Faith-Filled Food Freedom | Disordered Eating, Body Image, Weight Loss Obsession, Anxiety, Nutrition

Wanting to be healthy and being consumed by it can look identical from the outside, and the difference is almost always found in the reason underneath. You keep telling yourself you just want to be healthy, yet every healthy choice still comes with a side of fear, guilt, or a number you keep checking. Sometimes the goal really is health. Other times, health is just the most respectable-sounding cover story for something you haven't been ready to name. That difference is worth knowing before another Monday restart. In today's episode, Brittany sits down with Coryn Brown and Crysanne Clay, a mother-daughter duo who host the Her Healthy Body podcast and coach women toward a Christ-centered approach to health. Both have walked through their own disordered eating and body image recovery, so they know exactly how "I just want to be healthy" can quietly become something else. Together they unpack what a wellness-focused relationship with your body can look like when it isn't disordered, and how to tell whether a new habit is real care or a food rule in disguise. ⚠️Fair warning: This is NOT a prescriptive episode. If food and movement still feel fragile for you right now, you have full permission to save this one for later. A few things you can expect to hear in this episode include… 🔍 Why the word "healthy" can mean two very different things, and which one has been running your life 🖥 The gut check about your browser history that shows where your health goals really live 🥗 How to tell a sustainable habit from a food rule in a nicer outfit 💪🏻 What discipline looks like when it isn't rigid, and where a little of it belongs 🕊 The question to ask yourself when you reach for the salad (or skip the dessert), and why it matters more than the food Resources mentioned: > Head to brittanybraswellrd.com/course-waitlist to get on the waitlist for The Joy-Filled Eater Course, opening to waitlisters on Oct. 18th! This is our signature course that’s helped dozens upon dozens of women to achieve lasting food freedom and better body image. > Check out Episode 3 of Faith-Filled Food Freedom on Dealing with Diet Culture in the Church > Hang out with Coryn & Crysanne on the Her Healthy Body podcast > Join our FREE Facebook community, Food Freedom & Body Image Support for Christian Women, to ask your questions about cultivating a joy-filled relationship with food, your body, & Jesus. Connect with Brittany on Instagram @brittanybraswellrd *Reminder - Podcast content is not meant to be taken as professional nutrition or medical advice, or to replace counseling with a licensed therapist. Please consult with your own treatment team.

A dinner plan built around your real week, not an impressive one, is what takes the stress out of the evening. If dinner falls apart every night around 5:30, how long are you planning to keep blaming yourself before you change the plan? In today's episode, Brittany pulls back the curtain on what dinner actually looks like at her house, dietitian title and all. It's a short, no-frills walkthrough of how she plans ahead so 5 p.m. isn't a crisis, and the simple rhythm that keeps a full family calendar from running the kitchen. No perfect plates required. A few things you can expect to hear in this episode include… ⏱ The tool Brittany uses to plan a month's worth of dinners in 60 seconds or less 🧠 What's really behind the nights when dinner feels scattered by evening 📅 A planning process that saves you from hours lost to a menu that doesn't work and a sink full of dirty dishes 🥣 A weekly rhythm built around busy nights, church nights, and one night off 💬 Why "simple" may do more for your mealtimes than a perfect plate ever will Resources mentioned: > Plan a month of dinners in <60 seconds with The Stronger Collective AI Menu Planner Tool *Your purchase of this tool helps to support Faith-Filled Food Freedom so we can keep serving you here every week! > Click here to order your first bag of Larry's Coffee and get a free set of handwoven Peruvian coasters with your order. > Subscribe to Brittany's personal newsletter, The Full Plate Press, for 2x/month food freedom tips, funny memes, and personal stories from behind-the-scenes shenanigans to mom life craziness to personal lessons you can apply to your food freedom journey and some fun BONUS resources to help you along the way! > Get on the waitlist to be among the first to be notified when we re-open the doors to The Joy-Filled Eater Course. This is our signature program that’s helped dozens upon dozens of women to achieve lasting food freedom and better body image. > Join our FREE Facebook community, Food Freedom & Body Image Support for Christian Women, to ask your questions about cultivating a joy-filled relationship with food, your body, & Jesus. Want to help support this show? If you love the show and are finding it valuable, be sure to leave a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Listen to your podcasts somewhere else? No worries! You can leave your podcast review here instead 😉. Got a question about food freedom, body image, faith, or nutrition? Leave me a SpeakPipe voice note here for a chance to have your question answered on an episode of the Faith-Filled Food Freedom podcast! Connect with Brittany on Instagram @brittanybraswellrd *Reminder - Podcast content is not meant to be taken as professional nutrition or medical advice, or to replace counseling with a licensed therapist. Please consult with your own treatment team.

