The Joyful Health Show: A Non-Diet Wellness Podcast for Christians

In this episode of the Joyful Health Show, we dive headfirst into  tumultuous journey of menopause and how to liberate yourself from the dieting mindset that plagues so many women during this transition. Amy Ozier explores the physical and emotional challenges of perimenopause while shedding light on the deceptive messages surrounding body image and weight gain. Drawing inspiration from 1 Joh...

In today’s episode, we interview Ellie Butler, RN on how to manage diabetes without the pressure to maintain a perfect healthy lifestyle. Ellie shares her story as a nurse whose life has been shaped by both her profession and her husband’s experience with diabetes. Discover how she found freedom from stress and embraced God's grace as she helps her patients navigate diabetes without...

In this episode of the Joyful Health Show, we interview functional bloodwork specialist Lacy Lain on her remarkable personal story of resilience, from a husband's leukemia diagnosis to her own health challenges. Learn how faith, research, and God's intervention led her to discover the importance of labwork, nutrition, and holistic health. If you need more answers on your intuitive h...

Join us on a transformative journey of faith and fitness as we explore how spirituality shapes our well-being. In today’s episode, we dive deep into the intersection of theology and health with a certified trainer who found God's grace through movement. Tune in for Shaela’s story with seminary, Crossfit, and how she found freedom in the Lord in her relationship with fitness. Let's break those chai...

In our latest episode on the   Joyful Health Show , Kasey chats with Michelle Ragon, ex-dietitian and mentor of a food freedom program, about why she intentionally decided not to diet before her wedding. Michelle shares about her journey behind that decision and  the resulting impact on her wedding day, marriage, and relationship with God. 3 Takeaways: You have the choice to no...

In our latest episode on the Joyful Health Show , Kasey chats with Grace McCready, author of Real Recovery: What Eating Disorder Recovery Actually Looks Like . Grace shares about her journey to find healing from anorexia. She discusses the gradual and long process that God walked with her to the other side of healing. 3 Takeaways: Eating disorder recovery looks different for everyone and can take...

In our latest episode on the Joyful Health Show, Kasey explores the challenges of starting new habits, especially in the context of spiritual growth and becoming more like Christ. If you are having a hard time starting a new health habit aligned with becoming more like Jesus, this episode is for you! Our hope is that these tips will remind you to surrender to the process, trust in God's work...

Join us as we talk with Melissa Goode and Joyful Health coach about how God used others to strengthen her faith and help her move past an eating disorder. She talks about how she fights back against the comparison battle, and how her faith and her Registered Dietitian training has helped her tune in to God’s leading and her own intuition. Three Key Takeaways: How comparison blocks out gratitude an...

In our latest episode, we invite you to join us as we talk with Katie Filowski, a former Joyful Health course participant, about how her walk with the Lord helped her realize she had an eating disorder and helped her overcome it. She talks about the pressures surrounding body image and dieting while in college and young adulthood. And now after a lot of healing and growth, she has some great advic...

Join us as we explore how to incorporate self-control and gentle nutrition into your Intuitive Eating/joyful health journey. Revelation Wellness Fitness Instructor and Joyful Health COO, Amanda Reynolds, shares her journey with breaking free from health rules while also finding peace with nutrition. Discover practical tips on integrating nutrition into your life while staying free from shame and f...

In our last episode of the season for the Joyful Health Show , we invite you to join us as we explore how to teach children the ways of freedom in food, even when we, too, are struggling. Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor Jennifer D’Amato shares her journey and insights on nurturing a peaceful relationship with food for the whole family. Discover practical tips on implementing gospel-aligned ea...

In episode 40 of The Joyful Health Show , we interview Alisa Keeton on how to metabolize the pain in and around our bodies, banish shame, and connect to God with our whole self. Emotional and relational pain affects our not just our mental health but our bodies as well. Instead of ignoring the problem or trying to push through the pain, this episode will invite you into a safe place with the Lord...

In episode 39 of The Joyful Health Show , we discuss the feeling of being in a health funk, knowing what the right thing to do is in the Lord but not being able to follow through or having the desire to be in healthy alignment. We address the battlefield of your mind when fighting thoughts about what your body should look like, using health habits to either manipulate that image, or controlling fo...

