The Joyful Health Show: A Non-Diet Wellness Podcast for Christians

Welcome to Two-Minute Tuesdays, where you'll hear a non-diet devotional to help you fight the regular pressures of diet culture by resting in God's grace and following His joy. 

If you want these sent to your inbox daily for only $10, you can sign up at joyfulhealth.co/devo. 

“I really enjoyed this episode” <– If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing the show! This helps me support more people — just like you — cut through the weeds of wellness culture and discover joyful health, by grace. Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode!

Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the podcast so you don't miss an episode and timely announcements. I’m so thankful for you!

☀️ Get your free chapter for my 5-Week Bible Study on Body Image here

🎉 Find freedom from dieting with our signature course

👉🏽 Submit your own question for the podcast here

Connect with me: joyfulhealth.co | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube

Welcome to Two-Minute Tuesdays, where you'll hear a non-diet devotional to help you fight the regular pressures of diet culture by resting in God's grace and following His joy. 

If you want these sent to your inbox daily for only $10, you can sign up at joyfulhealth.co/devo. 

“I really enjoyed this episode” <– If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing the show! This helps me support more people — just like you — cut through the weeds of wellness culture and discover joyful health, by grace. Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode!

Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the podcast so you don't miss an episode and timely announcements. I’m so thankful for you!

☀️ Get your free chapter for my 5-Week Bible Study on Body Image here

🎉 Find freedom from dieting with our signature course

👉🏽 Submit your own question for the podcast here

Connect with me: joyfulhealth.co | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube

Welcome to Two-Minute Tuesdays, where you'll hear a non-diet devotional to help you fight the regular pressures of diet culture by resting in God's grace and following His joy. 

If you want these sent to your inbox daily for only $10, you can sign up at joyfulhealth.co/devo. 

“I really enjoyed this episode” <– If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing the show! This helps me support more people — just like you — cut through the weeds of wellness culture and discover joyful health, by grace. Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode!

Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the podcast so you don't miss an episode and timely announcements. I’m so thankful for you!

☀️ Get your free chapter for my 5-Week Bible Study on Body Image here

🎉 Find freedom from dieting with our signature course

👉🏽 Submit your own question for the podcast here

Connect with me: joyfulhealth.co | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube

In this episode, we welcome back Kassandra Baker as we dive deep into the dangers of idolizing thinness within Christian communities. Kassandra shares her journey through eating disorders, depression, and the eventual freedom she found by letting go of the cultural obsession with thinness. In this episode, we will:  

-Identify when thinness becomes an idol 

-Replace ideals with God's kind reality

-Give practical steps when you struggle with the need to be thin  

Our anchor verse for this episode is Daniel 3:17-18: "If this be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king. But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.”   

My hope is you'll walk away with greater faith and a healthier life as you find true freedom in Christ.  

00:27 The Dangers of Idolizing Thinness 

01:23 Personal Journey and Struggles 

03:31 Recognizing Thinness as an Idol 

09:33 Breaking Free from the Idol of Thinness 

18:36 Practical Steps to Overcome 

28:15 The Idol of Thinness and Personal Sacrifice 

28:51 The Process of Neuroplasticity 

29:52 Honoring God Through Our Bodies 

Click here for the full blog post with more resources. 

“I really enjoyed this episode” <– If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing the show! This helps me support more people — just like you — cut through the weeds of wellness culture and discover joyful health, by grace. Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode!

Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the podcast so you don't miss an episode and timely announcements. I’m so thankful for you!

☀️ Get your free 5-Week Bible Study on Body Image Chapter here

🎉 Find freedom from dieting with our signature course

Connect with me: joyfulhealth.co | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube

Welcome to Two-Minute Tuesdays, where you'll hear a non-diet devotional to help you fight the regular pressures of diet culture by resting in God's grace and following His joy. 

If you want these sent to your inbox daily for only $10, you can sign up at joyfulhealth.co/devo. 

“I really enjoyed this episode” <– If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing the show! This helps me support more people — just like you — cut through the weeds of wellness culture and discover joyful health, by grace. Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode!

Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the podcast so you don't miss an episode and timely announcements. I’m so thankful for you!

☀️ Get your free chapter for my 5-Week Bible Study on Body Image here

🎉 Find freedom from dieting with our signature course

👉🏽 Submit your own question for the podcast here

Connect with me: joyfulhealth.co | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube

Welcome to Two-Minute Tuesdays, where you'll hear a non-diet devotional to help you find grace in wellness today. 

If you want these sent to your inbox daily for only $10, you can sign up at joyfulhealth.co/devo. 