By the end of this episode, you'll know how to stop letting a bad body image day decide how you eat, what you wear, and whether you show up. What are you refusing to do for your body until you finally like the way it looks? Grab your coffee, friend, because this is the tough love conversation you might need. If you've been waiting to feel better about your body before you start treating it better, Brittany is about to get real with you about what that wait is costing you, and it's not going to be a list of affirmations. You'll leave with a challenge you can put into practice the same day. A few things you can expect to hear in this episode include… ❤️ Why the pressure to "just love your body" can leave you feeling like you're failing at one more thing 🚦 Why bad body image days keep calling the shots, and how to stop handing them the wheel 💡 What the things you care for every day without adoring them can teach you about caring for your body 🛑 Why Brittany will never tell you to aim for body love, and what she'll ask you to aim for instead 1️⃣ What this looks like on an ordinary Tuesday, plus a challenge to try the minute the episode ends Resources mentioned: > Get your copy of The Body Image Cheat Sheet (on me!) to help you let go of body checking for good. > Subscribe to Brittany's personal newsletter, The Full Plate Press, for 2x/month food freedom tips, funny memes, and personal stories from behind-the-scenes shenanigans to mom life craziness to personal lessons you can apply to your food freedom journey and some fun BONUS resources to help you along the way! > Get on the waitlist to be among the first to be notified when we re-open the doors to The Joy-Filled Eater Course. This is our signature program that’s helped dozens upon dozens of women to achieve lasting food freedom and better body image. > Join our FREE Facebook community, Food Freedom & Body Image Support for Christian Women, to ask your questions about cultivating a joy-filled relationship with food, your body, & Jesus. Want to help support this show? If you love the show and are finding it valuable, be sure to leave a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Listen to your podcasts somewhere else? No worries! You can leave your podcast review here instead 😉. Got a question about food freedom, body image, faith, or nutrition? Leave me a SpeakPipe voice note here for a chance to have your question answered on an episode of the Faith-Filled Food Freedom podcast! Connect with Brittany on Instagram @brittanybraswellrd *Reminder - Podcast content is not meant to be taken as professional nutrition or medical advice, or to replace counseling with a licensed therapist. Please consult with your own treatment team.

