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

What if the cozy fall meals you’re craving are exactly what your body needs?

The first crisp breeze hits, the cinnamon apples start calling your name, and before you’ve even picked a recipe, the guilt shows up. Maybe you tell yourself to “be careful,” or plan to skip lunch to make room for a bigger dinner. Easy fall recipes shouldn’t come with a side of food guilt, and comfort food isn’t something to earn, make up for, or apologize for.

In today’s episode, Brittany shares three easy fall recipes she makes on repeat: a creamy roasted butternut squash soup, maple glazed Brussels sprouts with pecans, and baked apples with cinnamon and oats. She breaks down what makes each one cozy, delicious, and nourishing, including how to round out a meal so it actually satisfies. She also gets honest about why the “good food versus bad food” list keeps showing up at your table, and what to do about it. Grab the free fall recipe collection to bring these comforting fall dishes into your own kitchen.

A few things you can expect to hear in this episode include...

🎃 The one ingredient that’s not in any recipe (and never should be)

🥣 A velvety fall soup and the easy way to make it a full meal

🥦 The side dish that wins over even the pickiest vegetable skeptics

🍎 A single-serving dessert for the afternoons you want something warm

🧠 Why chasing “healthy eating” can quietly stop being healthy

Resources mentioned:

> Grab my FREE Fall Recipe downloadable at http://brittanybraswellrd.com/fallrecipes

> 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!

> 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.

Most women who stall out on food freedom don't have an accountability problem, and the real problem is a lot more fixable than you think.

You've been told what to do for years. Eat more consistently. Challenge your fear foods. You could recite the list in your sleep, and somewhere along the way you decided the missing piece is someone standing over your shoulder to make sure it happens. There's a decent chance you've been blaming your willpower for a problem that was never about willpower.

In today's episode, Brittany takes on the story so many women tell themselves after a course they never finished or a recovery plan that fizzled: "I just need someone to hold me accountable." She gets honest about what's actually getting in the way, what to look for in any program before you commit to it, and the line between needing a self-paced course and needing a higher level of care. If you've ever wondered whether something like The Joy-Filled Eater Course could really work for a life as full as yours, this one is for you.

A few things you can expect to hear in this episode include…

🧭 Why "I know what to do" and "I just can't make it happen" are two different problems

💻 The picture-perfect study setup that's quietly keeping you stuck

📱 What "self-paced" really means (and what it definitely doesn't)

📆 What to do with all those Mondays that didn't go the way you planned

🤝 The honest line between needing a course and needing a higher level of care

Resources mentioned:

Join The Joy-Filled Eater Course, our signature Christ-centered, evidence-based, program with bite-sized lessons and real-life implementation strategies. It's helped dozens upon dozens of women achieve lasting food freedom and better body image. You don't have to arrive ready. You just have to begin: http://brittanybraswellrd.com/course

Enroll by October 30 at 11:59 PM CST to get access to the live group kickoff call and a full year of access to our student-favorite BONUS Vault!

*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.

Waiting until you feel ready to work on your relationship with food might be the very thing keeping you from ever feeling ready.

You've said it to yourself. Maybe out loud, maybe to your therapist, maybe at 9 p.m. with the pantry door open: "I know I need to deal with this. I'm just not ready yet." So the plan becomes after the holidays, after life calms down, after the fear quiets. But the fear has been quiet exactly never, and every "after" hands the food rules, the body checking, and the guilt another season of your life. Here's the uncomfortable part: the readiness you're waiting for may only show up once you start.

In today's episode, Brittany Braswell, RD, gives you a little friend-to-friend tough love about the "I'll start in January" plan. She unpacks what "ready" is supposed to feel like, why the fear you're waiting out is the very thing this work is designed to change, and how one client's timeline turned out nothing like she predicted. Then she gets honest about who The Joy-Filled Eater Course is built for, who needs a higher level of care first, and why the course was designed for women who don't feel ready.

