by RaeLynn DeAngelis | Apr 23, 2018 | Body Image, Discover Truth, Eating Disorders, Embrace Freedom, Seeking Direction, Steps to Freedom
By Kelsey Klepper Eating in the “name of health” looks the same yet different for everyone. Why is this? The majority of people have good food / bad food labels on what they are eating (thanks diet culture), but not everyone has the same food rules. For example, you...
by RaeLynn DeAngelis | Apr 16, 2018 | Body Image, Daily Encouragement, Discover Truth, Eating Disorders, Embrace Freedom, Find Hope, Forgiveness, Grace, Hope, Overcoming Depression, Relationship with God, Renewing the Mind, Spiritual Warfare, Steps to Freedom, Stories of Recovery, True Identity
By Kimberly Davidson My senior year was coming to a close. In our sorority, the junior class had a tradition of roasting the senior class with a “special gift.” I feared what toxic tribute waited for me. My gift was a box of laxatives. Mortified, my face turned...
by RaeLynn DeAngelis | Mar 26, 2018 | Body Image, Discover Truth, Eating Disorders, Embrace Freedom, Find Hope, Hope, Steps to Freedom, True Identity
By Kelsey Klepper I used to feel like my life was a game of hide and don’t let anyone seek. I used to feel that if someone was seeking, my weaknesses and lack of having it all together would be exposed. I think a lot of us can relate to the fear of exposure in one or...
by RaeLynn DeAngelis | Mar 19, 2018 | Discover Truth, Find Hope, Grace, Overcoming Depression, Relationship with God, Relationships, Renewing the Mind, Steps to Freedom, True Identity
By Kimberly Davidson One night I (Kimberly) met up with a guy friend at a bar. As usual, I’d begun my journey to getting plastered. He took me to a small party at some dude’s apartment where we continued to booze it up. I was led into a bedroom by one of the guys....
by RaeLynn DeAngelis | Feb 26, 2018 | Body Image, Daily Encouragement, Discover Truth, Eating Disorders, Embrace Freedom, Find Hope, Hope, Renewing the Mind, Steps to Freedom, True Identity
By Kelsey Klepper Why can’t I stick to my diet? I was always blaming myself for “falling off the wagon.” It was always my fault. I told myself that I didn’t have enough willpower, that I wasn’t motivated enough, and that I was a failure. Sound familiar? I see...
by RaeLynn DeAngelis | Feb 19, 2018 | Body Image, Christian Living, Daily Encouragement, Discover Truth, Eating Disorders, Embrace Freedom, Overcoming Depression, Renewing the Mind, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Warfare, Steps to Freedom
By Kimberly Davidson When school was let out for the day, either Mom or our babysitter, Annie, would meet my brother (age 7) and me (age 10) by the school playground. We’d go on to do something fun for a couple hours, like go to the park or a museum. On one particular...
