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.
Episodes
67 episodes
67: Unplugged & Uplifted: Chrissy’s Social Media Reset w/ Allie Marie Smith
All or nothing thinking doesn’t just show up with food struggles and body image issues—it also shows up in our relationship with social media.The last time Allie Marie Smith was on the podcast, she invited Chrissy to try a social ...
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Season 6
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Episode 67
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45:03
66: Guilt-Free, Christ-Centered Goal Setting with Amia Freeman
The enemy is so sneaky with how he uses the pressures of diet culture and goal setting. But what if you were to learn that there’s a way to take back this territory the enemy has held hostage from you—things like food, movement, and gentle nutr...
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Season 6
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Episode 66
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46:01
65: Unburdened: Jesus' Invitation to a Better Way with Ruth Harper
We’ve all heard the term in the Bible, but what exactly is a “yoke?” As it turns out, there are a few meanings for the word. And the concept ties in beautifully with attachment styles (or attachment theory).In today’s episode, Ruth Harpe...
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Season 6
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Episode 65
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47:17
64: When Fertility, Food, and Movement Connect w/ Ashley Smith
What if your “healthy habits” are actually causing harm? God created us with such attention to detail! But sometimes… we seek control amidst the chaos of life and cause confusion to this delicate inner world He’s created.<...
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Season 6
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Episode 64
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44:56
63: Christian Eating Disorder Treatment Options with Amie Shields
It can be difficult to find treatment that fully integrates faith in Christ—especially in-person care. That’s why we’re excited to share this conversation with Amie Shields, founder of Charis Eating Disorder Care, a Christ-centered nonprofit tr...
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Season 6
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Episode 63
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36:55
62: Social Media Reset: Unplug, Reconnect with God, and Reclaim Your Joy with Allie Marie Smith
Every moment on social media matters. It shapes who we are and the women we will become. But even hearing that, it still feels impossible to break the habit of reaching for the phone to see what your friend has been up to, or what the latest tr...
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Season 6
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Episode 62
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50:05
61: Making & Breaking Agreements with Jordan & Marie Foote
The voice of the enemy is loud and persuasive—and sometimes easier to hear than God’s tender, loving messages. Satan is sneaky with the agreements he lures us into. Once we realize the weight of all those lies we’ve believed, it can feel like a...
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Season 6
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Episode 61
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49:44
60: Understanding Spiritual Roots with Jordan & Marie Foote
Chrissy frequently references the concept of negative spiritual roots, but we've never spent an entire episode digging in to understanding how deep-seated emotions, beliefs, and experiences fuel harmful behaviors and perspectives. O...
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Season 6
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Episode 60
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47:54
59: Lessons to My Teenage Self with Amy Connell
No matter which generation you were born into, there are lessons we’d each love to go back and share with our teenage selves. While we can't change the past, we can certainly grow in the present with God's grace.Certified personal traine...
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Season 6
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Episode 59
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45:48
58: Navigating Information Pollution with God’s Grace with Kirsten Schmidt
Let’s say you find yourself scrolling for hours on social media. And when you’re able to pull yourself away, you go into intense shame mode. Is there possibly something more gentle and helpful that could be done in those moments? Th...
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Season 6
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Episode 58
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44:47
57: Supporting Your Significant Other Through an Eating Disorder with Amy Ozier
The role of supporter is delicate and demanding—even more so when you’re trying to figure out how to support your significant other through an eating disorder. You question if you’re actually seeing disordered eating behaviors, how to get help,...
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Season 6
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Episode 57
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52:03
56: Supporting Your Child Through an Eating Disorder with Amy Ozier
Chrissy met Amy Ozier a year ago—and here they are now for a hope-filled discussion of helping a loved one through an eating disorder. It’s much harder than most people would know, and something no one is really ever ready for. But there are re...
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Season 6
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Episode 56
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57:15
55: Can God Really Make Me Whole Again? with Chrissy Kirkman
Chrissy has firsthand experience of the struggles faced by those battling food issues, and the courage it takes to seek help. And while she’s still challenged by diet culture from time to time, she’s no longer held captive by it. Her mission is...
