Old School Food Freedom
In today’s diet-culture society, food issues and body hatred have become the norm. But you were created to be FREE. Welcome to Old School Food Freedom, where we go back to the basics, God’s basics, for how we view food, our bodies, and our worth.
Hosted by FINDINGbalance Executive Director Chrissy Kirkman, this podcast features Biblically-sound experts, thought-leaders, artists, and everyday people who will inspire you to interrupt negative cultural soundtracks and rediscover God’s original design for your relationship with food and your body.
This show will deliver practical, faith-filled insights on how to break free from diet culture and body shame through the lens of scripture. If you’re looking for guidance on how to heal your relationship with food while deepening your faith, you're in the right place.
We’ll answer questions like
What does the Bible say about food freedom?
How can I overcome an eating disorder or disordered eating with Jesus?
What is the biblical perspective on diet culture?
How can I find peace with food as a Christian?
What does it mean to treat your body as a temple in relation to eating?
How can I break free from diet culture with Jesus?
How can I align my eating habits with biblical teachings?
What are the first steps to finding food freedom in Christ?
This podcast is for anyone ready to walk away from diet culture and into the freedom that Christ offers. Whether you’re recovering from an eating disorder, disordered eating, wrestling with body image, or simply craving a more peaceful relationship with food, this space was made for you.
If you want to experience true food freedom with Jesus, this podcast will give you the encouragement, truth, and tools to do just that.
Old School Food Freedom
Latest Episodes
88: 3 Shifts for Christian Eating Disorder Recovery w/ Brittany Braswell
If eating disorder recovery feels like progress some days and a fight against yourself on others, this episode is for you.Chrissy pulls a favorite from the archives with Brittany Braswell, registered dietitian and recovery coach, to name...
87: Body Gratitude When Your Body Has Limits w/ Leah Bryant
If movement has always felt complicated, tangled up with body image, or the pressure to do more and look different, this episode is for you.Chrissy sits down with Leah Bryant, the producer of Old School Food Freedom, who woke up one day ...
86: Overcoming Body Shame: Where It Comes From and How to Heal w/ Angelica Gonzalez
If you have ever dreaded swimsuit season, felt that familiar wave of shame when the layers come off, or spent another summer hiding from your own life because of how you feel about your body, you’ll want to hear this episode.Chrissy sits...
85: How Faith and Neuroscience Heal Your Mind w/ Dr. Alisa Shanks
If you have ever felt trapped in the same exhausting thought loops, the impatience, the resentment, the frustration, no matter how hard you try to think your way out, you'll want to hear this episode. Dr. Alisa Shanks is a licensed ...
84: How to Take Every Thought Captive in Eating Disorder Recovery w/ Dr Alisa Shanks
If you know the verse "Take every thought captive," but still feel completely at the mercy of the thoughts that won't stop coming, this episode is for you.Dr. Alisa Shanks is a licensed clinical psychologist with over two decade...
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