A few things you can expect to hear in this episode include…

🚦 Why "I'll start when I feel ready" is quietly running your timeline

🧩 The one word most women mix up with "ready" (and what it's costing you)

💬 What one client expected at month nine versus what happened at month three and a half

🙏🏻 The question that shrinks a terrifying goal into a step you can take this week

🚪 An honest look at who a self-paced course fits and who needs more support first

Resources mentioned:

Join The Joy-Filled Eater Course, our signature Christ-centered, evidence-based, program with bite-sized lessons and real-life implementation strategies. It's helped dozens upon dozens of women achieve lasting food freedom and better body image. You don't have to arrive ready. You just have to begin: http://brittanybraswellrd.com/course

Enroll by October 30 at 11:59 PM CST to get access to the live group kickoff call and a full year of access to our student-favorite BONUS Vault!

*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.

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.

Trying not to think about food is usually exactly what keeps you stuck thinking about it, and this episode breaks down why suppression backfires and what a food thought is actually trying to tell you once you stop trying to silence it.

What if the harder you work to stop thinking about food, the more you're teaching your brain that food is something worth watching for?

In today's episode, Brittany breaks down why the common food freedom goal of "just think about food less" usually backfires, using an experiment you've probably tried without realizing it. She's walking through what's actually happening in your brain and body every time a food thought loops, and why the shame spiral that follows might be doing more damage than the thought itself. This is part one of a two part series on food noise, so if you've ever felt like you're failing at recovery because you're still thinking about food, this one's for you.

A few things you can expect to hear in this episode include…

🐘 The famous "don't think about the pink elephant" experiment, and what it reveals about your food thoughts

🚨 What your smoke alarm can teach you about reframing what a food thought is actually trying to tell you

🌀 How one small food thought turns into a twelve tab browser window in your brain

👮🏻‍♀️ The sneaky way that trying to prove you're "over" food obsession can become its own obsession

❓ A simple question to ask yourself the next time a food thought shows up

Resources mentioned:

> 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 med

AI can be a helpful tool in your food freedom journey, but there are some things it simply can’t do for you.

AI is everywhere right now, and maybe you’ve wondered whether the right prompt could help you navigate food decisions, body image anxiety, or the mental load that comes with trying to heal your relationship with food. There are some really practical ways it CAN help. But when information starts to feel like a substitute for support, connection, or accountability, there’s an important distinction worth making.

In today’s episode, we’re having a nuanced conversation about where AI fits into your food freedom journey and where it simply can’t. We’ll explore the difference between having access to information and actually experiencing transformation, why human connection matters so deeply when you’re doing hard things, and a powerful picture from Scripture that shows what support can look like when your own strength feels pretty tapped out. This isn’t an anti-AI conversation. It’s an invitation to make sure you’re asking the right tool to do the right job.

A few things you can expect to hear in this episode include…

🤖 The surprising ways AI can make parts of your food freedom journey easier

☕ Why having plenty of information can still leave you feeling unsupported

👀 What another person can notice about you that no prompt ever will

📖 The story from Exodus that beautifully illustrates why you weren’t meant to carry everything alone

💛 The important difference between accountability that feels like pressure and support that helps hold you steady

Resources mentioned:

> Plan a month of dinners in <60 seconds with The Stronger Collective AI Menu Planner Tool

> Click here to order your first bag of Larry's Coffee and get a free set of handwoven Peruvian coasters with your order.

> Submit your request for a topic you want to hear on an episode of Faith-Filled Food Freedom.

> 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.

Why do you feel guilty after eating—even when you haven’t actually done anything wrong?

Food guilt can show up fast. One minute you’re enjoying a meal, and the next you’re replaying what you ate, questioning your choices, or wondering whether you need to “make up for it” somehow. And when faith gets tangled up with food rules, that guilt can start to feel even more convincing. You may even wonder whether that heavy feeling is God trying to tell you something.

In today’s episode, we’re unpacking what food guilt really is and why feeling guilty doesn’t automatically mean you’ve done something wrong. We’ll look at the difference between guilt that has a healthy purpose and the kind of conditioned guilt that keeps you stuck in shame, fear, and food obsession. And we’ll explore what Scripture can help you understand about condemnation, conviction, and the thoughts that tend to take over after eating.