“I really enjoyed this episode” <– If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing the show! This helps me support more people — just like you — cut through the weeds of wellness culture and discover joyful health, by grace. Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode!

Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the podcast so you don't miss an episode and timely announcements. I’m so thankful for you!

☀️ Get your free chapter for my 5-Week Bible Study on Body Image here

🎉 Find freedom from dieting with our signature course

Connect with me: joyfulhealth.co | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube

In today's episode I share my journey with diastasis recti, which is the separation of the abdominal muscles that usually occurs during pregnancy. For the 30-40% of women who still experience this separation with a belly that pokes out 6 months postpartum, this episode is for you. I hope this helps spread awareness of diastasis recti, gives you hope that it can get better (one way or another) and take away body shame. Enjoy!

00:46 New Podcast Schedule

01:12 Diastasis Recti: An Overview

02:18 Personal Journey with Diastasis Recti

04:46 Understanding and Engaging the TVA

05:55 Physical Therapy and Breathing Techniques

10:29 Considering Surgery: Initial Steps

12:45 Surgery Experience and Recovery

18:54 Post-Surgery Reflections and Advice

27:31 Final Thoughts and Prayer

Click here for the full blog post with more resources. 

“I really enjoyed this episode” <– If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing the show! This helps me support more people — just like you — cut through the weeds of wellness culture and discover joyful health, by grace. Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode!

Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the podcast so you don't miss an episode and timely announcements. I’m so thankful for you!

☀️ Get your free 5-Week Bible Study on Body Image here

🎉 Find freedom from dieting with our signature course

Connect with me: joyfulhealth.co | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube

In this episode of the Joyful Health Show Kasey addresses one of the most common concerns about intuitive eating: what to do if you gain weight when you start? Kasey shares from her own experience starting intuitive eating and from the experience she’s gained working with 100s of women through the same process. 

We pray Hebrews 12:2 encourages you to continue the race of trusting God with every area of your life, including your body! “...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God”

👉🏽  Head here for all of today's show notes including Scriptures, social images, and resources mentioned.
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Resources mentioned

Ep 14: How do I accept my body if I gain weight with Kassandra Baker

Ep 24: How do I know if I’m at a healthy weight? With Megan Becker, RD

Body Blessings: A 30 Day Journal To Praise God With Your Body

Joyful Health Scripture Cards

Joyful Health Membership

In this episode of the Joyful Health Show Kasey interviews dietitian and eating disorder specialist Anna Marie Long together with her co-author of Nourished to Flourish Stephanie Brown, a personal trainer and soon to be dietitian about wellness culture’s misuse of the scriptural phase “the temple of the Holy Spirit.” 

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 encourages us, “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.”  As you meditate on this and listen to this episode, we pray you will discover what is truly means to glorify God in your body, not allowing the temple of God which is your body to become a place where wellness culture can buy and sell influence, but a house of prayer (Matthew 21:12), and a conduit of love and joy!

👉🏽  Head here for all of today's show notes including Scriptures, social images, and resources mentioned.
☀️Start your week with Mindful Moments for Present People: A free 1-minute devotional to debunk diet culture and savor God's abundance delivered to your inbox every Monday.
🙋‍♀️ Get Christian intuitive eating coaching and education with our monthly membership. Start your free 14-day trial here.
✅Want professional 1:1 non-diet support? Meet with one of our dietitians or joyful movement trainers here.
Learn more at joyfulhealth.co
Connect with us on Social Media
Instagram: @joyfulhealthco
Facebook Community: Joyful Health Co
Youtube: @joyfulhealthco

In this episode of the Joyful Health Show Kasey addresses the cultural obsession with fighting against aging and asks the question: should we as Christians be trying to live as long as possible and at what cost? 

As you listen to this episode and explore your own thoughts on aging with the Lord, may you remember God’s  promise from Isaiah 46:4, “Even to your old age and gray hairs, I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.”

👉🏽  Head here for all of today's show notes including Scriptures, social images, and resources mentioned.
☀️Start your week with Mindful Moments for Present People: A free 1-minute devotional to debunk diet culture and savor God's abundance delivered to your inbox every Monday.
🙋‍♀️ Get Christian intuitive eating coaching and education with our monthly membership. Start your free trial here.
✅Want professional 1:1 non-diet support? Meet with one of our dietitians or joyful movement trainers here.
Learn more at joyfulhealth.co
Connect with us on Social Media
Instagram: @joyfulhealthco
Facebook Community: Joyful Health Co
Youtube: @joyfulhealthco