Health Habits for Christian Moms | Time Management, Workout Routines, Biblical Encouragement, Meal Prep Ideas, SAHM

Does the thought of taking time to prioritize your health fill you with mom guilt? Have you convinced yourself that you will be consistent in your fitness when life slows down?  Do you believe that an effective workout routine requires hours or time management skills that you just do not have?  If you answered YES to any of these questions- you're believing lies, mama!  In this episode, we are going to renew our minds with the truth of what God actually thinks about fitness and faithfulness. This truth will set you free to step into the healthiest version of who God has created you to be; for yourself, your family and the calling God has on your life!  I pray this blesses you, mama <3    Contact -> michelle@michelledrake.co Join the Facebook Group -> Biblical Fitness and Nutrition For Christian Moms Weekly Newsletter -> Become a Health Habits for Christian Moms Insider

Need a workout routine that builds strength without long hours at the gym? Want to feel confident in a body that is functional for motherhood? Ready for an energy boost that doesn’t require that third cup of coffee? In today’s episode I am sharing with you 5 reasons why Pilates is the BEST workout routine for SAHM’s to start with. This approach will help you to build a foundation of strength that not only helps you feel better in your body, but actually serves you in your mom role.    I pray this blesses you, mama <3    Contact -> michelle@michelledrake.co Join the Facebook Group -> Biblical Fitness and Nutrition For Christian Moms Weekly Newsletter -> Become a Health Habits for Christian Moms Insider  

Are you a busy mom who desires consistency in your workout routine, but there never seems to be enough time in the day?  Do you desire to prioritize healthy meal prep for you and your family, but always fall into dinnertime chaos?  Are you ready to find a time management method that helps you to get it all done, without burning out or striving? On todays episode, we are diving into Proverbs 31, and taking a look at the woman who seems to have it all together! You will learn how surrender is the key to prioritizing your day and biblical encouragement to manage it all without holding it all.  I pray this blesses you <3    Contact -> smsertag@lakeheadu.ca Join the Facebook Group -> Biblical Fitness and Nutrition For Christian Moms Weekly Newsletter -> Become a Health Habits for Christian Moms Insider  

Do you dream of what it would be like to feel strong and confident in your body after having kids?   Struggling with portion control and constant snacking?   Want to eat in a way that builds muscle AND satisfies your appetite?    In today's episode I am sharing with you the importance of protein: why SAHM’s need MORE, how to calculate how much protein you need, and 2 meal prep ideas that will allow you to meet your protein requirements on a daily basis.    This approach to nutrition has transformed my body AND my mind. I feel stronger and more confident in my body AFTER having a baby than I ever did before. And that’s what I want to share with you today!   I pray this blesses you, mama <3    Links Mentioned: Contact -> smsertag@lakeheadu.ca Join the Facebook group -> Biblical Fitness & Nutrition for Christian Moms Mailing List -> Become A Health Habits For Christian Moms Insider

Is your busy schedule preventing you from staying consistent with healthy eating?   Do you ever wonder if there is a way to make mealtimes more peaceful?   Are you ready to feel better in your body AND have more energy for those long SAHM days?   On today's episode, I am sharing 3 healthy meal prep ideas that improve your time management as a busy mom. These tips aim to eliminate mealtime chaos, while nourishing your body well, all so you can have more mental space to be present for the moments that matter.    I pray this blesses you today <3   📫Contact me -> smsertag@lakeheadu.ca

Happy New Year! If you are anything like me, you are feeling the pressure of setting BIG goals for 2026. Maybe you want to start a new workout routine, lose weight, eat healthier among a whole list of other goals that excite you. But there is a problem...   Big, audacious goals can excite us at first... but then lead us to feeling shame and guilt when motivation fades and we fall off track.    In today's episode, I am going to be sharing 3 super easy ways to stay consistent with a new workout routine that FIT IN with busy seasons of life and motherhood. I share how small, faithful action over time, leads to BIG changes in the long term.   Say goodbye to the burnout and guilt that results from starting too much too soon. It's time to embrace God's gentle plan for stewardship that restores your body and soul.    I pray this episode blesses you, mama!    I would love to hear from you! 📫 Contact Me: smsertag@lakeheadu.ca

Are you already falling short of achieving the resolution you set for yourself this year?   Sick of constantly starting over and feeling like you will never reach your goal?   Do you want a sustainable approach to lasting change in your health?    On today’s episode we are diving into New Year’s resolutions: why we set them, why they fail and what you can do instead. We are reframing the world’s way of goal setting into a biblical framework that will unburden you from the pressure of reinventing yourself this year.    I pray this blesses you, mama <3    I would love to hear from you! 📫 Contact Me: smsertag@lakeheadu.ca    

Ahhhh... big sigh of relief, mama? The holidays are over! Unfortunately, the finale of the holiday's often leaves us moms with a sense of fatigue and burnout and the craziness of the Christmas season catches up to us in the weeks following the "big day". THEN, there is SO much pressure to get back into routine AND start on those New Year's resolutions.    It's all just... too much. Often we end up sitting on the couch in front of the TV, eating holiday leftovers and "vegging out". We've earned it, right? This is what rest looks like... isn't it?   The world encourages rest that is not truly restful, and leaves us feeling more drained and less energized than we were before.    What if I told you there is a better way? Rest is a command from God. We are designed for rest, and so there is a way to rest that leads to true renewal AND communion with Him.    In this episode, I am so excited to share 3 scriptures that emphasize God's design for rest and how to implement them into your life.    As you learn what the word says and live it out in your life, you will experience that renewed strength and faithfulness in the small habits God lays out before you. Stewardship is not about striving, it's about surrendering. And rest is an amazing tool God uses to teach us, that despite our best efforts, He is sovereign above all of it.    I pray this blesses you, mama.    I would love to hear from you! 📫 Contact Me: smsertag@lakeheadu.ca  

