A Christ-Centered Approach to Health and Wellness hosted by Faith-Based Health Coach Jaci Wightman
We've talked about those little whisperings we hear from time to time--the quiet inner voices that fuel our insecurity and negative body image. And we've also talked about the way our c…
Let’s continue with the topic of unlearning and talk about one huge roadblock many of us face: the temptation to live in denial. We can remain in denial for years about our dietary prob…
When it comes to our out-of-control diets, it can be tempting to think, “Does this even matter than much to the Lord? It isn’t even something spiritual. Does He really care enough to he…
Continuing with the theme of the last 2 episodes, we’ll talk next about our spiritual “should” list. With countless voices telling us all the things we “should” do—read our scriptures, …
In this two-part series, we’ll talk about one type of unlearning that will make a huge difference in our approach to health. Right now, our culture is flooding us with all kinds of “sho…
We’ve talked a lot about creating an entirely new paradigm when it comes to health and wellness—one where we begin to see our body, our beauty, and even our diets in a whole new way. Bu…
It happens to all of us: we’re scrolling through social media and we see the lives others are living and the things they’re accomplishing, and we think, “I’ll never be enough.” When we'…
Christ can truly heal ANYTHING that we struggle with. Any food addiction, any eating disorder, or any body image lie that we’re believing. Sometimes He does so by wiping that thing out …
In this episode, I share two stories from my daughter and daughter-in-law that paint a beautiful picture of what it looks like to let go—of how we can begin to unclench our hands from t…
In the scriptures, Christ gives us some amazing promises—promises us that He will deliver us, that He will not fail or forsake us, and that He will heal us and set us from all our bonda…
In episode 13, we learned about the Image of the Ideal Woman and made some comparisons from Daniel chapter 3. In this discussion, we’ll dive deeper into the triggers or cues that cause …
Consider the phrase “the beauty of the Lord” from Psalm 27:4. What does this kind of beauty look like? And what would it mean to embrace this beauty in our own hearts and lives? The ans…
In Daniel chapter 3, we can see the immense pressure the 3 Hebrews faced to bow down to Nebuchadnezzar’s golden image. In our day, we also face unbelievable pressure to bow down to an i…
Dare I say it? To be female is to long to be beautiful. Even as little girls, we loved dress-up clothes or getting into our mom’s lipstick. But as we’ve grown, our world has done all it…
There aren’t many voices right now talking about the addictiveness of sugar, and how we can find healing and recovery. When I began exploring this myself, I felt very alone. So in this …
We’ve spent the first several episodes of this podcast laying the scriptural foundation for a gospel-centered approach to health. However, at this point, some may be ready for more spec…
In this episode, we review an insightful story from the book of Daniel that has direct application to the food and health choices we make in our lives today. It seems Daniel understood …
As we consider ways we can come to know Christ on a deeper and more personal level, it can often feel overwhelming. We may feel like we’re already doing as much spiritually as we know h…
We’re promised in Jeremiah 17 that those who trust in the Lord will be like a tree that never ceases to bear fruit. But what kind of fruit are we talking about? Galatians 5 tells us tha…
We know that comfort eating is a popular way to deal with stress, and we also know that we’ll continue to experience stress for the rest of our lives. So how do we cope with those diffi…