I had another “fat” day. A day when I could feel every micron of fleshy flaw and no number of changed outfits could erase it. Insecurity started to creep up as I packed my bags for a ladies retreat. You guys, I’m discouraged that I’m still fighting the same battle. Do...
Body Image
Getting the Walls Around Your Heart to Come Down
Tonight we read the story of Joshua and the Big Wall. Okay, most people over the average age of a Veggie Tales enthusiast call it Joshua and the Battle at Jericho. But, this evening the story sounds different. I wonder: Could God want to take down my walls in the same...
Change Your Body Image Without Changing Your Body? “I Feel Pretty” Movie Misses the Point
Renee Barrett doesn’t fit society’s definition of beauty and she knows it. She longs for the life of a “beautiful” woman—the blessings and privileges bestowed only upon 5’10’’, 120-pound women with thin thighs, no arm flab, and shiny hair. But what happens? In the new...
Truth: Encouragement is Even Better Than Chocolate
"I'm done." I told him one evening. Ready to give up, the cumulative stress of four years of church planting had finally taken its toll and I wanted out. He kissed me goodbye and headed out for yet another meeting, leaving me to stew over my frustration alone. I heard...
What a Burning Desire for a Better Body Reveals
One month after our wedding day, my new husband picked me up at the Fresno airport which we lovingly referred to as FAT (well because that's actually it's acronym). I had been gone for several days, so we made small talk about my travels in the car. Then, with a sort...
To Clothes I’m Saving for When My Hot Body Returns: A Break-up Letter
Dear Clothes I'm Saving for When My Hot Body Returns: I hate to do it. No, really, I do. I've kept you, size four cocktail dress, in the shadows of my closet for 14 years now. And, you--lined-black dress slacks--you've been draped over that hanger for so long, I...
What’s the Difference Between Staying Healthy and Body Image Obsession?
Here's the most popular question I get asked via email and everywhere I speak. It has to do with figuring out the difference between staying healthy and body image obsession. If you're wondering where the line is, read this! Dear Heather: I feel like I need to stay...
Should Women With Body Image Issues Do Peleton?
I have a slight addiction to exercise equipment. When a new gizmo or workout type comes along, I’m anxious to be a guinea pig. I sign up to pay the four easy payments of $19.99 and I begin to fantasize about how great my life will become once my new exercise regiment...
Two Reasons Why I Won’t Buy Your Wrinkle Cream
"It'll make you, look younger too . . ." Am I the only one who remembers the Oil of Olay ads from the 1980s? It was a little confusing to process the necessity of such a product as a nine year old. All I wanted was to look older, yet this woman on television was...
How a Book Helped Teenage Girls with Body Image and Comparison
Boarding School. Just saying the words makes people give me a scrutinizing look! Yep, there are still boarding schools and I volunteer at one. When I tell people it is a private Christian boarding school then their curiosity changes to an assumptive idea of...