A few things you can expect to hear in this episode include…

🍝 Why food guilt can hit after an otherwise satisfying eating experience

🧠 Where some of your strongest food-related beliefs may have come from without you realizing it

📖 What Romans 8:1 can help you understand about condemnation and your relationship with food

😬 The subtle connection between food guilt, fear, and the behaviors you wish you could stop repeating

💬 What might change when you stop treating guilt as automatic proof that you’ve done something wrong

Resources mentioned:

> Read more on food guilt on the blog: Why Do I Feel Guilty After Eating? Understanding Food Guilt Through Faith and Truth

> Listen to the 2-part Leviticus series for more podcast content on food rules.

EP. 128. 5 Powerful Food Freedom Lessons for the Christian Woman…and They’re All Found in Leviticus! What?!

EP. 129. Clean Eating, Food Rules, and... Goats? Crazy Food Freedom Insights from the Book of Leviticus

> Subscribe to Brittany's personal newsletter, The Full Plate Press, for weekly 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.

> 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.

What does a work trip to Boston with a room full of professional speakers have to do with your food freedom journey? More than you'd think.

If you've ever felt like asking for help means you've already failed, or like staying comfortable is safer than doing the scary thing, this episode is going to hit close to home. Brittany's using an unexpected story to unpack why so many Christian women stay stuck in food freedom and body image work longer than they need to. In today's episode, she's teasing apart three lessons that have nothing to do with the situation they came from and everything to do with your own healing.

A few things you can expect to hear in this episode include...

🔥 Why the uncomfortable thing you’ve been avoiding might matter more than you think

👀 What my “word boss” and a room full of fellow speaking weirdos reminded me about receiving feedback

🙋‍♀️ The belief hiding underneath “I should be able to do this on my own”

😬 What happened when I stumbled onstage—and why it matters for the unrealistic standard you may be holding yourself to

✨ The reminder from Galatians 5:1 that changes the way you look at the freedom you’re pursuing

Resources mentioned:

> Interested in booking Brittany to speak? Fill out Brittany’s Speaker Request Form HERE, or email hello@brittanybraswellrd.com for more information.

> Business owners: Check out my approach to growing your team without adding to payroll at http://brittanybraswellrd.com/advantage.

> Subscribe to Brittany's personal newsletter, The Full Plate Press, for weekly 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.

> 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.

Can you be grateful for your healing and still grieve the body you used to have?

So many Christian women recovering from disordered eating feel like they aren't allowed to miss their old body. Between the guilt of "I should just be grateful" and the confusion of grieving something that was never truly good for you, body grief can feel like one of the most unspoken parts of the healing journey. This episode gives that experience a name and a biblical framework for moving through it.

In today's episode, Brittany unpacks the concept of body grief, why it shows up even on the back end of recovery, and how to stop mistaking spiritual bypassing for real faith. Brittany is showing Christian women how to hold gratitude and grief in the same hand without it meaning their faith (or their healing) is somehow broken.

A few things you can expect to hear in this episode include...

🪞 A client story about grieving an old version of her body

😮‍💨 The pressure so many Christian women feel to explain away or apologize for their grief

💡 A clear definition of body grief and why it's easy to miss in the back half of recovery

🙅‍♀️ The difference between biblical lament and spiritual bypassing (and where "just be grateful" falls)

📖 What David and the book of Lamentations teach us about bringing raw emotion to God

Resources mentioned:

> Read more on body grief in my full blog post HERE, including, "Five Steps to Move Through Body Grief with Faith and Grace".

> Head over to my podcast page at http://www.brittanybraswellrd.com/podcast to learn more about the show and to hop on my VIP Insiders-only email list.

> Subscribe to Brittany's personal newsletter, The Full Plate Press, for weekly 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.

> 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.

What if the reason you can't seem to prioritize your health isn't a time problem at all, but a decision problem?

So many women spend their days convinced they are one slower season away from finally taking care of themselves, their food, their body, their peace. But the slower season never actually comes, and the years just keep adding up while the "when I have time" list gets longer. This episode is here to challenge that whole premise, because the truth is a lot more freeing (and honestly, a little convicting).

