Practical Ways to Change Your Body Image with Prayer
Most of us are bombarded with messages of how our body should look, and much of that information subconsciously becomes a part of our own inner narrative and shapes our body image. Body image is complex, no doubt, but in this episode we discuss not only the ability for our brain to change, but how prayer changes our brain’s processing around our bodies.
We share personal stories of body image and how our body image has been shaped through various embarrassing childhood memories, redeemed through later experiences, as well as how a practice of prayer has changed our view of our bodies for the better.
If you enjoy hearing about the science of body image, the brain, and how prayer impacts and improves our view of our bodies, this episode is for you. We also include practical ways to pray specifically for your body, and how to develop a practice that is proven to change your brain’s chemistry around a Scriptural lens of the body. Listen to the full episode here: Episode 29: How Prayer Practically Changes Our Body Image.
How Prayer Practically Changes Our Body Image
In episode 29 of The Joyful Health Show, we discuss how prayer practically changes our body image. Body image is our perception ourselves in the mirror, how we feel in our body, and our sense of control within our body through the day. These thoughts or feelings about ourselves are shaped by our mind’s body ideal as influenced by media, family, or friends, but we must not underestimate what God says about us. Prayer is one of the more powerful forces to improve our body image. In this episode, Aubrey and Kasey discuss personal stories of body image, how prayer affects the brain, and moves us from preoccupation to praise. We discuss:
How body image is a multifaceted perspective processed by our brains
What prayer is, and how it changes your brain around body image
Practical ways to establish a twelve-minute prayer routine to improve your body image
About Aubrey Golbek & Kasey Shuler
Aubrey Golbek, RD and Kasey Shuler, ACSM
Aubrey is a registered dietitian focused on faith-based intuitive eating, and Kasey is a personal trainer with a passion for joyful movement. Together with our team, we’re passionate about helping women trade complex health practices and paradigms that leave them stressed and obsessed for simple health rhythms empowered by God’s grace. We teach women how to eat well and move free by grace using scripture and researched backed, weight-neutral approaches to health, including intuitive eating, joyful movement, and embodiment.
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Takeaways From Today’s Episode
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Body Blessings Journal by Joyful Health Co
What Your Body Knows About God by Rob Moll
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