the Bread of Life
• Ignatian Examen for Eating – A daily reflection practice
• Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1777 – Moral conscience and right-order
• St. Francis de Sales – Wisdom on food and humility
• St. Ignatius of Loyola – Examen and spiritual formation

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• Facebook Group: Rebuild the Body
• Download the Clean Eating & Temperance Guide – Download Here
• Work with Marty – 1:1 Catholic fitness coaching now open

If this episode helped you, please rate, review, and share it with someone who needs to be reminded:

You are not your cravings. You are a temple.

Episode Summary:

In this powerful and deeply reflective episode, Marty takes us back to the beginning—to Eden, to Daniel’s faithfulness, to the sacred rhythms of the Church, and to the virtuous witness of the saints. Discover how clean eating is not just about food quality, but about spiritual posture, reverence, and discipline. Drawing from Scripture and Catholic tradition, this episode invites listeners to reimagine their meals as acts of worship, fasting as a return to God, and food choices as opportunities for virtue.

What You’ll Learn:

– Why Eden reveals God’s original intention for nourishment

– How Daniel’s fast teaches resistance and spiritual clarity

– How the Church’s ancient rhythm of fasting and feasting shapes modern holiness

– How saints like St. Francis, St. Thérèse, and Pier Giorgio Frassati modeled temperance and devotion in food

– How you can imitate these practices in your kitchen and dining room today

Challenge for Listeners:

Choose one meal this week to offer as a prayer. Whether it’s through fasting, clean cooking, or intentional gratitude—make it holy. Rebuild your relationship with food, one bite at a time.

Scripture References:

– Genesis 2:9

– Daniel 1:12

– Luke 4:1–4

– 1 Corinthians 10:31

Saints Mentioned:

– St. Francis of Assisi

– St. Benedict

– St. Catherine of Siena

– St. Thérèse of Lisieux

– Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati

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In today’s episode, we’re exploring the powerful (and often misunderstood) virtue of temperance—and how it can transform the way we eat, pray, and live. From sugar cravings and restrictive diets to feasting on Sundays and offering up small sacrifices, you’ll learn how to integrate temperance into your daily food choices without shame or stress.

Rooted in Catholic wisdom and delivered in the Rebuild the Body storytelling tone, this episode will guide you through practical strategies, spiritual reflections, and simple steps to bring peace to your plate and purpose to your meals.

• Why temperance is not about restriction—but about right order
• How simple food swaps can become spiritual victories
• How to break the cycle of bingeing and restriction through virtue
• Ways to eat liturgically by mirroring the Church calendar
• A powerful spiritual practice: cutting your portion by ⅓ and offering it up for someone in need
• How to make temperance sustainable with joy, not guilt

This week, we invite you to live out temperance with these four intentional actions:

1. Swap one indulgent food or drink for a nourishing, clean alternative
2. Identify one area of restriction or bingeing and replace it with balance
3. Plan a joyful, intentional Sunday feast
4. Cut one meal’s portion by ⅓ and offer it up as a spiritual sacrifice

Remember: these aren't rules—they're invitations to freedom.

• Daniel 1:12 – “Give us only vegetables to eat and water to drink…”
• 1 Corinthians 10:31 – “Whether you eat or drink, do all for the glory of God.”
• Ecclesiastes 3 – “There is a time for everything…”
• Matthew 6:16-18 – “When you fast, do not look gloomy…”
• St. Thomas Aquinas & the Cardinal Virtue of Temperance
• The rhythm of fasting and feasting in the Church calendar

If this conversation blessed you, share it with a friend who’s struggling with food shame, extreme dieting, or who wants to bring more faith into their fitness routine.

Tag us on Instagram @thecatholicfitnesscoach and let us know your favorite takeaway using #RebuildTheBody.

• Website: www.catholicfitnesscoaching.com
• Instagram: @thecatholicfitnesscoach
• Facebook Group: Rebuild the Body
• Coaching & Resources: Catholic fitness plans, nutrition guides, and devotional tools available at https://catholicfitnesscoaching.com/shop/

In this transformative episode of Rebuild the Body, we explore The 5 Core Principles of Catholic Clean Eating—a faith-rooted approach to nourishing the body that also renews the soul.

Marty shares personal stories, biblical wisdom, and practical steps that help Catholics embrace clean eating as a form of worship, stewardship, and vocation. You’ll learn how food is not only fuel, but also a means of glorifying God and aligning your health with your calling.

Whether you’re on a healing journey, raising a family, leading a ministry, or simply seeking greater temperance in daily life, this episode will equip you with tools and truths to help you eat with purpose—and peace.

• How to eat whole, minimally processed foods with gratitude and intention
• Why honoring hunger and fullness reflects trust in God’s design
• How to discern food choices that support your unique vocation
• The spiritual value of fasting beyond just dietary benefits
• How shared meals strengthen both body and community

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• 📖 Further Reading: Delay and Pray by, Beth Bubik
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In this powerful, reflective episode, we explore the deeply spiritual connection between food and faith. With a strong Catholic foundation, Marty walks listeners through how eating is not just physical nourishment—but an act of worship. From mealtime prayers to the profound mystery of the Eucharist, this episode helps you reimagine the way you eat, fast, feast, and nourish your body as a living temple of the Holy Spirit.

Whether you're struggling with emotional eating, distracted meals, or simply want to bring more intention to your daily habits, this episode invites you to slow down, savor, and eat with purpose.

