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Transformed Through Jesus’ Work (Episode #100) – Katie’s Story

March 21, 2019 By beautyinchrist Leave a Comment

Transformed? Have you ever seen ‘transformation’ photos on Instagram? I don’t really spend that much time looking at those, because I find that they can especially breed comparison for me as someone who used to compare my body/body shape all the time with other people. But what does transformed mean in Scripture? It’s MORE than the outward appearance. It’s more than the shape of your body; in fact it’s not really related at all to what your body looks like.

That’s why I wanted to interview Katie; Katie has an Instagram feed FILLED with ‘transformation’, and it’s that deep soul transformation that starts on the inside and works its way all the way outwards.

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Life After Recovery (Shannon’s Continued Story) – Episode #98

March 7, 2019 By beautyinchrist Leave a Comment

Life after recovery. I have spent a great amount of time on the podcast talking about recovery, bad body image days, struggles with anxiety around food, hypothalamic amenorrhea, and yet I want to encourage you that there is life and HOPE after the initial really tough stages of recovery. It doesn’t mean that there aren’t still days when you don’t struggle with hard thoughts in front of the mirror. IT doesn’t mean that you won’t have fears about certain foods, but it’s a safe space where you don’t want to go back to where you used to be; you won’t restrict because you remember the misery it caused.

That’s why I’m bringing my beautiful friend, Shannon, back onto the podcast. Shannon first shared her story on the podcast (Freedom from Laxatives and Secrets), and now she’s in such a beautiful place right now with her recovery.

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The Long Hard Journey to HA Recovery (Hypothalamic Amenorrhea)

January 30, 2019 By beautyinchrist 2 Comments

Hypothalamic amenorrhea. It’s one of the hardest parts of recovery. It’s HARD not to compare your exercise to someone else’s or your amount of stress or what you eat, even if you feel like you’re eating a great deal of food, resting enough, and you still don’t have your period. I’ve posted numerous times over the years about it, and I’m coming at you with encouraging news. It’s hard and long, but it’s worth it.

2018 Year in Review: Amenorrhea

How Over Exercise Led Me to Hypothalamic Amenorrhea

Dealing with Amenorrhea and Stress

Really Chilling Out and Resting

Will I Ever Be A Long Distance Runner Again?

Learning Every Day to Slow Down

How Other Bloggers Have Helped Me in My Recovery

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Why I Got Rid of Most of My Clothes From 5 Years Ago

January 15, 2019 By beautyinchrist 4 Comments

I got rid of most of my clothes from just 2 or 3 years ago last year. I now have almost a completely new wardrobe. And I kind of feel wasteful doing that, but it was important. Why was it important? I got rid of them, because I was laying aside the weights of eating disorder that I had had for so long, the feelings that I HAD to be size ‘small’ to be healthy.

It’s ok to get rid of your clothes and embrace a new healthy size… #edrecovery #inwardbeauty

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I love the new ‘me.’ I love the new perspective, the renewed mind the Holy Spirit has renewed in me about my body.

My body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, and I need to take care of it. That meant I need to be bigger than my former size.

That meant. Getting new clothes. Getting rid of smaller sizes and getting to bless other people with them.

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