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

Summer is supposed to be easy breezy, right? But as women, we typically take on the burden of new schedules and circus-level logistics, all while trying to maintain our own health. In today's episode of the Joyful Health Show, I share my ideas for a stress-free summer for YOU, Christian women!

Here's what I'll share:

My story of burnout and what I did in response

How to prioritize instead of agonize

A 20-minute summer morning that will get you going

I want you to walk away feeling light-hearted about the summer ahead, excited about what God has in store and equipped for whatever comes.

"For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven." Ecclesiastes 3:1

Helpful Timestamps:
00:13 Why Summer Feels Hard
07:37 Let Go Of Expectations
15:45 Keystone Health Habits
26:18 The 20 Minute Morning

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In this episode of the Joyful Health Show, I interview Hope Cook, PA and life coach, about her book Healing Clinician Burnout: How to Revive Your Life and Career. If you're feeling apathetic, cynical, or experience a sense of resentment around work, this conversation is for you.

Here's what we cover:

Hope and Kasey's stories of burnout, including dreading work and fantasizing about being injured

Burnout stats, symptoms, and the impact of overloaded schedules and chronic comparison

Practical tools to recognize and move through burnout

We want you to walk away knowing that burnout is not a personal failure, but a wake-up call to listen in and change course. There is always hope!

"Come to me, all who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest." —Jesus, Matthew 11:28

Helpful Timestamps:

01:30 Why Burnout Matters
05:57 Burnout By the Numbers
07:24 Why We’re So Overloaded
10:43 Signs and Symptoms
15:07 Body Compass and Truth
17:21 Bag Barter Better
20:26 Cocoon Prep Action
23:38 Find Value Beyond Work

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In this episode of the Joyful Health Show, I interview Ericka Anderson about her book Freely Sober: Rethinking Alcohol Through the Lens of Faith. Alcohol is a tricky subject in any Christian circle: how much is too much? Can we drink alcohol intuitively?

Here's what we cover:

The differences between biblical references to alcohol and modern day consumption

Red flags for your own relationship with alcohol

Sober curious: what it is and how to practice it

Our hope is that this conversation would help you reconsider your habits with alcohol and reset your mind to think and drink responsibly. We want you not only to ask yourself "how close to the line can I get?" but rather, "how much life do I want to live?" We want you to be filled with the Holy Spirit and led by Jesus, who gives you life to the full!

"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly." John 10:10

Helpful Timestamps:

04:06 Health Wake Up Calls
05:23 Bible and Modern Drinking
12:30 Social Anxiety and Sobriety
20:06 What Sober Curious Means
27:46 Key Takeaway and Nudge

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In this episode of the Joyful Health Show, I interview Chantia Sturman, licensed marriage and family therapist and body image coach. She has a course called course Darling, Arise, designed to help moms raise daughters with confidence in their bodies and peace around food. The ultimate question we get to chat about is: How can I raise a daughter who honors God with her body without passing on the body shame I’ve carried?

We'll discuss:

Starting with your own story

How to respond when your child "feels fat"

How to build up your daughter's identity beyond looks

Practicing discernment around peers and media

Our hope is for you to release perfectionism and increase your dependence on Jesus. Start where you are, with the daughter you have, and continue seeking God's wisdom for your relationships.

"And having taken the hand of the child, He says to her, 'Talitha, koum!' which is translated, 'Little girl, I say to you, arise!'" Mark 5:41

Helpful Timestamps:
08:01 Start With Mom’s Beliefs
09:12 Biblical View of Body
13:04 Resources and Reinforcement
15:08 Calling Out True Traits
15:34 Reframing Sensitivity
16:46 Boundaries For Big Personalities
17:48 Discernment In Media
19:28 Fear Of Passing It On
20:10 Grace Over Perfection
22:18 Body Neutrality And Surrender

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In this episode of the Joyful Health Show, I interview Florencia Moynihan, a nutritional therapy practitioner and founder of The Catholic Nutritionist. We discuss her book "Made Good: Overcoming the Lies that Keep Women at War with Their Bodies." Together, we'll explore how women are sold the lie that worth is found in being thinner, prettier, or more productive, and how that leaves so many of us exhausted, anxious, and disconnected from our bodies.

We'll discuss:

Florencia's shift from using food to control her body to allowing food to nourish herself

How God can use anything (including social media) for good

The confusion between the "body" and the "flesh" in Christian theology and a right understanding of the two

Practical ways to start believing that you, too, are made good

Our hope is for you to see the lies for what they are and start trusting God and the body He gave you for better health and life in Christ:

"And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day." Genesis 1:31

Helpful Timestamps:
03:09 Why We Believe Body Lies
08:40 Social Media and Intuitive Eating
10:59 Where Women Get Entangled
13:54 What Will Make Me Good
16:54 Body vs Flesh Theology
19:49 Practical Steps Toward Healing
25:39 One Takeaway to Remember
30:55 Where to Find Florencia and Book

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“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!

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