by Char-Lee | Jul 8, 2020 | Body Positivity, Exercise, Health and Fitness, Intuitive Eating
Diet culture is a system of oppression that disproportionately harms anyone who doesn’t match up with its assumed picture of “health”. Being fat is not a bad thing in and of itself. However, this cultural construct demonizes and oppresses people in larger bodies...
by Char-Lee | Aug 12, 2019 | General
What’s the difference between intuitive eating and faith-based weight loss plans? Is there a problem with losing weight to honor God? Yep. Here’s the problem with making weight loss a goal in a faith based practice. The following scenario happens far too often. So, I...
by Char-Lee | Jun 21, 2019 | Faith, General, Intuitive Eating
What is spiritual fasting? Why should I practice it? Before I get into the what, why, and how of spiritual fasting, I want to explore what spiritual fasting is not. Spiritual fasting is not a way to earn anything (love, favor, acceptance, miracles…) from...
by Char-Lee | Jun 14, 2019 | Exercise, Faith, General, Health and Fitness, Intuitive Eating, Wellness
This summer I am leading a group of women at my church through a wellness transformation program. The program leads you to know and love God, get whole, and get healthy so that we are more able and available to love others. It is a program I have gone through before....
by Char-Lee | Jun 7, 2019 | Body Positivity, Faith, General, Intuitive Eating, Wellness
The end of food and body preoccupation starts with recognizing the lies of diet culture that we believe. It requires that we challenge those thoughts against the word of God and cast out the lies. We must recognize that our thoughts determine our actions. And, we must...
by Char-Lee | May 20, 2019 | Exercise, Faith, General, Health and Fitness, Intuitive Eating, Videos, Wellness
Wellness transformation requires that we break free from the patterns and priorities of this world and slowly reshape our minds. It involves transforming how we think, what we want, and how we live to be more in line with the Biblical perspective of health and...
by Char-Lee | May 8, 2019 | Body Positivity, Exercise, Faith, General, Health and Fitness, Intuitive Eating, Wellness
Christian Intuitive Exercise The worldly view of exercise and fitness is heartbreaking. The purpose is lost, the methods misguided and often dangerous, and the result is brokenness. I type these words with absolute empathy for anyone caught in the enemy’s...
by Char-Lee | Apr 17, 2019 | Faith, Health and Fitness, Intuitive Eating
I recently had the opportunity to chat with Aubrey Golbeck MS, RDN, author of Grace Food and Everything in Between (I highly recommend her book!) about Biblical self-control. The conversation was so fruitful. We defined Biblical self-control, discussed whether or...
by Char-Lee | Mar 26, 2019 | Faith, General, Intuitive Eating
Alright ladies, let’s tackle this whole “Your body is a temple” thing. Learning how to respect your body starts with knowing what the Word actually says about honoring God with our bodies. We have all heard 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 used to encourage healthful living,...
by Char-Lee | Mar 13, 2019 | General
Intuitive eating with the Bible; Cope with Your Emotions without Food Learning how to stop emotional eating means learning what emotional eating is and isn’t, learning how to explore and meet your true needs, and learning how to accept grace for how you cope. What we...
