How to Have a Great Vacation if You Have Body Image and Control Issues
Vacation is awesome...but sometimes, for those of us with body image or control issues, vacation can also be stressful. Today, Heather offers four practical tips to help you enjoy your vacation if you tend to be someone who does a lot of stressing around vacation time. This is a replay from 2022. Learn more about Compared to Who? at https://www.improvebodyimage.com Learn about Heather's books here: https://www.improvebodyimage.com/books-for-christian-women-body-image Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
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What if I Just Want a Body I'm Proud of?
In this summer replay, Heather digs into this common sentiment, "I just want to feel good" or "I just want to feel okay" about my body. What's wrong with wanting a body you can be "proud of?" She explores how this is a struggle for many women who wrestle to feel confident about their bodies. They don't want to look like supermodels. Instead, they want to feel okay to be in the skin they're in. But what is this desire to have a body that you can feel good in or good about? Could the core of this issue be something you'd never expect? Heather digs into an unusual biblical concept, that is, boasting. Not that we want to tell other people that we are great, but instead, perhaps we want our bodies to tell our story for us. Do we want our bodies to tell everyone who sees us that we know how to take care of our bodies well? That we know the secrets to fitness or weight loss? Or, that we are just really good at making our bodies look their best? It's a concept few of us have spent a lot of time thinking about it. Heather walks through some fantastic teaching on the topic of boasting taken from Romans 3:27-31 and shows us how we can find a place to boast that is far better than the appearance or weight of our bodies. Anything you look at and say, "This is where my value is," can become an idol. Listen, be encouraged and exhorted today. Listen to the Tim Keller sermon that Heather references here: https://gospelinlife.com/sermon/boasting-and-faith/ Learn more about Compared to Who? by visiting: Https://www.improvebodyimage.com The 40-Day Body Image Workbook: https://www.improvebodyimage.com/40-Day-Body-Image-Workbook-Christian The 40 Day Journey (starts week of June 16): https://www.improvebodyimage.com/40-day-challenge Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
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Surrendering Certainty: How Do We Trust in God and Not Our Plans
Heather interviews author and speaker, Abby McDonald about her new book, "Surrendering Certainty: Hearing God Today By Letting Go of Tomorrow." Abby and Heather talk about how we can hear and receive direction from God even if we're not sure how things will work out. They talk about the challenge of wanting to know the future and Abby reminds listeners that we were never intended to carry that kind of knowledge. They also discuss why it's so hard to hear the voice of the Lord when we have thousands of other voices shouting at us from every direction. If you've ever felt overwhelmed with fear about making a decision or if you doubt, second-guess, and question whether or not that's God's voice you are hearing--this episode is for you. Grab a copy of Surrendering Certainty here. (Amazon affiliate link) Learn more about Abby McDonald here: https://www.abbymcdonald.org The 40-Day Journey starts soon! Sign up here to join us: www.improvebodyimage.com/40-day-challenge Heather's Books: https://www.improvebodyimage.com/books-for-christian-women-body-image Learn more about the ministry, Heather, and this show: https://wwwimprovebodyimage.com Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
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How Do I Get Over What Others Think of Me Coaching Presli
Today's live coaching call with Presli will make you think and encourage your heart. Heather coaches Presli through what to do when she panics, freezes, and feels insecure around women who are thinner, prettier, or more put together than she is. Heather and Presli talk about practical strategies for handling these scenarios. Later in the episode they talk about wearing swimsuits, how to remember the truth of where your value and worth comes from, and why it is so easy to forget the truth when body image issues begin to flare. There's so much truth in this mega episode, you'll want to listen twice. Share with a friend and have a conversation together about what sticks out to you! The 40-Day Journey starts in two weeks! Sign up here to join us: www.improvebodyimage.com/40-day-challenge Mentioned in today's show: Hear Presli's other coaching sessions: https://omny.fm/shows/compared-to-who/when-body-image-issues-began https://omny.fm/shows/compared-to-who/ive-never-been-able-to-reach-my-ideal-image-presli https://omny.fm/shows/compared-to-who/rejection-shame-and-healing-coaching-call-featurin https://omny.fm/shows/compared-to-who/live-coaching-call-preslis-battle-with-butter-fear Interview with Eryn Eddy Adkins:https://omny.fm/shows/compared-to-who/so-worth-loving-eryn-eddy-adkins-on-perfectionism-aging-and-redemption Heather's Books: https://www.improvebodyimage.com/books-for-christian-women-body-image Learn more about the ministry, Heather, and this show: https://wwwimprovebodyimage.com Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
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What to Do if You Feel Like the Fattest Person in the Room?
Have you ever felt like you were the fattest or ugliest person in the room? Maybe you showed up at an event and feel self-conscious because everyone is smaller or better looking than you. It's happened to all of us, but there is a way, from scripture to handle the emotions and thought spirals that come when we have this feeling. Today, Christian body image coach and author, Heather Creekmore walks us through a biblical approach to thinking about our bodies, our purpose, and what to do when those "I'm the biggest person in the room" thoughts overwhelm you. Learn more about Compared to Who? by visiting: Https://www.improvebodyimage.com The 40-Day Body Image Workbook: https://www.improvebodyimage.com/40-Day-Body-Image-Workbook-Christian The 40 Day Journey (starts week of June 16): https://www.improvebodyimage.com/40-day-challenge Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
About Compared to Who? Body Image for Christian Women
**The Go-to Podcast for Christian women who want to improve their body image and stop comparing themselves to others!**
Are you a Christian woman who is tired of the same old answers to your body image and comparison struggles?
Have you "tried everything," yet still feel like your body isn't enough or should be better?
Do you know that "God looks at the heart" or "You're fearfully and wonderfully made" yet STILL feel like maybe God should have made your body better?
Bonus: Have you ever prayed for God to zap you skinny? ;) (Your secret is safe here.)
If you answered yes to any of the above, then Compared to Who? A Biblical Approach to Body Image Issues is the show for you!
Twice a week, we tackle tough topics like feeling out of control with food, body shame, disordered eating, weight loss, aging, dieting, body dysmorphia, body hatred, and more from a practical, grace-filled, biblical, and gospel-centered perspective.
I'm Heather Creekmore, author of several books (including a forthcoming body image workbook), speaker, and Christian body image coach. Our approach to body image issues is relatable, authentic, and truth-driven. We hope every episode is filled with grace and hope for your personal struggle. I spent decades battling the scale and the mirror. But, now I help women get free from body image issues so they can stop comparing and start living. Listen to laugh about all the common ways we struggle and find encouragement for our journey.
Find out more about Heather Creekmore and the ministry of Compared to Who? or to get Christian body image coaching, visit: https://www.comparedtowho.me
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