27 Jan 2026 06:47
Ep. #303: Why It’s Hard to Trust Your Body—Especially Around Food
Have you found that diets promise you control, clarity, and confidence—but all-too-often they deliver the exact opposite?
For many Highly Sensitive Christian women, diets come with hidden costs:
- disconnection from our bodies
- exhaustion from trying to “do it right”
- confusion about who we can actually trust.
In today’s episode, guest co-host Brandice Lardner and I have an honest, grace-filled conversation about how food became a primary coping tool for so many of us at such a young age, why dieting typically backfires, and what it looks like to pursue health without pressure, fear, or shame.
If you’re ready to reframe your relationship with food through the lens of grace instead of rules, this conversation is a great place to start!
Links Mentioned:
- Pre-Order Brandice's new book Fully Nourished: A Grace-Filled Approach to Ditch Diets and Find Peace with Food and Your Body
- You can get her free 7-lesson "Faith > Food" email course right here
- Check out Brandice's Website: Grace Filled Plate
- Learn about the "Write Beside You" Unlimited Coaching Program and the "Clarity in Your Calling" Mastermind
Chapters
- (00:00:00) - Fooled by Dieting: For Christian Women
- (00:01:02) - Grit and Grace: For Highly Sensitive Christian Women
- (00:04:10) - Fully nourished: A Story of Recovery from Eating Disorders
- (00:08:07) - What Makes Your Book Different From Dieting?
- (00:10:33) - Self-Trust and Control
- (00:15:27) - How to Cope Without Food
- (00:18:45) - On Emotion Monitoring
- (00:20:27) - How to Get Out of the Diet Rotation
- (00:26:47) - Fully Nourished
- (00:28:38) - Grit & Grace
- (00:29:44) - Writing Coach Sheri Gregory