In today's episode, Brittany sits down with Lissa Figgins, a time stewardship coach and host of the Redeem Her Time podcast, who helps Christian women stop white-knuckling their calendars and start seeing their time the way God actually designed it to be used.

Lissa spent years as a self-described time management "geek," planner in hand, trying to cram more into fewer minutes, until her own body forced her to rethink everything she thought she knew about being busy. Now she teaches women how to shift from managing time out of fear to stewarding it with purpose, and this conversation applies directly to the way so many of us treat our health, our healing, and our relationship with food as the thing we will get to later.

A few things you can expect to hear in this episode include...

⏰ Why "I don't have time" might actually be covering up a much harder truth

🍊 A wildly simple illustration involving oranges and Skittles that will change how you look at your entire week

⚓ A phrase shift that takes the pressure off your calendar and puts the peace back in your day

🚦 A gentle gut check for knowing when a habit needs a new home in your schedule, not a guilt trip

🧺 What it actually looks like to protect fifteen (or even two) minutes for the thing that matters most

Resources mentioned:

> Snag Lissa’s free Daily Rhythm Reset to help you create a simple, sustainable flow to your day so you can take care of what matters most—your body, your faith, and your responsibilities—without feeling pulled in every direction.

> Listen to Lissa’s Redeem Her Time podcast

> Subscribe to Brittany's personal newsletter, The Full Plate Press, for weekly 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.

> Get immediate access to The Joy-Filled Eater Course for the proven process that’s helped dozens upon dozens of women achieving 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.

What if chasing happiness in your body is actually the thing keeping you from finding peace in it?

If you've ever wondered how to accept your body when you don't love it, or tried body positivity and found it hollow, this episode is going to give you a more honest and more lasting answer than anything diet culture has offered you.

In today's episode, Brittany wraps up the You Asked For It series by answering a listener question from Sarah, who asked: "How can I accept my body for what it is, and how can I be happy in my body?" Brittany challenges the goal of body happiness, reframes what body acceptance actually means for Christian women, and shares a practical, faith-based framework for building a healthier body image from the belief level up — not just the feelings level.

A few things you can expect to hear in this episode include…

🔲 The Body Focus and Intentionality Framework and what better body image actually requires

💬 Why body acceptance doesn't mean loving your body & what it actually means to stop being at war with it

🧠 A quick overview of the four types of body image and why most women are trying to fix how they feel without addressing something deeper

📖 Why positive affirmations have a ceiling, and what to do instead when the negative thoughts get loud

🙏 How faith and identity in Christ are the real foundation for body acceptance and what that looks like on a regular afternoon

Resources mentioned:

> The Joy-Filled Eater Course closes THIS FRIDAY, July 31st at 11:59pm Central Standard Time. I'm stepping away to work on something new for a few months after that, so this is genuinely it for a while.

It's twelve modules, fully self-paced, the same framework that's walked over 150 women through this exact journey — and every single module comes with an implementation tool, because watching a video and actually changing your life are two very different things. You can do the payment plan at $217 a month for three months, or save $54 and do it all at once for $597. Just head to http://brittanybraswellrd.com/course.

> Tiny Talks Series: Brittany's series recorded with her daughter (EP. 224-228) covering food, nutrition, and body image. Listen to the body image episode (#228) for a perspective that will stick with you.

> Body Trust Series: Episodes 73-76 on the Faith-Filled Food Freedom podcast, including additional teaching on the Body Focus and Intentionality Framework

> 2 Tim. 3:1-5

> Subscribe to Brittany's personal newsletter, The Full Plate Press, for weekly 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.

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.

When you're deep in recovery, it can feel like the eating disorder is the loudest voice in the room, and like there's no space left to actually hear the Lord.

If you've ever wanted to grow in your faith but felt like your own mind kept getting in the way, this one's for you.

