Hope and healing for the diet-weary soul | with Laura Acuña

<p>On this episode of Gospel Spice, Stephanie welcomes Laura Acuña to dive deep into the world of body image issues. They discuss Laura's personal story of how God set her free from her negative relationship with food, negative body image, and a pattern of yo-yo dieting. They also explore how the accumulation of little traumas can have a significant impact on a person's life. The episode emphasizes the importance of stewarding our bodies well, self-compassion, and allowing God's grace to come into our lives. Laura affirms that shame doesn't come from God and offers a prayer for listeners, asking God to help them understand their true relationship with their bodies, remove shame from their lives, and replace lies about beauty and body image with truth.</p> <p>Stephanie and Laura talk about:</p> <p>- Laura's own story of gaining one hundred pounds as an eleven-year-old and finally being set free fifty years later.<br /> - How to re-think your thinking regarding food, body image and dieting through the lens of self-compassion, God’s grace and His word.<br /> - The surprising truth that you can be free from food and body image issues before ever losing a pound.<br /> - Why so many women who struggle with these strongholds need to recover their voice.<br /> - The importance of to learning to show up as your true female self and being comfortable in your own skin.<br /> - How to walk away from what has never worked and embrace the important mind-shift of accepting you need God’s healing instead of relying on dieting to fix what is broken inside.<br /> - Why rejecting shame in all of its forms is crucial for healing and peace.<br /> - The importance of stopping legalism (fire the food police!) regarding what you eat and how you treat your body.<br /> - Our culture’s negative view of a woman’s aging body and how, as Christians, we can resist falling for this toxic and impossible standard.</p> <p>In her 31-day devotional, Still Becoming, Laura shares her personal experience of struggling with body image and dieting for al