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Season 5
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Episode 55
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42:56
54: Make Mealtime Easier with Ann Kent
Doesn’t it sound lovely to be able to remove the influence of diet culture from mealtime? Well, that doesn’t need to remain a pipe dream! From being single and feeling mentally drained, to having a household of picky eaters, to recovering from ...
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Season 5
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Episode 54
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50:44
53: Building Secure Attachment in Online Spaces with Josi Wahlert
It can be incredibly challenging to feel comfortable and safe being seen—especially in online support groups. And yet… without comfort and safety, it’s impossible to even open ourselves up to allow for healing. So where do we go from here? ...
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Season 5
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Episode 53
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56:25
52: An Unfed Believer is An Easy Target with Leslie Schilling
Today, Chrissy is talking with Leslie Schilling about how an unfed believer is easy prey, an easy target. There has been a trap set before us by the enemy who is the ringleader of the diet culture circus, and it’s gonna be talked about! They ge...
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Season 5
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Episode 52
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56:16
51: Preventing Holiday Body Image Meltdowns! with Rachael Gilbert
If you’re anything like me, you notice how body image struggles start to increase leading up to, during, and after the holidays. We’ve spent time in recent episodes talking specifically about food and the holidays, and this feels like ...
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Season 5
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Episode 51
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42:17
50: Preventing Holiday Food Freakouts! with Kristen Williams
Somewhere in September, holiday foods begin appearing on store shelves. It starts with candy and rolls into Thanksgiving and then Christmas baked goods. Before you know it, the New Year is here and you’re feeling such shame and guilt. But this ...
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Season 5
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Episode 50
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42:12
49: Finding Freedom from P*ornography & S3xual Shame, Part 2, with Dr. Joy Skarka
For many of us, the “sex talk” is a reminder that there’s shame around the topic of sex. And yet God has such a beautiful purpose for sex in a marriage! Men and women are living in such sexual shame—but that doesn’t have to be the case. You get...
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Season 5
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Episode 49
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30:16
48: Finding Freedom from P*ornography & S3xual Shame, Part 1, with Dr. Joy Skarka
It is possible to find freedom in Christ from s3xual shame and struggles like p*rnography. (Ladies listen up, because this isn’t a topic that only applies to men.) Too many women are living with s3xual shame and guilt. And for many tha...
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Season 5
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Episode 48
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30:56
47: 90s Diet Culture Time Capsule with Amy Carlson
The 90s had no shortage of messaging that revolved around diet (mostly all things no or low fat) and exercise. From NordicTrack to our trusty VHS tapes, there was no shortage of fitness trends! And this 1995 issue of Shape Magazine I found stor...
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Season 5
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Episode 47
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42:54
46: 80s Diet Culture Time Capsule with Amy Carlson
80s diet culture was confusing at best. And that’s from an adult woman’s perspective decades later! Imagine being a young girl and receiving messaging that tells you to both blend in and embrace your uniqueness. Good grief! Re...
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Season 5
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Episode 46
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54:01
45. Are the Health at Every Size® Principles Biblical?
After listening to our Q&A Mix Tape conversation in Season 2, our friend Erin Todd from the "Intuitive Eating for Christian Women Podcast" reached out. Like us, she’s seen so many women wrestle with one question we covered, “Are the Health ...
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Season 4
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Episode 45
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20:28
44. Body Shaming Ourselves & What the Bible Says with Travis Stewart
If you sit with God’s word and reflect on what is shared about body shame and image you may just change your perspective—and your life. And that’s exactly what my prayer is for you today. When you change your mind, you change your life, and
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Season 4
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Episode 44
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23:07
43. Aging Gratefully with Heather Creekmore
Aging is a journey filled with wisdom, beauty, and profound growth, and there's no need to fear or stigmatize it. In this enlightening episode of the Old School Food Freedom Podcast, host Chrissy Kirkman engages in a heartfelt conversation with...
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Season 4
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Episode 43
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