by RaeLynn DeAngelis | Dec 25, 2018 | Body Image, Christian Living, Daily Encouragement, Discover Truth, Eating Disorders, Embrace Freedom, Find Hope, Hope, Renewing the Mind, Spiritual Growth, Steps to Freedom, Uncategorized
By Kelsey Klepper Am I the only one that feels like I’m constantly in a season of waiting? I’m waiting for the family vacation so I can have a break. I’m waiting for Friday, so I can have the weekend. I’m waiting for prayers to be answered. I’m waiting for my mind to...
by RaeLynn DeAngelis | Nov 19, 2018 | Body Image, Daily Encouragement, Discover Truth, Eating Disorders, Embrace Freedom, Find Hope, Renewing the Mind, Steps to Freedom, Stories of Recovery
by Kelsey Klepper For years, I hyper focused on the things that I disliked about my body. The only time I was promoting positive self-talk was when I was doing the things that I thought were healthy for me: sticking to my restrictive eating habits, losing weight,...
by RaeLynn DeAngelis | Sep 17, 2018 | Body Image, Daily Encouragement, Discover Truth, Eating Disorders, Embrace Freedom, Find Hope, Hope, Renewing the Mind, Steps to Freedom
by Kimberly Davidson When I was a young kid, I believed monsters were everywhere. I feared that as soon as the lights went out at night, an army of them would break through my bedroom door. Any little noise confirmed my imaginary thoughts. I created a strategy like...
by RaeLynn DeAngelis | Sep 10, 2018 | Body Image, Daily Encouragement, Eating Disorders, Embrace Freedom, Find Hope, Hope, Relationships, Steps to Freedom
By Alison Feinauer Oh no! A friend invited me to dinner. Where are we going to go? Will it be a cheat meal? Should I really start this diet today if I’m going to blow it there? Oh no! I better check the menu before I go and look up the calories. Maybe I could...
by RaeLynn DeAngelis | Aug 27, 2018 | Christian Living, Daily Encouragement, Discover Truth, Eating Disorders, Embrace Freedom, Hope, Relationship with God, Renewing the Mind
By Rae Lynn DeAngelis The week after my husband’s gall bladder surgery was rough. Since he hadn’t been hospitalized or seriously sick since he was a child, severe pain was a somewhat foreign concept. The strongest pain medication he’d taken in our thirty-three years...
by RaeLynn DeAngelis | Aug 20, 2018 | Body Image, Daily Encouragement, Discover Truth, Eating Disorders, Embrace Freedom, Renewing the Mind, Steps to Freedom, True Identity
by Kelsey Klepper We all know how our culture defines beauty. We will never measure up to those standards. It is the diet culture’s way of keeping us coming back for more “solutions” to our “problems.” But how did we let culture’s standards become our truth about...