• Why every meal is an opportunity to glorify God (1 Cor 10:31)
• How Jesus ate, fasted, and feasted with purpose—and what we can learn from His example
• The power of mealtime prayer, presence, and gratitude
• How the Eucharist is the ultimate faith-food connection, revealing the sacredness of the body
• A practical challenge to eat one meal in silence and prayer to encounter God in everyday nourishment

• 1 Corinthians 10:31
• John 6:35
• Luke 19 (Zacchaeus)
• Matthew 26:26–28 (Last Supper)
• Genesis 1:29
• Psalm 34:8 – “Taste and see that the Lord is good.”

Choose one meal this week to eat completely distraction-free. Begin with prayer. Be present. Reflect on how eating can become an act of worship.

• What would change if you saw every bite as a blessing?
• How can you prepare your body like a temple before receiving the Eucharist?
• What eating habits might need to shift to better honor God?

• Clean Eating & the Virtue of Temperance: A Catholic Guide to Nourishing Your Body and Soul – Available Now
• Past Episodes:
• Episode 37: What is Clean Eating? A Catholic Introduction
• Episode 38: Understanding Temperance—The Forgotten Virtue

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• Podcast on Apple | Spotify

In this deeply reflective and practical episode, Marty unpacks the often-forgotten virtue of temperance—a powerful key to peace with food, healing in the body, and growth in holiness.

Rooted in the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the teachings of St. Thomas Aquinas, this conversation explores how temperance is not about restriction, but about living in freedom and balance.

You’ll hear real-life stories, common struggles, and encouragement for everyday growth, plus scripture-based reflections and practical action steps to begin living temperance today—whether it’s in sugar cravings, caffeine habits, or evening snacking.

This is the episode to listen to if you want to rebuild your relationship with food through virtue, not shame.

• What the Church and St. Thomas Aquinas teach about temperance
• Why temperance is about peace—not punishment or restriction
• Real examples of temperance in daily eating, drinking, and habits
• How the saints lived with temperance and joy
• The role of temperance in rebuilding a healthy and holy life
• Action steps and scripture meditations for your spiritual and physical growth

• 1 Corinthians 9:25 – “Every athlete exercises self-control in all things.”

• Clean Eating & the Virtue of Temperance: A Catholic Guide to Nourishing Your Body and Soul – Download Here!
• Catechism of the Catholic Church §1809
• Quotes from St. Thomas Aquinas and the lives of the saints

• Practice one act of temperance each day this week
• Reflect on your current food habits: are they rooted in peace or compulsion?
• Journal your temperance “wins” and share in the Rebuild the Body Facebook Group
• Invite a friend to listen and grow with you

Continue the conversation in our Facebook group: Rebuild the Body

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In this foundational episode of our new series Clean Eating & the Virtue of Temperance, Marty introduces what “clean eating” really means—not just from a nutritional standpoint, but through a deeply Catholic lens.

Through Scripture, storytelling, and spiritual reflection, we explore how food can become a way to honor the body as a temple, practice temperance, and rediscover simplicity in a culture of overconsumption. Clean eating isn’t about perfection or shame—it’s about reclaiming peace, presence, and purpose.

• The practical definition of clean eating—whole, unprocessed foods that nourish the body
• The spiritual foundation for clean eating in Scripture and Catholic teaching
• Why clean eating is a countercultural act of reverence and stewardship
• How 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 frames our bodies as temples of the Holy Spirit
• The dangers of emotional and distracted eating in today’s fast-paced culture
• How to reflect on your own eating patterns with faith and self-awareness
• Five easy ways to start clean eating today, including a weekly challenge

• When do you feel your best—physically, mentally, and spiritually?
• What foods make you feel clear, present, and energized?
• Have you ever invited God into your food choices or cravings?
• What is one way you can practice temperance through food this week?

• 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 – Your body is a temple
• Psalm 34:8 – Taste and see that the Lord is good
• 1 Corinthians 10:31 – Whether you eat or drink, do it all for God’s glory

Eat one clean, prayerful meal per day.

Bless your food. Eat with intention. Invite God into the moment.

Share your meal or reflection using #RebuildTheBody on Instagram or in our Facebook community.

• Coming Soon! eBook: Clean Eating & the Virtue of Temperance: A Catholic Guide to Nourishing Your Body and Soul
• The Rebuild the Body Facebook Group for faith-based fitness support
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In this special bonus episode of Rebuild the Body, we reflect on the final fruit of the Lenten journey: true rest found in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Rest is more than sleep—it’s a spiritual reality, a lifestyle shaped by peace, surrender, and the victory of Easter morning.

With storytelling, scripture, prayer, and reflections from the saints and Catholic tradition, this episode invites you to enter into a deeper kind of rest—one that transforms not just your schedule, but your soul.

Whether you walked with us through the #LentenRebuild challenge or are joining now, this episode is your invitation to live renewed—spiritually and physically.

• A prayerful opening to center your heart on Christ’s peace
• The true meaning of rest—and how our culture gets it wrong
• Jesus’ Resurrection as the foundation of eternal rest
• How to live in the peace of Christ even in daily chaos
• Carrying your Lenten habits beyond Easter
• Continuing the #LentenRebuild challenge in a post-Lent world
• A personal story of healing, hope, and a quiet resurrection moment
• Reflections on Josef Pieper’s Leisure: The Basis of Culture
• A closing guided prayer for peace, renewal, and Resurrection living

#LentenRebuild Lives On—Here’s How:

• Pick a Weekly Theme (joy, forgiveness, presence, etc.)
• Share Your Journey using the hashtag #LentenRebuild
• Live Renewed—physically, spiritually, and joyfully in the peace of the Risen Christ

• Romans 6:4, John 19:30, Psalm 23, Hebrews 4:9
• Leisure: The Basis of Culture by Josef Pieper
• Saints: St. Augustine, St. Teresa of Avila

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Together, let’s rebuild—body and soul—in Christ.