If exercise used to be about burning calories, earning food, controlling your body, or calming your anxiety around eating, recovery can bring up a surprisingly complicated question:

If I'm not exercising for those reasons anymore… why am I exercising?

Exercise itself isn't necessarily the problem.

The harder question is what's underneath it.

In this episode, I'm talking about how my own relationship with exercise has changed through recovery—from movement being tied to food, anxiety, and controlling my body to seeing strength and movement very differently.

Because there is a big difference between caring for your body and trying to correct your body.

We'll talk about what Christian stewardship of your body can look like without simply turning body obsession into something that sounds more spiritual, why exercise can sometimes be the eating disorder “wearing a different outfit,” and what it means to have the freedom to move or rest without the eating disorder making the decision for you.

If you've ever wondered whether your relationship with exercise has actually changed—or whether the same old rules are still hiding underneath it—this episode is for you.

You may know what you're “supposed” to do in recovery and still find yourself constantly thinking about food, monitoring your body, or feeling terrified of gaining weight.

That's exactly why I created the Break the Fear of Weight Gain Workshop.

On November 10 at 11:00 AM Central, I'm hosting this FREE, live 45-minute workshop for Christian women who are tired of the food and body noise and want to understand what's actually driving it.

We'll look at why weight gain can feel so threatening, some of the deeper fears and beliefs that may be underneath it, and how Biblical truth can begin changing the way you see yourself, your body, and recovery.

Don't just save another recovery resource for later. Come do the work with me live.

There will also be dedicated Q&A at the end, and everyone who attends live will be entered for a chance to win a free 60-minute 1:1 coaching session with me.

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