In today's episode, Brittany answers a listener question from Brenda, who asked: "How do I quiet the ED voices so I can learn and grow my faith more?" You'll hear four practical areas to focus on, why identifying what you believe is the foundation for everything else, and what it actually looks like to invite the Holy Spirit into the everyday moments of your recovery.

A few things you can expect to hear in this episode include…🧠 Why you have to know what you believe before you can fight what the eating disorder is telling you

📖 The difference between positive affirmations and declaring truth from scripture over yourself

🔍 How to start distinguishing between your own voice, the eating disorder voice, and the Holy Spirit

🙏 What it actually looks like to invite the Holy Spirit into the everyday moments of your recovery

🔄 Why repetition is so much more powerful than a one-time mindset shift

Resources mentioned:

> The Joy-Filled Eater Course closes July 31st at 11:59pm Central. I'm stepping away to work on something new for a few months after that, so this is genuinely it for a while.

It's twelve modules, fully self-paced, the same framework that's walked over 150 women through this exact journey — and every single module comes with an implementation tool, because watching a video and actually changing your life are two very different things. You can do the payment plan at $217 a month for three months, or save $54 and do it all at once for $597. Just head to http://brittanybraswellrd.com/course.

> Subscribe to Brittany's personal newsletter, The Full Plate Press, for weekly 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.

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 Faith-Filled Food Freedom!

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.

Is it okay to fast if you're struggling with or healing from disordered eating, or is fasting just another socially acceptable way to avoid food?

If you've ever wondered whether a spiritual practice like fasting is safe for you right now, the answer is more nuanced than a simple yes or no.

In today's episode, Brittany answers a listener's question from Michelle about whether fasting is okay to do while struggling with or recovering from an eating disorder. You'll hear the difference between a food fast and what Brittany calls a "soul fast," four questions to pray through before committing to any kind of fast, and why your why matters more than the fast itself.

A few things you can expect to hear in this episode include…

🙏 The four questions to ask before deciding whether (or how) to fast

🍞 The difference between a food fast and a soul fast, and why one might serve you better right now

💭 Why "this sounds spiritual" doesn't always mean a fast is actually about the Lord

⏳ Why every fast needs a clear end date before it begins

🤝 Why this isn't a decision to make alone, and who you need in your corner

Resources mentioned:

> The Joy-Filled Eater Course closes July 31st at 11:59pm Central. I'm stepping away to work on something new for a few months after that, so this is genuinely it for a while.

It's twelve modules, fully self-paced, the same framework that's walked over 150 women through this exact journey — and every single module comes with an implementation tool, because watching a video and actually changing your life are two very different things. You can do the payment plan at $217 a month for three months, or save $54 and do it all at once for $597. Just head to http://brittanybraswellrd.com/course.

> EP. 102 & 103: How to Handle Fasting as a Christian Woman When You're Struggling With Disordered Eating or Negative Body Image (Parts 1 & 2)

> EP. 123 - Fasting Isn't the Only Biblical Practice Around Food: The Surprising Truth Christians Can't Ignore with Anna Marie Long

> Subscribe to Brittany's personal newsletter, The Full Plate Press, for weekly 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.

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 Faith-Filled Food Freedom!

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.

What do you do when part of you wants food freedom… but another part of you feels scared to let go of the thing that’s been helping you cope?

When recovery feels complicated, it can bring up way more than just questions about food. It can stir up fear, grief, identity, control, and that very real tension of, “Who am I without this?” And friend, if you’ve ever felt embarrassed to admit that part of you doesn’t actually want to recover, you are not broken or hopeless.

In today’s episode, Brittany responds to a listener’s honest question about feeling unsure whether she actually wants recovery. You’ll hear a compassionate, faith-filled conversation about why ambivalence can show up in food freedom and what may be hiding underneath the resistance.

This one is tender, honest, and especially for you if recovery sounds good in theory… but letting go feels a little more complicated in real life.

