This is part one of a two part interview with one of our favorite non-diet dietitians and eating disorder specialists, Amy Carlson. Amy and Heather tackle the topics of good foods and bad foods from a biblical perspective. They dig into Romans 14 where Paul addresses the distinctions the believers in Rome have in the ways they eat and what they abstain from eating. Amy and Heather break down applications from this passage to our modern day food rules and labels. You will be amazed at how much scripture has to say about what we can eat and how we can make the most God-honoring choices around food.



 Do you struggle not to think in terms of "good foods" or "bad foods"? 





Modern food rules are man-made rules, based on scientific "truths" that are constantly changing or being disproven. Only God's Truth remains the same. As we consider how to best care for our bodies, remembering that God's Truth reigns supreme gives us the freedom to make wise choices based on how God created us, not what diet fad seems to be "working" for people we know. Heather and Amy break down what God says about our eating versus what culture calls good and bad foods today!









Learn more about Amy Carlson and the Peace with Food app here: www.hellopeacewithfood.com





Today’s show also features an ad from our sponsor of the month: Tighten Your Tinkler. 





Heather tells you about her experience with this amazing program to help you strengthen your pelvic floor and why that’s important. 





If you haven’t listened to the full interview with Jenn from Tighten Your Tinkler, listen here. 





To find out more about the program, visit: https://www.tightenyourtinkler.com/signatureprogram and use the coupon code: HEATHER to save $50!





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This is part one of a two part interview with one of our favorite non-diet dietitians and eating disorder specialists, Amy Carlson. Amy and Heather tackle the topics of good foods and bad foods from a biblical perspective. They dig into Romans 14 where Paul addresses the distinctions the believers in Rome have in the ways they eat and what they abstain from eating. Amy and Heather break down applications from this passage to our modern day food rules and labels. You will be amazed at how much scripture has to say about what we can eat and how we can make the most God-honoring choices around food. Do you struggle not to think in terms of "good foods" or "bad foods"? Modern food rules are man-made rules, based on scientific "truths" that are constantly changing or being disproven. Only God's Truth remains the same. As we consider how to best care for our bodies, remembering that God's Truth reigns supreme gives us the freedom to make wise choices based on how God created us, not what diet fad seems to be "working" for people we know. Heather and Amy break down what God says about our eating versus what culture calls good and bad foods today! <a href="https://comparedtowho.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Letting-go-of-good-food-and-bad-food-thinking-Intuitive-Eating-Amy-Carlson.jpg"></a> Learn more about Amy Carlson and the Peace with Food app here: www.hellopeacewithfood.com Today’s show also features an ad from our sponsor of the month: Tighten Your Tinkler.  Heather tells you about her experience with this amazing program to help you strengthen your pelvic floor and why that’s important.  If you haven’t listened to the full interview with Jenn from Tighten Your Tinkler, <a href="https://comparedtowho.me/are-you-exercising-your-pelvic-floor/">listen here</a>.  To find out more about the program, visit: <a href="https://www.tightenyourtinkler.com/signatureprogram" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.tightenyourtinkler.com/signatureprogram</a> and use the coupon code: HEATHER to save $50! https://chrt.fm/track/5F8768/traffic.libsyn.com/comparedtowho/Amy_Carlson_good_food_bad_food_part_1.mp3

**The Go-to Podcast for Christian women who want to improve their body image and stop comparing themselves to others!**
Are you a Christian woman who is tired of the same old answers to your body image and comparison struggles? 
Have you "tried everything," yet still feel like your body isn't enough or should be better? 
Do you know that "God looks at the heart" or "You're fearfully and wonderfully made" yet STILL feel like maybe God should have made your body better?
Bonus: Have you ever prayed for God to zap you skinny? ;) (Your secret is safe here.)

If you answered yes to any of the above, then Compared to Who? A Biblical Approach to Body Image Issues is the show for you!

Twice a week, we tackle tough topics like feeling out of control with food, body shame, disordered eating, weight loss, aging, dieting, body dysmorphia, body hatred, and more from a practical, grace-filled, biblical, and gospel-centered perspective.

I'm Heather Creekmore, author of several books (including a forthcoming body image workbook), speaker, and Christian body image coach. Our approach to body image issues is relatable, authentic, and truth-driven. We hope every episode is filled with grace and hope for your personal struggle. I spent decades battling the scale and the mirror. But, now I help women get free from body image issues so they can stop comparing and start living. Listen to laugh about all the common ways we struggle and find encouragement for our journey.

