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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.

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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?

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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.

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87: Body Gratitude When Your Body Has Limits w/ Leah Bryant

June 16, 2026 • Chrissy Kirkman • Season 6 • Episode 87

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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 unable to feel anything below the waist. What followed was emergency spinal surgery, a cauda equina syndrome diagnosis, thirty days in rehab, and a slow, faith-filled journey back to walking on her own. Together, they talk about what body gratitude really looks like when your body has limits, why shaming yourself into movement never works, and what it means to take one small step with Jesus and let that be enough. You'll leave with a different way of seeing your body and a gentler way of caring for it.

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