A few things you can expect to hear in this episode include…

💛 Why “I’m not sure I want to recover” may not mean what you think it means

🫶 The deeper grief that can show up when disordered eating has become part of your identity

😬 Why letting go of food rules, restriction, binge eating, or control can feel strangely scary

📝 A simple but powerful practice to help you name what you’re really leaving behind

🙏 The reminder you may need if food freedom feels possible for everyone else… but not quite for you

Resources mentioned:

> The Joy-Filled Eater Course closes July 31st at 11:59pm Central. I'm stepping away to work on something new for a few months after that, so this is genuinely it for a while.

It's twelve modules, fully self-paced, the same framework that's walked over 150 women through this exact journey — and every single module comes with an implementation tool, because watching a video and actually changing your life are two very different things. You can do the payment plan at $217 a month for three months, or save $54 and do it all at once for $597. Just head to http://brittanybraswellrd.com/course.

> EP. 210 with Theresa Davis, The Grief Mentor

> EP. 131: “What to Do When You’re Not Sure You Believe Full Recovery Is Possible or That You Deserve It”

> Subscribe to Brittany's personal newsletter, The Full Plate Press, for weekly 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.

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 Faith-Filled Food Freedom!

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.

Your body isn’t something to constantly fix, shrink, criticize, or obsess over.

For so many people, body image feels heavy. You may not even realize how often you think about your body until you hear a child talk about hers with simplicity, curiosity, and zero spiral-y overthinking. And if you’ve spent years feeling disconnected from or disappointed in your body, it can feel almost strange to imagine seeing it as good.

In today’s episode, you’ll hear the final conversation in my 5-part Tiny Talks series with my six-year-old daughter. We’re talking about body image, what kids notice about their bodies, and the very honest things they would change if given the chance. It’s sweet, funny, a little unhinged in the best way, and such a tender reminder that food freedom and body freedom don’t have to be nearly as complicated as diet culture has made them feel.

A few things you can expect to hear in this episode include…

🌈 The body “upgrade” my six-year-old would choose, and honestly, it’s pretty iconic

🧒 A surprise sibling cameo with a very bold take on what would make bodies even cooler

💛 A tender reminder about why YOUR body is good, even when you don’t always feel that way

🧠 A simple kid-perspective moment on what happens when you stop thinking about your body all the time

🎙️ A sweet wrap-up to the Tiny Talks series, and why you’ll want to go back and listen to all five episodes

If you haven’t done it yet, go back and listen to each of the Tiny Talks mini episodes for sweet, simple conversations on food freedom, nutrition, hunger, snacks, and body image from a kid’s perspective.

Resources mentioned:

> Get immediate access to The Joy-Filled Eater Course for the proven process that’s helped dozens upon dozens of women achieving lasting food freedom and better body image.

> Subscribe to Brittany's personal newsletter, The Full Plate Press, for weekly 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.

> 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 Faith-Filled Food Freedom!

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.

Do you ever wonder if snacking between meals is something you shouldn’t be doing?

For a lot of people, snacks come with a weird little side of guilt. You may have heard that snacking is unhealthy, that you should only eat at mealtimes, or that needing food between meals means you’re somehow doing something wrong. And when you’re trying to build more trust with your body, it can feel confusing to know when snacks are helpful, when they’re needed, and how to make them feel more satisfying.

In today’s episode, you’ll hear part four of the Tiny Talks series with my six-year-old daughter. We’re talking all things snacks—why they matter, what can happen when you wait too long to eat, and how to think about snack foods in a way that feels simple instead of stressful. It’s funny, very unscripted, and a sweet reminder that snacks don’t have to be a problem to fix.

A few things you can expect to hear in this episode include…

🐠 My six-year-old’s very strong feelings about a certain beloved snack food

😅 What can happen when you show up to dinner a little too ready to eat

💛 A simple way to think about making snacks more satisfying without turning it into a food rule

🍽️ Why snacks can actually help mealtime feel more peaceful

🎙️ A surprise guest appearance with a very specific sea salt caramel opinion

Resources mentioned:

> Subscribe to Brittany's personal newsletter, The Full Plate Press, for weekly 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.

> Get immediate access to The Joy-Filled Eater Course for the proven process that’s helped dozens upon dozens of women achieving 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 Faith-Filled Food Freedom!

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.