Find out more about Heather Creekmore and the ministry of Compared to Who? or to get Christian body image coaching, visit: https://www.comparedtowho.me

Want to join our podcast community on Facebook? Visit the group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/764271297116024

**The Go-to Podcast for Christian women who want to improve their body image and stop comparing themselves to others!**
<ul>
<li>Are you a Christian woman who is tired of the same old answers to your body image and comparison struggles? </li>
<li>Have you "tried everything," yet still feel like your body isn't enough or should be better? </li>
<li>Do you know that "God looks at the heart" or "You're fearfully and wonderfully made" yet STILL feel like maybe God should have made your body better?</li>
<li>Bonus: Have you ever prayed for God to zap you skinny? ;) (Your secret is safe here.)</li>
</ul>
If you answered yes to any of the above, then Compared to Who? A Biblical Approach to Body Image Issues is the show for you!
Twice a week, we tackle tough topics like feeling out of control with food, body shame, disordered eating, weight loss, aging, dieting, body dysmorphia, body hatred, and more from a practical, grace-filled, biblical, and gospel-centered perspective.
I'm Heather Creekmore, author of several books (including a forthcoming body image workbook), speaker, and Christian body image coach. Our approach to body image issues is relatable, authentic, and truth-driven. We hope every episode is filled with grace and hope for your personal struggle. I spent decades battling the scale and the mirror. But, now I help women get free from body image issues so they can stop comparing and start living. Listen to laugh about all the common ways we struggle and find encouragement for our journey.
Find out more about Heather Creekmore and the ministry of Compared to Who? or to get Christian body image coaching, visit: <a href="https://www.comparedtowho.me">https://www.comparedtowho.me</a> 
Want to join our podcast community on Facebook? Visit the group here: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/764271297116024">https://www.facebook.com/groups/764271297116024</a>

Compared to Who? Body Image for Christian Women

Letting Go of "Good" and "Bad" Food Labels Featuring Amy Carlson

This is the second part of an interview between host Heather Creekmore and guest Amy Carlson, a dietitian and eating disorder expert. Today's conversation centers around fostering a healthy and balanced relationship with food. Amy critiques the current educational approach to nutrition, advocating for an understanding and enjoyment of cooking rather than rigid adherence to nutritional guidelines. 

Today's conversation continues looking at the topic of agency around food choices and our health. Heather talks about how she and many clients she works with have fear around being free with food and Amy offers some helpful wisdom there. Listen until the end for this expert dietitian's best advice on what you should do with all that candy that seems to arrive around Halloween and keep multiplying through Christmas!

Learn more about Compared to Who? here: https://www.improvebodyimage.com

Learn more about Amy's Peace with Food App here: https://www.hellopeacewithfood.com/

Listen to Heather's other interviews with Amy Carlson:

Have We Christianized Disordered Eating? https://omny.fm/shows/compared-to-who/have-we-christianized-disordered-eating-featuring

A With God Approach to Food and Eating: https://omny.fm/shows/compared-to-who/a-with-god-approach-to-food-and-eating-featuring-a

Do I Need More Self Control Around Food? https://omny.fm/shows/compared-to-who/do-i-need-more-self-control-to-stop-eating-feat-am

Letting Go of Good and Bad Food Labels: https://omny.fm/shows/compared-to-who/letting-go-of-good-and-bad-food-labels-featuring-a

How to Really Feel Better in Your Body: https://omny.fm/shows/compared-to-who/how-to-really-feel-better-in-your-body-featuring-a

This is the second part of an interview between host Heather Creekmore and guest Amy Carlson, a dietitian and eating disorder expert. Today's conversation centers around fostering a healthy and balanced relationship with food. Amy critiques the current educational approach to nutrition, advocating for an understanding and enjoyment of cooking rather than rigid adherence to nutritional guidelines. 
Today's conversation continues looking at the topic of agency around food choices and our health. Heather talks about how she and many clients she works with have fear around being free with food and Amy offers some helpful wisdom there. Listen until the end for this expert dietitian's best advice on what you should do with all that candy that seems to arrive around Halloween and keep multiplying through Christmas!
Learn more about Compared to Who? here: <a href="https://www.improvebodyimage.com">https://www.improvebodyimage.com</a>
Learn more about Amy's Peace with Food App here: <a href="https://www.hellopeacewithfood.com/">https://www.hellopeacewithfood.com/</a>
Listen to Heather's other interviews with Amy Carlson:
Have We Christianized Disordered Eating? <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/compared-to-who/have-we-christianized-disordered-eating-featuring">https://omny.fm/shows/compared-to-who/have-we-christianized-disordered-eating-featuring</a>
A With God Approach to Food and Eating: <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/compared-to-who/a-with-god-approach-to-food-and-eating-featuring-a">https://omny.fm/shows/compared-to-who/a-with-god-approach-to-food-and-eating-featuring-a</a>
Do I Need More Self Control Around Food? <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/compared-to-who/do-i-need-more-self-control-to-stop-eating-feat-am">https://omny.fm/shows/compared-to-who/do-i-need-more-self-control-to-stop-eating-feat-am</a>
Letting Go of Good and Bad Food Labels: <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/compared-to-who/letting-go-of-good-and-bad-food-labels-featuring-a">https://omny.fm/shows/compared-to-who/letting-go-of-good-and-bad-food-labels-featuring-a</a>
How to Really Feel Better in Your Body: <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/compared-to-who/how-to-really-feel-better-in-your-body-featuring-a">https://omny.fm/shows/compared-to-who/how-to-really-feel-better-in-your-body-featuring-a</a>

Understanding Food Fears (Including All That Candy!)

