Faith-Filled Food Freedom | Disordered Eating, Body Image, Weight Loss Obsession, Anxiety, Nutrition

What if the cozy fall meals you’re craving are exactly what your body needs?The first crisp breeze hits, the cinnamon apples start calling your name, and before you’ve even picked a recipe, the guilt shows up. Maybe you tell yourself to “be careful,” or plan to skip lunch to make room for a bigger dinner. Easy fall recipes shouldn’t come with a side of food guilt, and comfort food isn’t something to earn, make up for, or apologize for.In today’s episode, Brittany shares three easy fall recipes she makes on repeat: a creamy roasted butternut squash soup, maple glazed Brussels sprouts with pecans, and baked apples with cinnamon and oats. She breaks down what makes each one cozy, delicious, and nourishing, including how to round out a meal so it actually satisfies. She also gets honest about why the “good food versus bad food” list keeps showing up at your table, and what to do about it. Grab the free fall recipe collection to bring these comforting fall dishes into your own kitchen.A few things you can expect to hear in this episode include...🎃 The one ingredient that’s not in any recipe (and never should be)🥣 A velvety fall soup and the easy way to make it a full meal🥦 The side dish that wins over even the pickiest vegetable skeptics🍎 A single-serving dessert for the afternoons you want something warm🧠 Why chasing “healthy eating” can quietly stop being healthyResources mentioned:> Grab my FREE Fall Recipe downloadable at brittanybraswellrd.com/fallrecipes > Subscribe to Brittany's personal newsletter, The Full Plate Press, for 2x/month food freedom tips, funny memes, and personal stories from behind-the-scenes shenanigans to mom life craziness to personal lessons you can apply to your food freedom journey and some fun BONUS resources to help you along the way!> Join our FREE Facebook community, Food Freedom & Body Image Support for Christian Women, to ask your questions about cultivating a joy-filled relationship with food, your body, & Jesus.Want to help support this show?If you love the show and are finding it valuable, be sure to leave a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Listen to your podcasts somewhere else? No worries!  You can leave your podcast review here instead 😉.Got a question about food freedom, body image, faith, or nutrition? Leave me a SpeakPipe voice note here for a chance to have your question answered on an episode of the Faith-Filled Food Freedom podcast!Connect with Brittany on Instagram @brittanybraswellrd*Reminder - Podcast content is not meant to be taken as professional nutrition or medical advice, or to replace counseling with a licensed therapist. Please consult with your own treatment team.

Most women who stall out on food freedom don't have an accountability problem, and the real problem is a lot more fixable than you think.You've been told what to do for years. Eat more consistently. Challenge your fear foods. You could recite the list in your sleep, and somewhere along the way you decided the missing piece is someone standing over your shoulder to make sure it happens. There's a decent chance you've been blaming your willpower for a problem that was never about willpower.In today's episode, Brittany takes on the story so many women tell themselves after a course they never finished or a recovery plan that fizzled: "I just need someone to hold me accountable." She gets honest about what's actually getting in the way, what to look for in any program before you commit to it, and the line between needing a self-paced course and needing a higher level of care. If you've ever wondered whether something like The Joy-Filled Eater Course could really work for a life as full as yours, this one is for you.A few things you can expect to hear in this episode include…🧭 Why "I know what to do" and "I just can't make it happen" are two different problems💻 The picture-perfect study setup that's quietly keeping you stuck📱 What "self-paced" really means (and what it definitely doesn't)📆 What to do with all those Mondays that didn't go the way you planned🤝 The honest line between needing a course and needing a higher level of careResources mentioned:Join The Joy-Filled Eater Course, our signature Christ-centered, evidence-based, program with bite-sized lessons and real-life implementation strategies. It's helped dozens upon dozens of women achieve lasting food freedom and better body image. You don't have to arrive ready. You just have to begin: brittanybraswellrd.com/courseEnroll by October 30 at 11:59 PM CST to get access to the live group kickoff call and a full year of access to our student-favorite BONUS Vault!*Reminder - Podcast content is not meant to be taken as professional nutrition or medical advice, or to replace counseling with a licensed therapist. Please consult with your own treatment team.

Waiting until you feel ready to work on your relationship with food might be the very thing keeping you from ever feeling ready.You've said it to yourself. Maybe out loud, maybe to your therapist, maybe at 9 p.m. with the pantry door open: "I know I need to deal with this. I'm just not ready yet." So the plan becomes after the holidays, after life calms down, after the fear quiets. But the fear has been quiet exactly never, and every "after" hands the food rules, the body checking, and the guilt another season of your life. Here's the uncomfortable part: the readiness you're waiting for may only show up once you start.In today's episode, Brittany Braswell, RD, gives you a little friend-to-friend tough love about the "I'll start in January" plan. She unpacks what "ready" is supposed to feel like, why the fear you're waiting out is the very thing this work is designed to change, and how one client's timeline turned out nothing like she predicted. Then she gets honest about who The Joy-Filled Eater Course is built for, who needs a higher level of care first, and why the course was designed for women who don't feel ready.A few things you can expect to hear in this episode include… 🚦 Why "I'll start when I feel ready" is quietly running your timeline 🧩 The one word most women mix up with "ready" (and what it's costing you) 💬 What one client expected at month nine versus what happened at month three and a half 🙏🏻 The question that shrinks a terrifying goal into a step you can take this week 🚪 An honest look at who a self-paced course fits and who needs more support firstResources mentioned:Join The Joy-Filled Eater Course, our signature Christ-centered, evidence-based, program with bite-sized lessons and real-life implementation strategies. It's helped dozens upon dozens of women achieve lasting food freedom and better body image. You don't have to arrive ready. You just have to begin: brittanybraswellrd.com/courseEnroll by October 30 at 11:59 PM CST to get access to the live group kickoff call and a full year of access to our student-favorite BONUS Vault!*Reminder - Podcast content is not meant to be taken as professional nutrition or medical advice, or to replace counseling with a licensed therapist. Please consult with your own treatment team.

