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95. Ready to Navigate the Holidays Without Guilt or Shame? Brittany Braswell's RISE Framework for Food Freedom & Body Image

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In this special episode, we’re diving into the powerful topic of finding freedom in your health and fitness journey. If you’ve ever struggled with guilt, shame, or obsession over food and fitness, this episode is for you. Featuring insights from Brittany Braswell, registered dietitian and host of The Joy-Filled Eater Podcast, we explore how to shift from restrictive behaviors to joyful, Christ-centered freedom in your health journey.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

  • Brittany’s RISE Framework for Food Freedom: A four-step approach to overcoming unhealthy behaviors and fostering a sustainable, faith-centered relationship with food and fitness.
    • R: Recognize your core and limiting beliefs about food and body image.
    • I: Identity: Understand how body image impacts your view of self and God.
    • S: Strengthen: Build sustainable habits and gain nutrition knowledge.
    • E: Empower: Cultivate body wisdom and joy-filled intentional movement.
  • How to Break the Cycle of Guilt and Shame: Learn why binge-and-restrict patterns don’t work and how to create lasting freedom.
  • Faith Meets Fitness: Discover why Christ-centered freedom is the key to overcoming food obsession and embracing your God-given identity.

Episode Highlights

  1. The Impact of Disordered Eating

    • Brittany shares relatable stories about unhealthy patterns, like overcompensating for holiday meals or obsessing over calories.
    • Hear about Shaela’s personal journey with disordered eating and how it shaped her perspective on food and faith.

  2. Recognize Your Root Beliefs

    • Why your behaviors stem from deeper beliefs about yourself, food, and God.
    • The importance of addressing the “why” behind bingeing, restricting, or overexercising.

  3. Shift Your Identity

    • How seeing yourself as a daughter of the Most High King reframes your relationship with food and fitness.
    • Overcoming struggles with body image by focusing on God’s unchanging love.

  4. Strengthen Sustainable Habits

    • Why goal-setting without a plan leads to frustration and relapse.
    • Evidence-based nutrition tips to make lasting changes without guilt.

  5. Empowerment Through Rest and Joy

    • Learn the freedom of giving your body the rest it needs while still making intentional, joy-filled movement a priority.
    • How to rebuild trust in your body’s wisdom for balance and health.

Takeaways for Your Health Journey

  1. Meals Are Part of the Journey: Like a road trip, holiday meals are about the experience, not something to “undo.”
  2. Freedom in Christ: Your worth and identity are found in Christ, not the scale or your goals.
  3. Practical Steps for Change: Apply Brittany’s RISE framework to break free from guilt, shame, and food fixation.

Ready to Embrace Food Freedom?

Learn how to invite Christ into your health journey and experience lasting transformation. Whether it’s through the Joy-Filled Eater Course or practical applications from today’s episode, you can walk in the freedom God designed for you.