Host Heather Creekmore interviews dietitian and eating disorder specialist, Amy Carlson, MS, RD, about the complex relationships individuals have with food, their own health, and agency. Heather and Amy delve into the assumptions that connect food, health, and lab results, and Amy stresses that anomalies in lab results can often be influenced by factors beyond one's control, such as family history.

Heather shares her personal anxieties about not following a food plan and the fear it instills when approaching medical check-ups. Amy shares insights into diet culture's pressures and the significance of developing self-awareness over outsourcing one's health to external authorities. The episode explores how social media contributes to self-critique and how societal norms can affect personal choices.

Heather and Amy also discuss when we first surrendered our agency around food and our health and how, for many of us, we were taught the rules of diet culture from a young age. Amy explores how damaging and inaccurate some of these rules and premises can be, especially when applied to our children.

Ready to get on the road to body image and food freedom? Learn more about the 40-Day Journey at: www.improvebodyimage.com

Host Heather Creekmore interviews dietitian and eating disorder specialist, Amy Carlson, MS, RD, about the complex relationships individuals have with food, their own health, and agency. Heather and Amy delve into the assumptions that connect food, health, and lab results, and Amy stresses that anomalies in lab results can often be influenced by factors beyond one's control, such as family history.
Heather shares her personal anxieties about not following a food plan and the fear it instills when approaching medical check-ups. Amy shares insights into diet culture's pressures and the significance of developing self-awareness over outsourcing one's health to external authorities. The episode explores how social media contributes to self-critique and how societal norms can affect personal choices.
Heather and Amy also discuss when we first surrendered our agency around food and our health and how, for many of us, we were taught the rules of diet culture from a young age. Amy explores how damaging and inaccurate some of these rules and premises can be, especially when applied to our children.
Ready to get on the road to body image and food freedom? Learn more about the 40-Day Journey at: <a href="http://www.improvebodyimage.com">www.improvebodyimage.com</a>

How to Have Agency With Food Choices Featuring Amy Carlson

Heather continues her interview with Angie Baughman about body image issues, focusing on community and comparison challenges, particularly for those with eating disorders. They discuss different dopamine responses to food—through restriction or free eating—and critique diet culture's praise of restrictors. Angie emphasizes the necessity of addressing the underlying causes of disordered eating and the importance of forming a healthy relationship with food. Angie shares that she now understands how freedom from these issues is attainable with God's help and how important supportive relationships are in this non-linear journey.

The episode delves into the emotional difficulty of confronting deeper issues rather than distracting oneself with calorie counting or excessive exercise. Angie shares personal insights on trusting God fully in life's challenges. They highlight the misconception that achieving a desired body image brings peace, identifying it as a "false salvation" and encourage introspection on hidden body image issues disguised as discipline.

Learn more about Angie Baughman here: https://livesteadyon.com/

Listen to Angie's podcast here: https://livesteadyon.com/vodcast/

Learn more about Compared to Who? or join the 40 Day Journey here: https://www.improvebodyimage.com

Heather continues her interview with Angie Baughman about body image issues, focusing on community and comparison challenges, particularly for those with eating disorders. They discuss different dopamine responses to food—through restriction or free eating—and critique diet culture's praise of restrictors. Angie emphasizes the necessity of addressing the underlying causes of disordered eating and the importance of forming a healthy relationship with food. Angie shares that she now understands how freedom from these issues is attainable with God's help and how important supportive relationships are in this non-linear journey.
The episode delves into the emotional difficulty of confronting deeper issues rather than distracting oneself with calorie counting or excessive exercise. Angie shares personal insights on trusting God fully in life's challenges. They highlight the misconception that achieving a desired body image brings peace, identifying it as a "false salvation" and encourage introspection on hidden body image issues disguised as discipline.
Learn more about Angie Baughman here: <a href="https://livesteadyon.com/">https://livesteadyon.com/</a>
Listen to Angie's podcast here: <a href="https://livesteadyon.com/vodcast/">https://livesteadyon.com/vodcast/</a>
Learn more about Compared to Who? or join the 40 Day Journey here: <a href="https://www.improvebodyimage.com">https://www.improvebodyimage.com</a>

Letting Go of "Good" and "Bad" Food Labels Featuring Amy Carlson

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