Wanting to be healthy and being consumed by it can look identical from the outside, and the difference is almost always found in the reason underneath.You keep telling yourself you just want to be healthy, yet every healthy choice still comes with a side of fear, guilt, or a number you keep checking. Sometimes the goal really is health. Other times, health is just the most respectable-sounding cover story for something you haven't been ready to name. That difference is worth knowing before another Monday restart.In today's episode, Brittany sits down with Coryn Brown and Crysanne Clay, a mother-daughter duo who host the Her Healthy Body podcast and coach women toward a Christ-centered approach to health. Both have walked through their own disordered eating and body image recovery, so they know exactly how "I just want to be healthy" can quietly become something else. Together they unpack what a wellness-focused relationship with your body can look like when it isn't disordered, and how to tell whether a new habit is real care or a food rule in disguise. ⚠️Fair warning: This is NOT a prescriptive episode. If food and movement still feel fragile for you right now, you have full permission to save this one for later.A few things you can expect to hear in this episode include…🔍 Why the word "healthy" can mean two very different things, and which one has been running your life🖥 The gut check about your browser history that shows where your health goals really live🥗 How to tell a sustainable habit from a food rule in a nicer outfit💪🏻 What discipline looks like when it isn't rigid, and where a little of it belongs🕊 The question to ask yourself when you reach for the salad (or skip the dessert), and why it matters more than the foodResources mentioned:> Head to brittanybraswellrd.com/course-waitlist to get on the waitlist for The Joy-Filled Eater Course, opening to waitlisters on Oct. 18th! This is our signature course that’s helped dozens upon dozens of women to achieve lasting food freedom and better body image.> Check out Episode 3 of Faith-Filled Food Freedom on Dealing with Diet Culture in the Church> Hang out with Coryn & Crysanne on the Her Healthy Body podcast> Join our FREE Facebook community, Food Freedom & Body Image Support for Christian Women, to ask your questions about cultivating a joy-filled relationship with food, your body, & Jesus.Connect with Brittany on Instagram @brittanybraswellrd*Reminder - Podcast content is not meant to be taken as professional nutrition or medical advice, or to replace counseling with a licensed therapist. Please consult with your own treatment team.

A dinner plan built around your real week, not an impressive one, is what takes the stress out of the evening.If dinner falls apart every night around 5:30, how long are you planning to keep blaming yourself before you change the plan?In today's episode, Brittany pulls back the curtain on what dinner actually looks like at her house, dietitian title and all. It's a short, no-frills walkthrough of how she plans ahead so 5 p.m. isn't a crisis, and the simple rhythm that keeps a full family calendar from running the kitchen. No perfect plates required.A few things you can expect to hear in this episode include…⏱ The tool Brittany uses to plan a month's worth of dinners in 60 seconds or less🧠 What's really behind the nights when dinner feels scattered by evening📅 A planning process that saves you from hours lost to a menu that doesn't work and a sink full of dirty dishes🥣 A weekly rhythm built around busy nights, church nights, and one night off💬 Why "simple" may do more for your mealtimes than a perfect plate ever will Resources mentioned:> Plan a month of dinners in <60 seconds with The Stronger Collective AI Menu Planner Tool*Your purchase of this tool helps to support Faith-Filled Food Freedom so we can keep serving you here every week!> Click here to order your first bag of Larry's Coffee and get a free set of handwoven Peruvian coasters with your order.> Subscribe to Brittany's personal newsletter, The Full Plate Press, for 2x/month food freedom tips, funny memes, and personal stories from behind-the-scenes shenanigans to mom life craziness to personal lessons you can apply to your food freedom journey and some fun BONUS resources to help you along the way!> Get on the waitlist to be among the first to be notified when we re-open the doors to The Joy-Filled Eater Course. This is our signature program that’s helped dozens upon dozens of women to achieve lasting food freedom and better body image.> Join our FREE Facebook community, Food Freedom & Body Image Support for Christian Women, to ask your questions about cultivating a joy-filled relationship with food, your body, & Jesus.Want to help support this show?If you love the show and are finding it valuable, be sure to leave a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Listen to your podcasts somewhere else? No worries!  You can leave your podcast review here instead 😉.Got a question about food freedom, body image, faith, or nutrition? Leave me a SpeakPipe voice note here for a chance to have your question answered on an episode of the Faith-Filled Food Freedom podcast!Connect with Brittany on Instagram @brittanybraswellrd*Reminder - Podcast content is not meant to be taken as professional nutrition or medical advice, or to replace counseling with a licensed therapist. Please consult with your own treatment team.