In episode 38 of The Joyful Health Show , Kasey interviews Chrissy Kirkman on how to find a health team aligned with hope. Why is this important? Many seeking professional help struggle to find health providers we genuinely trust. In this episode, Chrissy shares how it can be harmful to our spirit when we are pointed away from God as the source of our health, what we can look out for in a hope-fil...

In episode 37 of The Joyful Health Show , Kasey interviews author and podcaster Heather Creekmore about how to align your body image with the way God sees you. Heather gets vulnerable and shares her personal stories of chasing body acceptance through diet, becoming a fitness professional, marriage, and more. Heather encourages us to start processing our thoughts when it comes to our bodies and not...

In episode 36 of The Joyful Health Show , Kasey interviews author, Bible teacher, and coach Laura Acuña about her story of ditching stressful diet culture lies for the relief that comes with God’s truth about her body. Laura shares her story of how becoming obsessed with weighT loss disconnected her from God. She shares where the enemy led her astray, what truths she can stand upon now, and what t...

In episode 35 of The Joyful Health Show , we discuss how to return to God’s perfect peace in an anxious world. When we focus on what we don’t know about our health or what could happen, we tend to worry. In this episode, Aubrey interviews Kasey about her devotional guide Aligned as they center in on what God has promised He will do when we are in the middle of indecision, and uncertainty. We discu...

In episode 34 of The Joyful Health Show , Aubrey and Kasey discuss how to pray body blessings over your kids throughout the day to keep them connected with what God says about their body. We may not be able to shelter our children from the pressure of diet culture, but we can teach them to trust their bodies as the Lord made them and set a foundation of grace. In this episode, Aubrey and Kasey dis...

In episode 33 of The Joyful Health Show , Kasey interviews registered dietitian and eating disorder specialist, Laura Griffin, about What Christians Need to Know about Eating Disorders. If you or a loved one are struggling with thoughts around food and your body, this episode is for you.* We discuss: What defines an eating disorder Emotional and behavioral signs of disordered eating habits and wha...

In episode 32 of The Joyful Health Show , we discuss how to connect your emotions with your body’s needs. Whether you fall into the camp of ignoring your emotions or overidentifying with them, this episode will help you understand your emotions instead of having to control them. When you can accept your emotions, you’ll be able to connect these emotional messages with what you truly need and impro...

In episode 31 of The Joyful Health Show , we discuss how to start rebuilding trust with your body by faith. Many health programs teach us not to trust our own body, but to trust their rules instead. Over time, we become disconnected with our own body’s signals, and thus begins a battle against our body. To restore a healthier body image, we must start by rebuilding trust. In this episode, Aubrey a...

In episode 30 of The Joyful Health Show , we discuss how to make the switch from fretting over flaws to simply being in awe of God and the intricacies of our bodies. Our visual culture communicates an ideal body image, but comparing ourselves to a different body size typically increases the temptation to diet and leads to symptoms of loneliness, rejection, and isolation. In this episode, Aubrey an...

In episode 29 of The Joyful Health Show , we discuss how prayer practically changes our body image. Body image is the perception of ourselves in the mirror, how we feel in our body, and our sense of control within our body throughout the day. These thoughts or feelings about ourselves  and reflection are shaped by our mind’s body ideal as influenced by media, family, or friends. While these v...

In episode 28 of The Joyful Health Show , we discuss how to nourish yourself without obsession. Diet culture pushes rules, while many crave more structure and guidance with intuitive eating. In this episode, registered dietitian Alyssa Pike pulls back the curtain on unhealthy nutrition advice in the media, lays the ground rules for basic eating principles, important practices we overlook, and simp...

In episode 27 of The Joyful Health Show , we discuss how to find and connect with a healthy church community. Many of us recognize the need to be in community, and our health suffers when we are not actively part of a church body where we feel we belong. In this episode, we interview Pastor Morgan Angert about healthy church community rooted in the unconditional acceptance of Jesus. We discuss: Ho...