Do you ever find yourself thinking something negative about your body, only to fall into a shame spiral that leaves you feeling drained and exhausted? Ever wonder how those thoughts manifest in your habits?   In today's episode, I am going to share the ROOT of those negative body thoughts, how they lead to destructive habits, and what God wants you to meditate on instead, with encouragement from the Christmas story.    I pray this episode helps aid in the renewal of your mind around the way you think about your body and that you would feel empowered to take every thought captive so that you can live the abundant, outward-focused life God has called you to.    Merry Christmas, mama <3    xo, Michelle   I would love to hear from you! 📫 Contact Me: smsertag@lakeheadu.ca

It's the holidays...the season of all those specialty treats... so delicious, so nostalgic... but also leaving you feeling bloated and *possibly* out of control. If you can't stop going back to the dessert table again and again, this episode is for you.   You'll learn 3 practical ways to structure your meals, so that you feel your best and have the ability to stay present with your family and friends during the Christmas season.    Applying these techniques has allowed me to enjoy specialty treats with more intentionality and awareness, so that I don't get lost in mindless overeating and subsequent sugar crashes. This discipline not only brings health to my body, but sharpness to my spiritual ears, and a greater ability to give God my "yes!".    I pray this blesses you today!   I would love to hear from you! 📫 Contact Me: smsertag@lakeheadu.ca    

Have you ever gotten excited about starting a new workout routine, only to fall off the wagon only a couple days in? Are you tired of feeling like you are always starting over?    In today’s episode, I am going to share with you why you can’t stick to your routine and what to do instead. You are going to hear that LESS is MORE when it comes to busy seasons of motherhood, and how to choose routines that work with the season you are in.    Learn to take the pressure off, have grace for yourself, and get MOM strong with consistent, achievable habits that prioritize QUALITY over QUANTITY.    This is the exact approach I have used to get into the best shape of my life, in one of the busiest seasons of my life, and I can’t wait to share it with you!  Reflection Questions From the Episode:  What season am I actually in- not the one I wish I was in?  Where have I been putting pressure on myself that God never asked me to? What’s one small, realistic habit I can steward this week? How would motherhood feel, if movement became worship, not pressure?   I pray this blesses you today!    I would love to hear from you! 📫 Contact Me: smsertag@lakeheadu.ca

Have you ever wondered what the Bible says about stewarding your body? Did you know that you can ask for God’s guidance in your health habits? Are you ready to feel confident in the way you eat and move?    In today’s episode, I unpack the spiritual side of caring for your body. You are going to learn how your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, that discipline is discipleship and how your health habits spill over into all other areas of your life, including how you show up as a mom. Most of all you’re going to learn why your health MATTERS to God.    Applying and living out these biblical truths has transformed my health and helped me to create habits that are sustainable and enjoyable for the long-haul. Most of all, as God has revealed these things to me, it has helped me to grow closer to Him.    I pray this blesses you, as it has blessed me.    I would love to hear from you! 📫 Contact Me: smsertag@lakeheadu.ca

Have you ever started a new habit that was meant to improve your health, but ended up leaving you more drained and confused? Are you ready to step into more clarity and peace around the way you care for your body?    In today's episode, I share my own story about how God delivered me from confusion and discouragement in the way I approached my health by showing me how to steward my body in a way that honors and glorifies Him!    Learn how he clarified my health habits through: Surrendered Discipline Replacing Confusion with Simplicity and Peace Revealing the Spiritual Roots Behind My Habits   I’ve made all the mistakes over 15 years, so don’t have to! This is the exact revelation God  brought me through to finally feel at peace with the way I care for my health. It’s time to surrender to God for the clarity you’ve been striving for.    I pray this blesses you!    I would love to hear from you! 📫 Contact Me: smsertag@lakeheadu.ca

Do you want to feel like yourself again, but have no idea where to start? Is making time to prioritize yourself a struggle? Are you tired of feeling like exercise is just another to-do on your list? Wondering what it would be like to feel strong and confident in the body God gave you?   I am so glad you’re here, mama. I’m Michelle Drake, daughter of the Kind, wife, toddler mom, Pilates instructor and your new fave health habits coach. For 15 years I struggled to find a health routine that brought freedom instead of pressure.    Despite being a leader in the fitness industry, I often approached health with an unsustainable mindset. I was either starving myself or mindlessly overeating; going to the gym for hours at a time or going days without walking further than the fridge. The result was staying in a body that was weighing me down and preventing me from becoming all God had created me to be.   As God worked on my heart, I finally realized that if I wanted to feel my best, show up fully for my family and live the life God has called me to, I would need to move beyond extremes and towards stewardship. I needed to build sustainable habits that would help me care for the body God gave me.   God helped me to use the years of nutrition and fitness knowledge I had accumulated to create a plan that prioritizes healthy habits in the midst of a busy schedule. He taught me that discipline isn’t punishment, it’s discipleship. This approach gives me confidence that I am stewarding my body well, so that I have the energy to be the wife and mother God has created me to be. This is what I am going to share with you in this podcast!   If you are ready to make sustainable changes to your health habits  that fit in with busy seasons of motherhood…    To approach wellness as an act of worship-   To feel more energized, enjoy exercise again, and step into the healthiest version of yourself,  this podcast is for you!   It’s time to move your body and glorify God with your health, mama! This is Health Habits for Christian Moms   I would love to hear from you! 📫 Contact Me: smsertag@lakeheadu.ca