Fear of weight gain may take a really long time to dissipate, but it doesn't have to be the one steering your choices. Is it possible for that fear to stick around even after years of doing "all the right things" in recovery, and if so, what are you actually supposed to do with it? In today's episode (which is also airing on Brittany's birthday!), she's tackling one of the questions she hears most from women doing this work: what happens if the fear just doesn't fully go away? Using a picture you've probably lived through yourself, anyone backseat driving your car, she walks through what it actually looks like to keep moving forward with fear still talking in the background. A few things you can expect to hear in this episode include… 🚗 Why "I'll never feel scared again" can’t be the primary goal, and what to aim for instead 📸 A client's story about photos, her freshman year of college, and what slowly started to change 🛑 The difference between feeling uncomfortable and actually being in danger, and why your body keeps mixing the two up 🧭 A simple question to ask yourself instead of "am I still afraid," to actually track your progress 📖 What Psalm 56:3-4 has to say about fear and trust, and why courage was never about fear disappearing first Resources mentioned: > Subscribe to Brittany's personal newsletter, The Full Plate Press, for 2x/month food freedom tips, funny memes, and personal stories from behind-the-scenes shenanigans to mom life craziness to personal lessons you can apply to your food freedom journey and some fun BONUS resources to help you along the way! > Get on the waitlist to be among the first to be notified when we re-open the doors to The Joy-Filled Eater Course. This is our signature program that’s helped dozens upon dozens of women to achieve lasting food freedom and better body image. > Join our FREE Facebook community, Food Freedom & Body Image Support for Christian Women, to ask your questions about cultivating a joy-filled relationship with food, your body, & Jesus. Want to help support this show? If you love the show and are finding it valuable, be sure to leave a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Listen to your podcasts somewhere else? No worries! You can leave your podcast review here instead 😉. Got a question about food freedom, body image, faith, or nutrition? Leave me a SpeakPipe voice note here for a chance to have your question answered on an episode of the Faith-Filled Food Freedom podcast! Connect with Brittany on Instagram @brittanybraswellrd *Reminder - Podcast content is not meant to be taken as professional nutrition or medical advice, or to replace counseling with a licensed therapist. Please consult with your own treatment team.

Food noise doesn't come from one volume knob. It comes from three separate channels: body, brain, and self-policing. And you can't turn any of them down until you know which ones are too loud, or not loud enough. What if the way you've been trying to quiet your food noise (like with willpower, distraction, or telling yourself to just stop), is the exact reason it keeps coming back louder? In today's episode, Brittany continues the food noise conversation she started in episode 238, breaking down why most "quiet your food noise" advice fails: It treats every food thought like it's coming from the same source. She walks through the three distinct channels food noise can come from, how to tell which one is running too hot for you specifically, and where to start turning the mix back to something livable. A few things you can expect to hear in this episode include… 🎚️ Why silencing food thoughts tends to make them louder, and how to adjust their volume using a “soundboard” 🧠 The 3 different "channels" food noise can come from, and why they all need different fixes 🍽️ How to tell which channel is too loud for you, with specific signs for each one 🎛️ Simple starting points for turning each channel back to a healthy volume 🙋🏻‍♀️ The self-judgment habit that's actually its own separate channel, not just "extra" food noise Resources mentioned: > Episode 238: Why You Still Think About Food All Day, Even When You’re Trying Not To > Episode 204: “I’m Not Sick Enough to Need Help”: The Hidden Medical Consequences of Under-Eating with Tanna Vayon, PA-C > Click here to order your first bag of Larry's Coffee and get a free set of handwoven Peruvian coasters with your order. > Subscribe to Brittany's personal newsletter, The Full Plate Press, for 2x/month food freedom tips, funny memes, and personal stories from behind-the-scenes shenanigans to mom life craziness to personal lessons you can apply to your food freedom journey and some fun BONUS resources to help you along the way! > Get on the waitlist to be among the first to be notified when we re-open the doors to The Joy-Filled Eater Course. This is our signature program that’s helped dozens upon dozens of women to achieve lasting food freedom and better body image. > Join our FREE Facebook community, Food Freedom & Body Image Support for Christian Women, to ask your questions about cultivating a joy-filled relationship with food, your body, & Jesus. Want to help support this show? If you love the show and are finding it valuable, be sure to leave a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Listen to your podcasts somewhere else? No worries! You can leave your podcast review here instead 😉. Got a question about food freedom, body image, faith, or nutrition? Leave me a SpeakPipe voice note here for a chance to have your question answered on an episode of the Faith-Filled Food Freedom podcast! Connect with Brittany on Instagram @brittanybraswellrd *Reminder - Podcast content is not meant to be taken as professional nutrition or medical advice, or to replace counseling with a licensed therapist. Please consult with your own treatment team.